Sommarvärdar 2008 Presentation = Summer Hosts 2008 Presentation

Every sumemr, Swedish Radio channel P1 invites a series of "summer hosts" who presenta  radio show for a couple of hours and have the freedom to choose to talk about anything they want and play any music they want.  In 2008 the "summer hosts" presented their shows between 21 June and 17 August.

Björn was one of the 2008 "summer hosts" and there was a presentation to the press of all the "summer hosts" at Skansen on Wednesday 11 June 2008.

Björn's show was aired in the afternoon of Sunday 13 July 2008 at 13.00.
Click here to hear Björn's 65 minute programme about the perfect pop song, his memory and self-esteem.

1. Rapport
   Broadcast: SVT Sweden
   Footage of all the "summer hosts" and a short interview with Björn.
   
   
2. Aftonbladet
   Broadcast: Aftonbladet Webb-TV
   Footage of all the "summer hosts" and a short interview with Björn.
   
   
3. Sveriges Radio
   Broadcast: Sveriges Radio website, www.sr.se 
   Björn was briefly interviewed by Sveriges Radio and posted on their website, where he talked about his Sommar programme.

Images from all are above. To see which is which, click on the ( i ) on the top-left hand corner of the picture gallery.

Aftonbladet:

Björn: "I will talk about my memory - how it works, and when it doesn't work. I have a bad memory myself. I've always been surrounded by people who recalls lots of things, people who always are telling stories from our past. Then they say: "Of course you can't recall this", and most of the time that is correct, which is quite frustrating. So the focus won't be about Björn in the music business - it will be about my memory and self-esteem.

I've been asked to host this show for several years, but I've always felt that the time hasn't been right. It's a huge assignment - to talk and play music for almost 90 minutes, you've got to have a thoroughly prepared script. It's a hell of a job, and that's why I've said no up until now.

The music in my show will be mostly pop music. My favourites, those who have been important in pop history and important for myself, those who I have been influenced by. And maybe one or two of my own songs - haven't decided on that yet."

Rapport  (Björn), 1971; 
Rapport  (Frida), 1974;
Rapport, 1976; 
Rapport, 1977;
Rapport, 1978;
Rapport, 1979;
Rapport  (Agnetha & Frida), 1981;
Rapport  (Björn), 1982; 
Rapport  (Benny & Björn), 1988; 
Rapport  (Benny, Björn & Agnetha) 1995;
Rapport  (Benny), 2004;
Rapport  (Björn), 2007; 
Rapport  (Björn), 2008; 

Thanks to Gustav Sandberg, Dirk Bracaval and Tony Becker c/o ABBAMAIL (no longer online) and Carl Magnus Palm.