Fresh from the North
A selection of programmes relating to the Nordic countries.
The Bird in the Cage
In Christianshavn, Erik covets the caged automaton songbird he sees in a shop window.
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Norway—Musical Migrants, Series 3
Daniel Sanden-Warg was drawn to Norway for the hardanger fiddle - its national instrument.
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Sweden—Crossing Continents
Andrew Brown tries to find out if the rural heart of Sweden lives on in the modern age.
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Icelandic Food—The Food Programme
Richard Johnson finds out about the impact of the world economic crisis on food in Iceland
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Does Scandinavia Want Scotland?
Could an independent Scotland align itself with the Nordic Pact? Allan Little investigates
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The Swedish Invasion
Comedian Danny Robins explores the global Swedish cultural explosion conquering the world.
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‘This is the sound of Iceland’
Sound recordist Chris Watson captures the dramatic sounds of Iceland's dynamic landscape.
The Norse Gods—In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg examines the myths and theology that inspired the Vikings.
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Bright Nights—Wireless Nights, Series 3
Jarvis Cocker goes on a journey through an Icelandic night that never falls.
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Sweden: Are Women Living the Dream?—Woman's Hour
Jenni Murray presents a live broadcast from the Swedish capital, Stockholm.
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Icelandic Sagas—In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Icelandic sagas.
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Iceland—Excess Baggage
Sandi Toksvig goes to Reykjavik to look at aspects of tourism in Iceland.
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Scandinavia—Europe: Driving on the Right
Chris Bowlby discovers how new populist parties are re-shaping European politics.
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Lava and Ice—Wireless Nights, Series 3
Jarvis Cocker wanders the lava fields of Iceland in search of the unseen forces of night.
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Mel's Iron Age Holiday
Mel Giedroyc takes a British family back 2,000 years to live in a Danish Iron Age village.
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Arctic Terns at 66 Degrees North—Nature, Series 8
Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson follows Arctic terns on their migration north.
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Islands of Ice and Fire—Nature, Series 8
Sound recordist Chris Watson captures the dramatic sounds of Iceland's dynamic landscape.
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