Den 11. time
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Den 11. time was a Danish
television talkshow on DR2
. Despite its name, it aired at 23:00 (the twelfth hour) on DR2 weekly on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The show was hosted by Mikael Bertelsen, and his editor, Mads Brügger
would occasionally step in as host for a given programme.
Den 11. time included guests such as the then-Danish Minister of Culture, Brian Mikkelsen
, but also had foreign guests such as Phillip Blond
or even Mikhail Gorbachev
, who stated in a letter to the presenters that it was one of the most interesting interviews he ever did. Sometimes the programme would air live, but other times it would be pre-recorded, often to be able to get the subtitles on for non-Danish guests. Though, it could also at times have a interpretor in the studio to provide the translations.
It last broadcast on 21 May, 2008, despite large popularity.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
television talkshow on DR2
DR2
DR2 is a Danish television station. It is part of Danmarks Radio, the public service broadcasting company of Denmark.It was launched in 1996 as a satellite-/cable-only channel. This was highly controversial at the time, as it was considered close to a breach of public service principles that the...
. Despite its name, it aired at 23:00 (the twelfth hour) on DR2 weekly on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The show was hosted by Mikael Bertelsen, and his editor, Mads Brügger
Mads Brügger
Mads Brügger is a Danish filmmaker and TV host.His Danes for Bush and The Red Chapel are ironic documentaries filmed in United States and North Korea.On Danish DR2 channel he has been host on the talkshow Den 11...
would occasionally step in as host for a given programme.
Den 11. time included guests such as the then-Danish Minister of Culture, Brian Mikkelsen
Brian Mikkelsen
Brian Arthur Mikkelsen is a Danish politician. He is a member of the Conservative People's Party, and has been a member of parliament since 21 September 1994....
, but also had foreign guests such as Phillip Blond
Phillip Blond
Phillip Blond is an English political thinker, Anglican and theologian, and director of the think tank ResPublica.He gained prominence from a cover story in Prospect magazine in the February 2009 edition with his essay on Red Toryism, which proposed a radical communitarian traditionalist...
or even Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev is a former Soviet statesman, having served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991, and as the last head of state of the USSR, having served from 1988 until its dissolution in 1991...
, who stated in a letter to the presenters that it was one of the most interesting interviews he ever did. Sometimes the programme would air live, but other times it would be pre-recorded, often to be able to get the subtitles on for non-Danish guests. Though, it could also at times have a interpretor in the studio to provide the translations.
It last broadcast on 21 May, 2008, despite large popularity.