Sommar (radio program)

"Sommar" ("Summer") is one of the most popular Swedish radio programs ever. It has been broadcast every summer on P1 since 28 June 1959. The idea of the program came from Tage Danielsson, who was the then head of radio entertainment at Sveriges Radio and producer Jörgen Cederberg, who was also the first host.

In the early days of the program's history, the so called Sommarvärdarna in Sommar was the DJ and the same presenters returned many times in the first year. Nowadays, the Sommar hosts hold personal programs/shows and get to talk about anything and pick the music themselves. In common usage, a Sommar host is often called "sommarpratare" ("Summer speaker"). The hosts range from celebrities to politicians, scientists, authors and athletes. Tradition states that Lars Ulvenstam should be the last Sommar host every season. The program's theme tune, "Sommar, sommar, sommar" was composed in 1951 by Sten Carlberg, with lyrics by Eric Sandström.

Sommar is broadcast on P1 daily between 19 June and 14 August at 13:05, and repeated at 22:15 (22:05 at weekends).

The programs can be listened to or downloaded at the Swedish Radio's web page for 30 days after they have been broadcast.

Since 2005, listeners can subscribe to the program through a transmitted podcast.

External links

* [http://www.sr.se/p1/sommar/ Sommar website]