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Svt Vetenskapens Varld

Format

Science documentary

Length

30–60 min

Timeslot

Måndag (Monday) 20h00, Prime Time, SVT1/SVT2

Exposé length

3–5 pages

Editorial tone

Accessible, curious, rigorous. Vetenskapens värld makes science comprehensible for a broad Swedish audience — without dumbing down. Tone is factual-enthusiastic: science as adventure, not lecture. Complex relationships explained clearly and understandably. Swedish and Nordic research in the foreground. The film asks: What does this research mean for our lives? Critical contextualization mandatory — no uncritical science worship. Humor welcome, but never at the expense of seriousness.

What this format covers

  • ●Current research findings with societal relevance
  • ●Medicine and health: new therapies, epidemiology, brain research
  • ●Climate and environment: Arctic research, marine biology, energy transition
  • ●Technology and future: AI, space exploration, materials science
  • ●Psychology and behavior: Why do we act the way we act?
  • ●Swedish and Nordic cutting-edge research (Karolinska, KTH, Uppsala)
  • ●Nutrition, exercise, prevention — what does the evidence say?

What this format does NOT want

  • ●Pseudoscience, esotericism, alternative medicine without evidence base
  • ●Purely historical history of science without topical relevance
  • ●Auteur films or essayistic formats
  • ●Dramatizing catastrophe scenarios
  • ●Pure natural history films without scientific question
  • ●Academic lectures or presentations

Visual expectations

Modern science visualization. Animations and CGI for micro and macro processes. Researchers in their labs and in the field. Experiments that make the scientific process visible. Infographics and data visualization. Drone footage for environmental topics. Swedish landscapes as research backdrop. Clear, bright aesthetic — Scandinavian design in visual language too. Reference: BBC Horizon meets Nordic sobriety.

Expected exposé structure

  1. Titel och undertitel (title and subtitle)
  2. Logline (2–3 sentences: which research question, why relevant)
  3. Synopsis (exposé text with scientific contextualization)
  4. Forskare och institutioner (researchers and institutions)
  5. Forskningsläget (state of research, competing approaches)
  6. Visuellt koncept (visual concept: animations, shoot locations)
  7. Produktionsbolag, regissör, CV (production company, director, CV)

Example productions

  • Vetenskapens värld: Hjärnans hemligheter (Die Geheimnisse des Gehirns, 2019)
  • Vetenskapens värld: Klimatkrisen — vad säger forskningen? (2020)
  • Vetenskapens värld: Tarmen — din dolda superkraft (Der Darm, 2021)
  • Vetenskapens värld: AI — kan maskiner tänka? (2022)
  • Vetenskapens värld: Arktis smälter (Die Arktis schmilzt, 2020)
  • Vetenskapens värld: Pandemins lärdomar (Lehren der Pandemie, 2021)
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Editorial notes

Vetenskapens värld has been the flagship of Swedish science communication since the 1970s. The format enjoys high public trust. SVT places extreme emphasis on factual accuracy — every film is internally vetted scientifically. Co-productions with other Nordic broadcasters (NRK, DR, YLE) are common and desired. The Nordisk Film & TV Fond supports Scandinavian co-productions. The format alternates between 30-minute segments and 58-minute specials. Topics with Nordic research perspective preferred.

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