haarlemsdagbladMay 24, 2026, 17:50

100 years of Dutch broadcasts available for free in online treasure trove: 'One of the largest TV archives in the world'

Nearly the entire archive of Dutch public television and radio, spanning from 1920 to 2020, will be made available for free in a new online digital treasury starting Tuesday. This searchable collection represents one of the world's largest TV archives and aims to preserve a century of media history.

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Based on reporting by haarlemsdagblad. Translated and condensed by LocalHeadlines.

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