<p>A one hour special about Sweden’s foremost national poet and performer from the eighteenth century: Carl Michael Bellman. Despite the fact that he died 220 years ago, he is still making researchers fight about who he was and what he meant with his lyrics. In the programme, several of Sweden’s most famous artists and researchers give their contribution to our understanding of this productive genius that died poor and forgotten.</p>

<p>Reviews:<br>

“Part fantastic… the subject, the craftsmanship and the desire to tell would have been worth a couple of more episodes.” (Jonas Lundh / Aftonbladet)</p>

SVT. Popular history and music. 55 min. 2005.