After twelve years of absence, Man Bites Dog returns. A new generation of television makers and screen faces is ready for a voyage of discovery through the fascinating world of the Flemish in a new season. They zoom in on current events and the unusual aspects of our daily lives, with a laugh, a tear and a touch of poetry. Man Bites Dog is happily wagging its tail again with brand new sections and - occasionally - an old section as the icing on the cake.
In Wildlife, Dieter Coppens goes on a foreign adventure with eight young adults with psychological vulnerability. In Thailand they work together as volunteers in a reserve where wild animals in need are cared for. Because working with animals can have a positive impact on your mental well-being. By sharing their own stories, the young people hope to be a support for each other. That is exactly what Dieter and psychologist Dominique, who is supervising the project, hope for.
Exclusive look behind the scenes at the crisis centre of the Belgian federal government service of interior affairs. Follow how the policy makers, governments, and operational services work together to ensure everyone in the country – from citizen to visitor, from festivalgoer to king – can feel safe.
The documentary tells the story of Salah Adbeslam, from his childhood years in a warm nest in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, about his radicalization, to his part in the bloody terror attack five years ago. Step by step, documentary maker Eric Goens takes the viewers into the subcutaneous world where jihadist leaders recruit petty criminals for their holy war. Salah Abdeslam was only one of them, but he became the face of evil.
From 16 February, Lidewij Nuitten (known as a reporter of 'Everyone Famous', including with the column 'My street') will take the One viewers on a special search for her very first childhood sweetheart.
In the early 2000s she fell in love with young Mark, and now she wonders what became of him. The result can be seen in a three-part documentary series in which Lidewij takes off with the camera on her shoulder to find her Mark again after twenty years.