''P3 Dokumentär'' is a Swedish radio show broadcast by

Sveriges Radio P3 Sveriges Radio P3 (P3) is a Contemporary hit radio, semi-mainstream CHR/CHR Alternative-formatted station operated by Sweden's national publicly funded radio broadcasting organization Sveriges Radio. The P in P3 originally stood for Program (''Pro ...

created by Kristofer Hansson and Fredrik Johnsson. The show looks back in history by digging into archives and interviewing people who were present at the time and place of the event. The events takes place in Swedish contemporary history and the topics range from international political scandal to lesser local topics.

About ''P3 Dokumentär''

''P3 Dokumentär'' was created by Kristofer Hansson and Fredrik Johnsson. The first documentary was aired in the spring of 2004 on the topic of the

assassination of Olof Palme On 28 February 1986, at 23:21 Central European Time, CET (22:21 Coordinated Universal Time, UTC), Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden, was fatally wounded by a single gunshot while walking home from a cinema with his wife Lisbeth Palme on the ...

. It was aired on the show ''Frispel'' broadcast by

. During 2005 the show was aired during national holidays such as

easter Easter, also called Pascha ( Aramaic: פַּסְחָא , ''paskha''; Greek: πάσχα, ''páskha'') or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in t ...

and the

National Day of Sweden National Day of Sweden ( ) is the National Day of Sweden, observed annually as a public holiday on 6 June. Prior to 1983, the day was celebrated only as the Swedish Flag Day (). It was officially named the Swedish National Day by the parliame ...

. In 2006 the show was given its own spot on the schedule. The show has been nominated for the award Stora Radiopriset on several occasions and has been given the title ''Podradio of the year'' three years in a row by the website podradio.nu. In 2009 ''P3 Dokumentär'' was awarded Stora Radiopriset in the category "Public Service of the year (2009)". In 2011 ''P3 Dokumentär'' was awarded the Lars Salvius award. ''P3 Dokumentär'' tells its stories from a Swedish perspective on contemporary history, the humans behind the headlines and tries to contextualize important event. The sister show ''P3 Dokumentär Special'' is similar but the events takes place outside of Sweden. Yet another sister show, ''P3 Dokumentär Världen'' started broadcasting on 25 July 2010. The

leitmotif A leitmotif or () is a "short, recurring musical phrase" associated with a particular person, place, or idea. It is closely related to the musical concepts of ''idée fixe'' or ''motto-theme''. The spelling ''leitmotif'' is a partial angliciz ...

of ''P3 dokumentär'' is the song "Marathon" by the producer Embee from the album ''Long distance runner'' by Promoe.

References

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