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Den 11. Time
''Den 11. time'' (styled as "den 11. time"; English: The eleventh hour) was a Danish television talk show on DR2. It aired at 23:00 on DR2 weekly on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The show was hosted by Mikael Bertelsen, and his editor, Mads Brügger would occasionally step in as host for a given programme. ''Den 11. time'' included guests such as the then-Danish Minister of Culture, Brian Mikkelsen, but also had foreign guests such as Phillip Blond or even Mikhail Gorbachev, who stated in a letter to the presenters that it was one of the most interesting interviews he ever did. Sometimes the programme would air live, but other times it would be pre-recorded, often to be able to get the subtitles on for non-Danish guests. Though, at times an interpreter in the studio provided the translations. It last broadcast on 21 May 2008, despite large popularity. Guests Selected guests include (see Danish Wikipedia for dates): * Bjarke Ingels (architect) * Olafur Eliasson (artist) * Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikael Bertelsen
Mikael Bertelsen (born Mikael Simson Bertelsen on 5 October 1967) is a Danish radio and TV personality. He was a channel executive at public service station Radio24syv with Mads Brügger. He hosted shows such as ''Bertelsen - DR2´s Talkshow'', 1999, '' De uaktuelle nyheder'', 2002, '' den 11. time'', 2007, ''Bertelsen på Caminoen'' and ''Læsegruppen Sundholm''. Personal life Bertelsen is married to Malou Aamund Malou Aamund (born 28 July 1969, in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish businesswoman. She is the CEO of Google Denmark and a board member of DSV A/S, KIRKBI A/S and WS Audiology. She previously held executive positions at IBM and Microsoft. She is .... The couple has three children. References 21st-century Danish journalists Danish radio presenters Danish television presenters Radio24syv people Living people 1967 births {{denmark-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erwin Neutzsky-Wulff
Erwin Neutzsky-Wulff (born 24 November 1949) is a Danish science fiction, science, horror, prose and non-fiction author and philosopher. He is the son of Aage Neutzsky-Wulff (1891–1967) and half-brother to Vita Andersen. Neutzsky-Wulff attended courses in philosophy at the University of Copenhagen, but abandoned his studies after his first year. Having lived in Copenhagen all of his life, he moved into an abandoned school in Vinstrup north of Randers with his wife, where he presently spends his time expanding his authorship. He occasionally holds courses on themes drawn from extensive interests. Works Neutzsky-Wulff has written in both fiction and non-fiction, on a variety of subjects such as history, philosophy, cognition, religion, the occult, psychology and horror fiction. He is also the author to computer programming books during the 1980s. In his earliest published literature, Erwin Neutzsky-Wulff builds up his own literary universe. The ''Dialog om det 21. århundr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomas Espedal
Tomas Espedal (born 12 November 1961) is a Norwegian writer. Espedal was born in Bergen. He made his literary debut in 1988 with the novel ''En vill flukt av parfymer''. His novel ''Gå. Eller kunsten å leve et vilt og poetisk liv'' (English: ''Go. The Art of Living a Wild and Poetic Life'') from 2006 was nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize. He was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature for 2009 for his novel ''Imot kunsten (notatbøkene)''. In 2018 he issued the novel ''Elsken'', and he was portrayed in the film ''Jeg vil bo i mitt navn'', directed by Lars Erlend Tubaas Øymo. Bibliography * ''En vill flukt av parfymer.'' (1988) * ''Jeg vil bo i mitt navn.'' (1990) * ''Hun og jeg.'' (1991) * ''Hotel Norge.'' (1995) * ''Blond (erindring).'' (1996) * ''Biografi (glemsel).'' (1999) * ''Dagbok (epitafer).'' (2003) * ''Brev (et forsøk).'' (2005) * ''Gå. Eller kunsten å leve et vilt og poetisk liv.'' (2006) * ''Ly.'' (2007) * ''Imot kunsten.'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilary Hahn
