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Classic Dox presents the best of Radio Netherlands Worldwide documentaries from our archives on subjects ranging from human rights and development to arts, culture and history – as well as insightful or moving  personal stories – many of which have won awards at international festivals.

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Our selected shows of Classic Dox

Radio Show: The Food of the Gods

Chocolate might be the western world’s most desired edible product. For some it’s comfort food, for others a substitute for sex. Dheera Sujan traces the history of the fussy cacao plant and its precious bean....

Radio Show: Let Them Eat Cake

Historians agree that Marie Antoinette never uttered the most famous quote attributed to her. But legend has it she did bring the recipe for her favourite cake from Austria to France.

Radio Show: Diner Pensant

A diner pensant, or dinner discussion, is a unique Dutch phenomenon.  Michele Ernsting sits down to a four course meal with food philosopher Michiel Korthals to talk about the role of food in society.

Radio Show: Truffle Wars

Ann-Marie Michel travelled to Italy’s Umbria region, famous for its truffles. She discovered a war being waged for this precious, if odorous, delicacy. Truffle hunters were even killing their rival’s truffle hunting d...

Radio Show: Baking Holy Bread

For forty years Antoine de Bakker earned his living making and improving machines used to produce hosts for the Catholic Church. On the eve of his retirement, he tells his story to his daughter in this award-winning program....

Video highlights

Lynchings in Bolivia – community justice or murder?
With eight lynchings a week, taking the law into one’s own hands is...
Catalonia bans Spain's favourite blood sport
Catalonia today became the first region in mainland Spain to ban...
Pollution threatens Colombian coral paradise
Colombia's Isla Grande, a beautiful island set among coral reefs in the...
Afghan actress tests Islamic glass ceiling
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