Slow TV down on the Farm with NRK Fjos

DC the Cow getting excited as Slow TV
gives its totemic animal a dedicated platform

NRK in Norway is back with another Slow TV on Monday 29th August with #NRKFjos. It's not so much a Slow TV field day, but more of a barn day. Not even a day, but twelve days.

Starting at 10:00 Norwegian time on the last Monday of August, the transmission from four cameras in a barn (Fjos in Norwegian) in southern Norway will relay every bit of bovine action up to and including Friday 9th September with the four cameras able to be selected over the entire period.

The broadcast will be available to watch online at nrk.no/fjos . 

If Slow TV had an animal of power, a totemic creature to represent its essence it would be the cow - so it'll be interesting to see what fun and games the cows may bring our way, as well as becoming a bit more educated about the life of a dairy farm.


via GIPHY

I'm hoping to bring a more on NRKFjos on the blog over the second half of the broadcast period.

Starting on September 8th - Slow Down - a dedicated Slow TV and Slow Radio show. More information HERE.

Also broadcast on Monday 29th August - BBC4 in the UK at 20:00 BST with The Country Bus.

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Slow Down - a Slow TV and Slow Radio show - on the Radio!

The Slow TV Blogger on RedShift Radio

The Slow TV Blog will be going live on the radio from 8th September with a brand new dedicated slow show, thanks to RedShift Radio in Nantwich, Cheshire!

Thursdays 8pm to 10pm (UK) will be the time for lovers of Slow TV, Slow Radio and just going slow.

The first hour will explore Slow TV and Slow Radio news and reviews, plus analysis and interviews, dedicated features and of course relevant music.

The second hour will be to do what has been talked about: Slow Down! Carefully curated playlists and relevant requests will give that late evening wind-down vibe.

You'll be able to listen anywhere via the RedShift Radio website, there's a dedicated app for smartphone users, interaction via their Twitter and Facebook pages, and shows already broadcast will be available from RedShift Radio's MixCloud page (and embedded here on The Slow TV Blog).

If you're involved in making Slow TV or Slow Radio of any sort, do get in touch - I'll likely be getting around to contacting you in the next few weeks as I begin arranging interviews!

New season, opportunity to get on with all the things the summer has stopped you from doing and a new radio show. Tune in to Slow Down on RedShift Radio from 8th September.

Also keep Saturday 10th September 6:45pm pencilled in... I'll be introducing regular live webchats and video broadcasts. Subject to satisfactory tests, I intend starting these on September 10th.

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Talking about Slow TV on Health and Healing Radio Show

My RedShift Radio colleague, Chrisoula Sirigou, invited me on to her Health and Healing show in July. I've now been able to pop the show online for listeners to dip into wherever and whenever they like...

Show playlist:

Tim Prevett - Show Introduction

Renaissance - Northern Lights

Tim Prevett - A little more about Slow TV

Karri Bremnes - Hurtigruta

Chrisoula Sirigou and Tim Prevett- What is Slow TV?

Frederick Rousseau - Serenite

Chrisioula Sirigou and Tim Prevett - Why is Slow TV important?

Tim Prevett sound recording - Cotswold Country Window at Frocester

Neil Diamond - Beautiful Noise

Chrisoula Sirigou and Tim Prevett - Further thoughts on Slow TV

Peter Gabriel - Digging in the Dirt

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Rest in Peace, Jack Yost: A Nonagenerian who understood Slow TV

Jack aged 30, in 1954

On July 29th, my father-in-law, Jack Yost, passed away. It had been something we had anticipated for the whole year so far. Much of the spare time of the year had been spent travelling to be with and support my in-laws.

At 92 years old he remained strong despite a series of major illnesses over the last few years. He kept his mental acuteness and perception up to only a week or two before his death.

Always one to ask lots of questions, seeking to understand things and increase his knowledge, Jack had gained a good understanding of Slow TV from his conversations with myself. It will be an enduring memory of watching the Reindeer Slow TV on BBC4 and Jack offering his independent critique of what he was watching.

I sat many times with Jack in his last few days, taking it in shifts to watch and keep him company during the day and the night. The small changes in a larger story you get in Slow TV were parallels I'm sure Jack would have understood as I observed the small changes in his story point to their inevitable conclusion.

The sense of peace following his passing was tangible, touchable. He gave an example of living life to the full - even if not able to get around much in his last few months.

I'll miss watching more Slow TV with Jack. He asked so much about it, watched my documentary I made about Slow TV, and he was very proud to see me interviewed on BBC Breakfast earlier in the year.

His story took 92 years and a couple months to tell. The tale of his will-to-hang-on-to-life started on New Year's Eve last year, and took seven months to have its moments of stasis and moments of drama, with times of subtle changes if you knew where to look along the way. We paid our final respects yesterday, on the 10th August.

Thanks Jack - it was good to have another person who could understand and discuss Slow TV in the family.

Rest in peace.