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De Dierenwinkel (The Pet Shop) is a recurring sketch from the Dutch absurdist comedy show Jiskefet that aired between 1992 and 1995. It primarily features a pompous, eccentric shop owner (played by Herman Koch) and a polite, equally strange customer (played by Michiel Romeyn). Common plot points involve the customer seeking a specific or rare creature, only to be sold a completely different (and likely non-existent) animal described with bizarre biological "facts."

Each episode focuses on one city, where three artists or bands map their local scene. They show us around the places where they write their music, the locations that have been formative and inspire them. They provide an intimate glimpse into the kitchen, and the artists perform at the local pop stage.

Breathtaking natural beauty, tolerant, safe and prosperous. That is the picture we have of Canada in the Netherlands. But is it really that paradisical, or does Trudeau's country know how to put on a mask of civility? Writer Emy Koopman travels in Paradise Canada from Vancouver to Montreal and looks at the problems brewing beneath the surface. The series delves into all the urgent themes of our time and examines the state of Canada with racism and gender equality, migration, climate change and the welfare state. Emy Koopman speaks to famous Canadian intellectuals such as Charles Taylor, Margaret Atwood and Jordan Peterson.

Lots of kids are ANGRY! Whether it's at your parents because you're not allowed to have a dog or because you're worried about climate change. It's all possible. But dealing with emotions, is that still something we can do? It doesn't seem like it. Time to teach children how to manage this anger. But wouldn't that be boring? Not in Bollox! In this program, angry kids create their own message with angry punk music. With screaming guitars and pounding drums. Bollox is about big world issues or even the seemingly small things that make children angry. In Bollox, they find an outlet.