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BBC4 lines up a double helping of Swedes for 2012: Sebastian Bergman and The Bridge
While fruitlessly browsing BBC press releases for the start date of The Killing 2, I came across an interesting bit of news: two Swedish crime series (with Danish and German input) have been acquired … more →
Mrs. Peabody Investigates
The Man who can't get rid of the Dragon Tattoo
wrote 4 days ago: A BBC e sua completa investigação sobre o sucesso da “crime fiction” escandinava. Vale a … more →
Swedish Meatballs, Wild Strawberries & Lists of Five
wrote 1 week ago: This post is a week late. Due to family life, my mind could not focus on a suitable theme, so am com … more →
watching the detectives
wrote 1 week ago: much was made of sara lund’s trademark fair isles sweater wearing in forbrydelsen/the killing. … more →
The Bridge - Memories of Malmo
wrote 2 weeks ago: As a Scandinavian crime fiction fan I have been gripped by the recent TV drama The Bridge. Oresund B … more →
“It was cheap, and it hadn’t killed me.”
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wrote 3 weeks ago: How Lee Child’s Jack Reacher isn’t Batman, and why this bothers me. by Matthew Rickart INTRODUCTION … more →
Scandinavian Drama: It’s not PC it’s good TV
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Should TV drama reflect reality or ask ‘What if’? Jed Bartlet in ‘The West Wing’ (played … more →
Finally...
wrote 4 weeks ago: Okay… after getting three books of the library: War and Peace by Tolstoj To Kill a Mockingbird … more →
Wallander: A Tragic's Tour of Ystad
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wrote 1 month ago: Beautiful yet slightly spooky lakes and birch tree forests form part of the natural setting in Henni … more →
The Bridge S1 E1-2
wrote 1 month ago: Where once it was possible for a Scandinavian drama to sneak onto the BBC schedules without anyone n … more →
Thought for Friday
wrote 1 month ago: I’m a big fan of Henning Mankell (the author who created Wallander), and browsing his website … more →
Five Facts on Frivolous Friday
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wrote 1 month ago: I love Fridays – the end of the week and the weekend ahead – who wouldn’t like Fri … more →
Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo Announce New Single & Video
wrote 1 month ago: We got word of this last month but with the current volume of requests, we have only just got to thi … more →
Les Yeux Carrés
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wrote 1 month ago: Spending the last few weeks battling with an exciting respiratory tract infection has given me an un … more →
read what you eat
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wrote 2 months ago: They stared at eachother without the slightest enthusiasm. “Maybe we won’t have to work … more →
Scandi-fixated much?
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wrote 2 months ago: Last September, i wrote an article on how i was ‘Having a bit of a Nordic Phase…’ … more →
The Thick of It - Series I (Review)
wrote 2 months ago: The wonderful folks at the BBC have given me access to their BBC Global iPlayer for a month to give … more →
Nesbo, Larsson, Mankell, Läckberg: Why I Just Can't Get Enough Scandinavian Crime Fiction
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wrote 2 months ago: There’s nothing quite like a good yarn well told. As an avid reader, I want every book I pick … more →
Wallander: One Step Behind (Review)
wrote 2 months ago: The wonderful folks at the BBC have given me access to their BBC Global iPlayer for a month to give … more →
Wallander: Firewall (Review)
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wrote 2 months ago: The wonderful folks at the BBC have given me access to their BBC Global iPlayer for a month to give … more →
