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Zembla

9.3(3)
First Aired:September 7, 1995
Seasons:32 seasons
Episodes:895
Status:Returning Series

Zembla is a Dutch television documentary programme by VARA and NPS. The documentaries are based on in-depth research which can take months. The subjects are often controversial. A documentary in 2001 about fraud in the Dutch construction sector led to parliamentary inquiries. In May 2006 the programme exposed the fact that politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali had lied in her claim for asylum, which led to her resignation from parliament.

Cast

Seasons & Episodes

E1Rabin

35m

Jan 4, 1996

E2Het krediet van de Rabobank

35m

Jan 11, 1996

E3Hillary

35m

Jan 18, 1996

E4De laatste dagen van Fokker

35m

Jan 25, 1996

E5Unit 5 van 't nieuwe Lloyd

35m

Feb 28, 1996

E6Het brein als dader

35m

Feb 15, 1996

E7Tegen de drank

35m

Feb 22, 1996

E8Gevangen dieren

35m

Feb 29, 1996

E9Ziek van Defensie

35m

Mar 7, 1996

E10Liever geen zwarten

35m

Mar 14, 1996

E11Oorlogsmisdaden

35m

Mar 21, 1996

E12Hoe win je een Oscar?

35m

Mar 28, 1996

E13De cowboys van Landbouw

35m

Apr 4, 1996

E14Zwak zaad

35m

Apr 11, 1996

E15Wie is de baas op de Wallen?

35m

Apr 18, 1996

E16Vluchthaven Schiphol

35m

Apr 25, 1996

E17De verlangens van de blauwhelmen

35m

May 2, 1996

E18De rem op Aids

35m

May 9, 1996

E19Met een zoen van de leraar

35m

May 16, 1996

E20Pillen in Brabant

35m

May 30, 1996

E21Kunstroof

35m

Jun 6, 1996

E22Molukse schijnbewegingen

35m

Jun 13, 1996

E23Omstreden ouders

35m

Jun 20, 1996

E24De waterzakmethode

35m

Jun 27, 1996

E25Niemandsland

35m

Jul 4, 1996

E26Misbruik door trainers

37m

Jul 11, 1996

E27Socialisme of sterven

35m

Aug 15, 1996

E28Tracy and Joey

35m

Aug 22, 1996

E29De vrienden van de president

35m

Aug 29, 1996

E30Een polder als goudmijn

35m

Sep 5, 1996

E31Seedorf en het nieuwe leger

35m

Sep 12, 1996

E32De poortwachters van de bijstand

35m

Sep 19, 1996

E33Sneeuwstorm in de zomer

35m

Sep 26, 1996

E34Dunblane, een half jaar later

35m

Oct 3, 1996

E35Stalin had een brug beloofd

35m

Oct 10, 1996

E36Brandende dierenliefde

35m

Oct 17, 1996

E37Vals beschuldigd

35m

Oct 24, 1996

E38Verboden relaties op school

35m

Oct 31, 1996

E39Alarm op Schiphol

35m

Nov 7, 1996

E40Daders

35m

Nov 14, 1996

E41De dokter en de dood

35m

Nov 12, 1996

E42Jammerdal

35m

Nov 28, 1996

E43De valse paspoortroute

35m

Dec 5, 1996

E44Scientology en het grote geld

35m

Dec 12, 1996

E45Cipier van jezelf

35m

Dec 19, 1996

E46Handelen in antiek

35m

Dec 26, 1996

E1Verdienen aan het goede doel

35m

Jan 2, 1997

E2Het spel in de skybox

35m

Jan 9, 1997

E3In de abortuskliniek

35m

Jan 16, 1997

E4'12 Astronautjes'

