Ted Gärdestad

A program about Ted Gärdestad and his music with archival images from his entire musical career and newly made interviews with people who have influenced and were influenced by Ted's music.

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A Swedish family movie about Allan, a 12 year old boy with a great imagination.

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Swedish-Canadian television special hosted by Swedish artist Ted Gärdestad and Canadian artist Lisa Hartt, where they presented artists and groups from their respective countries, sang some of their own songs and performed a couple of duets.

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ABBA star in their first European TV special, recorded on location in the Swiss Alps. Also featuring special guests Kate Bush and Roxy Music.

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This first documentary about the pop group ABBA was made around the time of the release of their fourth album 'Arrival'. It contains unique archive footage filmed at the secret location where they made the record, concert footage, specially made promotional videos, photos from the group members' private collection and interviews in Swedish with each of them: Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. Stig was also interviewed briefly and was shown playing and singing part of Tivedshambo on acoustic guitar.

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After losing his son in a traffic accident and his wife to mental illness, Harry moves to a gloomy Stockholm suburb. A local youth gang is harassing the neighborhood and Harry comes up with the idea of hiring the gang to kill the bureaucrats who are responsible for the construction of the suburb. The film is a fierce critique of the political project of building suburbs designed only for workers to sleep in and also wants to have a say in the debate over nature vs nurture.

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New Year's Eve program from Södra Teatern in Stockholm with hosts Gary Engman and Grynet Molvig to celebrate the new year of 1973. Performances from many different artists, including Ted Gärdestad, Göran Fristorp, Claes af Geijerstam and Staffan Scheja.

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Karin, a Swedish music student in Rome, falls in love with Bruno, a medical student. After learning he is married, she returns to Sweden, where she meets and marries David, an American diplomat. When he is assigned to Rome, Karin’s past unexpectedly comes back into her life.

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Swedish children's program about what you can do when it's raining outside. Perhaps paint, sing or bake a cake?

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Between theater and something else, this story seems to be about both a birthday and Christmas Eve at the same time, although it is more abstract. There are also absurd actions and surrealistic hints. A dream-like show.

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A Small Town at the Turn of the Century is set in a Swedish fishing village at the beginning of the 20th century, where siblings Sven and Britta wait for their father to return from sea in time for Christmas Eve. With their grandmother, they experience a December filled with traditions, adventures and encounters with the village's many characters – from the mayor to the lantern lighter.

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A report of the 60th anniversary of the Children's Day, which also included the talent competition "Vi som vill opp" from Humlegården in Stockholm.

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An annual Swedish Christmas calendar television series.

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Melodifestivalen (direct translation: The Melody Festival) is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT). The competition is a six part tour (5 heats + the final) with stops in cities across Sweden to determine the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest. Melodifestivalen is also known informally as "Mello", or internationally as "Melfest".

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The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition, organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine the winner.

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For Ted, music and creation are the most important things in life. And around him he has a small group of friends who never hesitate to do everything they can to help him. My Brother Ted is a touching declaration of love from a big brother to his little brother.

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