Zomergasten

Zomergasten
GenreInterview
Created byKrijn ter Braak
Directed byEdith Ruyg
Presented byJanine Abbring (2017-2022, 2024, 2026)[a]
Griet Op de Beeck (2025)
Jelle Brandt Corstius (2010-2011, 2024)[a]
Margriet van der Linden (2009, 2024)[a]
Joris Luyendijk (2006-2007, 2024)[a]
Hanneke Groenteman (1998, 2024)[a]
Peter van Ingen (1988-1995, 2024)[a]
Theo Maassen (2023)
Thomas Erdbrink (2016)
Wilfried de Jong (2013-2015)
Jan Leyers (2012)
Bas Heijne (2008)
Paul de Leeuw (2007)
Connie Palmen (2005)
Joost Zwagerman (2003-2004)
Adriaan van Dis (1999-2002)
Wim T. Schippers (1997)
Freek de Jonge (1996)
Music byBugge Wesseltoft
Country of originNetherlands
Original languageDutch
No. of seasons38
Production
ProducerJenny Borger
Production locationsStudio B Bussum (1988-1989)
Studio Plantage (1990-2010)
Media Park Hilversum (2011-2022)
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ (2023-2024)
Schram Studio's (2025)
EditorsRalf Verbeek
Peter van Ingen
Running time±3 hours
Original release
NetworkVPRO (NPO 2)

Zomergasten ("Summer guests", an allusion to migratory birds) is a Dutch television programme broadcast each summer by VPRO on NPO 2.[1]

The programme was first aired in 1988. Each episode takes up an entire Sunday evening. It consists of an in-depth studio interview, typically three hours long, with a notable Dutch, Belgian or other Dutch-speaking foreigner, interspersed with cinema or television footage selected by the guest, which is subsequently discussed. Guests include writers, scientists, television personalities, politicians or business people. After the interview is finished, a movie selected by the guest is broadcast on the same channel.

Zomergasten has become one of the signature programmes of Dutch public television. VPRO has organized live public screenings of Zomergasten in arthouse cinemas.[1] In 2017, several venues in Amsterdam organised public screenings of the Zomergasten edition featuring Amsterdam mayor Eberhard van der Laan.[2]

In December 2025, broadcaster VPRO announced that the 39th season in 2026 will be the last, due to cutbacks in the NPO budget.[3] In April 2026, Janine Abbring announced that she will return as host for the final season.[4] She previously hosted from 2017 until 2022, and again for one episode in 2024.