35m

Jan 23, 1997

E5De strandjongens van Sri Lanka

35m

Jan 30, 1997

E6De school met de Koran

35m

Feb 6, 1997

E7De erfenis van Timmer

35m

Feb 13, 1997

E8Fatale fouten in het ziekenhuis

35m

Feb 20, 1997

E9Bij de dood van een gabber

35m

Feb 27, 1997

E10In de houdgreep van de trainer

35m

Mar 6, 1997

E11Jezus als jeugdidool

35m

Mar 13, 1997

E12Terugkeer van de moordenaars

35m

Mar 20, 1997

E13Acteurs van de straat

35m

Mar 27, 1997

E14Onder schot

35m

Apr 3, 1997

E15De geheimzinnige wereld van paarden, pikeurs en gokkers

35m

Apr 10, 1997

E16Noodhulp in opspraak

35m

Apr 17, 1997

E17Slapend rijk

35m

Apr 24, 1997

E18Het toezicht op de dokters

35m

May 8, 1997

E19Varkens in Venhorst

35m

May 15, 1997

E20Natrappen

35m

May 22, 1997

E21Het lot van Mahi Kösedag

35m

May 29, 1997

E22Het gedrag van Amsterdam

35m

Jun 12, 1997

E23De uitverkoop van Hongkong

35m

Jun 19, 1997

E24Met de rug tegen de muur

35m

Jun 26, 1997

E25ER in het echt

35m

Jul 3, 1997

E26Bridgewater Four

35m

Jul 10, 1997

E27De strijd om Jeruzalem

35m

Jul 17, 1997

E28In de abortuskliniek

35m

Jul 24, 1997

E2912 Astronautjes

35m

Jul 31, 1997

E30Het spel in de skybox

35m

Aug 7, 1997

E31Getuige van de doodstraf

35m

Aug 14, 1997

E32De kliklijn

35m

Aug 21, 1997

E33Louis van Gaal

35m

Sep 4, 1997

E34Werken op wiet

35m

Sep 18, 1997

E35De val van Winnie Mandela

35m

Sep 25, 1997

E36Ouderlijke onmacht

35m

Oct 2, 1997

E37Hollandse Roulette

35m

Oct 9, 1997

E38De tol van de file

35m

Oct 16, 1997

E39Geweld achter de gordijnen

35m

Oct 23, 1997

E40Zelfmoord in Vogelenzang

35m

Oct 30, 1997

E41De criminele organisatie

35m

Nov 6, 1997

E42Tranen met duiten

35m

Nov 13, 1997

E43Zieke koeien

35m

Nov 20, 1997

E44Voorspeld geweld

35m

Nov 27, 1997

E45Valse Van Goghs

35m

Dec 4, 1997

E46De vuist van de incasso

35m

Dec 11, 1997

E47In de geest van Den Uyl

35m

Dec 18, 1997

E1Lastige klanten

35m

Jan 1, 1998

E2Makelaar in voetballers

35m

Jan 8, 1998

E3Files in de lucht

35m

Jan 15, 1998

E4Deportatie of sterilisatie

35m

Jan 22, 1998

E5Illegaal verhuurd

35m

Jan 29, 1998

E6Ziek van het wachten

35m

Feb 5, 1998

E7Taxi door rood

35m

Feb 12, 1998

E8De vrouwen van de president

35m

Feb 19, 1998

E9Monteurs met zwart haar

35m

Feb 26, 1998

E10Dealen met Justitie

35m

Mar 5, 1998

E11Gouden torens

35m

Mar 12, 1998

E12Vergeten gevangenen

35m

Mar 19, 1998

E13De dreigende epidemie

35m

Mar 26, 1998

E14Goudkoorts op internet

35m

Apr 2, 1998

E15Nieuw Rood

35m

Apr 9, 1998

E16De geheugenpil

35m

Apr 16, 1998

E17Moord door het slachtoffer

35m

Apr 23, 1998

E18Rob Scholte en de aanslag

35m

Apr 30, 1998

E19Autisme: De wereld in fragmenten

35m

May 7, 1998

E20Ajax en de gang naar de effectenbeurs

35m

May 14, 1998

E21Herrie in Havelte

35m

May 21, 1998

E22Het ontslag van een super PG

35m

May 28, 1998

E23Raadsels rond de Bijlmerramp

35m

Jun 4, 1998

E24Zedenzaken

35m

Jun 11, 1998

E25De winnaar van het WK

