Sven de Leijer looks back on 2022 with special guests. On New Year’s Eve theyare Charlotte Vandermeersch, Steven Van Herreweghe and Kawtar Ehlalouch.Hostess and jury in the chalet are Soe Nsuki with Jan Peumans, Jeroen Meus,Gloria Monserez, Erik Van Looy, Fatma Taspinar, Aster Nzeyimana, Ann Wauters,Jelle De Beule and Hannelore Knuts.
Home alone, VTM, 8.30 pm
Part two of the comedy classic. Kevin’s family celebrates Christmas inFlorida, but the youngest member of the family makes a mistake on a plane andends up in New York. There he is forced and, yes, all alone to spend the nightin a hotel. The two burglars Harry and Marv are also present.
Kamal Kharmach: May I have a minute?, One, 9:15 p.m
In his year-end conference, Kharmach looks back on 2022, an eventful year withwar, crisis and monkey pox. The stand-up comedian fillets the most high-profile events.
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Kamal Kharmach fillets 2022 in his year-end conference. — © DBA
Q-Pop, VTM, 10.50 pm
You can start the new year dancing on VTM with Q-Pop: the party was recordedat the end of November in the Sportpaleis, with performances by Bazart, KrisKross Amsterdam, Regi, Jaap Reesema, Metejoor, Camille, Tom Grennan, Suzan &Freek, among others and Pommelien Thijs.
Ennio, Canvas, 9:30 p.m
A line of music is also possible with Ennio, a documentary about the eventfullife of film composer Ennio Morricone. He provided the unforgettablesoundtracks for movies like The good, the bad and the ugly, Once upon a timein the West and The untouchables. Striking: the Italian was long ashamed ofthe fact that he wrote film music.
30 Greatest Moments: Adele, One, 10:20 p.m
On One it is Adele who provides the musical note with the 30 most memorablemoments of her career. Based on interviews with people who know herpersonally, the viewer gets a glimpse of her personality and life.
Camille live in the Lotto Arena, VTM, 00.20 am
For those who can’t get enough of Camille: VTM broadcasts her show in theLotto Arena in full. So sing along, with hits like Firework and Diamond.
Before the bomb falls, Play4, 11:50 p.m
Pedro Elias presents this satirical end of year quiz. Was 2022 one to rememberor quickly forget? Five BVs look for the answer in four (repeat) episodes.
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Camille live in the Lotto Arena, her full show can be seen on VTM.
NEW YEAR’S DAY ON TV
New Year’s Concert, One, 11:15 a.m
Morning stood has gold in its mouth, after the winter images, One comes with alive broadcast of the New Year’s concert from the Golden Hall of theMusikverein in Vienna. A prestigious musical event, led this year by FranzWelser-Möst.
World Darts Championship 2023, VTM 2, 1.30 pm
For fans of the sport: VTM 2 reports live from the Alexandra Palace in Londonon the World Darts Championship.
The story of Flanders, One, 8.05 pm
One immediately pulls out their biggest guns at the start of the new year. TomWaes takes the viewer on a journey through Flemish history, and in the firstepisode that goes straight to prehistory.
READ ALSO. Tom Waes teaches us in ‘The story of Flanders’: “What historyteaches us? That we are big jerks” (+)
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Tom Waes takes the viewer on a journey through Flemish history — © GuillaumeVan Laethem
Dinosaurs: The final day with David Attenborough, Canvas, 8:10 p.m
The new year never starts badly when it’s with the legendary DavidAttenborough. In the wild area of North Dakota, he and a team of scientistsexamine rare fossils that may point to the catastrophe that took place onEarth 66 million years ago.
Jan Jaap van der Wal – III-ieme, Play4, 8.55 pm
Start the new year with a smile with the Dutch stand-up comedian. III-ieme isthe last part of the trilogy next The new Belgian and Clean.
ALSO TO CONSIDER
The Claus FamilyVTM, Friday 30 December at 8.35 pm
The Claus Family is so successful that the third film of the story is now ahuge hit on Netflix. The first film, released in 2020, can already be seen onFriday evening. A nice Christmas story for the youngest and also greatentertainment for the rest of the family, partly due to the strong cast withJan Decleir, Stefaan Degand, René Soutendijk and the ever-popular PommelienThijs. The sequels are now also available on Netflix.
Willkommen 2023, ZDF, 8.15 pm
If you want to see phenomenal fireworks, ZDF may be the best place to be. Theannual New Year’s report may be German, but at the same time it is of aninternational caliber. The live show at the iconic Brandenburger Tor in Berlinis full of spectacle and brings famous guests to the stage such as Scorpions,Malik Harris and DJ BoBo.
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Surprise: if you want to see fireworks on TV, ZDF may be the best place — ©REUTERS
True crime Belgium: Little John, from December 31 on Streamz
For those who don’t have to be all jingle bells and fireworks, but true crime:this two-part documentary looks back at the murder of the Vietnamese Thi XuanNguyen. Five years ago, hunters found the body of the young woman in Geluwe,West Flanders, on New Year’s Eve. It soon became clear that she was violentlykilled, but the case kept Belgian investigators busy for two years. EventuallyJohn Vandoolaeghe, a man from Ypres, comes into view.
READ ALSO. Barely two hours in our country and already murdered: how a youngfather brought his mistress to Flanders to kill her (+)
Live to lead, from December 31 on Netflix
Their own high-profile documentary will only be online for a few weeks beforeHarry and Meghan launch a new project on Netflix. This time they are not inthe spotlight, but seven important figures who – according to Harry – “shapethe world with their actions”. They include: climate activist Greta Thunberg,anti-apartheid activist Albie Sachs and New Zealand Prime Minister JacindaArdern. Former US Chief Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg is also featured, she wasinterviewed just before her death two years ago.