Life crisis led to “spiritual awakening” for Iiris Viljanen April 25, 2024 – P1 Culture

THE TV SERIES FALLOUT: WHAT DO THE DYSTOPIAS SAY ABOUT OUR TIMES?

The other week saw the premiere of the TV series Fallout – another story about life after the Great Catastrophe. What does the apocalyptic future story series tell us about ourselves and our times? And what role have dystopian images played in our culture historically? Conversation with critics Jenny Teleman and Niklas Alicki and historian of ideas Henrik Brissman.

THE KEY HARP IS HOT IN HOLLYWOOD

Swedish folk musicians have new successes in both game and film music with their Nordic folk tones. Why right now? Conversation with Frida Granström, Folk music in P2.

ESSAY: A LAST LETTER TO LORD BYRON

There has been a big celebration in England recently, when the 200th anniversary of Lord Byron’s death was taken as a reason to pay tribute to the beloved poet. Byron was a romantic poet in every sense of the word. His life led to storms and ruptures both during and after his lifetime. But the thirst for freedom in his poetry persists and makes people follow in his literary and biographical footsteps. One of them is the publisher Per Bergström, who in today’s essay reads his letter to a missing hero.

Host: Saman Bakhtiari
Producer: Eskil Krogh Larsson