Scandinavia with Simon Reeve

Olje!: Historien om det norske oljeeventyret

December 2025 •Norwegian

Norway knew nothing about oil and gas production when the international oil giants would explore the North Sea. But after the first oil discoveries on the Ekofisk field in the late 1960s, Norway has grown into a technological and economic power, mainly thanks to the black gold that is pumped up from the seabed. This series of five episodes tells the story of the Norwegian oil adventure.

Brennpunkt: Philips vei til terror

December 2025 •Norwegian

Philip Manshaus shot his stepsister Johanne before driving to the mosque to kill as many Muslims as possible. How did he become radicalized? Norwegian documentary series in three episodes.

Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone

December 2025 •English

What it felt like to live through the collapse of communism and democracy. A series of films by Adam Curtis.

Militärligan

December 2025 •Swedish

Det svenska popundret

December 2025 •Swedish

A documentary about the story of the Swedish pop wonder.

The Last Journey Of The Vikings

December 2025 •Swedish

Nearly 1,000 years ago, the Vikings left Scandinavia and settled across Europe - giving their name to Normandy along the way - before their Norman descendants seized the English throne at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. But what do we really know about them? By combining expert analysis with compelling drama, 'The Last Journey of the Vikings' (Swedish title: 'Vikingarnas sista resa') tells a new and often surprising story about this complex people.

Den svenska hiphopens pionjärer

December 2025 •Swedish

Bäst när det gäller

December 2025 •Swedish

Wild Scandinavia

December 2025 •German

An exploration of Scandinavian landscapes, including fjords and forests.

Art of Scandinavia

December 2025 •English

Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the history of Scandinavia through its art.

Scandinavian Star

December 2025 •Danish

The story of the tragedy on board the Scandinavian Star in 1990, is still the biggest unsolved murder mystery in Scandinavia in recent times. 30 years after the disaster, a new Danish documentary series tells the entire story.

Fatal Experiments: The Downfall of a Supersurgeon

December 2025 •Swedish

The series investigates Paolo Macchiarini’s claims to have invented a ground-breaking method to create new organs. His method using plastic tracheas sown with stemcells has been operated on patients in the US, Russia, Sweden and the UK. So far, unfortunately, the track record of his plastic organs is not very good. Almost all patients are dead. And several of his former surgeon colleagues in Sweden claim that not only does the method not work, but that his scientific claim to fame is based on falsified and misrepresented data. Some even claim that his patients have been used as human guinea-pigs.

Emergency Call

December 2025 •Icelandic

Óttar Sveinsson hosts the show "Útkall" on Vísir, where he talks to the heroes from the Útkall books. The episodes are produced by the filmmaker Heiðar Aðalbjörnsson.

Do Do Midnight Quests

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The Villbergs Chronicles

December 2025 •English

Swedish internationally recognized power couple The VIllbergs consisting of a talkative glittery goblin and a beautiful self-centered lady-woman welcomes you to see the world through their eyes.

Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

December 2025 •English

With firsthand accounts and access to prominent figures around the world, this comprehensive docuseries explores the Cold War and its aftermath.

Wilde Ostsee

December 2025 •German

Ice Road Rescue

December 2025 •English

Reality series following a group of truck drivers in the mountain passes of Norway, some of the most dangerous roads in all of Europe.

The History of Norwegian Rock Music

December 2025 •English

«Norsk Rocks Historie» is a Norwegian documentary series about the history of rock'n'roll music in Norway.

On Thin Ice: Putin v Greenpeace

December 2025 •English

The story of a daring protest in 2013 on a Russian oil rig that goes terrifyingly wrong as Putin defends his oil at all costs. Shots are fired, and the protesters are thrown into a Russian jail.