Pauline
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For those in North America who love British TV, I wrote a blog post How to Watch British TV in the US explaining how to use a VPN (virtual private network) like Witopia.net on your computer to make it look like you are in the UK. If you run this then you can use BBC iPlayer and other on demand websites for British TV.
The Bridge is a crime drama made in Sweden and Denmark (there is a bridge between the two countries). Series one showed here in the UK last year and series two is on now (finishes next weekend). I don't know what it is, but I really like this show. The main character, the Swedish detective, is an Asperger's type character (socially challenged) and is mesmerizing! All the characters are very strong and the series is well made. It is a big hit in the UK.
I heard that there was a US version set between the US and Mexico. A British/French version called The Tunnel (and set in the chunnel) played here last year and was very good.
But there is something special about the original. Has it been shown in the US?
BBC 4 - The Bridge, series one - no longer on iPlayer
BBC 4 - The Bridge, series two - currently showing in the UK (almost finished) and on iPlayer
The theme tune to The Bridge is Hollow Talk by Copenhagen group Choir of Young Believers (from the album This Is for the White in Your Eyes). Hear it on YouTube. These lyrics could only be written by someone whose first language is not English - but I love the song.
Okay, this is not about travel - but it makes me want to go to Denmark. As do many of the Scandi-crime dramas that are popular here. We spent a week in Denmark in the late 80s and I loved Copenhagen. It was the first place on our "European Tour" where I thought I could happily live.
The Bridge is a crime drama made in Sweden and Denmark (there is a bridge between the two countries). Series one showed here in the UK last year and series two is on now (finishes next weekend). I don't know what it is, but I really like this show. The main character, the Swedish detective, is an Asperger's type character (socially challenged) and is mesmerizing! All the characters are very strong and the series is well made. It is a big hit in the UK.
I heard that there was a US version set between the US and Mexico. A British/French version called The Tunnel (and set in the chunnel) played here last year and was very good.
But there is something special about the original. Has it been shown in the US?
BBC 4 - The Bridge, series one - no longer on iPlayer
BBC 4 - The Bridge, series two - currently showing in the UK (almost finished) and on iPlayer
The theme tune to The Bridge is Hollow Talk by Copenhagen group Choir of Young Believers (from the album This Is for the White in Your Eyes). Hear it on YouTube. These lyrics could only be written by someone whose first language is not English - but I love the song.
Okay, this is not about travel - but it makes me want to go to Denmark. As do many of the Scandi-crime dramas that are popular here. We spent a week in Denmark in the late 80s and I loved Copenhagen. It was the first place on our "European Tour" where I thought I could happily live.
