Wortelboer en Van Rossem  - TV series (2023)

1. Consume

Mark as watched

09/04/2026

Emma and Maarten wonder how we transitioned from frugal living and repairing items to thoughtlessly throwing away and replacing. They visit a Repair Café with Maarten's malfunctioning printer. Is there still life in the device? They also observe a company that rescues returned products from the landfill and resells them. Where does our urge to buy actually come from? In the depths of the brain, they discover how we are constantly tempted to buy. With a couple living entirely in 1960s style, they relive the rise of the consumer society from Maarten's youth.

Emma and Maarten wonder how we transitioned from frugal living and repairing items to thoughtlessly throwing away and replacing. They visit a Repair Café with Maarten's malfunctioning printer. Is there still life in the device? They also observe a company that rescues returned products from the landfill and resells them. Where does our urge to buy actually come from? In the depths of the brain, they discover how we are constantly tempted to buy. With a couple living entirely in 1960s style, they relive the rise of the consumer society from Maarten's youth.

2. Animals

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16/04/2026

Emma and Maarten explore how our relationship with animals has changed. How is it that we increasingly treat pets as our own children, while at the same time eating more meat than ever? The duo goes back to the origins of Animal Day, where pets are honored in a very special way in Rotterdam. It becomes an exploration of extremes, because even animal lover Maarten tastes a piece of wild goose after an afternoon of hunting.

Emma and Maarten explore how our relationship with animals has changed. How is it that we increasingly treat pets as our own children, while at the same time eating more meat than ever? The duo goes back to the origins of Animal Day, where pets are honored in a very special way in Rotterdam. It becomes an exploration of extremes, because even animal lover Maarten tastes a piece of wild goose after an afternoon of hunting.

3. Fatherland

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23/04/2026

Monarchist Emma and republican Maarten delve into the elusive sense of national identity. When do you actually still feel connected to the Netherlands? And would they die for their country if it came down to it? Emma immerses herself in a swirling mass of Orange football fans and drags Maarten along to a match of the Dutch national team and, for the first time in his life, to Prinsjesdag. Maarten has little interest in that national revelry. His sense of national identity lies primarily in his love for the Dutch language, and he introduces Emma to forgotten words from his generation.

Monarchist Emma and republican Maarten delve into the elusive sense of national identity. When do you actually still feel connected to the Netherlands? And would they die for their country if it came down to it? Emma immerses herself in a swirling mass of Orange football fans and drags Maarten along to a match of the Dutch national team and, for the first time in his life, to Prinsjesdag. Maarten has little interest in that national revelry. His sense of national identity lies primarily in his love for the Dutch language, and he introduces Emma to forgotten words from his generation.

4. The death

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30/04/2026

Emma and Maarten ponder perhaps the most inevitable subject of all: death. From black clothing and coffee and cake of Maarten's youth to the exuberant farewell parties of today, the way we say goodbye has changed drastically. Emma already has a clear preference for her coffin and takes Maarten funeral shopping. They venture into 'experimental grieving,' check on 'Het Journaal' to see if a memorial is ready for Maarten, and visit the first crematorium in the Netherlands: the place where cremation was once illegal.

Emma and Maarten ponder perhaps the most inevitable subject of all: death. From black clothing and coffee and cake of Maarten's youth to the exuberant farewell parties of today, the way we say goodbye has changed drastically. Emma already has a clear preference for her coffin and takes Maarten funeral shopping. They venture into 'experimental grieving,' check on 'Het Journaal' to see if a memorial is ready for Maarten, and visit the first crematorium in the Netherlands: the place where cremation was once illegal.