1. Episode 1

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. 28 November 1983. 50 min

1840, Hendrik Conscience receives an offer from king Leopold I to write a history of Belgium.

2. Episode 2

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. 5 December 1983. 50 min

1830, the Belgian Revolution erupts in Brussels. A young Hendrik Conscience enlists in the Belgian army.

3. Episode 3

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. 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

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. 19 December 1983. 50 min

1832, in the army Conscience clashes with the strict captain Turk.

5. Episode 5

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. 26 December 1983. 50 min

1833, during his military service, Conscience decides to become a poet.

6. Episode 6

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. 2 January 1984. 50 min

1836, Conscience stubbornly continues to write in Dutch and seeks support to have his work published.

7. Episode 7

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. 9 January 1984. 50 min

1880, Conscience is honored for his 100th book.