35m

Jun 18, 1998

E26Vergeten gevangenen, deel 2

35m

Jun 25, 1998

E27Orka's: een miljoenenhandel

35m

Jul 2, 1998

E28Tibet volgens Hollywood

35m

Jul 9, 1998

E29Zwarten in het Derde Rijk

35m

Jul 16, 1998

E30De vrouwen van Algerije

35m

Aug 13, 1998

E31Onderzoek TWA 800

35m

Aug 27, 1998

E32Retour Sarajevo

35m

Sep 3, 1998

E33173 Tamils op Schiphol

35m

Sep 10, 1998

E34Het spoor bijster

35m

Sep 17, 1998

E35De BV Thuiszorg

35m

Sep 24, 1998

E36Zwevende zaken

35m

Oct 1, 1998

E37Stralend afval

35m

Oct 8, 1998

E38De medicijnenmarkt

35m

Oct 15, 1998

E39De Turkse bruid

35m

Oct 22, 1998

E40Op zoek naar geweld

35m

Oct 29, 1998

E41De prijs van IKEA

35m

Nov 5, 1998

E42Spoedopname geweigerd

35m

Nov 12, 1998

E43Dutchbat en het gifgas

35m

Nov 19, 1998

E44Ongewenst en onuitzetbaar

35m

Nov 26, 1998

E45De strijd om de containers

35m

Dec 3, 1998

E46Over doodgaan en verder leven

35m

Dec 10, 1998

E47De Antillenroute

35m

Dec 17, 1998

E48Slegs vir blankes

35m

Dec 24, 1998

E1Het Kisangani dagboek

35m

Jan 7, 1999

E2Wachten op thuis

35m

Jan 14, 1999

E3De stressfactor

35m

Jan 21, 1999

E4Een ouder die zijn kind vermoordt

35m

Jan 28, 1999

E5Mobiele miljarden

35m

Feb 4, 1999

E6De Groninger moorden

35m

Feb 11, 1999

E7Het ware gezicht van Pinochet

35m

Feb 18, 1999

E8Rumoer rond de Bijlmer

35m

Feb 25, 1999

E9Erfelijk belast

35m

Mar 4, 1999

E10De Picornie-tape

35m

Mar 11, 1999

E11Handen af van de minister

35m

Mar 18, 1999

E12Spijbelaars voor de rechter

35m

Mar 25, 1999

E13Ziek van de Golfoorlog

35m

Apr 1, 1999

E14Verspilde Energie

35m

Apr 8, 1999

E15Verscheurde gezinnen in Kamp Neprosteno

35m

Apr 15, 1999

E16De mannen uit de St. Agneskerk

35m

Apr 29, 1999

E17De carrièretest

35m

May 6, 1999

E18In de rij voor de rechter

35m

May 13, 1999

E19Gevaarlijke infecties

35m

May 20, 1999

E20Slobo en Mira

35m

May 27, 1999

E21Verdacht van beursfraude

35m

Jun 3, 1999

E22Schoolziek

35m

Jun 10, 1999

E23Handel in hulp

35m

Jun 17, 1999

E24Handel in nieren

35m

Jul 1, 1999

E25Drugs in het peloton

35m

Jul 8, 1999

E26De Turkse bruid

35m

Jul 15, 1999

E27Spoedopname geweigerd

35m

Jul 22, 1999

E28Zwevende zaken

35m

Jul 29, 1999

E29Ongewenst en onuitzetbaar

35m

Aug 5, 1999

E30De stressfactor

35m

Aug 12, 1999

E31In naam van de leider

35m

Aug 31, 1999

E32Bekentenis van een soldaat

35m

Sep 7, 1999

E33De verdwenen meisjes

35m

Sep 14, 1999

E34Kosten Koper

35m

Sep 21, 1999

E35Nieuwe gastarbeiders

35m

Sep 28, 1999

E36Patient of Misdadiger

35m

Oct 5, 1999

E37De meerderheid monddood

35m

Oct 12, 1999

E38De prijs van de vooruitgang

35m

Oct 20, 1999

E39Boeren op zee

35m

Oct 27, 1999

E40Een pil om te sterven

35m

Nov 2, 1999

E41Mediastratego om Kosovo

35m

Nov 9, 1999

E42Kinderen van Kosovo

35m

Nov 16, 1999

E43Baby's maken

35m

Nov 23, 1999

E44Aanklacht tegen een RIAGG

35m

Dec 6, 1999

E1Pedoseksualiteit geen bezwaar

35m

Jan 11, 2009

E2Mama, zijn wij arm?