Hilary Hahn (born November 27, 1979) is an American violinist. A three-time Grammy Award winner, she has performed throughout the world as a soloist with leading orchestras and conductors, and as a recitalist. She is an avid supporter of contemporary classical music, and several composers have written works for her, including concerti by Edgar Meyer and Jennifer Higdon, partitas by Antón García Abril, two serenades for violin and orchestra by Einojuhani Rautavaara, and a violin and piano sonata by Lera Auerbach. Early life and education Hahn was born in Lexington, Virginia, on November 27, 1979, and grew up in the Baltimore, Maryland, area. Her father, Steve Hahn, was a journalist and librarian; her paternal great-grandmother was from Bad Dürkheim in Germany. Her mother, Anne, was an accountant. A musically precocious child, Hahn began playing the violin one month before her fourth birthday in the Suzuki Program of Baltimore's Peabody Institute. She studied using the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Nørgård
Per Nørgård (; 13 July 1932 – 28 May 2025) was a Danish composer and music theorist. Though his style varied considerably throughout his career, his music often included repeatedly evolving melodies, in the vein of Jean Sibelius, and a perspicuous focus on lyricism. He based music on "infinity series" and other mathematical models. He composed large-scale works, eight symphonies including the choral Third, concertos and operas such as ''Gilgamesh''. His chamber music includes ten string quartets and music for guitar. Some later works were inspired by the art of Adolf Wölfli. The composer Julian Anderson called Nørgård's style "one of the most personal in contemporary music". Nørgård received several awards, including the 2016 Ernst von Siemens Music Prize. Life and career Per Nørgård was born in Gentofte, a suburb of Copenhagen on 13 July 1932. His father was a tailor, and he grew up with an elder brother. He learned to play the piano as a boy. He studied com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May Andersen
Lykke May Andersen (born 16 June 1982) is a Danish model. She is best known for her work with Victoria's Secret and the ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue''. She was once assistant director of The Hole, an art gallery, in New York City. Career Andersen began her modeling career in her teens, gaining international prominence as the face of Prada. She became one of the most sought-after catwalk models in Paris, Milan, and New York, appearing on billboards in Times Square and working with major fashion houses. ''Playboy'' Andersen featured on the cover of the May 2012 edition of ''Playboy''. On 19 April 2012, she held a book-signing for her cover of the May issue of ''Playboy'' at The Hole Gallery in Manhattan. Personal life In 2013, Andersen gave birth to a son, Shooter Sandhed Schnabel, fathered by Julian Schnabel Julian Schnabel (born October 26, 1951) is an American painter and filmmaker. In the 1980s, he received international attention for his "plate paintings"—with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helle Helle
Helle Helle (born 14 December 1965 as Helle Olsen but later named Helle Krogh Hansen) is a widely translated Danish short story writer and novelist. Basing her stories on episodes in the lives of ordinary people, she gained fame in 2005 with her novel ''Rødby-Puttgarden''. Now considered to be one of the most outstanding authors of contemporary Danish literature, since her novel ''This Should be Written in the Present Tense'' was published in English in 2014, she has also been acclaimed by American and British reviewers. Early life and education Helle was born on 14 December 1965 in Nakskov on the island of Lolland. Her name at birth was Helle Olsen. She lived in Nakskov until she was three, but after her parents divorced, she moved to the harbour town of Rødby where her name became Helle Hansen until her mother remarried and it was again changed to Helle Krogh Hansen. In Rødby, she spent much of her spare time in the local library, increasingly gaining an interest in literat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ole Christian Madsen
Ole Christian Madsen (born 18 June 1966) is a Danish film director and screenwriter, script writer. Among his most successful projects are the movies ''Flame & Citron'', ''Prag (2006 film), Prag'', ''Angels in Fast Motion'' (danish language, da. ''Nordkraft'') and the TV series ''Rejseholdet'' and ''Edderkoppen (TV series), Edderkoppen'' (''The Spider''). Madsen was a part of the "Golden Year" graduating from the Danish Film school as he graduated alongside Thomas Vinterberg and Per Fly. Madsen started his film career by directing film mini series and shorts but in 1997 directed his first movie ''Sinan's Wedding''. Shortly after, in 1999, his second film ''Pizza King (film), Pizza King'' was released. Both of his first two films deal with immigration in Denmark and were the first films to address the current debate Denmark faces with a new wave of immigration. Madsen began to gain more popularity and recognition in Denmark when he released the 2000 film noir miniseries ''Edderkopp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klaus Rifbjerg
