By Gwladys Fouche
OSLO (Reuters) – Tired of the accelerated daily life and do marathons of latest television programs? Norway may have the answer with their latest installment of “slow television” watching the tide fluctuations for 12 hours without interruption.
Since 2009, public television Norwegian NRK has been experimenting with programs in real time and at a slow pace, broadcasting, among others, a train ride seven hours over Norway from east to west, a trip of six days south to north on cruise or how to weave, starting with shearing a sheep.
Other countries have done similar things. United Kingdom, for example, experimented with a trip by barge along a canal and a sleigh ride.
The programs have been a hit with viewers in Norway, so your latest idea is the live broadcast of the strongest tides in the world, called Saltstraumen, near the town of Bodoe about 80 km north of the Arctic circle.
” people experience the calm of watching the stream, “said Gisle Forland, one of the two presenters of the program, scheduled for airing on May 20 from noon until midnight.
” will have the same style as the other programs [of 'slow TV']. We show nature, with the camera rolling and some music, and people will talk about the history, geology and nature of Saltstraumen, “he told Reuters .
Lights, camera … and not much action.
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