35m

Jan 18, 2009

E3Gek door de gemeente

35m

Feb 1, 2009

E4Verzekerd van ellende

35m

Feb 8, 2009

E5Weggepest

35m

Feb 15, 2009

E6Gifcontainers

35m

Mar 1, 2009

E7Macho's in de zorg

35m

Mar 15, 2009

E8Operatie stilzwijgen

35m

Apr 5, 2009

E9Vieze ziekenhuizen

35m

Apr 19, 2009

E10Afrekenen met ING

35m

Apr 26, 2009

E11Vrijstaat Schiphol

35m

May 10, 2009

E12Verdachte vaders

35m

May 24, 2009

E13De pitbull is terug

35m

May 31, 2009

E14Ontucht in de kerk

35m

Jun 21, 2009

E15Vechten om vuilnis

35m

Jun 28, 2009

E16Geen geld voor Gaza

35m

Jul 9, 2009

De dood van een klokkenluider

E17De dood van een klokkenluider

34m

Sep 14, 2009

E18Nadia durft niet te leven

35m

Sep 20, 2009

E19De ramp C2000

35m

Sep 27, 2009

E20De smerige olieroute

35m

Oct 11, 2009

E21Nederland belastingparadijs

35m

Oct 18, 2009

E22Mister Ferrari

35m

Nov 8, 2009

E23Babysterfte in Nederland

35m

Nov 12, 2009

E24Procederen tot je erbij neervalt

35m

Nov 15, 2009

De Q-koorts epidemie

E25De Q-koorts epidemie

35m

Dec 6, 2009

E26Een zee van plastic

35m

Dec 13, 2009

E27De slapeloze nachten van de kroonprins

35m

Dec 20, 2009

E30De dood van een rapper

35m

Jan 3, 2010

E31Levensgevaarlijke genezers

35m

Jan 17, 2010

E32Befehl ist befehl in Uruzgan

35m

Jan 24, 2010

E33Jacht op de piraten

35m

Feb 14, 2010

E34Gif in de cockpit

35m

Feb 21, 2010

E35Wie bestuurt de stad?

35m

Feb 28, 2010

E36Handel in gehandicapten

35m

Mar 14, 2010

E37Wij willen les

35m

Mar 21, 2010

E38CO2-bom onder Barendrecht

35m

Mar 28, 2010

E39Wilders, profeet van angst

35m

Apr 25, 2010

E40Het kankerdoolhof

35m

May 9, 2010

E41Obama's deal

35m

May 16, 2010

E42Het verkwanselde geld in Afghanistan

35m

May 18, 2010

E43Schoonmaakwoede

35m

May 23, 2010

E44Ontsporen op de hangplek

35m

Jun 20, 2010

E45Meisje vermist

35m

Jun 27, 2010

E46Na de schoonmaakwoede

35m

Jul 4, 2010

De afvaldump door Rijkswaterstaat

E1De afvaldump door Rijkswaterstaat

40m

Jan 30, 2020

E2Geen plek voor ouderen

40m

Feb 6, 2020

E3De fatale fouten van Boeing

40m

Feb 13, 2020

E4Gaza: De rechtszaak

40m

Mar 5, 2020

De macht van Monsanto

E5De macht van Monsanto

40m

Mar 12, 2020

E6Medicijnmacht China tijdens de coronacrisis

40m

Apr 2, 2020

Cordon Corona

E7Cordon Corona

37m

Apr 9, 2020

Baudet en het Kremlin

E8Baudet en het Kremlin

49m

Apr 16, 2020

E9Huisarts in crisistijd

40m

Apr 16, 2020

E10De Vergeten Oorlog

40m

May 7, 2020

Koninklijke constructies

E11Koninklijke constructies

40m

May 14, 2020

E12Ziekenhuis in crisistijd

40m

May 14, 2020

E13Vervuilde medicijnen

40m

Sep 3, 2020

E14Zorgen voor Indy

40m

Sep 10, 2020

De afvaldump door Rijkswaterstaat - deel 2

E15De afvaldump door Rijkswaterstaat - deel 2

40m

Sep 21, 2020

E17Brexit, de lont in het Noord-Ierse kruitvat

40m

Oct 8, 2020

E18De klimaatontkenners

40m

Oct 15, 2020

E19Het kippenexperiment

40m

Oct 22, 2020

E20School in crisistijd

40m

Nov 5, 2020

Haagse Bijbaantjes

E22Haagse Bijbaantjes

40m

Nov 9, 2020

Bijten als beloning

E23Bijten als beloning

40m

Nov 19, 2020

E25Adoptiebedrog (4)

40m

Dec 3, 2020

Shell's Hell

E26Shell's Hell

39m

Dec 10, 2020

The greatest oil disaster in the world is unfolding in the Niger Delta. Millions of liters of oil have leaked into the local environment since Shell began oil extraction there in 1958. Large areas have been transformed into a desolate moonscape where land cultivation and fishing are no longer possible. The oil pollution has harmful consequences for their health. Shell employees are accused of being a part of a perverse industry of deliberate leakage. Employees of Shell in Nigeria ordered the vandalization of oil pipelines for their own personal gain while profiting from these intentional oil leaks by pocketing money from cleanup budgets. Zembla verified all of this and interviewed the sources on camera.

Arbeid op bestelling

E1Arbeid op bestelling

41m

Jan 14, 2024

What is the position of migrant workers in the Netherlands? The research into the answer to this question started last summer in Boxtel, Brabant. There, angry citizens are diametrically opposed to their municipal council, because a migrant hotel for 400 migrant workers is planned on the edge of the village. The civil protest is increasing and the migrant workers themselves appear to be living and working under dubious conditions a few neighborhoods away. The situation is symbolic for many municipalities in the Netherlands. There are calls for a change of course, but which interests have ensured that the call for change has been ignored for years?

