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Maarten turns 80 this month! At his special request, we will be making episodes of his program in the coming weeks about important themes that played a role in the past 80 years. From prosperity to emancipation, from reconstruction to populism. Finally, we will conclude the series with a look at what the future will bring us. But first this week: housing shortage. A theme that played a role in Maarten's early years, but is also very topical now. Maarten was born in Zeist in the autumn of 1943. In the middle of the war. A large part of his youth consisted of "lean, lean years", as he himself puts it. In the 1940s and 1950s, characterized by a serious housing shortage. "Almost no one could find a house", he says about that. "It was not uncommon for two lovers to get engaged and then remain engaged for 7 years because they did not have their own place". Before the war, everything was traditionally built brick by brick, but now large parts of the flats arrived as ready-made concrete building blocks. Huge 'lego blocks' that quickly formed a four-storey apartment building. Apartments that are still standing, by the way. If you look at it from today's perspective, some adjustments will have to be made, and the renovation is in full swing. For the latest (sports) news, weather and traffic, live streams and our radio and TV programmes from the city and province of Utrecht, visit https://www.rtvutrecht.nl Don't want to miss anything? Subscribe here: https://bit.ly/2plk1Yp Want to watch more videos? Click here: https://bit.ly/2opWc15 (C) RTV Utrecht