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Levengood on the Snuff Box: "It was Ridiculous"

Mark Levengood's snuffbox under the Christmas tree became a topic of conversation during SVT's Christmas Eve broadcast. That's the kind of thing that happens.

Levengood on the Snuff Box: "It was Ridiculous"

So Mark Levengood is getting ready for Christmas Eve

Christmas stockings must be on - but he's not practicing how to light candles. This is how Mark Levengood prepares for his TV job on Christmas Eve.

So Mark Levengood is getting ready for Christmas Eve

Mailman Gustav with the entire Swedish people

He became the mailman Gustav with the entire Swedish people in "Svensson, Svensson". And many will probably remember Allan Svensson's voice, for example as Rubeus Hagrid in the "Harry Potter" films in Swedish.

Mailman Gustav with the entire Swedish people

Mark Levengood becomes this year's Christmas host on SVT

Mark Levengood becomes this year's Christmas host on SVT. It feels like SVT is showing me a tremendous amount of trust by choosing me precisely this year, he says.

Mark Levengood becomes this year's Christmas host on SVT

Rush to the Swedish filmmaker in Venice

With a running time of over three hours and one of the absolutely longest titles, Göran Hugo Olsson's new film stands out at this year's Venice Festival. But it has not scared off either the audience or the press from "Israel-Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989".

Rush to the Swedish filmmaker in Venice