NPO 2

A four-part series about the shadowy world of espionage, sabotage and disinformation. Journalist Huib Modderkolk investigates the Dutch involvement in a secret intelligence operation in Iran. In Ukraine, Taiwan and Brussels we see the threat of invisible attacks increasing.

In this 8-part documentary series, historian Hans Goedkoop traces back the life of his grandfather: Rein van Langen. 'Grandpa Rein', born on Java, served in the colonial military between 1900 and 1950 - a period when the Dutch rule over the 'East Indies' began to falter.