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SVT's Christmas Calendar
''Swedish Television's Christmas calendar'' ( sv, Sveriges Televisions julkalender) or ''Swedish Television's Advent calendar'' ( sv, Sveriges Televisions adventskalender) is a Nordic Christmas calendar, Christmas calendar Children's television programmes, TV series mainly for children, broadcast by Sveriges Television (Sweden's Television) since 1960 and has developed into an essential part of contemporary Swedish Christmas tradition. Every series consists of 24 episodes (with a few exceptions), broadcast daily 1–24 December. The theme for most series have some connection to Christmas. Prior to 1971, it was called ''Adventskalendern''. Sveriges Radio also has a tradition of broadcasting a Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar, similar series on the radio each year and prior to 1973, it was always the same series on the radio and on TV (with a few differences in adaptation, depending on the medium), but since then, it has been a different series on the radio and on TV. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children's Television Series
Children's television series (or children's television shows) are television programs designed for children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run during the early evening, allowing younger children to watch them after school. The purpose of these shows is mainly to entertain or educate. The children's series are in four categories: those aimed at infants and toddlers, those aimed at those aged 6 to 11 years old, those for adolescents and those aimed at all children. History Children's television is nearly as old as television itself. The BBC's ''Children's Hour'', broadcast in the UK in 1946, is generally credited with being the first TV programme specifically for children. Television for children tended to originate from similar programs on radio; the BBC's '' Children's Hour'' was launched in 1922, and BBC School Radio began broadcasting in 1924. In the US in the early 1930s, adventure serials such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgitta Andersson
Ulla Birgitta Helena Andersson (born ''Andersson''; 20 April 1933) is a Swedish actress and comedian. Career Andersson made her breakthrough by acting in various variety shows with Povel Ramel and Karl Gerhard. She was part of the group around Hasse & Tage, acting in revues such as '' Gula Hund'', ''Docking the Boat'' (Att Angöra en Brygga), ''Spader, Madame!'', ''The Apple War'' (Äppelkriget), '' Ägget är löst'', ''The Adventures of Picasso'' (Picassos Äventyr) and '' Häxan Surtant''. In 1967, she portrayed ''Teskedsgumman'' (Mrs. Pepperpot) in the Swedish advent calendar with the same name. The programme became very popular and has been re-run on Swedish television. Later, she also portrayed two other characters on children's shows: Hedvig in ''Från A till Ö - En Resa Orden runt'' (From A to Ö - A Trip Around the Words) from 1974 and the small troll Daisy in '' Trolltider'' (Trolltimes) from 1979. Andersson played Doris in the ''Jönssonligan'' movies, and she provi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fem Myror är Fler än Fyra Elefanter
''Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter'' (''Five ants are more than four elephants'') is a 1973–75 Swedish TV-series for children, hosted by Magnus Härenstam, Brasse Brännström and Eva Remaeus. The TV-series included songs and sketches with education about letters, numbers, positions (right, left, under, above, etc.), etc. Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter was broadcast first on 19 November 1973 on TV2 by Sveriges Television and it was also broadcast as '' Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar'' . Fem myror is available for purchase on VHS and DVD and there are also PC games. The animated number segments by Owe Gustafson were later exported to the American television series ''Sesame Street''. About the TV-series Besides entertaining children, Magnus ("''a pedant''"), Brasse ("''a slob''") and Eva ("''a proper person''") wanted to make children interested in letters and numbers and every program (running time, ca 30 min) had 1 letter and 1 number as a them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beppe Wolgers
John Bertil "Beppe" Wolgers (10 November 1928 – 6 August 1986) was a Swedish author, poet, translator, lyricist, actor, entertainer and artist. Career Wolgers was born in Stockholm, Sweden and was the son of forest ranger John Wolgers and Gerda (née Korsgren). He attended Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia, United States from 1947 to 1948 and Poppius journalistskola and Otte Skölds målarskola from 1946 to 1947. Wolgers was a journalist at '' Stockholms-Tidningen'' from 1960 to 1961. Wolgers had also exhibits together with Ernfrid Bogstedt. He wrote about a thousand songs and specialized in putting Swedish lyrics to foreign tunes like " Walkin' My Baby Back Home", " Waltz for Debby", "Dat Dere", "Eleanor Rigby", "Take Five" and "Bachianas brasileiras" no 5. He also made several books and films for children, and did a famous series as a slightly crazy goodnight story teller for children in Swedish television 1968–74 and, as notable, the father of Pippi Longstocki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Långtradarchaufförens Berättelser
''Långtradarchaufförens berättelser'' (''"The Lorry Driver's Stories"'') was the Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar in 1975. Plot The main character, played by Beppe Wolgers John Bertil "Beppe" Wolgers (10 November 1928 – 6 August 1986) was a Swedish author, poet, translator, lyricist, actor, entertainer and artist. Career Wolgers was born in Stockholm, Sweden and was the son of forest ranger John Wolgers and Ge ..., is travelling in his lorry together with the dolls Posi and Maggan. Music An LP with the soundtrack music was also released the same year. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Langtradarchaufforens berattelser 1975 Swedish television series debuts 1975 Swedish television series endings Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar Swedish television shows featuring puppetry Television shows set in Sweden Fictional truck drivers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rulle På Rullseröd
