# Skavlan

Skavlan was a Norwegian-Swedish television talk show hosted by Norwegian journalist Fredrik Skavlan. It premiered in Sweden on Sveriges Television (SVT) in January 2009, and the first guests to appear on the show were former Prime Minister of Sweden Göran Persson and his wife Anitra Steen. On 8 May 2009, it was announced that Skavlan had been renewed for a second season. It was also announced that the show would no longer only be produced by SVT in Sweden; Skavlan would now be partly produced in Norway by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). The first twelve episodes of Skavlan's second season were produced by SVT in Sweden, and the remaining twelve by NRK in Norway. It was then produced by Monkberry, who took over production duties from the 4th season, run by presenter Fredrik Skavlan and producer Marianne Torp-Kierulf.
The programme was filmed at TV-huset (sv), SVT's studio complex in Stockholm, with episodes also filmed at Sky Studios in London, and Chelsea Studios in New York. London episodes were previously filmed at BBC Television Centre and ITV's London Studios.

## History

Skavlan was one of Europe's largest and longest running talk shows, offering interviews with some of the world's best-known personalities. Airing during prime time on Friday evenings, Skavlan was produced by Monkberry for Norwegian NRK and Swedish SVT. The show had an audience market share of 50% in Norway and 40% in Sweden with 2.5 to 3 million viewers per show. The show also aired in Finland and had a large Internet following. To date, some of Fredrik's guests have included:
* Adele
* Zara Larsson
* Bill Gates
* Nicole Kidman
* Rihanna
* Woody Allen
* Robbie Williams
* Uma Thurman
* Taylor Swift
* Bob Geldof
* Steven Van Zandt
* Isabella Rossellini
* Pamela Anderson
* Noel Gallagher
* Bill Clinton
* Emmylou Harris
* Robin Gibb
* Wyclef Jean
* Kofi Annan
* Cat Stevens
* Desmond Tutu
* Julio Iglesias
* Lars Ulrich
* Jeff Koons
* Paul Auster
* Jonathan Franzen
* Lena Olin
* PJ Harvey
* Tom Jones
* Eddie Izzard
* Malala Yousafzai
* Boris Becker
* Juliette Lewis
* Michael Palin
* Slash
* Amy Winehouse
* Florence and the Machine
* Liv Ullmann
* Susanne Sundfør
* Al Gore
* Mary L. Trump
* David Guetta
* Daniel Kahneman
* Leonard Cohen
* Richard Dawkins
* Joe Cocker
* Garry Kasparov
* The Killers
* Ronan Keating
* Jay-Z
* Dua Lipa
* Josh Groban
* Kylie Minogue
* John Irving
* Paulo Coelho
* Ben Kingsley
* Jon Bon Jovi
* Pelé
* Tove Lo
* Vince Vaughn
* Bruno Mars
* Lena Dunham
* Rosanne Cash
* Marianne Faithfull
* Joss Stone
* Natascha Kampusch
* Amos Oz
* Justin Bieber
* Dolph Lundgren
* Paul Krugman
* Sting
* Sarah, Duchess of York
* Elvis Costello
* Ellie Goulding
* Jamie Cullum
* John Mayer
* Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
* Mark Knopfler
* Will Smith
* James May
* Father John Misty
* Muhammad Yunus
* Sinéad O'Connor
* Bianca Jagger
* Isabel Allende
* Norah Jones
* Ken Follett
* Katie Melua
* Kat Von D
* Annie Lennox
* Mads Mikkelsen
* Malcolm Gladwell
* Jared Leto
* Emeli Sandé
* Andrea Bocelli
* Gordon Ramsay
* Bryan Ferry
* Mario Vargas Llosa
* Michael Bublé
* Steven Pinker
* Robert Plant
* David Walliams
* Shakira
* Kenneth Branagh
* Lorde
* John Legend
* Richard Ayoade
* Ian McEwan
* Tony Blair
* Helle Thorning-Schmidt
* Kevin Costner
* Juliette Binoche
* Matt Dillon
* John Cleese
* Paul McCartney
* Chrissie Hynde
* Alicia Keys
* Kathy Griffin
* Jimmie Åkesson
* Kygo
* Vegard Ylvisåker
* Bård Ylvisåker
* Tarjei Sandvik Moe
* Josefine Frida Pettersen
* PewDiePie
* Jan Böhmermann
* Alexander Rybak
* Benjamin Ingrosso
* Ann Coulter
* Jordan Peterson
* Annie Lööf
* Joan Baez
* Patti Smith
* Lewis Capaldi
* Greta Thunberg
* Ant Middleton
* David Blaine
* Armand Duplantis
* Anderson .Paak
* Dolly Parton
* Ricky Gervais
* Astrid S
* Stephen Fry
* Dave Grohl
List of episodes (in Swedish)