Opgebrand

E2Opgebrand

40m

Feb 11, 2024

The fire brigade responds hundreds of times a day to incidents: entrapments in traffic accidents, drownings, suicides and many resuscitations. The almost daily confrontation with death is a psychological wear and tear for firefighters, which can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder. As early as 2015, the Dutch fire brigade top promised to conduct research and made plans to better support firefighters. What became of these plans?

De pekingeenden van Gelderland

E3De pekingeenden van Gelderland

39m

Feb 10, 2024

Every year, millions of Peking ducks are slaughtered at the duck slaughterhouse in Ermelo, a slaughterhouse that is part of a headache file for the Gelderland municipality: odor nuisance, haggling over permits and ducks that suffer needlessly during the slaughter process. Animal welfare organizations also monitor duck farms. There too, the natural needs of ducks are not met. Traditionally, there have been duck farms mainly in Gelderland, partly along the Veluwe. What does the ammonia emission from the ducks mean for the province's nitrogen policy?

Glyfosaat, de goedkeuring van gif

E4Glyfosaat, de goedkeuring van gif

42m

Apr 14, 2024

Many farmers say they cannot do without glyphosate. The pesticide is very effective and therefore the most used weed killer in the world. But how safe is glyphosate? Scientists who examined the pesticide on behalf of the World Health Organization concluded that it is probably carcinogenic to humans. However, its use has recently been permitted again for 10 years by the European and national pesticide authorities. How is it possible that different independent scientists come to a different conclusion than the admission authorities? Zembla is investigating the approval of the poison.

De ATM-route

E5De ATM-route

44m

May 26, 2024

Zembla receives a tip at the end of 2023. In a drug district in Copenhagen where a gang war is raging, an ATM with a Dutch link has been spotted. In Denmark there are concerns that the ATM could be used for money laundering. International investigation services appear to have been warning about this for some time.

Adoptiebedrog, het einde?

E6Adoptiebedrog, het einde?

50m

Jun 23, 2024

Research into intercountry adoption led to revelations of falsified files, large-scale fraud and even the existence of baby farms. In 2021, researchers indicated in a report that they doubted whether an adoption system without abuses could exist. They therefore recommended temporarily stopping adoptions. Minister Weerwind has now decided to permanently end intercountry adoption in the future. Can adoption still be done safely in the meantime? And what is the situation in Bulgaria, where Roma children are more often removed from their homes and put up for adoption due to deep-rooted discrimination?

De wraak van Trump

E7De wraak van Trump

44m

Sep 15, 2024

Trump has never made it a secret that he plans to take revenge on his opponents during his possible second term. A complete plan is already ready for the implementation of that presidency: the controversial Project 2025. Australian investigative journalists speak to unique sources around Trump and thus outline what awaits the world if he is re-elected. Insiders talk revealingly about his first term in the White House. Fanatical and influential advocates indicate how they will carry out all of Trump's orders and wishes in the future.

Glyfosaat, de pr-machine van de pesticide-industrie

E8Glyfosaat, de pr-machine van de pesticide-industrie

42m

Sep 29, 2024

After approval of glyphosate in the pesticide industry in Europe, the controversial weedkiller is being investigated. Scientists' concerns about cancer and Parkinson's disease are discussed. In the United States, chemical giant Bayer is being sued by cancer patients after exposure to glyphosate. Court documents show that the chemical giant continues to keep their profitable products on the market. An American scientist, whose name appears in the European glyphosate dossier, appears to have previously questioned the dangers of diesel smoke and asbestos on behalf of the industry.

De schaduwvloot

E9De schaduwvloot

39m

Oct 13, 2024

Rusty oil tankers full of Russian oil sail through the North Sea. Their owners and insurance are unclear, even as they transport millions of tons of sanctioned merchandise. Putin's war economy depends on this export, which continues through Dutch waters despite sanctions. Zembla maps this shadow fleet and spends months investigating questionable ship movements. The maritime and ecological risks for the Netherlands and surrounding countries are discussed. Through data research and experts, Zembla follows the oil and money trail and shows how Dutch companies continue to indirectly fill Putin's war chest.

Het cannabisbedrog (1/2): de fraude

E10Het cannabisbedrog (1/2): de fraude

42m

Oct 27, 2024

From 2020 onwards, large groups of investors will invest in JuicyFields, an online platform that promises high profits on medicinal cannabis. E-growers buy plants from behind their computers and share in the profits after the harvest. The platform attracts a lot of attention with parties and golden sports cars, but in the summer of 2022 panic sets in: JuicyFields disappears and 185,000 investors together lose 645 million euros. In a diptych, Zembla, together with international journalists, investigates how the Netherlands played a prominent role in this large-scale fraud. Where did the loot go and how could the scammers operate undisturbed?

