Where There’s Fire
The eruptions on the Reykanes peninsula in 2021 and 2022 once again propelled Iceland’s volcanoes into the global consciousness. The last time this happened was in 2010, when Eyjafjallajökull’s ash cl...
11 Jul 202340min
Give a Man a Fish
It’s the first day of the coastal fishing season, and for the next three months, these independent fishermen on their small boats will let their lines out each morning, each bringing back just about 7...
7 Jul 202344min
Pooling Together
The tagline of Jón Karl’s Swimming Pool Stories reads as follows: “The Russians have their vodka. The Finns have their saunas. And the Icelanders have their pools.” But unlike those first two, Icelan...
30 Jun 202339min
Wrecked
The tragic story of the stranding at Djúpalónssandur.
22 Jun 202339min
Sparsity Blues
The Einherjar football team was founded in the year of our unlordly economic meltdown. 2008. They played their first match in 2016 – but all of their games are friendlies. Not yet recognised by the Na...
16 Jun 202330min
Home Cook
The Westman Islands are home to some of the most exciting tastes you've never heard of.
9 Jun 202332min
A Matter of State
The Council of Europe, held in Reykjavík this May, was the largest such event since the 1986 Reagan-Gorbachev summit.
2 Jun 202338min
Man of the People
Gísli Einarsson must rank as one of Iceland’s most prolific television producers. When afforded the opportunity of stepping behind the camera and training his lens upon the world, Gísli’s audience saw...
26 Mai 202339min