## Episodes
### Season 1 (2009)

| # | Guests | Air date |
| 1 | Göran Persson, Anitra Steen, Timbuktu, Kristina Lugn, Åsa Vilbäck, Ari Behn | 16 January 2009 |
| 2 | Lukas Moodysson, Filip Hammar, Fredrik Wikingsson, Petra Mede, Kjerstin Dellert, The Priests | 23 January 2009 |
| 3 | Rolf Lassgård, Helena Bergström, Gina Yashere, Hanna Hellquist, A Camp | 30 January 2009 |
| 4 | Lars Winnerbäck, Sarah Symonds, Gustaf Skarsgård, Tuva Novotny, Måns Zelmerlöw | 6 February 2009 |
| 5 | Carl Bildt, Jan Guillou, Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist, Titiyo, Kajsa Bergqvist | 13 February 2009 |
| 6 | Ingvar Oldsberg, Mona Sahlin, Jens Stoltenberg, Carolina Klüft, Seasick Steve | 20 February 2009 |
| 7 | Liza Marklund, Mads Mikkelsen, Stellan Skarsgård, Alice Bah Kuhnke, Amos Oz, Tomas Ledin | 27 February 2009 |
| 8 | Fredrik Reinfeldt, Jan Malmsjö, Susanna Kallur, Brad Blanton, Marie Göranzon, Marie-Louise Ekman, Jonas Gardell, Lykke Li | 6 March 2009 |

### Season 2 (2009–10)

| # | Guests | Air date |
| 9 | Garry Kasparov, Magnus Carlsen, Alexander Rybak, Lena Endre, Liv Ullmann, Jo Nesbø, Geir Haarde, Lars Winnerbäck | 18 September 2009 |
| 10 | Jay-Z, Anna Anka, Henrik Schyffert, Melody Gardot | 25 September 2009 |
| 11 | John Rendall, Björn Ranelid, Anne Holt, Jill Bolte Taylor, Mika | 2 October 2009 |
| 12 | Peter Englund, Anders Borg, Peter Jöback, Ian Halperin, Johan Norberg, Camilla Stoltenberg | 9 October 2009 |
| 13 | Auma Obama, Sofie Gråbøl, Kjetil Østli, Kjell Bergqvist, Bo Kaspers Orkester | 16 October 2009 |
| 14 | Helena Bergström, Colin Nutley, Lisa Nilsson, Bjørn Eidsvåg, Jarle Andhøy, Jon Ronson | 23 October 2009 |
| 15 | Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, Elisabeth Samnøy, Malin Åkerman, Vince Vaughn, Robin Söderling, Anna Bågenholm, Mads Gilbert, Kent | 30 October 2009 |
| 16 | Erik Hamrén, Eva Joly, Bjarte Baasland, Hanna Hellquist, Peter Wahlbeck, Sissel Kyrkjebø, Odd Nordstoga | 6 November 2009 |
| 17 | Ari Behn, Carola Häggkvist, Henrik Larsson, Rosanne Cash, Hans Rosling | 13 November 2009 |
| 18 | Hasse Alfredson, Tomas Alfredson, Kerry Max Cook, Toby Keith, Sissela Kyle, Kristopher Schau | 20 November 2009 |
| 19 | Terry Jones, Margot Wallström, Mats Sundin, Fredrik Lindström, Anne B. Ragde, Unni Drougge, Joakim Thåström | 27 November 2009 |
| 20 | Shakira, Dolph Lundgren, Bård Eker, Maria Strømme | 4 December 2009 |
| 21 | Nobel Peace Prize special: Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Robbie Williams, Esperanza Spalding | 11 December 2009 |
| 22 | Jonas Gahr Støre, Bob Corell, Jens Lapidus, Carolina Gynning, John Mayer | 15 January 2010 |
| 23 | Robert Gustafsson, Ebba Lindsö, Maria Lundqvist, Hege Schøyen, Rihanna | 22 January 2010 |
| 24 | Liza Marklund, Alain De Botton, Susan Tollefsen, Sapphire, Pernilla August, The Baseballs | 29 January 2010 |
| 25 | Josef Fares, Jan Fares, Efva Attling, Hank Von Helvete, Christine Koht, Evan Ratliff, Donkeyboy | 5 February 2010 |
| 26 | Norah Jones, Harald Eia, Didrik Solli-Tangen, Jessica Andersson, Sissel Gran, Patrick Sjöberg, Paul Curran | 12 February 2010 |
| 27 | Al Gore, Marit Bjørgen, Christer Sjögren, Kat Von D, Stellan Skarsgård, Thorsten Flinck | 5 March 2010 |
| 28 | Andrea Bocelli, Izabella Scorupco, Charlotte Kalla, Sig Hansen, Marcus Samuelsson | 12 March 2010 |
| 29 | Gro Harlem Brundtland, Plura Jonsson, Jens Tranum Kristensen, Haddy N'jie, Peter Silverman, Eldkvarn | 19 March 2010 |
| 30 | Aksel Lund Svindal, Anja Pärson, Aleksander Øverland Berg, Lars Monsen, Noomi Rapace, Ola Rapace, Steven Van Zandt, Ola Salo, The Ark | 26 March 2010 |
| 31 | Cheryl Cole, Sarah, Duchess of York, Magnus Härenstam, Bård Tufte Johansen, Thomas Hylland Eriksen | 9 April 2010 |
| 32 | Robyn, Arnfinn Haram, Birgitta Stenberg, John Cleese, Natascha Illum Berg | 16 April 2010 |