Het cannabisbedrog (2/2): de Russen

E11Het cannabisbedrog (2/2): de Russen

42m

Nov 10, 2024

Journalists from Denmark, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands reveal one of the biggest online frauds: JuicyFields. This platform lured investors with high returns from medicinal cannabis, but disappeared with almost 650 million euros. In part one, Zembla shows how cunning the scam was set up, with a mysterious Dutchman in a leading role. In part two, the international network behind the fraud is exposed. The trail ultimately leads to Russia via a whistleblower within the organization.

De onverzekerden

E12De onverzekerden

39m

Nov 24, 2024

The Cabinet wants to make significant cuts in care for the uninsured, while the number is increasing. Many uninsured people are migrant workers without work and housing, undocumented migrants, or Dutch people who have become homeless. Who will help them in the event of illness or an accident? Medical care is a basic right, even without insurance. Street doctor Michelle van Tongerloo is committed to providing help to this vulnerable group from the Pauluskerk in Rotterdam. Zembla investigates whether uninsured people receive the care they are entitled to or whether they are denied access to hospitals.

Mijn kind is geen pakketje

E13Mijn kind is geen pakketje

39m

Dec 8, 2024

Transporting children to special education has been difficult for years. Children are picked up late or not at all, drivers change often and travel times are sometimes very long. A government study shows that 1 in 5 children are late for school as a result. This year things got out of hand in the Utrecht region. Due to procedural errors, there was hardly any transport for months, and an emergency solution with a coach for thirty children caused extra stress. The problem may lie with the tender that turns everything upside down every few years.

Beroepsziekte niet erkend

E14Beroepsziekte niet erkend

41m

Dec 22, 2024

Every year, around 3,000 people die in the Netherlands due to exposure to hazardous substances at work. Many become ill and have to struggle for years for recognition. Employers are obliged to record exposure data and keep it for 40 years, but this often does not happen. This makes it difficult to link an illness to work. Experts say the protection system is failing. Victims and relatives seek recognition. A new institute should ensure faster compensation, but this will take years. At the same time, calls are being made in The Hague for rules to be relaxed.

Campingterreur

E1Campingterreur

41m

Feb 16, 2025

Existing recreational parks and campsites are a popular investment project for project developers. If such a park is taken over by a new owner, existing residents will have to move. People who have been holidaying there for generations, but also people and families who are forced to live in such a park permanently in times of housing shortage. In Zembla we follow the residents of the Westeinder campsite in Rijsenhout. This campsite was bought last year. Since then, the new owner has been dismantling the park piece by piece. In the broadcast we reconstruct the year in which the residents had to deal with intense conflict situations, threats and intimidation, based on unique source material. Zembla investigates the force field of conflicting interests. Who will help the vulnerable residents who have been living on the campsite for years? And why doesn't the government intervene before things get out of hand?

Gods lobbyisten

E2Gods lobbyisten

40m

Mar 2, 2025

Conservative Christian organizations worldwide are fighting for traditional family values, even if that comes at the expense of basic democratic rights. For example, President Trump draws on a detailed strategic plan to transform America into a Christian conservative state: Project 2025. Key organizations behind Project 2025 are also active in Europe, where they support like-minded people with lawsuits, political influence and millions of dollars in financial support. In ‘God’s lobbyists’, Zembla journalists map international money flows and track down Dutch members of a network that wants to restore the ‘natural order’ by introducing strict anti-gay laws and banning divorce.

Gevlucht en verwaarloosd

E3Gevlucht en verwaarloosd

40m

Mar 16, 2025

The number of asylum applications in the Netherlands has risen sharply in recent years. It is not only about adults and families who flee their country because of war or poverty, but also about thousands of minors who travel to the Netherlands without a family. These young people come directly under the authority of the reception organization Stichting Nidos. From that moment on, a youth protector must help young people in their development towards independence and monitor their well-being. But what care and guidance can these young people really count on? We asked that question to those involved in the reception. They paint a staggering picture.

Einde van de rashond: 15 jaar later

E4Einde van de rashond: 15 jaar later

39m

Mar 30, 2025

Fifteen years ago, Zembla journalists discovered that the health of pedigree dogs was very poor. They were bred to meet certain aesthetic requirements, which gave them external characteristics that were very harmful: from flat snouts that made it difficult for them to breathe, to chronic headaches due to skulls that were too small. After this research, new legislation was passed to improve the welfare of pedigree dogs. What has this legislation achieved? Has health now become a priority within pedigree dog breeding? Zembla is once again investigating whether pedigree dogs have a future.

