Icelandic transmission articles

Click on the images below to view a collection of Icelandic newspaper articles reporting on the transmission of Running Blind (Út í óvissuna – ‘Out into the unknown’) both in the UK and later in Iceland during January and February 1980. In the individual pages that follow you will find English rough translations and may click the image alongside the translation if you wish to see the article archived in the Tímarit digital library.

Vísir 30th October 1978

‘Út í óvissuna premiered in London’

Desmond Bagley Running Blind Icelandic media article from Visir 30th October 1978.

Morgunblaðið 6th January 1979

‘Út í óvissuna shown on the BBC last night’

Desmond Bagley Running Blind Icelandic media article from Morgunbladid 6th Janaury 1979.

Vísir 10th January 1979

‘Út í óvissuna premiered on the BBC
– uncertainty regarding screening here’

Desmond Bagley Running Blind Icelandic media article from Visir 10th Janaury 1979.

Dagblaðið 11th January 1979

‘Út í óvissuna – British critics’ reaction to the first episode’

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Vísir 11th January 1979

‘The only drawback is her name’

Desmond Bagley Running Blind Icelandic media article from Visir 11th January 1979.

Dagblaðið 29th January 1979

‘Út í óvissuna: Icelandic actors performed extremely well
– But few thought the television series was as good as the book’

Desmond Bagley Running Blind Icelandic media article from Dagbladid 29th January 1979.

VIKAN 8th MARCH 1979

‘She has received 20 fan letters’

Icelandic media article from March 1979 about Ragnheidur Steindorsdottir and her role in the BBC Scotland adaptation of Desmond Bagley's novel Running Blind.

helgarpósturinn 9th november 1979

‘First video tape dispute in Iceland?’

Desmond Bagley Running Blind Icelandic media article from Helgarposturinn 10th November 1979.

Þjóðviljinn 5th January 1980

‘Television series made in Iceland’

Desmond Bagley Running Blind Icelandic media article from Thjodviljinn 5th January 1980.

Morgunblaðið 13th January 1980

‘Nine Icelandic actors in British tv series’

Desmond Bagley Running Blind Icelandic media article from Morgunbladid 13th January 1980.

 Dagblaðið 18th January 1980

‘Killing and fighting on Icelandic soil’

Desmond Bagley Running Blind Icelandic media article from Dagbladid 18th January 1980.

Vísir 18th January 1980

‘Spy comes to Iceland tv wednesday 21:15’

Desmond Bagley Running Blind Icelandic media article from Visir 18th January 1980.

 Morgunblaðið 20th January 1980

‘Jón Sigurbjörnsson in KGB-man role’

Desmond Bagley Running Blind Icelandic media article from Morgunbladid 20th January 1980.

Dagblaðið 23rd January 1980

‘Killing and fighting on Icelandic soil’

Desmond Bagley Running Blind Icelandic media article from Dagbladid 23rd January 1980.

Morgunblaðið 23rd January 1980

‘Út í óvissuna tv tonight 21:15′

Desmond Bagley Running Blind Icelandic media article from Morgunbladid 23rd January 1980.

Morgunblaðið 23rd January 1980

‘Stand-in dummy got into adventures whilst actors were sleeping!’

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tíminn 23rd january 1980

‘Television 21.15: Út í óvissuna‘

Desmond Bagley Running Blind Icelandic media article from Timinn 23rd January 1980.

Vísir 23rd January 1980

‘Long awaited film on the screen’

Desmond Bagley Running Blind Icelandic media article from Visir 23rd January 1980.

Þjóðviljinn 23rd January 1980

‘Út í óvissuna television 21:15′

Desmond Bagley Running Blind Icelandic media article from Thodviljinn 23rd January 1980.

Dagblaðið 25th January 1980

‘Út í óvissuna not to be re-screened’

Desmond Bagley Running Blind Icelandic media article from Dagbladid 25th January 1980.

Dagblaðið 26th January 1980

‘Re-schedule all episodes’

Desmond Bagley Running Blind Icelandic media article from Dagbladid 26th January 1980.

Dagblaðið 30th January 1980

‘Chase in the highlands’

Desmond Bagley Running Blind Icelandic media article from Dagbladid 30th January 1980.

Morgunblaðið 30th January 1980

‘Út í óvissuna continues’

Desmond Bagley Running Blind Icelandic media article from Morgunbladid 30th January 1980.

tíminn 30th january 1980

‘Television 21.00: Út í óvissuna‘

Desmond Bagley Running Blind Icelandic media article from Timinn 30th January 1980.

Vísir 30th january 1980

‘Television 21.00: Út í óvissuna‘

Desmond Bagley Running Blind Icelandic media article from Visir 30th January 1980.

Þjóðviljinn 30th January 1980

‘Út í óvissuna television 21:00′

Desmond Bagley Running Blind Icelandic media article from Thodviljinn 30th January 1980.

Dagblaðið 6th February 1980

‘Óvissuna comes to an end’

Desmond Bagley Running Blind Icelandic media article from Dagbladid 6th February 1980.