''Rulle på Rullseröd'' (''"Rulle at Rullseröd"'') was the Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar in 1974. Plot Rulle lives on a farm in Bohuslän in Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ... together with his grandfather and grandmother on his father's side. Video On 24 October 2012, the series was released to DVD. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rulle pa Rullserod 1974 Swedish television series debuts 1974 Swedish television series endings Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar Television shows set in Sweden Bohuslän in fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumindalen (TV Series)
''Mumindalen'' (''"Moomivalley"''), also known as ''Jul i Mumindalen'' (''"Christmas in Moomivalley"'') was the Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar in 1973. The series is a live-action show based on the Moomin The Moomins ( sv, Mumintroll) are the central characters in a series of novels, short stories, and a comic strip by Finns, Finnish writer and illustrator Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish language, Swedish by Schildts in Finland. The ... characters. The actors were wearing suits, and voices were recorded later. Episodes # Det ensamma mumintrollet # Det förtrollade badhuset # Lilla My åker kana # Den stora kölden # Isfrun kommer # Den stora brasan # Möte med en förfader # Knytt och hemuler # Vad ska vi göra med hemulen? # Snöstorm # På väg tillsammans # Den första våren # Muminmamman # Förfäder och sonsöner # Vårvisan # Förfadern försvinner # Sommar i mumindalen # På en obebodd ö # Åska # En vacker dam flyter iland # Det osynliga barnet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnen I Höjden
''Barnen i Höjden'' (''"The Children on The Height"'') was the Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar and Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar ''Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar'' ( sv, Sveriges Radios julkalender) is an annual series of pre-Christmas children's programmes produced and broadcast by Sveriges Radio in the form of a radio advent calendar. The first series – entitled Bar ... in 1972. The radio version was called När sagan blommade (''"When the Fairytale Blossomed"''). Plot The series is set inside a 24-store highrise apartment building, "Höjden". DVD The series was released to DVD on 23 October 2013. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barnen i Hojden 1972 radio programme debuts 1972 radio programme endings 1972 Swedish television series debuts 1972 Swedish television series endings Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broster, Broster!
''Broster, Broster!'' was the Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar and Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar ''Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar'' ( sv, Sveriges Radios julkalender) is an annual series of pre-Christmas children's programmes produced and broadcast by Sveriges Radio in the form of a radio advent calendar. The first series – entitled Bar ... in 1971. Plot The Wikmansson family consists of Linda, the mother, Ludde, the father, as well as their daughter Agnes, the adoptive son Bertil and their adoptive-father. Linda, the mother, was pregnant and the major issue was if their child would be a boy or a girl. The baby in the womb was called "broster" (a combination of ''bror'' and ''syster'', i.e. brother and sister). The family also fought pollution and shopping hysteria. The series has been referred to as a 1970s version of the Christmas gospel, where the characters move out into the countryside. När Var Hur 1999, Bokförlaget DN, page 379-381 - ''TV:s julkale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regnbågslandet
''Regnbågslandet'' (''"The Rainbow Land"'') was the Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar and Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar in 1970. Plot Each time every day, Nanna walks through a gate in a tree, leading to the "Rainbow Land". Leaving December darkness for to a world of summer and greenery, she teaches the Rainbow Land inhabitants about Christmas. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Regnbagslandet 1970 radio programme debuts 1970 radio programme endings 1970 Swedish television series debuts 1970 Swedish television series endings Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar Swedish television shows featuring puppetry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tage Danielsson
Tage Danielsson (; 5 February 1928 – 13 October 1985) was a Swedish author, actor, comedian, poet and film director. He is best known for his collaboration with Hans Alfredson in the comedy duo Hasse & Tage. Career After graduation from Katedralskolan in Linköping, Danielsson matriculated at the University of Uppsala in 1949. There he got involved in student theatre of Östgöta Nation and became a member of the Juvenalorden, as well as serving as vice president of the Uppsala Student Union. After graduation, Tage Danielsson found work at ''Sveriges Radio'' in 1955. From 1959 to 1962 he was the manager for its entertainment department. At his work he came in contact with Hans Alfredson. They started the entertainment production company ''AB Svenska Ord'' (Swedish Words Ltd) together in 1961. In 1972 at the 8th Guldbagge Awards he won the Best Director award for the film ''The Apple War''. At the 12th Guldbagge Awards his film ''Release the Prisoners to Spring'' won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Dickson (actor)
James or Jim Dickson may refer to: Politicians *James Dickson (Scottish politician) (c. 1715–1771), MP for Lanark Burghs 1768–1771 *James Dickson (New South Wales politician) (1813–1863), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly *James Dickson (Queensland politician) (1832–1901), Australian politician and 13th Premier of Queensland * James Dickson (Irish politician) (1850–1941), Liberal MP for Dungannon 1880–1885 *James Dickson (New Zealand politician) (1854–1937), Reform Party member * James Dickson (Swedish politician) (1899–1980), MP for The Right 1941–1968 *James Hill Dickson (1863–1938), Northern Ireland politician * James Samuel Dickson (1870–1939), New Zealand politician *Jim Dickson (politician) (born 1964), English politician Sport * James Sinclair Dickson (1885–1961), Australian rules footballer *James Dickson (cricketer) (1887–1970), New Zealand cricketer *Jim Dickson (baseball) (born 1938), pitcher for the Houston Colt .45s, Cincinnati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
