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RÚV English Radio
RÚV English Radio is the new name for the RÚV English Podcast. Every weekday you can find a brand new show from RÚV English Radio, right here. We cover everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more. Hear a new programme, in English, every day, on RÚV English Radio - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is
Episodes
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Episode 183 - THE NORDIC WOMEN IN TECH AWARDS IN REYKJAVÍK
Today, RÚV English Radio returns to a conversation from earlier this year, about the Nordic Women In Tech Awards 2023, which are now just a couple of weeks…
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Episode 182 - THE SKRIÐUKLAUSTUR MONASTERY
Today on RÚV English Radio, another visit to Skriðuklaustur. It is a historic site with the ruins of a 16th-century monastery…
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Episode 181 - THE WEEK IN ICELAND: BIRTA BJÖRNSDÓTTIR
Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Birta Björnsdóttir, to look at what's been happening…
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Episode 180 - THE MUSIC OF JELENA CIRIC
Today, Darren meets musician Jelena Ciric. Jelena (https://www.jelenaciric.com/) is a well-known and popular presence on Reykjavík's music scene. Her debut EP…
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Episode 179 - AUÐSKILIÐ - SÖNGVAKEPPNIN - in simple Icelandic
Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the…
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Episode 178 - SIGURÐUR GUÐMUNDSSON: VISUAL ART, ARS LONGA & EGGS
Today, RÚV English Radio is in Djúpivogur. Darren meets Sigurður Guðmundsson, artist and co-founder of the international contemporary art museum ARS LONGA…
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Episode 177 - THE HOUSE OF GUNNAR GUNNARSSON
Today, RÚV English Radio is at Skriðuklaustur, in East Iceland. In 1939 the Icelandic writer Gunnar Gunnarsson had a mansion built as his family home on the…
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Episode 176 - TOURISM AND MAKING MEMORIES IN EAST ICELAND WITH ELÍ ÞÓR
Today, RÚV English Radio is in Egilsstaðir. Elí Þór Vídó owns and runs East Highlanders (https://www.easthighlanders.com/), a company which make memories for…
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Episode 175 - THE ICELANDIC OPERA WRITTEN BY AI
Today, RÚV English Radio previews a creative work at least partly made by a machine. Composer and singer Hrólfur Sæmundsson is writing a new opera with a…
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Episode 174 - AUÐSKILIÐ - WIND TURBINES (MILLS?) - in simple Icelandic
Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of…
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Episode 173 - CRIME & PUNISHMENT AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HIGHLANDS
Today, RÚV English Radio is in Egilsstaðir. Darren is back at The University of Iceland Research Centre in East Iceland to speak to Unnur Birna Karlsdóttir…
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Episode 172 - THE LAGARFJÓT WYRM, FLJÓTSDALSHÉRAÐ
Today, RÚV English is on the lookout for an elusive and ancient creature. Lagarfjlót is a narrow lake in the east of Iceland. You can follow it south as you…
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Episode 171 - THE ARTISTIC LIFE OF SEYÐISFJÖRÐUR: SKAFTFELL
Today, RÚV English is in Seyðisfjörður, in East Iceland. An independent, non-profit organisation, Skaftfell Centre For The Visual Arts (www.skaftfell.is) is…
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Episode 170 - FROM AN AUSTRIAN ORCHESTRA TO THE ICELANDIC HIGHLANDS
Today, RÚV English Radio is in Borgarnes. Gerhild Hammer played the violin in Austria for decades, before changing everything, and moving to Iceland to help…
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Episode 169 - AUÐSKILIÐ - THE EARTHQUAKE SWARM - in simple Icelandic
Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of…
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Episode 168 - BAKIR ANWAR NASSAR IN AKRANES
Today, RÚV English Radio is in Akranes. A few weeks ago, we heard the story of Bakir Anwar Nassar, who was just ten years old when he came to Iceland with his…
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Episode 167 - HEIMSKVIÐUR - PROGRAMMING FROM RÚV'S FOREIGN DESK
Today on RÚV English Radio, an interview recorded for RÚV's foreign coverage. Every week, the foreign news desk here at RÚV produces a radio program, and a…
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Episode 166 - PETRA'S STONE COLLECTION, STÖÐVARFJÖRÐUR
Today, RUV English Radio is in Stöðvarfjörður in East Iceland, at a beloved attraction. An immense display of stones and minerals takes up a huge garden and…
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Episode 165 - DEADMIST CREEK
Today, RÚV English Radio is in Borgarnes. Darren meets Matthias Þórbjörn Ólafsson, drummer and bassist with "melancholic metal/hard rock" band Deadmist Creek…
