About this season
The story of how Hendrik Conscience became one of the most important Flemish writers is told through a series of flashbacks to his childhood and adolescence.
Episodes (7)
1. Episode 1
Aired 28 November 1983 • 50 min
1840, Hendrik Conscience receives an offer from king Leopold I to write a history of Belgium.
2. Episode 2
Aired 5 December 1983 • 50 min
1830, the Belgian Revolution erupts in Brussels. A young Hendrik Conscience enlists in the Belgian army.
3. Episode 3
Aired 12 December 1983 • 50 min
1830, Conscience has fallen ill on a winter campaign and is taken care of by a farmer's family.
4. Episode 4
Aired 19 December 1983 • 50 min
1832, in the army Conscience clashes with the strict captain Turk.
5. Episode 5
Aired 26 December 1983 • 50 min
1833, during his military service, Conscience decides to become a poet.
6. Episode 6
Aired 2 January 1984 • 50 min
1836, Conscience stubbornly continues to write in Dutch and seeks support to have his work published.
7. Episode 7
Aired 9 January 1984 • 50 min
1880, Conscience is honored for his 100th book.