### Season 3 (2010–11)

| # | Guests | Air date |
| 33 | Arne Treholt, Mona Sahlin, Robert Aschberg, Anne Holt, Erica Jong, Christel Alsos | 24 September 2010 |
| 34 | Kikki Danielsson, Tuva Novotny, Clarence Crafoord, Wille Crafoord, Cédric Villani, Bjørn Kjos, Hindi Zahra | 1 October 2010 |
| 35 | Karl Ove Knausgård, Babben Larsson, Susanne Bier, Rune "Major Valhall" Wenneberg, Stefan Sundström | 8 October 2010 |
| 36 | Tina Nordström, Sven Nordin, Torhild Strand, Leif GW Persson, Ahmed Ahmed, Robert Plant | 15 October 2010 |
| 37 | Hans Erik Dyvik Husby, CajsaStina Åkerström, Håkan Hellström, Anne-Kat. Hærland, Jack Vreeswijk, Julian Treasure | 22 October 2010 |
| 38 | The Axis of Awesome, Tom Jones, Josephine Bornebusch, Felix Herngren, Kjetil Klungland, Amelia Adamo | 29 October 2010 |
| 39 | Carl I. Hagen, Eli Hagen, Slash, John Nettles, Eva Dahlgren, Andy Casagrande | 5 November 2010 |
| 40 | Sissel Kyrkjebø, Carola Häggkvist, Cecilia Brækhus, Rubin Carter, Märta Tikkanen, Ola Rapace | 12 November 2010 |
| 41 | Holly Hunter, Lill-Babs, Petter, Eyvind Hellstrøm, Jan Eliasson, Ida Maria | 19 November 2010 |
| 42 | Lasse Åberg, Jon Skolmen, Robbie Williams, Gary Barlow, Barbara Ehrenreich, Nando Parrado, Take That | 26 November 2010 |
| 43 | Hermann Lindquist, Henrik Schyffert, Fredrik Lindström, Linn Skåber, Raine Gustafsson, Molly Nutley, Marina & The Diamonds | 3 December 2010 |
| 44 | Liv Ullmann, Mario Vargas Llosa, Theresa Alshammar, Sverker Sörlin, Josh Groban, Harlem Gospel Choir, | 10 December 2010 (Norway) 17 December 2010 (Sweden) |
| 45 | Jens Stoltenberg, Harald Eia, Elisabeth Höglund, Börje Ahlstedt, Eva Gabrielsson | 14 January 2011 |
| 46 | Joakim Larsson, Hanne-Vibeke Holst, Alex Schulman, Bjørn Eidsvåg, Duffy | 21 January 2011 |
| 47 | Janne Josefsson, Pernille Sørensen, Malena Ernman, Pär Johansson, Kaizers Orchestra | 4 February 2011 |
| 48 | Robin Gibb, Carola Häggkvist, Bjørn Dæhlie, Philip Boit, Thomas Bodström, Inga-Britt Ahlenius | 11 February 2011 |
| 49 | Stella Mwangi, Andrè Pops, Sven Bertil Taube, Bodil Malmsten, Andreas Kleerup, Me and My Army | 18 February 2011 |
| 50 | Ingemar Stenmark, Per Heimly, Ari Behn, Bert Sundström, Omer Bhatti, Genevieve Jackson | 25 February 2011 |
| 51 | Natascha Kampusch, Kenny Bräck, Ane Dahl Torp, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters | 4 March 2011 |
| 52 | Petter Northug, Fredrik Reinfeldt, Erna Solberg, Scott Flansburg, Sir Ken Robinson, Nina Persson | 11 March 2011 |
| 53 | Jo Nesbø, Anne Sofie von Otter, Karen Armstrong, Mari Boine, The Dudesons | 18 March 2011 |
| 54 | Ingvar Oldsberg, Christina Vukicevic, Petar Vukicevic, Bob Geldof, Maiko Nishino | 25 March 2011 |
| 55 | Morten Harket, Arja Saijonmaa, David Garrett, Lykke Li, Yusuf Islam | 1 April 2011 |

