Top Cast
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Lars Madsén
Himself (narrator)
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Quitt Holmgren
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Karin Juel
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Sixten Eckerberg
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Sune Waldimir
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Torsten Lennartsson
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Hjalmar Carlsson
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Sven Jerring
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Greta Tegnér
Overview
A look back on the history of Swedish radio broadcasting.
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Radio Days
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The Roaring Twenties
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The Vast of Night
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The Odd Life of Timothy Green
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