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The Self-Access Centre - Icelandic - TV Recordings

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Julia Bradbury heads for Iceland to embark on the toughest walk of her life. Her challenge is to walk the 60 kilometres of Iceland's most famous hiking route, a trail that just happens to end at the unpronounceable volcano that brought air traffic across Europe to a standstill in 2010 2 Julia Bradbury's Icelandic Walk BBC English 60 mins
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Ragnar Axelsson, known as Rax, is a photograher for Iceland's largest newspaper. This documentary follows him on his life's mission, to capture the human faces of climate change by photographing the vanishing lifestyles of the people of the north. 3 Last Days of the Arctic: Capturing the Faces of the North BBC English 60 mins
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4 Logi I Beinni 45 mins
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Award-winning Icelandic comedy series involving three men working at a petrol station in Reykjavik who battle boredom, strange visitors and their own customers. 5 Næturvaktin (The Night Shift Episode 01) Georg Bjarnfreoarson English 30 mins
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Georg decides that crime is rife at the petrol station and that safety procedures must become a priority, so he submits his less-than-enthusiastic staff to improvised self-defence training. 6 Næturvaktin (The Night Shift Episode 02) Georg Bjarnfreoarson English 30 mins
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Georg wants to use the staff holiday fund to finance a trip to a commune in Sweden. . 7 Næturvaktin (The Night Shift Episode 03) Georg Bjarnfreoarson English 30 mins
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Olafur gets into trouble when he tries to skive off to attend a talent show audition. . 8 Næturvaktin (The Night Shift Episode 04) Georg Bjarnfreoarson English 30 mins
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Olafur tries out some self-assertion and Georg's regime is challenged by Olafur's friends. 9 Næturvaktin (The Night Shift Episode 05) Georg Bjarnfreoarson English 30 mins
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Olafur's mania backfires when his protein drink turns out to have freakish side-effects. 10 Næturvaktin (The Night Shift Episode 06) Georg Bjarnfreoarson English 30 mins
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A supervisor from company headquarters arrives to investigate a customer complaint. 11 Næturvaktin (The Night Shift Episode 07) Georg Bjarnfreoarson English 30 mins
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Georg decides that a ballot will be held over how to spend the staff holiday fund. 12 Næturvaktin (The Night Shift Episode 08) Georg Bjarnfreoarson English 30 mins
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Georg takes on a new employee who looks suspiciously like a younger version of himself. 13 Næturvaktin (The Night Shift Episode 09) Georg Bjarnfreoarson English 30 mins
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Despite warnings, Olafur continues to go along with what is clearly a money scam. 14 Næturvaktin (The Night Shift Episode 10) Georg Bjarnfreoarson English 30 mins
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Georg's mother dumps her grandson Flemming at the petrol station with his father. 15 Næturvaktin (The Night Shift Episode 11) Georg Bjarnfreoarson English 30 mins
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The night staff are given notice on their jobs after HQ decides to close down the shift. 16 Næturvaktin (The Night Shift Episode 12) Georg Bjarnfreoarson English 30 mins
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Draw the curtains and dim the lights for a chilling trip north for a documentary which investigates the success of Scandinavian crime fiction and why it exerts such a powerful hold on our imagination. 17 Nordic Noir: The Story of Scandinavian Crime Fiction BBC English 60 mins
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Dr Janina Ramirez travels across glaciers and through the lava fields of Iceland to find out about one of the most compelling of the great Viking stories - the Laxdaela Saga. 18 The Viking Sagas BBC English 60 mins
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