### Season 4 (2011–12)

| # | Guests | Air date |
| 56 | Benny Andersson, Ludvig Andersson, My Skarsgård, Iben Hjejle, Rolf Lassgård, Geir Lippestad, Atlas | 16 September 2011 |
| 57 | Kevin Costner, Annika Östberg, Jonathan Franzen, Else Kåss Furuseth, Modern West | 23 September 2011 |
| 58 | Magnus Uggla, Therese Johaug, Maud Olofsson, Odd Nerdrum, Gregory David Roberts, Maria Mena | 30 September 2011 |
| 59 | Noomi Rapace, Carl Bildt, Edvard Moser, May-Britt Moser, Tony Bennett | 7 October 2011 |
| 60 | Noel Gallagher, Magnus Carlsen, Irshad Manji, Percy Barnevik | 14 October 2011 |
| 61 | Egil Olsen, Erik Hamrén, Lena Philipsson, Ann Heberlein, Robert Stoltenberg, PJ Harvey | 21 October 2011 |
| 62 | Jens Stoltenberg, Stina Lundberg Dabrowski, Suzann Pettersen, Tor Bomann-Larsen, Anna Ternheim | 28 October 2011 |
| 63 | Hans Rosling, Kristin Skogen Lund, Marcus Birro, Peter Birro, Linnea Schibbye, David Guetta, Florence and the Machine | 4 November 2011 |
| 64 | Emil Johansen, Melissa Horn, Bjørn Ferry, Tarjei Bø, Ryan Adams, Anna Mannheimer, Peter Apelgren | 11 November 2011 |
| 65 | Krister Henriksson, Erik Sønstelie, Siri Marie Seim Sønstelie, Riz Khan, Marit Larsen | 18 November 2011 |
| 66 | Björn Gustafsson, Espen Eckbo, Jan Carlzon, Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Michael Bublé | 25 November 2011 |
| 67 | Linn Ullmann, Håkan Juholt, Charlotte Perrelli, Victor Muller, Ane Brun | 2 December 2011 |
| 68 | Felicia Feldt, Bård Tufte Johansen, Harald Eia, Horace Engdahl, Anton Corbijn, Louise Hoffsten | 13 January 2012 |
| 69 | Michael Nyqvist, Knut Arild Hareide, Mark Levengood, Rebecca Jane, Emeli Sandé | 20 January 2012 |
| 70 | Laleh, Birgith Røkkum Skarstein, Björn Ranelid, Thorsten Flinck, Roberto Saviano | 27 January 2012 |
| 71 | Anders Lettström, Steinar Sagen, Tore Sagen, First Aid Kit, Christian Ringnes, Michael Kiwanuka | 3 February 2012 |
| 72 | Mona Sahlin, Jonas Gahr Støre, John Gray, Timbuktu | 10 February 2012 |
| 73 | Eva Joly, Babben, Pelle Sandstrak, Richard Wiseman, Ebbot Lundberg, The Soundtrack Of Our Lives | 17 February 2012 |
| 74 | Tooji Keshtkar, Amelie von Zweigberk, Irene Wennemo, Claes Elfsberg, Alicia Vikander, Tone Damli | 24 February 2012 |
| 75 | Daniel Ek, Mia Gundersen, Sir Ben Kingsley, Lone Frank, Donkeyboy | 2 March 2012 |
| 76 | Kristin Halvorsen, Lasse Kjus, Kjetil André Aamodt, Per Morberg, Lionel Richie, Jill Johnson | 9 March 2012 |
| 77 | Steven Pinker, Katarina Hultling, Maria Montazami, Caitlin Moran, Are Kalvø, Frida Hyvönen | 16 March 2012 |
| 78 | Inger Nilsson, Per-Kristian Foss, Anja Paerson, Kate McCann, Gerry McCann | 23 March 2012 |
| 79 | Marie Göranzon, Alexander Dale Oen, Göran Rosenberg, Vanna Rosenberg, James Frey, Howlin' Pelle Almqvist, The Hives | 30 March 2012 |

