The voluminous 5-DVD box set Seth Complete is due to an enthusiastic and persistent youthful fan of the Dutch comedian, musical writer and translator Seth Gaaikema. The twenties nagged for years for a DVD box with collected work by the committed comedian who displayed a light and positive view of the world through sharp analyzes and a wink. In 2006 Gaaikema changed tack. The box contains no less
… than 18.5 hours of visual material: all New Year's Eve conferences and theater shows from the period from 1967 to 2005. The programs are personally introduced by Gaaikema, whereby he sketches the spirit of the times and refers to special events of that year. The depictions are fascinating from a historical point of view alone. For example, in 1982 Gaaikema spoke with politicians Ed Nijpels, Ruud Lubbers and Joop Den Uyl in the Ridderzaal and in 1992 he was allowed to close the Oude Tweede Kamerzaal. The fifth DVD contains extras such as the programs In De Hoofdrol (1993), De Wandeling (2005) and Portrait Van Seth (1981). (SvdP)more