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Episode 164 - AUÐSKILIÐ - AKUREYRI'S REMOTE DOCTOR in simple Icelandic
Today on RÚV English, a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of the doctor…
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Episode 163 - THE REINDEER OF EAST ICELAND
Today, RÚV English Radio is in Egilsstaðir. Reindeer are found across - and only found in - much of Iceland's eastern quarter. Darren went to The University of…
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Episode 162 - ALBERTO A. LARREA, FOOTBALL AGENT
Today on RÚV English Radio, football agent Alberto A. Larrea. Some weeks ago, Darren spoke to student Brandon Piel, who is an American student living in…
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Episode 161 - MÓÐIR JÖRÐ, VALLANES
Welcome to RÚV English Radio - the new name for the RÚV English Podcast! We cover everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places…
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Episode 160 - JIM MORRISON 80 - LA COMES TO HÁSKÓLABÍÓ
The University cinema theatre, Háskólabíó, will be transformed into seventies LA on Saturday, for a very special birthday that never was. Jim Morrison at 80 is…
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Episode 159 - AUÐSKILIÐ - CLINTON IN ICELAND - in simple Icelandic
Today on RÚV English, a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of Hillary…
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Episode 158 - REYKJAVÍK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Today, RÚV English looks ahead to RIFF, a major festival of international film coming to the capital at the end of September. The Reykjavík International Film…
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Episode 157 - THE SETTLEMENT OF EAST ICELAND
Today, RÚV English is in Egilsstaðir. at The University of Iceland Research Centre in East Iceland…
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Episode 156 - ICELANDIC ART GOES TO THE MOON
Today, RÚV English gazes into the night sky, as Icelandic art is sent to the lunar surface. Over the next couple of years, thirty thousand pieces of art will…
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Episode 155 - FOREIGN TALENT IN ICELAND
Today, RÚV English speaks to Kathryn Gunnarsson, one of the managers of a research grant project, assessing the talent pool of foreign experts here in Iceland…
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Episode 154 - AUÐSKILIÐ - ALÞINGI REOPENS - in simple Icelandic
Today on RÚV English, a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of Alþingi…
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Episode 153 - YOU CAN'T DO THAT! TV ON THURSDAYS (OR IN JULY)
Today on RÚV English, the latest in a series looking at things which were illegal or impossible in Iceland, until just a few decades ago. While not exactly…
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Episode 152 - REYKJAVÍK CITY MUSEUM & SETTLEMENT EXHIBITION
Today, RÚV English travels back to the birth of the Icelandic capital. Just below ground in downtown Reykjavík, an open excavation uncovers the city's Viking…
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Episode 151 - THE HISTORY OF KEFLAVÍKURFLUGVÖLLUR
Today, RÚV English is joined by aviation expert Andrei Menshenin to examine the history of Iceland's main international airport. Keflavíkurflugvöllur, or…
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Episode 150 - THE VAKA FOLK MUSIC WEEKEND
Today, RÚV English looks ahead to next week's Vaka Folk Music Weekend. The Vaka Folk Music Weekend started in Akureyri in 2015, and was held in Reykjavík for…
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Episode 149 - AUÐSKILIÐ - ANTI-WHALING PROTESTS in simple Icelandic
Today on RÚV English, a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of the recent…
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Episode 148 - YOU CAN'T DO THAT! DOGS
Today on RÚV English, the latest in a series looking at things which were illegal or impossible in Iceland, until just a few decades ago. Dogs were effectively…
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Episode 147 - SPJÖLLUM MEÐ HREIM - CHAT WITH AN ACCENT!
Today, RÚV English finds out about some free and fun Icelandic language lessons taking place in Reykjavík City Library. Free Icelandic practice meet-ups are…
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Episode 146 - MÁR GUNNARSSON
Darren's guest today on RÚV English is musician and swimmer Már Gunnarsson. Már talk about his music career and musical studies in the UK, his recent…
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Episode 145 - THE ICELANDIC MUSEUM OF ROCK & ROLL
Today, RÚV English is at the Icelandic Museum of Rock & Roll. The museum - https://www.rokksafn.is/en - traces the history of modern music in Iceland, back to…
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Episode 144 - SUMMER BURGLARIES - in simple Icelandic
Today on RÚV English, a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of summer…
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Episode 143 - YOU CAN'T DO THAT! BUY MILK IN GENERAL SHOPS?
