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gaja

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Slow TV - migrating reindeer
« on: April 26, 2017, 04:07:50 PM »
The Norwegian state tv channel has earlier had big success with filming a long train trip, sea journey, log fire, and making a woollen sweater. Now they are doing the best one ever: following a sami family and their reindeer herd (1500 animals) from their winter grazing areas to the summer grazing. It is simply reindeer eating and walking 24/7 for about a week, intermixed with some interviews with the herders. We didn't know when it would start, since the head female reindeer is the one who decides when to start the migration, and we don't know how long it will take; almost all the females are pregnant, so you can't hurry them. Most of the time you can only hear the reindeer walking, other times they use traditional or contemporary Sami music in the background. Everything is slow, calm, and there are no breaks for advertisements.

It should be available everywhere in the world via this link: https://www.nrk.no/rein/?

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Re: Slow TV - migrating reindeer
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2017, 04:32:40 PM »
This sounds really nice, thank you for sharing! Many of the other Slow TV "episodes" are on Netflix right now; it's great.

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Re: Slow TV - migrating reindeer
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2017, 09:39:00 PM »
I've been watching "slow TV" trains on YouTube. The ultimate background noise.

I don't think your reindeer link works.
« Last Edit: May 01, 2017, 09:40:49 PM by Tasty Pinecones »

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Re: Slow TV - migrating reindeer
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2017, 11:40:40 PM »
It was a direct broadcast, which has now stopped. They are planning to start sending again in a few days, when the reindeer arrive at the sea and swim across to the island.

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Re: Slow TV - migrating reindeer
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2017, 07:31:41 PM »
Thanks! I will be watching this one.