https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The everyday adventures of new Danish kids' TV character John Dillermand like walking the dog or going to the zoo might not look like the stuff of scandal -- if the tales didn't often revolve around his oversized penis. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210105/why-has-denmark-made-a-childrens-tv-show-about-the-worlds-longest-penis Tue, 05 Jan 2021 17:54:01 +0100 why-has-denmark-made-a-childrens-tv-show-about-the-worlds-longest-penis Police in Denmark will not be pressing charges following an outage on the Danish Yousee television service provider after an outage during the Queen’s New Year speech. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170922/danish-police-drop-charges-over-queens-speech-tv-blackout Fri, 22 Sep 2017 13:58:46 +0200 danish-police-drop-charges-over-queens-speech-tv-blackout The writer behind Swedish-Danish crime drama hit 'The Bridge' has revealed more details about what's in store for Saga Norén – as viewers were treated to the first trailer for the final season. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170818/video-watch-the-first-trailer-for-the-final-season-of-the-bridge Fri, 18 Aug 2017 14:19:55 +0200 video-watch-the-first-trailer-for-the-final-season-of-the-bridge The next season of the Danish franchise of hit reality TV show X-Factor will be the last to be produced in the country, broadcaster DR has announced. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170815/denmark-cancels-x-factor-after-11-seasons Tue, 15 Aug 2017 17:50:32 +0200 denmark-cancels-x-factor-after-11-seasons It looks like Denmark-based viewers of the Norwegian TV series 'Skam' won't be able to see the fourth season of the wildly popular show. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170113/bad-news-for-danish-skam-fans-as-show-no-longer-available-outside-of-norway Fri, 13 Jan 2017 15:02:39 +0100 bad-news-for-danish-skam-fans-as-show-no-longer-available-outside-of-norway Just how popular is the Norwegian youth series ‘Skam’ in Denmark? Enough that the Hartvig Nissen school in Oslo that serves as the show’s setting has been overrun by Danish fans. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170109/danish-skam-fans-invade-oslo-school-in-hopes-of-seeing-series-stars Mon, 09 Jan 2017 11:39:11 +0100 danish-skam-fans-invade-oslo-school-in-hopes-of-seeing-series-stars A 51-year-old man was due to make a preliminary court appearance in Copenhagen on Friday to face charges that he purposely disrupted TV and internet provider YouSee’s signal on New Year’s Eve. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170106/mass-confusion-over-intentional-new-years-eve-tv-blackout Fri, 06 Jan 2017 12:14:20 +0100 mass-confusion-over-intentional-new-years-eve-tv-blackout She made her name in hit TV drama "Borgen", but only a few years later Danish actress Sidse Babett Knudsen is juggling coveted small- and big-screen roles on both sides of the Atlantic. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161122/danish-borgen-star-making-up-for-lost-time Tue, 22 Nov 2016 09:55:43 +0100 danish-borgen-star-making-up-for-lost-time Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and his Game of Thrones cast mates have teamed up with the International Rescue Committee to help refugees across the world. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160315/danish-game-of-thrones-star-fights-for-refugees Tue, 15 Mar 2016 12:20:13 +0100 danish-game-of-thrones-star-fights-for-refugees The team behind The Bridge said discussions are underway about a fourth season, after the third reached a dramatic conclusion over the weekend. Meanwhile, the show’s Swedish star has some choice words for Denmark about its handling of the refugee crisis. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151130/as-the-bridge-ends-swedish-star-slams-denmark Mon, 30 Nov 2015 12:38:47 +0100 as-the-bridge-ends-swedish-star-slams-denmark Best known as Borgen's fictional prime minister, Birgitte Nyborg, Sidse Babett Knudsen has landed a key role in Westworld, a new HBO series based on a 1973 science fiction film. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150715/borgen-actress-bound-to-hbo Wed, 15 Jul 2015 17:05:13 +0200 borgen-actress-bound-to-hbo See the newly-released trailer for the third season of the successful Netflix series, which features Lars Mikkelsen kissing the fictional First Lady. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150112/danish-actor-gets-major-house-of-cards-role Mon, 12 Jan 2015 12:37:00 +0100 danish-actor-gets-major-house-of-cards-role Have you and your family moved to Scandinavia and set up eco-friendly home? If so, a British film production company would like to hear from you. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141120/wanted-for-tv-doc-uk-expats-in-nordics-2 Thu, 20 Nov 2014 15:53:00 +0100 wanted-for-tv-doc-uk-expats-in-nordics-2 The Copenhagen Film Fund has announced that the third season of the wildly popular Danish-Swedish programme will soon begin filming in Copenhagen, as will episodes of the BBC's Wallander. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141009/third-season-of-broen-will-be-more-danish Thu, 09 Oct 2014 16:53:00 +0200 third-season-of-broen-will-be-more-danish The town of Elk Horn, Iowa has always been proud of its Danish heritage but for most of its existence, the folks back in the motherland hardly knew it existed – until a pair of Danish documentaries put the town on the map. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140928/video-how-denmark-saved-a-small-iowa-town Sun, 28 Sep 2014 22:11:00 +0200 video-how-denmark-saved-a-small-iowa-town An American version of Arvingerne will look to replicate the success of Danish shows like The Killing and Borgen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140715/the-legacy-is-headed-for Tue, 15 Jul 2014 15:53:58 +0200 the-legacy-is-headed-for