New book “Kinderen van Zeppos” dives into the past of the youth series on VRT | The art and literature

For the book, Van Kamp delved into the VRT archive for two years and researched its most legendary youth series, including “Kapitein Zeppos,” “Fabian van Fallada,” “De Kat,” and “Axel Nort.” The Youth series was one of the first successes of public radio and also formed the basis for many international youth series on foreign channels. The entire team behind the series would raise the bar every year from the 1960s onwards, thus becoming a pioneer of Flemish fiction on television. “A lot of Flemish actors like Johnny Foners and Nora Tilley will appear in youth soap operas, and some have stuck to their ‘role’ for years,” says Van Kamp. “When Rick Andres passed away earlier this year, there was a lot of backlash, because for many people over the age of 40, he was forever the environmental superhero Die Cat (not Doctor Walter of Thuis).”

“Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to speak to Rick, but dozens of other actors and staff did, including Nora and Johnny before they sadly passed away. I hope to bring in the book a mixture of nostalgia and fun behind-the-scenes stories.”

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The book paints a complete picture of the television period through many anecdotes, and many previously unpublished images keep the memory alive. What does the royal family have to do with the Zippos sailing car? Who became the most expensive actor in Flanders because of youth soap operas and how could he be roughly “Florian van Valada”? You can discover it all in the book.

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