TV series
Skavlan is a Norwegian-Swedish television talk show hosted by Norwegian journalist Fredrik Skavlan. It premiered in Sweden on Sveriges Television in January 2009, and the first guests to appear on the show were former Prime Minister of Sweden Göran Persson and his wife Anitra Steen. On 8 May 2009, it was announced that Skavlan had been renewed for a second season. It was also announced that the show would no longer only be produced by SVT in Sweden; Skavlan would now be partly produced in Norway by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. The first twelve episodes of Skavlan's second season were produced by SVT in Sweden, and the remaining twelve by NRK in Norway. Skavlan speaks Norwegian and his dialog is therefore subtitled in Swedish in Sweden, even though the two languages are quite similar and mutually intelligible. If the persons being interviewed by Skavlan are Swedish, he often tells them to let him know if they do not understand what he is saying. Swedish novelist Jan Guillou has criticized SVT for subtitling the program, stating "there is no need for that. If the host had been Danish, subtitling would have been necessary, but with a Norwegian host it does not make any sense."
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Skavlan is a Norwegian-Swedish television talk show hosted by Norwegian journalist Fredrik Skavlan. It premiered in Sweden on Sveriges Television in January 2009, and the first guests to appear on the show were former Prime Minister of Sweden Göran Persson and his wife Anitra Steen. On 8 May 2009, it was announced that Skavlan had been renewed for a second season. It was also announced that the show would no longer only be produced by SVT in Sweden; Skavlan would now be partly produced in Norway by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. The first twelve episodes of Skavlan's second season were produced by SVT in Sweden, and the remaining twelve by NRK in Norway. Skavlan speaks Norwegian and his dialog is therefore subtitled in Swedish in Sweden, even though the two languages are quite similar and mutually intelligible. If the persons being interviewed by Skavlan are Swedish, he often tells them to let him know if they do not understand what he is saying. Swedish novelist Jan Guillou has criticized SVT for subtitling the program, stating "there is no need for that. If the host had been Danish, subtitling would have been necessary, but with a Norwegian host it does not make any sense."
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Episode 1
Guest stars Lars Winnerbäck, Magnus Carlsen, Alexander Rybak, Lena Endre, Liv Ullmann, Jo Nesbø, Geir Haarde, Garry Kasparov
Episode 2
Guest stars JAŸ-Z, Anna Anka, Henrik Schyffert, Melody Gardot
Episode 3
Guest stars John Rendall, Björn Ranelid, Anna Holt, Jill Bolte Taylor, MIKA
Episode 4
Guest stars Peter Englund, Anders Borg, Peter Jöback, Ian Halperin, Johan Norberg, Camilla Stoltenberg
Episode 5
Guest stars Auma Obama, Sofie Gråbøl, Kjetil Østli, Kjell Bergqvist, Bo Kastpers orkester
Episode 6
Guest stars Helena Bergström, Colin Nutley, Lisa Nilsson, Bjørn Eidsvåg, Jarle Andhøy, Jon Ronson
Episode 7
Guest stars Märtha Louise, Elisabeth Samnøy, Malin Åkerman, Vince Vaughn, Robin Söderling, Anna Bågenholm, Mads Gilbert, Kent
Episode 8
Guest stars Hanna Hellquist, Erik Hamrén, Eva Joly, Bjarte Baasland, Peter Wahlbeck, Sissel Kyrkjebø, Odd Nordstoga
Episode 9
Guest stars Ari Behn, Carola Häggkvist, Henrik Larsson, Rosanna Cash, Hans Rosling
Episode 10
Guest stars Hans Alfredson, Tomas Alfredson, Kerry Max Cook, Toby Keith, Sissela Kyle, Kristopher Schau
Episode 11
Guest stars Terry Jones, Margot Wallström, Mats Sundin, Fredrik Lindström, Anne B. Ragde, Unni Drougge, Joakim Thåström
Episode 12
Guest stars Shakira, Dolph Lundgren, Bård Eker, Maria Strømme
Episode 13
Guest stars Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Robbie Williams, Esperanza Spalding
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