Klaus Rifbjerg (15 December 1931 – 4 April 2015) was a Danish writer. He authored more than 170 novels, books and essays. In 1965 he co-produced the film '' 4x4'' which was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival. Biography Rifbjerg was born in Copenhagen and grew up on the island of Amager, which is part of the city, the child of two teachers. Later he studied English and literature, in Copenhagen and for a year in the US at Princeton University. His breakthrough was in 1958 with the novel ''Den kroniske Uskyld''. It was made into a film in 1985, directed by Edward Fleming. From that time on he published more than 100 novels as well as poetry and short story collections, plays, TV and radio plays, film scripts, children's books and diaries. Rifbjerg is also known for having been a journalist and critic. Along with Villy Sørensen, he was editor of the publication '' Vindrosen'', and from 1984 to 1991 he was the literary director of Gyldendal. Among other h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesper Christensen
Jesper Christensen (; born 16 May 1948) is a Danish actor. A veteran of European cinema, he has made the transition to English language projects, including '' The Interpreter'' and '' Revelations''. He has also appeared as the mysterious villain Mr. White in the James Bond films '' Casino Royale'', ''Quantum of Solace'', and '' Spectre''. In his home country, Christensen has won four Bodil Awards, three for Best Actor: ''Did Somebody Laugh?'' (1978), '' The Bench'' (2000), and ''Manslaughter Manslaughter is a common law legal term for homicide considered by law as less culpable than murder. The distinction between murder and manslaughter is sometimes said to have first been made by the ancient Athenian lawmaker Draco in the 7th ce ...'' (2005), and one for Best Supporting Actor: '' Barbara'' (1997). In 2006, Jesper Christensen declined the offer to receive the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog. He said that he thought the entire idea of monarchy is a crim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Norén
Lars Göran Ingemar Norén (9 April 1944 – 26 January 2021) was a Swedish playwright, novelist and poet. He was a director at the Royal Dramatic Theatre, artistic director of Riksteatern 1999–2007, and artistic director of Folkteatern in Gothenburg 2009–2012. Norén is commonly acknowledged as the foremost Swedish playwright since August Strindberg, and the great contemporary Nordic playwright alongside Jon Fosse. His dramatic work has been performed widely throughout Europe as well as in China and South America. Norén's work spans across genres and styles, and explores existential and social themes. The dramatic works are driven by a poetic dialogue, with elements of absurdity and humour. Recurring motifs are the Holocaust, nightly quarrels in bourgeois families, alcoholism, and the socially marginalised. The prefix ''Norén-'' is used figuratively in Swedish compound words, such as ''Norénjul'' ('Norén Christmas'). It refers to common themes in Lars Norén’s work, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geert Wilders
Geert Wilders (born 6 September 1963) is a Dutch politician who has led the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) since he founded it in 2006. He is also the party's leader in the House of Representatives. Wilders is best known for his right-wing populism, anti-immigration, opposition to Islam and Euroscepticism. His views have made him a controversial figure in the Netherlands and abroad. Since 2004, he has been protected at all times by armed police. Raised a Roman Catholic, Wilders left the church at his coming of age. His travels to Israel and the Arab world as a young adult significantly helped form his political views. Wilders worked as a speechwriter for the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD); he later served as parliamentary assistant to party leader Frits Bolkestein from 1990 to 1998. He was elected to the municipal council of Utrecht in 1997. The following year he was elected to the House of Representatives. Citing irreconcilable differe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