Today on RÚV English, the latest in a series looking at things which were illegal or impossible in Iceland, until just a few decades ago. Until the 1970s, milk…
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Episode 142 - THE ART AND HOME DECOR SWAP
Today on RÚV English, we look at a chance to freshen up your home decor, at no cost! Do you have any art or home decor you don't enjoy or don't have enough…
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Episode 141 - PHANTOM SPARK: NEW VIDEO GAME FROM AN ICELANDIC COMPANY
Today on RÚV English, we look at a new video game, developed here in Iceland. Icelandic games company Ghosts has unveiled their all-new, time-trial racer game…
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Episode 140 - ICELANDIC MUSICIANS OF COLOUR
We listen to a selection of music made by Icelandic musicians of colour today, on RÚV English. Darren is joined again by music journalist Lydia Athanasopoulou…
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Episode 139 - ARE SEALS IN DANGER? - in simple Icelandic
Today on RÚV English, a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of whether…
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Episode 138 - YOU CAN'T DO THAT! - BEER
Today on RÚV English, the first in a new series looking at things which were illegal or impossible in Iceland, until just a few decades ago. Until 1989, beer…
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Episode 137 - FESTIVAL OF NATIONS, AKRANES
Today, RÚV English looks ahead to an international festival in Akranes next month. Taking place at the Jáðarsbakki sports hall in the town, The Festival of…
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Episode 136 - THE HAMRABORG FESTIVAL, KÓPAVOGUR
Today RÚV English is in Kópavogur, looking ahead to the Hamraborg Festival. Hamraborg Festival focuses on visual arts, site-specific works, performance art and…
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Episode 135 - THE HISTORY OF ICELANDIC MUSIC: RAP & HIP HOP
We look at the rich history of rap and hip hop in Iceland today, on RÚV English. Darren is joined again by music journalist Lydia Athanasopoulou in…
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Episode 134 - AUÐSKILIÐ - EAGLE NUMBERS RISE - in simple Icelandic
Today on RÚV English, a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of eagle…
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Episode 133 - OH, TO BE A BIRD
Today, RÚV English is in Borgarnes. We return to the Borgarnes Museum to take a look at the Oh, To Be A Bird exhibition - https://safnahus.is/oh-to-be-a-bird/…
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Episode 132 - ICELANDIC FOOTBALL'S DEDICATED FANS
Today, RÚV English examines the support enjoyed by football teams across Iceland. Brandon Piel is an American student at the University Centre of the…
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Episode 131 - THE WEEK IN ICELAND: JOSIE GAITENS
Today on RÚV English, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren's guest is journalist Josie Gaitens. They look back on a weekend of two massive…
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Episode 130 - THE HISTORY OF ICELANDIC MUSIC: REGGAE & DUB
We look at the rich history of reggae and dub music in Iceland today, on RÚV English. Darren is joined again by music journalist Lydia Athanasopoulou in…
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Episode 129 - AUÐSKILIÐ - PRESIDENT ROCKS OUT - in simple Icelandic
Today on RÚV English, a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of the…
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Episode 128 - ICELAND'S NATIONAL COSTUME
Today, RÚV English finds out more about Icelandic national dress, at the Borgarnes Museum. The West Iceland town of Borgarnes is home to a museum…
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Episode 127 - THE AKRANES FOLK MUSEUM
Today, RÚV English is in Akranes. Founded in 1959, the Akranes Folk Museum is the place to learn about the past of this West Iceland town, and its…
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Episode 126 - VERSLUNARMANNAHEIGI - THE COMMERCE WEEKEND
Today, many Icelanders are off, having enjoyed the Verslunarmannahelgi, or "commerce weekend". What is the day about? Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague…
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Episode 125 - THE ICELAND MUSIC INFORMATION CENTRE
A look at a very special institution Iceland today, on RÚV English. Darren is joined again by music journalist Lydia Athanasopoulou in Siglufjörður, to examine…
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Episode 124 - THE 2023 REYKJAVÍK MARATHON
RÚV English today looks ahead to this year's Reykjavík Marathon. The Marathon has taken place every year since 1984, in the centre of Reykjavik. It always…