This article is about the Norwegian television series. For the Swedish band, see Gyllene Tider

Gyllene Tider

Gyllene Tider is a Swedish pop group. The name Gyllene Tider translates as "Golden ages" or "Golden times". Few Scandinavians would not recognize the band's most famous song "Sommartider", often played on the radio during late spring and early summer...

Gylne tider (first season: Gyldne tider, in English

English language

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: Golden times) is a Norwegian television series that currently airs on TV2

TV 2 (Norway)

TV 2 is the largest commercial television station in Norway. Over 30% of the time Norwegians spend watching TV is spent watching TV 2. The station has 65% of the market for TV commercials in Norway....

. The show has produced four seasons which premiered in 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2010. Presenter Øyvind Mund, cameraman Steinar Marthinsen and sound engineer Ingar Thorsen travel to meet their childhood heroes.

Television series

The first season dealt with Swedish stars from film, television, sports and music who were big in Norway in the 1970s - and 1980s. The season premiered on 16 August 2002 and consisted of four episodes. Guests included Swedish icons Björn Borg

Björn Borg

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, Björn Skifs

Björn Skifs

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, Ingemar Stenmark

Ingemar Stenmark

Jan Ingemar Stenmark is a Swedish former skier, active during the 1970s and 1980s. He is regarded as one of the most prominent Swedish sportsmen, and as the greatest slalom and giant slalom specialist of all time. He competed for Fjällvinden Tärnaby.Stenmark was born in the province of Lappland...

, Gunde Svan

Gunde Svan

Gunde Svan is a former Swedish cross-country skier and auto racing driver. During his career he won a total of four gold, one silver and one bronze medals at the Winter Olympics...

, Lill-Babs

Lill-Babs

Lill-Babs is a Swedish singer and actress.-Biography:Lill-Babs was born in Järvsö, Gävleborg County, as the first daughter of Britta and Ragnar Svensson...

, Jan Boklöv

Jan Boklöv

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, Joey Tempest

Joey Tempest

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, Lill Lindfors

Lill Lindfors

Lillemor "Lill" Lindfors is a Finland-Swedish/Swedish singer. Born in Helsinki, Finland she has been performing in Scandinavia with minor and major success since the 1960s. She debuted as a revue actress in Uddevalla in 1960 and the following year as a recording artist...

 and Carola

Carola Häggkvist

Carola Maria Häggkvist , better known as simply Carola, is a Swedish singer and occasional songwriter. She has been among Sweden's most popular performers since the early 1980s, and has released albums ranging from pop and disco to hymns and folk music...

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After the success of the first season, another was made, this time with the Norwegian heroes, mainly from the 1980s. Season 2 premiered 11 January 2004 and consisted of six regular episodes, plus a "best of / behind the scenes" episode. In season 2 Guests included pop band Drama

Drama (Norwegian band)

Drama was a Norwegian pop band from Larvik founded in 1981. They were dubbed Norway's first boy band. The band split in 1984 and reunited in 1987 until they disbanded again in 1989...

, The Kids

The Kids (Norwegian band)

The Kids was a Norwegian band from Trondheim founded in 1979, not to be confused with the eponymous Belgian punk rock band. Their most familiar hit was "Forelska i lærer'n" , in 1980. Norske jenter was also a hit and the band were released in Sweden with Swedish language versions of the songs...

, Vibeke Sæther

Vibeke Sæther

Vibeke Lalla Sæther is a Norwegian media personality best known for hosting children's show Lekestue in the 1970s and 1980s.She also appeared in a 2002 episode of Gylne tider, recalling her role on the show.-External links:...

, Knutsen & Ludvigsen

Knutsen & Ludvigsen

Knutsen & Ludvigsen was a Norwegian singing duo consisting of Øystein Dolmen and Gustav Lorentzen .Writing and performing various songs mostly aimed at children, they released seven albums, two of which received Spellemannprisen - the Norwegian Grammy. They had several #1 hits, including "Grevling...

, Anita Hegerland

Anita Hegerland

Anita Hegerland , is a Norwegian singer famous for her childhood career in the Scandinavian and German markets and subsequent vocal contributions to amongst others Mike Oldfield's work.- Biography :...

