“The editorial team became a kind of ‘The Mole’”: Behind the scenes of Sven de Leijer’s new game show ‘Is It Working?’
Translated from Dutch and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Sven de Leijer’s new VRT 1 program, “Is It Working?”, features eight well-known Flemish personalities in a game that kept them suspicious for months.
- De Leijer says he is too suspicious himself to take part in such games and is glad to remain the presenter.
Sven de Leijer’s new Sunday evening program on VRT 1 has put eight well-known Flemish personalities through months of paranoia.
The game show, titled “Is It Working?”, is built around bringing out the inner child in familiar Flemish faces. Behind the scenes, the editorial team became a kind of “The Mole.”
De Leijer says he enjoys the format, but prefers to host rather than participate. “Fortunately, I’m only the presenter. I’m far too suspicious for games like that.”
Fortunately, I’m only the presenter. I’m far too suspicious for games like that.
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Originally published by VRT NWS in Dutch. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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