''Den 11. time'' (styled as "den 11. time"; English: The eleventh hour) was a Danish television talk show on DR2. It aired at 23:00 on DR2 weekly on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The show was hosted by Mikael Bertelsen, and his editor,

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would occasionally step in as host for a given programme. ''Den 11. time'' included guests such as the then- Danish Minister of Culture, Brian Mikkelsen, but also had foreign guests such as Phillip Blond or even

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, who stated in a letter to the presenters that it was one of the most interesting interviews he ever did. Sometimes the programme would air live, but other times it would be pre-recorded, often to be able to get the subtitles on for non-Danish guests. Though, at times an interpreter in the studio provided the translations. It last broadcast on 21 May 2008, despite large popularity.

Guests

Selected guests include (see Danish Wikipedia for dates): *

Bjarke Ingels Bjarke Bundgaard Ingels (; born 2 October 1974) is a Danish architect, founder and creative partner of Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). In Denmark, Ingels became well known after designing two housing complexes in Ørestad: VM Houses and Mountain D ...

(architect) * Olafur Eliasson (artist) * Jesse Jane (porn actress) *

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(movie director, transcendental meditation practitioner) * Leif Ove Andsnes (Norwegian pianist) *

Per Arnoldi Per Arnoldi (born May 25, 1941 in Copenhagen) is a Danish designer and artist. He has worked with many media, including painting, sculptures, ceramics and posters and has made designs for many companies, organisations and institutions, doing air p ...

(artist) * Anker Jørgensen (former Danish prime minister) *

Mike Sheridan Mike Sheridan (born 25 October 1991) is a Danish DJ and producer of electronic music. Career Sheridan began producing music at the age of eight, and was signed by an indie label when he was 14 years old. At the age of 15 he had already appea ...

(DJ, born 1991) vs Else Marie Pade (electronic music composer, born 1924) *

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(author, born 1949) * Bryan Ferry (English new wave musician) *

Nicolas Winding Refn Nicolas Winding Refn (; born 29 September 1970), also known as Jang, is a Danish film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for his collaborations with Mads Mikkelsen, Tom Hardy and Ryan Gosling. He gained great success early in ...

(movie director, eight appearances on the show) * Naja Marie Aidt (poet) * Geert Wilders (Dutch politician) *

Lars Norén Lars Göran Ingemar Norén (9 April 1944 – 26 January 2021) was a Swedish playwright, novelist and poet. His plays are realistic and often revolve around family and personal relations, either among people who are impoverished and rooted at th ...

(Swedish playwright, born 1944) * Jesper Christensen (actor, born 1948) *

Klaus Rifbjerg Klaus Rifbjerg (15 December 1931 – 4 April 2015) was a Danish writer. He authored more than 170 novels, books and essays. In 1965 he co-produced the film '' 4x4'' which was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival. Biography Ri ...

(author, born 1931) * Ole Christian Madsen (movie director, script writer) * Helle Helle (author) * May Andersen (model) * Per Nørgård (composer, born 1932) * Hilary Hahn (American violinist) * Tomas Espedal (Norwegian writer) *

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(actress) * Hiroshi Ishiguro (Japanese engineer) * Betty Dodson (American sex educator)

References

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