The Swedish journalist Maria-Pia Boëthius writes in the leader "The Galleria of the Ego-trippers" a couple of weeks ago about a Swedish radio programme called “Summer,” that is having its 50 years anniversary this summer.
It’s a programme where celebrities are invited to talk and play music. She thinks that Public Service in Sweden has chosen a lot of self centered, ego-tripped, cowardice and harmless (not dangerous) hosts for the programme. People who aren’t risking anything or exposing themselves - because it can be bad for the(ir) trademark.
They are seen as “non-political” she thinks, but she hasn’t seen something so political; “Summer” is the self-sellers and yellow-bellies arena, the Alliance for Sweden’s deadly boring apprehension of the “successful” man/woman.
The system chooses its babblers she thinks. And the system, also the public service, is governed by those who have joined the thought on the earth as a large-scale enterprise owned by the rich where it’s about not disturbing – but get yourself a place in the sun.
One of the last speeches the creator of this programme, Tage Danielsson, held had the heading “The Murder on Solidarity.” Today this could be used as the heading for public service’s way of choosing summer-talkers she thinks.
PS. Tage Danielsson made a movie on Astrid Lindgren's book "Ronia the Robber's Daughter" (se below).
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