Sommar (radio program)
Encyclopedia
Sommar is one of the most popular Swedish radio programs ever. It has been broadcast every summer on P1 since 28 June 1959. Before 1993 it aired in P3. The idea of the program came from Tage Danielsson
, who was the then head of radio entertainment at Sveriges Radio
and producer Jörgen Cederberg, who was also the first host.
In the early days of the program's history, the so called Sommarvärdarna in Sommar was the DJ and the same presenters returned many times in the first year. Nowadays, the Sommar hosts hold personal programs/shows and get to talk about anything and pick the music themselves. In common usage, a Sommar host is often called "sommarpratare" (Summer speaker). The hosts range from celebrities to politicians, scientists, authors and athletes. Tradition states that Lars Ulvenstam should be the last Sommar host every season. The program's theme tune, "Sommar, sommar, sommar" was composed in 1951
by Sten Carlberg, with lyrics by Eric Sandström
.
Sommar is broadcast on P1
daily between 19 June and 14 August at 13:05, and repeated at 22:15 (22:05 at weekends).
The programs can be listened to or downloaded at the Swedish Radio's web page for 30 days after they have been broadcast.
Since 2005, listeners can subscribe to the program through a transmitted podcast
.
Tage Danielsson
Tage Danielsson was a Swedish author, actor, poet and film director. He was born in Linköping and died in Stockholm...
, who was the then head of radio entertainment at Sveriges Radio
Sveriges Radio
Sveriges Radio AB – Swedish Radio Ltd – is Sweden's national publicly funded radio broadcaster. The Swedish public-broadcasting system is in many respects modelled after the one used in the United Kingdom, and Sveriges Radio - like Sveriges Television - shares many characteristics with...
and producer Jörgen Cederberg, who was also the first host.
In the early days of the program's history, the so called Sommarvärdarna in Sommar was the DJ and the same presenters returned many times in the first year. Nowadays, the Sommar hosts hold personal programs/shows and get to talk about anything and pick the music themselves. In common usage, a Sommar host is often called "sommarpratare" (Summer speaker). The hosts range from celebrities to politicians, scientists, authors and athletes. Tradition states that Lars Ulvenstam should be the last Sommar host every season. The program's theme tune, "Sommar, sommar, sommar" was composed in 1951
1951 in music
-Events:*January 29 – Nilla Pizzi wins the first annual Sanremo Music Festival with "Grazie dei fiori".*February – The first complete performance of Charles Ives's Second Symphony is given in Carnegie Hall by the New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Bernstein.*March – Alan...
by Sten Carlberg, with lyrics by Eric Sandström
Eric Sandstrom
Eric Roy Sandstrom is a retired track and field sprinter, who represented Great Britain in the men's 100, 200 metres and 4 x 100metres relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia....
.
Sommar is broadcast on P1
P1 (Swedish radio station)
P1 is a national radio channel produced by the Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Radio.P1, which subtitles itself "The spoken channel" , is the principal radio channel in Sweden for:* news...
daily between 19 June and 14 August at 13:05, and repeated at 22:15 (22:05 at weekends).
The programs can be listened to or downloaded at the Swedish Radio's web page for 30 days after they have been broadcast.
Since 2005, listeners can subscribe to the program through a transmitted podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
.