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Backlight Season 16

September. 03,2017

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Tegenlicht in Dutch or Backlight in English is a series of television documentaries by the VPRO, a Dutch public broadcasting organisation. Backlight "aims to grasp the quintessence of prominent trends and developments" in the practice of critical journalism, and tries to improve understanding of the intricate inner workings of our modern society.

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Backlight Season 16 Full Episode Guide

Episode 29 - Episode 29

First Aired: June. 03,2018

Episode 28 - Episode 28

First Aired: May. 27,2018

Episode 27 - Episode 27

First Aired: May. 20,2018

Episode 26 - Episode 26

First Aired: May. 13,2018

Episode 25 - Episode 25

First Aired: May. 06,2018

Episode 24 - Episode 24

First Aired: April. 29,2018

Episode 23 - Episode 23

First Aired: April. 22,2018

Episode 22 - Episode 22

First Aired: April. 15,2018

Episode 21 - Episode 21

First Aired: April. 08,2018

Episode 20 - Episode 20

First Aired: April. 01,2018

Episode 19 - Episode 19

First Aired: March. 25,2018

Episode 18 - Episode 18

First Aired: March. 18,2018

Episode 17 - Episode 17

First Aired: March. 11,2018

Episode 16 - Episode 16

First Aired: March. 04,2018

Episode 15 - Episode 15

First Aired: February. 25,2018

Episode 14 - Episode 14

First Aired: December. 17,2017

Episode 13 - Episode 13

First Aired: December. 10,2017

Episode 12 - Episode 12

First Aired: December. 03,2017

Episode 11 - Episode 11

First Aired: November. 26,2017

Episode 10 - Episode 10

First Aired: November. 19,2017

Episode 9 - Episode 9

First Aired: November. 12,2017

Episode 8 - Episode 8

First Aired: November. 05,2017

Episode 7 - Episode 7

First Aired: October. 29,2017

Episode 6 - The ethical enterprise

First Aired: October. 22,2017

Dilemma’s in the journey of an enterprising do-gooder who tries to make an ethical smartphone.

Episode 5 - Rights for all

First Aired: October. 15,2017

Episode 4 - Philistines

First Aired: September. 24,2017

Episode 3 - We are the people

First Aired: September. 17,2017

Indignant Germans are angry with Angela Merkels' policy on refugees. Who are these people? And what is this sudden uproar from a previously silent majority?

Episode 2 - What makes you click

First Aired: September. 10,2017

Warehouses going bankrupt and the immense success of online retailing websites prove it: they way we consume is shifting from offline to online rapidly. But which nifty tool or other clever tactic make us fill up our digital shopping cart to the brim? Or makes us stay on the website as long a possible? Or even vote for a certain candidate

Episode 1 - Slapend Rijk

First Aired: September. 03,2017

What influence does the quickly growing ‘sharing economy’-based company AirBnB have on the social structure of a city? AirBnB's motto: Share your house, make new friends and get rich while sleeping. Those who can afford it buy an appartement, hire a cleaner, and permanently rents it out to tourists. No banks or shares offer a beter return. But what does a city end up being if many of it's inhabitants only stay for just a couple of days? This episode paints a portret of the city of Amsterdam in the age of AirBnB, including happy tourists, abusers, perfect hosts, victims and informers.