Lørdagsredaksjonen
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Lørdagsredaksjonen was a Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 entertainment programme that was broadcast by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1980 to 1982.

The programme was started and hosted by Erik Bye
Erik Bye
Erik Erikssønn Bye was a versatile Norwegian journalist,artist, author, film actor, folk singer and radio and television personality...

, while Stein Roger Bull and John Andreassen
John Andreassen
John Andreassen is a Norwegian TV-producer who has been behind a number of TV productions for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. He was in 2000 the country's only Professor of Multi-Camera Production, and has taught at Lillehammer University College...

 was project manager and director, respectively. The programme was aired on Saturday evening, and consisted of dialogues, music, reportages, with more. Rolf Just Nilsen
Rolf Just Nilsen
Rolf Just Nilsen was a Norwegian singer and actor. He was particularly known for his voice imitations. He worked for the theatres Studioteatret, Chat Noir, Edderkoppen Theatre, Oslo Nye Teater and Det Norske Teatret, and for radio and television.-Personal life:Just Nilsen was born in Oslo as the...

 was responsible for the music.

Many celebrities were invited to the programme, among them actress Britt Langlie
Britt Langlie
Britt Langlie is a Norwegian stage actress.Born in Trondheim, she made her debut at Trøndelag Teater in 1966. From 1967 she has worked at Det Norske Teatret. In 1981 she was awarded the Norwegian Theatre Critics' Prize for her role as Edith Piaf in Piaf. She has also appeared on the screen, mostly...

, as well as the Nobel Peace Price laureate Linus Pauling
Linus Pauling
Linus Carl Pauling was an American chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, and educator. He was one of the most influential chemists in history and ranks among the most important scientists of the 20th century...

. The programme did face various criticisms. Some of the critics argued that a television programme with such a political content ought not to be aired on a Saturday evening. The programme was also subject of debate in the Norwegian Parliament.
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