Fairytales and Films
The Actor Lars Mikkelsen as H.C. Andersen
(03:27)
Being Hans Christian Andersen
Actor Lars Mikkelsen plays H.C. Andersen in “Andersen - A Writer’s Life”. Watch the make-up process and see him transformed before your eyes.
 
 
 
 
City Light 1860
(01:59)
City Lights
A film about the history of street lightning in Copenhagen.
 
 
 
 
Vesterport
(01:39)
Gateway to Copenhagen
A film about the history of Vesterport - the city gate through which Andersen entered Copenhagen in 1819 and the main gateway to the capital.
 
 
 
 
Margaret Rutherford
(17:03)
Little Ida's Flowers
The British actress Margaret Rutherford reads aloud from Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale 'Little Ida's Flowers'. First broadcast by DR in 1954.
 
 
 
 
Simple Simon
(08:37)
Simple Simon
The actor Gordon Whelan reads aloud from Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale 'Simple Simon' a.k.a. 'Jack The Dullard'. First broadcast by DR in 1955.
 
 
 
 
Margaret Rutherford
(07:16)
The Darning Needle
The British actress Margaret Rutherford reads aloud from Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale 'The Darning Needle'. First broadcast by DR in 1954.
 
 
 
 
Michael Redgrave
(09:00)
The Emperor's New Clothes
The British actor Michael Redgrave reads aloud from Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale 'The Emperor's New Clothes'. First broadcast by DR in 1950.
 
 
 
 
Michael Redgrave
(16:19)
The Fir Tree
The British actor Michael Redgrave reads aloud from Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale 'The Fir Tree'. First broadcast by DR in 1955.
 
 
 
 
Michael Redgrave
(06:02)
The Goblin and the Grocer
The British actor Michael Redgrave reads aloud from Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale 'The Goblin and the Grocer. First broadcast by DR in 1955.
 
 
 
 
Povla Frijsh
(13:09)
The Story of a Mother
The Danish-american actress Povla Frijsh reads aloud from Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale 'The Story of a Mother'. First broadcast by DR in 1955.
 
 
 
 
 
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The Time Machine The Time Machine

Discover 18th century Copenhagen by following in Andersen’s footsteps through the streets of the capital in this extraordinary multimedia feature.

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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