Episode list

1800 - 1840 Denmark has not always been a small, happy, rich country. And our prosperity did not come about by itself and must not be taken for granted. In this series, Liv Thomsen gives voice to Underdanmark, the other half, those who lived in the shadows, far from the polished floors and nice bourgeois homes. We tell about the wrong sides of the past 170 years and begin with the story of the murderer Ole Kollerød. He lost his head at Amager Fælled in 1840. But left behind a completely unique testimony of a life full of violence, crimes - and love.

1849 - 1880 Denmark has not always been a small, happy, rich country. And our prosperity did not come about by itself and must not be taken for granted. In this series, Liv Thomsen gives voice to Underdanmark, the other half, those who lived in the shadows, far from the hard floors and nice bourgeois homes. This time it is about Peter Jørgensen, the Scarecrow of the Poor House, who lived on a poor house for a large part of his unhappy life, together with all the other poor people who could not support themselves, and whom the rest of Denmark regarded with equal parts disgust and fear.

1880-1900 Denmark has not always been a small, happy, rich country. And our prosperity did not come about by itself and must not be taken for granted. In this series, Liv Thomsen gives voice to Underdanmark, the other half, those who lived in the shadows, far from the hard floors and nice bourgeois homes. This time it's about Christian Christensen, who grew up in the so-called rhubarbland in Nørrebro in Copenhagen at the end of the 19th century. He was one of ten thousand immigrants in the capital who lived in unheard of inhumane conditions and who from a very young age had to help support a rapidly growing family.

1900 - 1930 Denmark has not always been a small, happy, rich country. And our prosperity did not come about by itself and must not be taken for granted. In this series, Liv Thomsen gives voice to Underdanmark, the other half, those who lived in the shadows, far from the hard floors and nice bourgeois homes. This time it is about Marie Christensen, who was one of many maids around the year 1900. The girls were treated like slaves, worked hard most of the day and lived in tiny rooms. In the scant free time, some of the girls got into accidents or resorted to prostitution, and the judgment of the outside world was harsh.

1930-1960 Denmark has not always been a small, happy, rich country. And our prosperity did not come about by itself and must not be taken for granted. In this series, Liv Thomsen gives voice to Underdanmark, the other half, those who lived in the shadows, far from the hard floors and nice bourgeois homes. This time it's about Miss Florens, the legendary dancer from Bakken. She is one of the many clowns who slog through life. While Denmark is slowly experiencing more prosperity, a group of outsiders live on the road - far from the dawning prosperity.

1960-1976 Denmark has not always been a small, happy, rich country. And our prosperity did not come about by itself and must not be taken for granted. In this series, Liv Thomsen gives voice to Underdanmark, the other half, those who lived in the shadows, far from the hard floors and nice bourgeois homes. This time it's about the young girl Jackie. She is a prostitute in Vesterbro. While Denmark becomes a welfare state, she lives the rough life among the criminal scum and city bums of the time. Among all those who do not get a share of the welfare benefits.