Operatie Trump

E5Operatie Trump

45m

Apr 13, 2025

The world has watched as President Trump weakens NATO, disparages European allies and hands Ukraine over to Russia since taking office. Trump calls Putin a “reliable future business partner” who wants to end a “nasty war” and has a right to parts of Ukraine. It is a radical change of course in the White House. How much influence does Putin have over Trump? Could the radical change of course in the White House be linked to an operation that was started forty years ago by Russian intelligence? Operation Trump: How the Kremlin got a foot in the door of the White House.

Het PFAS-spoor

E6Het PFAS-spoor

41m

Apr 27, 2025

Two years ago, Zembla revealed how PFAS producer Chemours (formerly Dupont) has known for decades that the PFAS they use is dangerous to humans and the environment. The commotion is huge: hearings follow in both the House of Representatives and the Provincial States, thousands of local residents file a mass complaint and the Public Prosecution Service starts a criminal investigation. Zembla follows the PFAS trail and ends up at a factory in Helmond. Zembla investigates how the pollution in Helmond could get so out of hand and why supervisors did not intervene. When the trail leads back to Chemours, sensational discoveries follow.

Diagnose dyslexie

E7Diagnose dyslexie

41m

May 18, 2025

More and more children in the Netherlands are being given a dyslexia certificate. These are children who have a serious deficit in reading and spelling. From group 3 in primary school, the language development of children is closely monitored. If dyslexia is suspected, strict protocols are then followed. Before this diagnosis can be issued, the school must first demonstrate that the pupil has received extra help for a longer period. But how are these diagnoses made in practice? Do we measure dyslexia or inadequate education? Zembla investigates the diagnosis of dyslexia.

Black box Tesla

E8Black box Tesla

42m

Jun 1, 2025

Elon Musk has been promising self-driving cars that drive more safely than people for years. Tesla took the first step ten years ago with the introduction of the Autopilot system. The cars were considered green and innovative, but were involved in serious accidents in the United States and Europe. This led to sharp criticism, investigations and lawsuits. Nevertheless, Musk perseveres and he hopes to receive approval for the introduction of Full Self Driving in Europe this year. Zembla investigates how it is possible that Tesla's Autopilot system has been linked to accidents for years, and what role the Dutch National Road Traffic Service plays in this.

Dealers op het schoolplein

E9Dealers op het schoolplein

41m

Sep 14, 2025

For a long time, the number of young people smoking was declining, and a nicotine-free generation seemed within reach. Until vaping arrived. Vaping is becoming increasingly popular, and nicotine use among young people is rising again. Experts are calling it a vaping epidemic that must be stopped as quickly as possible. Young people are ending up in the hospital with symptoms such as shortness of breath, pulmonary hemorrhages, and collapsed lungs from excessive vaping. Zembla delves into the current vaping culture and discovers a new type of vape that is gaining popularity among schoolchildren. This vape is causing significant concern among schools, parents, and addiction treatment centers.

Het therapietrauma

E10Het therapietrauma

42m

Sep 28, 2025

A new treatment method for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has become incredibly popular in a short time: high-intensity trauma therapy. Over a period of just a few days, patients are guided through various exercises to revisit their worst memories: sexual abuse, physical assault, neglect, or other shocking events. The creators of the therapy claim remarkably good results: almost ninety percent of patients reportedly feel better after the treatment. But is this true? We investigate the claims of providers of high-intensity trauma therapy.

Ziek maar gezond verklaard

E11Ziek maar gezond verklaard

50m

Oct 12, 2025

In the Netherlands, approximately 420,000 people have long-term complaints after a Covid infection. When entrepreneurs and self-employed people turn to their disability insurance due to long Covid complaints, things often go wrong. We see how dozens of patients end up in a battle with their insurer. According to the insurers, the disease is between the ears. How do insurers deal with long Covid, a new disease with a wide variety of symptoms? And do the insurance doctors who examine these patients know enough about it? We investigate the battle between long Covid patients and their insurer.

Sadisten in de chat

E12Sadisten in de chat

40m

Oct 19, 2025

In protected areas of the internet, a shadowy network is growing. Online chat groups where young people incite sadistic violence. Vulnerable children are being abused and mistreated, sometimes driven to suicide. Zembla shows that the network has also reached the Netherlands. But who is behind it?

Het afslankexperiment

E13Het afslankexperiment

42m

Nov 9, 2025

Fast food on every street corner, supermarkets full of processed food and candy machines in every canteen. Due to the enormous range of unhealthy food, many Dutch people continue to thrive. By 2050, more than 60 percent of the population will be too heavy, the RIVM expects. But stopping the obesity epidemic suddenly seems within reach due to a new generation of medicines. A weekly injection affects the endocrine balance of users. They feel satisfied more quickly, are barely hungry anymore and therefore eat less. We investigate the consequences of the slimming injection. Is it indeed as spectacular a breakthrough as it seems?

