Laurens Verbeke is author, known for ‘De Columbus’ (2019) and ‘Columbussen zonder bus’ (2021). As a television producer, he first worked for the production company Woestijnvis for about ten years. At this former purveyor of VRT, he was at the cradle of the daily magazine Man Bijt Hond (one) in 1997, among other things. In 2007, he became programme director of VTM and the television stations of Medialaan (now DPG). With enthusiasts, he founded his own production house in 2014. In addition to programmes such as Het Goeie Leven and Van Algemeen Nut, he also developed De Columbus, the programme in which Wim Lybaert was led into the unknown with well-known guests for four seasons.