### Season 5 (2012–13)

| # | Guests | Air date |
| 80 | Björn Ulvaeus, Ulrika Jonsson, Vilde Frang, Brandon Flowers, Richard Dawkins, The Killers | 7 September 2012 |
| 81 | Anton Hysén, Glenn Hysén, Øystein Stray Spetalen, Margot Wallström, E. L. James, Muse | 14 September 2012 |
| 82 | Joakim Palme, Mårten Palme, Mattias Palme, Thomas Seltzer, Lena Olin, Jennifer Thompson, Ronald Cotton, Moa | 21 September 2012 |
| 83 | Cecilia Brækhus, Bjarne Melgaard, Eddie Izzard, Alicia Keys, John Guidetti | 28 September 2012 |
| 84 | Espen Barth Eide, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Fredrik Eklund, Robert Dam, Elisabeth Höglund, Susanne Sundfør | 5 October 2012 |
| 85 | Anne Holt, Alexander Rybak, Ulf Lundell, Camilla Hedemark | 12 October 2012 |
| 86 | Liv Signe Navarsete, Leif GW Persson, Malin Persson Giolito, Lise Fjeldstad, Yohio, Mando Diao | 19 October 2012 |
| 87 | Wenche Myhre, Amanda Jenssen, Ola Rapace, John Irving, Kerry Kennedy, Christopher McDougall | 26 October 2012 |
| 88 | Karl Ove Knausgård, Robbie Williams, Dawn French, Jon Bon Jovi, Martin Kellerman | 2 November 2012 |
| 89 | Freddie Ljungberg, Erik Solheim, Elizabeth McGovern, Taylor Swift | 9 November 2012 |
| 90 | Gina Dirawi, Vigdis Hjort, Ruby Wax, Jeffrey Gedmin, Chris Horrie | 16 November 2012 |
| 91 | Thorvald Stoltenberg, Masha Gessen, Swedish House Mafia, Bruno Mars | 23 November 2012 |
| 92 | Birgit Skarstein, Petter Stordalen, Ewa Fröling, Vamp | 18 January 2013 |
| 93 | Lena Endre, Bjørn Kjos, Anna Kjos, Jörn Donner, Steven Van Zandt, Miguel | 25 January 2013 |
| 94 | Jon Michelet, Anna Wahlgren, Judit Polgar, Alexander Stubb, Imagine Dragons | 1 February 2013 |
| 95 | Petra Mede, Kåre Willoch, Ulf Ellervik, Paul Auster, Siri Hustvedt, Petter Askergren | 8 February 2013 |
| 96 | Wyclef Jean, Hadia Tajik, Peggy Steffans-Sarno, The Jacksons | 15 February 2013 |
| 97 | Herborg Kråkevik, Stein Winge, Lotta Schelin, Mauro Scocco, Plura, Louis Ferrante | 22 February 2013 |
| 98 | Britt Ekland, Ian McEwan, Dido, Daniel Kahneman, Jessica Wadsworth | 1 March 2013 |
| 99 | Ed Stafford, Nyamko Sabuni, Ivar Bjørnson, Sinéad O'Connor, Johan Olsson | 8 March 2013 |
| 100 | Mats Wilander, Dag Solstad, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Agnetha Fältskog, Loreen, Kleerup | 15 March 2013 |
| 101 | Anders Borg, Gro Hammerseng, Mia Skäringer, Michael Palin, The Lumineers | 22 March 2013 |
| 102 | Vladislav Savic, Tiril Sjåstad Christiansen, Röyksopp, Susanne Sundfør, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Alex Schulman, Amanda Schulman | 5 April 2013 |

## Criticism

The show received criticism from leading intellectuals and some of their female guests, accusing Fredrik Skavlan of being sexist and asking impertinent questions and flirting with his female guests. Carolina Gynning told Swedish media that she found his questions "demeaning". Skavlan retaliated in an interview with the Swedish newspaper Expressen in which he said that the accusations were "absurd" and that he considered himself to be a feminist.
Skavlan encountered some criticism from Norwegian viewers for his tough interview with former Icelandic prime minister Geir Haarde.