Nederland Agressieland

E14Nederland Agressieland

55m

Nov 23, 2025

Healthcare workers, conductors, and customer service representatives: they all face intimidation, aggression, and violence on a daily basis. As a result, frontline workers are threatening to quit. For over fifteen years, politicians have been calling for "Hands off our healthcare workers." Perpetrators were supposed to be punished more severely and cases prioritized. Yet, aggression rates are historically high. At the Dutch Railways (NS), Rijnstate Hospital, and housing association Woonstad, the limit has been reached: violence there is now reaching disruptive levels. What impact is this aggression having? And how are employees and organizations coping with increasingly serious incidents?

The living experiment

E1The living experiment

35m

Jan 15, 2026

It seemed like the ideal solution for the housing shortage and simultaneously the integration of refugees. One hundred and twenty-five young people and one hundred and twenty-five refugees, together under one roof: the mixed housing project Stek Oost in Amsterdam. The young people act as buddies for the refugees. Together they form a 'community.' But in practice, things are less rosy. We received various internal documents and were given access to the residents' WhatsApp groups. What signals, reports, and evaluations did the housing association and the municipality receive? Why didn't they intervene? And who are the victims of this housing experiment?

Seed without borders

E2Seed without borders

36m

Dec 29, 2025

To protect children's rights, strict regulations have been introduced in the Netherlands to prevent children from later turning out to be the offspring of a mass donor. But does this legislation help if most sperm comes from Danish companies? Every year, more than a thousand Dutch children are conceived using foreign donor sperm. In online catalogs, prospective parents can choose from hundreds of profiles of men who donate their sperm. This sperm from Denmark is then shipped worldwide. Zembla investigates the consequences of this global sperm trade and speaks with donors, prospective parents, and the Danish CEO of the world's largest sperm bank.

The Pain epidemic

E3The Pain epidemic

40m

Jan 12, 2026

One in four Dutch people suffer from chronic pain. Many of them use highly addictive painkillers, such as oxycodone and fentanyl, to alleviate their symptoms. But strikingly, this actually leads to more pain, and they become addicted. Treating pain is extremely complex. What works for one patient is completely ineffective for another. Renowned pain specialists speak candidly about the feeling of helplessness they experience when confronted with yet another desperate patient. Nearly all experts warn of the devastating consequences of long-term opioid use.

Gas in de gevel

E4Gas in de gevel

45m

Jan 26, 2026

Tens of thousands of homes each year are insulated with UF foam sprayed into cavity walls. The material is considered sustainable and is subsidized for its energy savings and climate benefits. At the same time, residents across the country are reporting serious health problems after installation, including headaches, shortness of breath, and eczema. In some cases, the symptoms are so severe that residents are forced to leave their homes. Experts are raising concerns about the carcinogenic formaldehyde in the foam. Zembla is documenting the complaints and investigating the health risks of this insulation method.

Gegijzeld tijdens de nachtdienst

E5Gegijzeld tijdens de nachtdienst

40m

Mar 12, 2026

Insults, threats, and even fights with patients. Three out of four healthcare workers experience workplace aggression. What happens if they are physically or mentally injured? Who cares for them when the fear persists and the nightmares persist? Nurses who were strangled and held hostage by patients share their stories. Trapped by this workplace aggression, they feel not only unsafe but also abandoned. Good aftercare seems to depend on individual managers, and financial support is often lacking. This lack of support creates new trauma.

Kinderen die niemand wil

E6Kinderen die niemand wil

34m

Mar 26, 2026

In the Netherlands, there are hundreds of children and young people for whom agencies seem to have no solution; they are suicidal, violent, or labeled as unmanageable and are shuffled from one crisis placement to another. Now that closed youth care is being phased out at an accelerated pace and suitable alternatives are lacking, care providers are increasingly resorting to expensive emergency solutions such as long-term one-on-one supervision in remote locations. 17-year-old Lex, who has already been transferred more than ten times, shows how a system grinds to a halt when the most severe care needs can no longer find a place.

E7Episode 7

Apr 9, 2026

Storyline

Zembla is a Dutch television documentary programme by VARA and NPS. The documentaries are based on in-depth research which can take months. The subjects are often controversial. A documentary in 2001 about fraud in the Dutch construction sector led to parliamentary inquiries. In May 2006 the programme exposed the fact that politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali had lied in her claim for asylum, which led to her resignation from parliament.

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