, Roger Ruud

Roger Ruud

Roger Ruud is a former Norwegian ski jumper who represented Lensbygda SK. He won the 1982 New Year's competition in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and finished second overall in the Four Hills Tournament that same year. He won the Holmenkollen ski jump competition in 1981.Ruud was Norwegian champion in...

, Bobbysocks

Bobbysocks

For the 1950s teen rage see Bobby soxerBobbysocks! were a Norwegian pop duo consisting of Norwegian Hanne Krogh and Swedish-Norwegian Elisabeth Andreassen. They won the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song "La det swinge" ....

, Grete Waitz

Grete Waitz

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, Dollie

Dollie

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, KLM comedians (Lars Mjøen

Lars Mjøen

Lars Mjøen is a Norwegian comedian, actor,singer, screenwriter, director, editor and author. He is best known as a member of the comedy trio KLM, alongside Trond Kirkvaag and Knut Lystad....

, Trond Kirkvaag

Trond Kirkvaag

“”Trond Georg Kirkvaag was a Norwegian comedian, actor, impressionist, screenwriter, author, director and television host. During his 39 years at the Norwegian TV network, NRK, he produced numerous comedy television series. After his death he was widely hailed by his colleagues as possibly the...

 and Knut Lystad

Knut Lystad

Knut Ove Lystad is a Norwegian actor,singer , translator ,screenwriter, comedian and occasional director, best known from the comedy trio KLM alongside Trond Kirkvaag and Lars Mjøen....

), and Oddvar Brå

Oddvar Brå

Oddvar Brå is a Norwegian former cross-country skier. He was among the best skiers in Norway, winner three times og World Cup winning 16 national championships, but his success in the major international championships was more modest...

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The third season began 29 October 2006. This season focused on international stars, and the series became increasingly focused on the eighties. The third series consisted of eight episodes, plus a "Best of" and a "behind the scenes" program. A total of 62 stars participated in the third season, including Linda Evans

Linda Evans

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, Pamela Sue Martin

Pamela Sue Martin

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, Lorenzo Lamas

Lorenzo Lamas

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, Sabrina

Sabrina Salerno

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, Samantha Fox

Samantha Fox

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, Mark Hamill

Mark Hamill

Mark Richard Hamill is an American actor, voice artist, producer, director, and writer, best known for his role as Luke Skywalker in the original trilogy of Star Wars. More recently, he has received acclaim for his voice work, in such roles as the Joker in Batman: The Animated Series, Firelord...

, Bo Derek

Bo Derek

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, Al Corley

Al Corley

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, Bruce Boxleitner

Bruce Boxleitner

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, Richard Chamberlain

Richard Chamberlain

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, Glenn Medeiros

Glenn Medeiros

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, The Bangles

The Bangles

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, Duane Loken, Mel Smith

Mel Smith

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 and Peter Shilton

Peter Shilton

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Season 4 premiered Sunday 31 October 2010. The series is broadcast in HD. Their season 4 promotional video featuring guests doing a lipdub of the Ferry Aid

Ferry Aid

Ferry Aid were a British-American ensemble group, brought together to record the song "Let It Be" in 1987. The single was released following the Zeebrugge Disaster, which had occurred on 6 March 1987 involving the capsizing of the MS Herald of Free Enterprise ferry, which killed 193 passengers and...

 version of Let It Be

Let It Be (song)

"Let It Be" is a song by The Beatles, released in March 1970 as a single, and as the title track of their album Let It Be. It was written by Paul McCartney, but credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was their final single before McCartney announced his departure from the band...

 became a viral video

Viral video

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Prizes

The program has won three Gullruten

Gullruten

Gullruten is an annual award for the Norwegian TV business, founded in 1998 by Norske Film- og TV-produsenters forening. The awarding committee has representatives from the major national TV companies, NRK, TV2, TV3 and TVNorge...

 prizes. For the first season they won the Best Newcomer and Best Reportage Series prizes in 2003. For its third season the program won the Best Entertainment Program prize in 2007. In addition, the presenter Øyvind Mund was awarded Best Male Presenter for season two in 2004.

External links

• Official site via TV 2 (Norway)
  TV 2 (Norway)
  TV 2 is the largest commercial television station in Norway. Over 30% of the time Norwegians spend watching TV is spent watching TV 2. The station has 65% of the market for TV commercials in Norway....