Today, Darren is in Reykjanesbær. The town's heritage museum is currently host to three fascinating exhibitions, of old resident photos, vintage sewing machines, and a whole floor dedicated to answering the question Trash or Treasure? - https://sofn.reykjanesbaer.is/local-history-museum/frontpage Darren was guided round all three by museum director Eva Kristín Dal. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and...

Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Oddur Þórðarson, to look at what's been happening over the last seven days. They discuss the judgement on the legality of last year's whaling ban, ongoing wage negotiations, the up-and-running Presidential race in Iceland, and the protective wall around Grindavík which is now more or less complete. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music,...

Today, RÚV English Radio previews a busy year at Reykjavík's iconic Harpa. Darren talks to Project Manager for Programming at Harpa (harpa.is), Ása Berglind Hjálmarsdóttir, to find out what's coming up! RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe...

If your New Year's resolution was to pick up some new Icelandic words, here's today's episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at plans to restore flights to the Westman Islands. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-12-14-flugferdir-milli-reykjavikur-og-vestmanna-eyja-399649 - we start just under the image. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of...

Reykjavík's Nordic House hosted some wonderful cultural events this year, and 2024 is shaping up to be another very special year at the House. Director Sabina Westerholm joins Darren to look ahead. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too,...

Taking a dip in one of Iceland's many geothermal swimming pools isn't just, at this time of year, a way to shake off too much festive partying. It's also a celebration of a uniquely Icelandic culture. As it might soon find itself on UNESCO's list of Living Traditions, Darren talks to film producer and director Jón Karl Helgason, about his 2022 documentary film Sundlaugasögur - Swimming Pool Stories. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music,...

Darren listens again to various episodes of The Week In Iceland, to piece the year back together! RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio -...

Every New Year's Eve at 10.20pm, Iceland pauses the fireworks and the partying and sits glued to Áramótaskaupið on RÚV. It's a show which satirises the year just gone. Darren talks to RÚV's head of TV Skarphéðinn Guðmundsson about why it is true to say that literally the whole country watches the show. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all...

Today, on a special festive edition of Auðskilið, we preview New Year, in simple Icelandic! Find today's story and follow along at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new...

Part two of a two-part special looking back at the year on RÚV English Radio (and before it, The RÚV English Podcast). Lighthouses, herring, huskies, sorcery, accordions, stones, beer, smells and noises - in no particular order - and much more. (Part one was published yesterday.) RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily...

Part one of a two-part special looking back at the year on RÚV English Radio (and before it, The RÚV English Podcast). Lighthouses, herring, huskies, sorcery, accordions, stones, beer, smells and noises - in no particular order - and much more. Part two is tomorrow. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and...

Siggi Gunnars, co-host of Söngvakeppnin and Rás 2 presenter, is with Darren to look back on those Söngvakeppnin shows and his time in Liverpool, covering the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never...

Count down to 6pm, when most Icelanders consider Christmas to have truly begun, with a variety of Icelandic Christmas tunes. Join Darren, music journalist Lydia Athanasopoulou, and special guest Már Gunnarsson, who has written and performed his own modern Christmas classic to add to the canon! RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our...

Darren is joined by María and Jóna at Jólabúðin, Reykjavík's all-year Christmas shop, to kick off the festivities and learn exactly what makes an Icelandic Christmas special! RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show....

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 analysis of a skull fragment discovered earlier this year. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-12-15-bein-i-radherra-bustadnum-ur-danskri-konu-399722 - we start just under the image. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music,...

Today, RÚV English Radio goes back to school. Magnus is the headmaster of Reykjavík's Elfschool, where you can go to learn about Iceland's magical and hidden folk. Darren packed his pencil case and marched (ok, drove) down to Síðumúli 31 for his lesson - https://theelfschool.com RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily...

Today, RÚV English Radio meets two "friends of Iceland". André Bernier is an American meteorologist, forecasting the weather at Cleveland's WJW-TV. During this summer's volcanic eruption, André's viewers watched video streamed by RÚV of the events at Litli-Hrútur. André also hosts The WeatherJazz podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/7enXVHOfh6q5SHQrSWodVr His friend Bob Gilmore has worked in broadcast media for decades in the USA. Together they first visited Iceland in 1987, and have...