Episodes

Season Airdate Guest Host
1
(1988) 		3 July Pierre Janssen Peter van Ingen
10 July Renate Rubinstein
17 July Pieter Verhoeff
24 July G. B. J. Hiltermann
31 July Sienie Strikwerda
2
(1989) 		4 June Loe de Jong
11 June Andrée van Es
18 June Louis Andriessen
25 June Joop van Tijn
3
(1990) 		3 June Henk Hofland
10 June Adelheid Roosen
17 June Rob Scholte
24 June Hugo Claus
4
(1991) 		2 June Armando
9 June Jan Wolkers
16 June Jacqueline de Gier
23 June Willem Breuker
30 June Piet Vroon
5
(1992) 		31 May Renée Soutendijk
7 June Charlotte Mutsaers
14 June Frank van Ree
21 June Anil Ramdas
28 June Ischa Meijer
6
(1993) 		4 July Ernst van de Wetering
11 July Ian Buruma
18 July Lieve Joris
25 July Jan Mulder
7
(1994) 		24 July Frans Swarttouw
31 July Ton Alberts
7 August Isabelle van Keulen
14 August Inez de Beaufort
21 August Rudy Kousbroek
8
(1995) 		2 July Frits Bolkestein
9 July Aryan Kaganof
16 July Lydia Rood
23 July Marcel Kurpershoek
30 July Harry Mulisch
9
(1996) 		14 July Connie Palmen Freek de Jonge
21 July Jan Vrijman
28 July Thom Hoffman
4 August Anton Corbijn
11 August Gerardjan Rijnders
10
(1997) 		3 August Candy Dulfer Wim T. Schippers
10 August K. Schippers
17 August Arnon Grunberg
24 August Jaap van Heerden
31 August Hugo Brandt Corstius
11
(1998) 		2 August Renate Dorrestein Hanneke Groenteman
9 August Arend Jan Dunning
16 August Willem van Kooten
23 August Alex van Warmerdam
12
(1999) 		1 August Sonja Barend Adriaan van Dis
8 August Tom Lanoye
15 August Tamarah Benima
22 August Kader Abdolah
13
(2000) 		22 July Kristien Hemmerechts
6 August Geert Mak
13 August Helga Ruebsamen
20 August Henk van Os
27 August Raoul Heertje
14
(2001) 		5 August Mensje van Keulen
12 August Sylvia Tóth
19 August Frits Barend
Henk van Dorp
26 August Youp van 't Hek
2 September Martin Bril
15
(2002) 		11 August Mies Bouwman
18 August Cees Fasseur
25 August Anna Enquist
1 September Huub van der Lubbe
16
(2003) 		3 August Britta Böhler Joost Zwagerman
10 August Paul de Leeuw
17 August Hafid Bouazza
24 August Dries van Agt
31 August Henriëtte Maassen van den Brink
17
(2004) 		25 July Heleen van Rooyen
1 August Felix Rottenberg
8 August Theo Maassen
15 August Morris Tabaksblat
22 August Tijs Goldschmidt
29 August Ayaan Hirsi Ali
18
(2005) 		24 July Cees Nooteboom Connie Palmen
31 July Tom Barman
7 August Robbert Dijkgraaf
14 August Maria Goos
21 August Wim Anker
28 August Katja Schuurman
19
(2006) 		30 July Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven Joris Luyendijk
6 August Joep van Lieshout
13 August Leon de Winter
20 August Halina Reijn
27 August Ad Verburgge
3 September Henkjan Smits
20
(2007) 		22 July Bettine Vriesekoop
29 July Bram Moszkowicz
5 August Hany Abu-Assad
12 August Christine van Broeckhoven
19 August Alexander Rinnooy Kan
26 August Linda de Mol
21
(2008) 		27 July Ronald Plasterk Bas Heijne
3 August Tom Holkenborg
10 August Naema Tahir
17 August Annemarie Prins
24 August Willem Schinkel
31 August Joop van den Ende
22
(2009) 		26 July Viktor Horsting & Rolf Snoeren Margriet van der Linden
2 August Prem Radhakishun
9 August Trudy Dehue
16 August Carice van Houten
23 August Alexander Pechtold
30 August Jaap van Zweden
23
(2010) 		25 July Jan Marijnissen Jelle Brandt Corstius
1 August Maarten 't Hart
8 August Paulien Cornelisse
15 August Annet Malherbe
22 August Paul Verhoeven
29 August Erwin Olaf
24
(2011) 		24 July Marc-Marie Huijbregts
31 July Dick Swaab
7 August Step Vaessen
14 August Lilian Gonçalves-Ho Kang You
21 August Erik van Lieshout
28 August Guy Verhofstadt
25
(2012) 		22 July Henry Vrienten Jan Leyers
29 July Micha Wertheim
5 August −
1 September 		Jolande Withuis
12 August Lidewij Edelkoort
19 August Ben Verwaayen
26 August Adriaan van Dis
26
(2013) 		28 July Hans Teeuwen Wilfried de Jong
4 August Nelleke Noordervliet
11 August Beatrice de Graaf
18 August Johan Simons
25 August Wouter Bos
1 September Daan Roosegaarde
27
(2014) 		20 July Freek de Jonge
27 July Jim Taihuttu
3 August Saskia Noort
10 August Reinbert de Leeuw
17 August Ionica Smeets
24 August David Van Reybrouck
28
(2015) 		26 July Ahmed Aboutaleb
2 August Peter Buwalda
9 August Simon(e) van Saarloos
16 August Adriaan Geuze
23 August Annejet van der Zijl
30 August Damiaan Denys
29
(2016) 		31 July Dyab Abou Jahlah Thomas Erdbrink
7 August Arjen Lubach
14 August Hedy d'Ancona
21 August Griet Op de Beeck
28 August Andrea Maier
4 September Mark Rutte
30
(2017) 		23 July Rosanne Hertzberger Janine Abbring
30 July Eberhard van der Laan
6 August Glenn Helberg
13 August Wim Opbrouck
20 August Frans de Waal
27 August Claudia de Breij
31
(2018) 		29 July Romana Vrede
5 August Louis van Gaal
12 August Marleen Stikker
19 August Pieter Waterdrinker
26 August Eric Wiebes
2 September Esther Perel
32
(2019) 		28 July John van den Heuvel
4 August Hanna Bervoets
11 August Nina Jurna
18 August Maxim Februari
25 August Wanda de Kanter
1 September Ivo van Hove
33
(2020) 		19 July Glenn de Randamie
26 July Inez Weski
2 August Nazmiye Oral
9 August Jaap Goudsmit
16 August Carola Schouten
23 August Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer
34
(2021) 		18 July Floris Alkemade
25 July Roxanne van Iperen
1 August Robert Vermeiren
8 August Sevda Alizadeh
15 August Alfred Birney
22 August Hans Klok
35
(2022) 		24 July Humberto Tan
31 July Sandra Phlippen
7 August Derk Sauer
14 August Lieke Marsman
21 August Raven van Dorst
28 August Bessel van der Kolk
36
(2023) 		23 July Thomas Hertog Theo Maassen
30 July Hoyte van Hoytema
6 August Khadija Arib
13 August Bibi Dumon Tak
20 August Kamagurka
27 August Alida Dors
37
(2024) 		21 July Eric van der Burg Peter van Ingen[a]
28 July Sana Valiulina Jelle Brandt Corstius[a]
4 August Sakir Khader Joris Luyendijk[a]
11 August Garrie van Pinxteren Janine Abbring[a]
18 August Liesbeth Zegveld Margriet van der Linden[a]
25 August Pierre Bokma Hanneke Groenteman[a]
38
(2025) 		27 July Özcan Akyol Griet Op de Beeck
3 August Simon Kuper
10 August Eva Crutzen
17 August Uğur Ümit Üngör
24 August Femke Halsema
31 August Herman Koch
39
(2026) 		26 July Peter Pannekoek Janine Abbring
2 August TBA
9 August
16 August
23 August
30 August

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Adriaan van Dis was set to host the 37th season in 2024, but due to health issues, each episode was taken over by a different host.

References

  1. ^ a b "Zomergasten op het witte doek - Zomergasten - VPRO". VPRO (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  2. ^ "Zo dorps kan Amsterdam ook nog zijn". NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  3. ^ "Programmering VPRO geraakt door bezuinigingen". VPRO (in Dutch). 2 December 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  4. ^ "Janine Abbring presenteert laatste seizoen Zomergasten". NOS (in Dutch). 8 April 2026. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
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