Are you looking for an interesting podcast to binge during the Christmas holidays? Then the RTV Drenthe podcast The forgotten train hijacking maybe something for you.
In the five-part series, journalists Roy van Gool and Herma Boer delve into the story about the train hijacking near Wijster. On December 2, 1975, seven Moluccan young men from Bovensmilde hijacked a train. The hostage situation lasts twelve days and three people die.
In the podcast, the makers take a new look at the events of 50 years ago. Is the action at Wijster indeed sometimes forgotten? They also gained access to files in the Drenthe Archives that will not be public for at least 25 years.
They speak with hostage passengers, people from the emergency services and look for the hijackers from back then. The last episode also features Moluccan youth, because how do they view the past? And how do they express their Moluccan identity?