Remembering Together

In this episode, Deputy British Ambassador Keith Allan interviews Hiltje van Eck, also known as ‘mother of the veterans’.

For over 40 years, Hiltje has received and helped veterans as they return to Arnhem for the yearly commemorations of Operation Market Garden and has built close friendships with British war veterans. Hiltje also works closely with the Airborne Commemoration Foundation.

In this episode, Keith and Hiltje discuss her personal stories of working with the veterans and the importance of remembering and commemorating the Second World War.

In this episode, Deputy British Ambassador Keith Allen commemorates the 80th anniversary of Operation Market Garden. He interviews Arno Baltussen, chair of the Driel-Poland Foundation.

The Driel-Poland Foundation honours the Polish parachutists that participated in the Battle of Arnhem in September 1944. Keith Allen and Arno Baltussen talk about Arno's personal connection to the war and the commemoration plans for Market Garden in Driel.

September 2024 marks 80 years since Operation Market Garden, an airborne operation involving 10,000 soldiers. Whilst the operation was unsuccessful, it became legendary for the bravery shown in an attempt to liberate the Netherlands. Today commemorations of the operation are some of the largest in the Netherlands.

In this episode, Deputy British Ambassador Keith Allan interviews Ronnie Weijers, the Director of the Airborne Museum in Oosterbeek. The Airborne Museum is located in the former headquarters of the British troops during the Battle of Arnhem, as part of the Allied Operation Market Garden. Keith Allan and Ronnie Weijers discuss how the museum has changed over the years and the importance of appealing to audiences to tell the stories behind the collection. 

In this episode, British Ambassador to the Netherlands Joanna Roper delves into the impact of the occupation and the Holocaust on the Netherlands. She focuses on the Dutch resistance during Nazi occupation, whilst highlighting the significant and lesser-known role women played in this movement. She speaks with the Director of Museum Engelandvaarders Paul Bartelings, and the Director of the Resistance Museum in Amsterdam Liesbeth van der Horst, to uncover the stories and experiences of those who fought back against oppression. 

In the second episode of Remembering Together, Deputy Ambassador to the Netherlands Keith Allan visits Amsterdam to learn more about the history and impact of the holocaust in the Dutch capital. As well as the ways people and the community remember this dark chapter in history.

In this episode, Keith Allan speaks to Esther Shaya, author of two books documenting individual stories of resistance, who tells the story of Jewish educator Henriëtte Pimentel. She was a key figure that saved hundreds of children during the Nazi occupation. Keith also speaks to the Head of Coordination and Production of Stolpersteine Benelux, Alexander Stukenberg, about the history and importance of Stolpersteine as an act of remembrance.

Find out more about Esther Shaya's book 'Wacht Maar' here (in Dutch) - https://amphorabooks.nl/product/henriette-pimentel/ 

For more information about Stolpersteine - https://stichting-stolpersteine.nl/the-stichting/?lang=en

Find out more about the Holocaust here - https://www.hmd.org.uk/

Find out more about the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance here - https://holocaustremembrance.com/

Original music from Auri Forda

It has been almost 80 years since the Netherlands was liberated following 5 years of
German occupation. During this time, the population was brutally suppressed, jews
and other groups were deported and murdered as war raged across Europe. Camp
Westerbork was used as a deportation camp by Nazi Germany during this time.

In this episode of Remembering Together, British Deputy Ambassador to the
Netherlands, Keith Allan, visited camp Westerbork. He was joined by Bertien Minco,
the Director of Camp Westerbork Memorial Centre, who shared impactful and
harrowing stories of people and families who were placed in camp Westerbork.

Find out more about the Holocaust here - https://www.hmd.org.uk/

Find out more about the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance here - https://holocaustremembrance.com/

Original music from Auri Forda

In this week's episode of Disentangling Disinformation we're exploring the reasons why understanding disinformation matters, in particular the impact of disinformation on international relations.

Disinformation is nothing new, it's had many names and guises, but Russia's invasion of Ukraine has brought conflict into our media like never before. With that comes a barrage of disinformation. In this series Disentangling Disinformation we are asking, what is disinformation, how does it work, and why does it matter? 

This podcast is produced by Andy Clark of StudioLijn 14.

In this week's episode of Disentangling Disinformation we're delving a bit deeper into how disinformation works, the platforms used to disseminate it, and how does it impact the work of journalists, researchers, and investigators?

Disinformation is nothing new, it's had many names and guises, but Russia's invasion of Ukraine has brought conflict into our media like never before. With that comes a barrage of disinformation. In this series Disentangling Disinformation we are asking, what is disinformation, how does it work, and why does it matter? 

This podcast is produced by Andy Clark of StudioLijn 14.

In this series we are asking, what is disinformation, how does it work, and why does it matter? Disinformation is nothing new, it's had many names and guises, but Russia's invasion of Ukraine has brought conflict into our media like never before. With that comes a barrage of disinformation. 

What exactly is disinformation? Or misinformation?  In this first episode we hope to pin down what disinformation is and what it is not. 

This podcast is produced by Andy Clark of StudioLijn 14.

After a two year delay, the Invictus Games finally made it to The Hague! From 16 – 22 April, over 500 competitors from 20 nations competed across 9 adaptive sports.

The word ‘invictus’ means ‘unconquered’. It embodies the fighting spirit of wounded, injured and sick service personnel and personifies what these tenacious men and women can achieve post-injury.

In this fourth and final episode Deputy Ambassador Lucy Ferguson speaks with Invictus Games Foundation CEO Dominic Reid & Invictus Games The Hague 2020 CEO Conny Wenting. They speak about their vision for the Games, the Legacy of The Hague, the symbolism of the Yellow Bench & much more!