Stieg Larsson was one of the biggest selling Nordic Noir writers with his Millennium series -The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played With Fire, The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest. So what happened when Larson died?

Episode7: Finnish Punk and Bordertown

May 9th, 2018 21m 23s

Bordertown is one the most successful Finnish crime TV series to date. It’s set on the sensitive border between Finland and Russia. We meet its creator Miikko Oikkonen. Antti Tuomainen is part of the new wave of Finnish Nordic Noir writers. His

Episode 6: The Bridge

May 2nd, 2018 21m 31s

Returning to Sweden with Hans Rosenfeldt, the writer and creator of the Nordic Noir classic TV series The Bridge. And best selling author, Christoffer Carlsson discusses how his work as a criminologist has influenced his writing.

Episode 5: The King and his successors

Apr 24th, 2018 28m 50s

Bestselling Danish novelist, Jussi Adler-Olsen reveals his formula for creating a book impossible to put down. His unusual childhood, growing up with his psychiatrist father in various mental institutions, gave him fodder for his books.

Episode 4: Iceland and Finland join the fray

Apr 18th, 2018 23m 43s

We take the temperature on Finland and Iceland. Why does Scandinavia’s smallest country, Iceland, contain the most crime writers per capita in the world? And why does Finland have more murders than any other Nordic country?

Episode 3: Norway - beyond the picture postcard

Apr 10th, 2018 21m 5s

We travel beyong the fjords and ice capped mountains to meet Gunnar Staalesen, part of the first wave of Norwegian crime writers; Jermund Eriksen, writer of the Norwegian hit TV program Mammon and Frode Sander Øien (aka writer Samuel Bjork ) wh

Episode 2: Danish Twist

Apr 4th, 2018 27m 11s

We travel to Denmark and investigate the success behind Danish Nordic Noir Television. We meet Jeppe Gjervig Gram, co-creator of Borgen. Sara Blaedel, considered the queen of Danish crime writing, shares her love for Agatha Christie. We also t

Episode 1: Sweden and the Beginnings of Nordic Noir

Mar 27th, 2018 25m 50s

We begin in Sweden with the writers Sjöwall Wahloo, the duo considered to be the inventors of the Nordic Noir genre.We meet crime writer, criminologist and expert on Sjöwall Wahloo, Christoffer Carlsson; top selling Swedish author, Jens Lapidus

Noir Hear This Preview

Mar 23rd, 2018 1m 49s

Noir Hear This is a new eight part podcast about Nordic Noir. Johan Gabrielsson talks to Scandinavian writers, critics and thinkers about the psyche and craft behind this successful crime fiction genre. Episode 1 drops March 28th