Slow down and share the moment with the world.
Norwegian public broadcaster NRK started the Slow revolution five years ago, by simply covering a complete seven hour train ride… in real time. It was a bold move from a public broadcaster, a clever stunt that baffled the viewers as much as the local press. It didn’t take long for the magic of the experience to fascinate the audience, who couldn’t stop watching, tweeting and sharing the moment with the world.
It was weird, it was wonderful and it was shared by the whole country and the international press. Following the 2009 train ride, the country experienced a record breaking 134 hour, non-stop transmission in 2011, which followed a ships journey along the Norwegian coast.Slow TV’s roaring success was proved further by the 18-hour salmon fishing spectacular that was an instant hit a few months later. 12 hours of wood burning followed in February 2013, in praise of the country’s passion for wood.
This primetime TV phenomenon continued over the summer with an evening of knitting.
It would seem that audiences really can’t wait to slow down. See where it all began with the NRK original programmes now available.
SLOW TV got it’s very own TED TALK!
