Thomas Smith

Do we still sing the praises of folly like Erasmus, or is it trendy again to be smart? And if so, who is the smartest? Who can talk about the medals won at the Olympic Games in London, but at the same time knows who Captain Haddock is? Who knows whether Lacan was a hair growth product or a psychoanalyst and can also program their own digital television? Who has déjà vu when leafing through the Encyclopedia Britannica and when reading the interviews with the new Miss Waregem Koerse? Who, oh who, is the smartest person in Flanders, Belgium, Europe, and by extension, the world? That is determined by a fierce battle between three fellow human beings. Every day, someone is eliminated, someone who may not be the smartest, but who is perhaps cherished in their family circle because of their many other talents. The others advance and are joined by a new challenger every day.

The telenovella 'Milo' is a modern musical fairy tale. The series tells the story of Milo, a very talented baker's daughter with a golden voice, who is forced to hide her talent from the outside world. No matter how hard she dreams of a life full of singing and music.

In 'The Traitors', Staf Coppens brings together twenty famous Flemings for a psychological game filled with lies, betrayal, manipulation, and suspicion. The celebrities stay in a mysterious castle for ten days, engaging in a nail-biting battle between two camps. Yet, 'traitors' and 'loyalists' must also work together to amass the largest possible hoard of silver. Will the loyalists succeed in unmasking all the traitors, or will the traitors stay one step ahead of them?

Lieven Scheire wanders like a forensic blood hound on planet science and all her secondary planets. Faithfully assisted by Googleman and his one-man house orchestra Stijn Cole.

Exciting challenges and great stunts. That's how we know the Coppens brothers. Now they put special rooms full of scientific puzzles, tests and assignments that their famous friends have to bring to a successful conclusion. What familiar face cracks the Code of Coppens?

Each episode takes the form of a broadcast made by a fictional pirate television station from a fictional small-minded village in East-Flanders, manned by a small number of VJs who introduce various sketches disguised as news or human interest reports. The style of both the program and its official website is deliberately amateurish. Most episodes involve a framing story which intertwines with certain sketches. Many characters are recurring and feature several catchphrases. The series sometimes includes sketches about current news, such as a baby found at a railway station, but also reacted to some negative critique, not taking itself too seriously.

Control Pedro is a humorous panel show on Flemish television, presented by the always enthusiastic Pedro Elias. In this show, Pedro and four well-known 'internet users' dive into the worldwide web. They search for the funniest, most bizarre, and surprising videos, apps, and other internet phenomena.

Set somewhere in medieval Flanders, the optimistic jester Diederik and his half-sister Marie seek refuge in the castle of Countess Isabella, where they become entangled in forbidden romances, toxic nobility, and a mysterious secret from their past.

Your rider is on his way and delves into the lives of a group of bicycle couriers. Seven seemingly completely different individuals, who turn out to have more in common than first thought: they are all - literally and figuratively - on their way in life. Where do they want to go, who are they really, and - most importantly - where should they deliver their next order? Between their delivery rounds they always come together at their regular hangout, where they share joys and sorrows and sometimes play hide and seek. A fiction series full of beautiful friendships, crazy situations, urban beats and a pinch of romance.

After two seasons folly, the wrong friends find that they have earned a vacation. And if they do along the path to go, they can make as good a movie right about that. Tight plan, right? They travel with their camper and so end up at famous places in Europe. There they do what they do best: tease each other with embarrassing assignments. They tie the challenges in the well-known Wrong Friends-style seamlessly together. But this time, in a setting that is beyond even their imagination. And while from pillar to post bulbs, we follow their entire route and their friend while from pillar to post bulbs, we follow their entire route and their friendship with you on the front row.

We like to convince ourselves of things. Trivialities that bring some order to the chaos of our thoughts, things that make life a little more exciting. But what if these thoughts turn against us? What if we convince ourselves of things that aren't necessary? What if we become paranoid about that one unanswered text message, uncertain about the future of our clothing, and afraid that our hero status is unsustainable? It is these illusions that comedian Thomas Smith wants to expose and puncture. And he is looking for a useful answer to the question of life: what to do when you receive good news while you have a headache?