In Europa is a series of television documentaries on Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

 in the 20th century, based on the book with the same name by Dutch writer and historian Geert Mak

Geert Mak

Geert Mak is a Dutch journalist and a non-fiction writer in the field of history. His ten books about Amsterdam, Netherlands and Europe have earned him great popularity. His best-known work, In Europe, a combination of a travelogue through the continent of Europe and a history of the 20th century,...

. The series had a budget of 4 million Euros and was cofinanced by the Dutch Ministry of Interior Relations. Episodes are available for viewing on the official site (below). First broadcast on Nederland 2

Nederland 2

Nederland 2 is a Dutch television channel, one of three alongside Nederland 1 and Nederland 3. It was established in October 1964 and tends to broadcast sports, light entertainment, news and current affairs programming....

 from 2007 to 2009, quite a few locations important in European history are shown throughout the series, both historical and current.

After two episodes the Flemish public channel (Canvas) bought the series, starting broadcasts on January 8, 2008. Swedish public channel Sveriges Television

Sveriges Television

Sveriges Television AB , Sweden's Television, is a national television broadcaster based in Sweden, funded by a compulsory fee to be paid by all television owners...

 bought the series as well, starting broadcasts from January 2009.

Although the series is mainly in Dutch

Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...

, many of the episodes can be understood, as interviews with eyewitnesses or sons or daughters of contemporary figures tend to be in English.

Episodes

The first 7 episodes are about World War I, the eight about the Treaty of Versailles and the murder on Walther Rathenau

Walther Rathenau

Walther Rathenau was a German Jewish industrialist, politician, writer, and statesman who served as Foreign Minister of Germany during the Weimar Republic...

. The 9th about Mussolini, 10th about the rise of Nazism, 11th rise of Stalin and Ukrainian Genocide, 12 th Spanish civil war

Spanish Civil War

The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...

, 13th and 14th Hitler and Nazi-Germany, 15th Vichy France

Vichy France

Vichy France, Vichy Regime, or Vichy Government, are common terms used to describe the government of France that collaborated with the Axis powers from July 1940 to August 1944. This government succeeded the Third Republic and preceded the Provisional Government of the French Republic...

, 16th concentration camp Buchenwald and the company Topf und Söhne, 17 Stalingrad,18 Poland in 1943,19 riots in Warsaw and Prague in 1944, 20 Germany and Russia in 1945, 21 Yugoslavia in 1945, 22 Israël and Europe in 1946, 23 Czech Republic in 1948, 24 Europe in 1950, 25 Hungary in 1956, 26 France-Algeria 1958, 27 DDR in 1961, 28 Amsterdam-Berlin-Paris 1968, 29 Portugal 1974, 30 Germany 1977.