Morgunblaðið 6th February 1980

‘TV tonight 21.15: More Út í óvissuna‘

Desmond Bagley Running Blind Icelandic media article from Morgunbladid 6th February 1980.

tíminn 6th February 1980

‘Television 21.15: Út í óvissuna‘

Desmond Bagley Running Blind Icelandic media article from Timaritt 2nd February 1980.

Vísir 6th February 1980

‘Television 21.15: Út í óvissuna‘

Desmond Bagley Running Blind Icelandic media article from Visir 2nd February 1980.

Þjóðviljinn 6th February 1980

‘Television 21.15: Út í óvissuna‘

Desmond Bagley Running Blind Icelandic media article from Thjodviljinn 2nd February 1980.

dagblaðið 8th February 1980

‘What did you think of Út í óvissuna‘

Desmond Bagley Running Blind Icelandic media article from Dagbladid 8th February 1980.

lögberg-heimskringla 15th February 1980

‘Icelandic actors on English TV’

Desmond Bagley Running Blind Icelandic media article from Logberg Helmskringla 15th February 1980.

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Notes

  1. ‘Út í óvissuna reynslusýnd í London’: Vísir, 30 October 1978, p. 28; © DV ehf.
  2. ‘Út í óvissuna sýnd í BBC í gærkveldi’: Morgunblaðið, 6 January 1979, p. 5; © mbl.is / Árvakur hf.
  3. ‘Út í óvissuna frumsýnd í BBC – allt í óvissu með sýningu myndarinnar hér’: Vísir, 10 January 1979, p. 5; © DV ehf.
  4. ‘Út í óvissuna – viðbrögð brezkra gagnrýnenda við fyrsta þætti’: Dagblaðið, 11 January 1979, p. 15; © DV ehf.
  5. ‘Eini dragbíturinn er nafnið hennar’: Vísir, 11 January 1979, p. 16; © DV ehf.
  6. ‘Út í óvisunna: Íslenzku Leikararnir Stóðu Sig Með Mikilli Prýði’: Dagblaðið, 29 January 1979, p. 9; © DV ehf.
  7. ‘Hún er búin að fá 20 aðdáendabréf’: Vikan, 8 March 1979, p. 3.
  8. ‘Fyrsta myndsegulbandsdeila á Íslandi?: Helgarpósturinn, 9 November 1979, p. 17.
  9. ‘Sjónvarpssería tekin á Íslandi’: Þjóðviljinn, 5 January 1980 p. 3.
  10. ‘Níu íslenskir leikarar í breskum sjónvarpsþætti’: Morgunblaðið, 13 January 1980, p. 39; © mbl.is / Árvakur hf.
  11. ‘Morð og handalögmál á íslenzkri grund’: Dagblaðið, 18 January 1980, p. 13; © DV ehf.
  12. ‘Njósnari kemur til Íslands’: Vísir, 18 January 1980, p. 7; © DV ehf.
  13. ‘Jón Sigurbjörnsson í hlutverki KGB-manns’: Morgunblaðið, 20 January 1980, p. 55; © mbl.is / Árvakur hf.
  14. ‘Morð og handalögmál á íslenzkri grund’: Dagblaðið, 23 January 1980, p. 23; © DV ehf.
  15. ‘Út í óvissuna’: Morgunblaðið, 23 January 1980, p. 4; © mbl.is / Árvakur hf.
  16. ‘Spjallað við Ragnheiði Stendórsdóttur um kvikmyndun Út í óvissuna og fleira’: Morgunblaðið, 23 January 1980, p. 11; © mbl.is / Árvakur hf.
  17. ‘Sjónvarp – Út í óvissuna’: Tíminn, 23 January 1980, p. 12.
  18. ‘Langþráð mynd á skjánum’: Vísir, 23 January 1980, p. 23; © DV ehf.
  19. ‘Út í óvissuna’: Þjóðviljinn, 23 January 1980, p. 15.
  20. ‘Út í óvissuna ekki endursýnd’: Dagblaðið, 25 January 1980, p. 27; © DV ehf.
  21. ‘Út í óvissuna: Endursýnið alla þættina’: Dagblaðið, 26 January 1980, p. 2; © DV ehf.
  22. ‘Eltingaleikur um hálendið’: Dagblaðið, 30 January 1980, p. 23; © DV ehf.
  23. ‘Sjónvarp í kvöld klukkan níu: Haldið áfram út í óvissuna’: Morgunblaðið, 30 January 1980, p. 4; © mbl.is / Árvakur hf.
  24. ‘Sjónvarp – Út í óvissuna’: Tíminn, 30 January 1980, p. 12.
  25. ‘Sjónvarp – Út í óvissuna’: Vísir, 30 January 1980, p. 23; © DV ehf.
  26. ‘Út í óvissuna’: Þjóðviljinn, 30 January 1980, p. 15.
  27. ‘Óvissuna tekur enda’: Dagblaðið, 6 February 1980, p. 23; © DV ehf.
  28. ‘Lengra út í óvissuna’: Morgunblaðið, 6 February 1980, p. 4; © mbl.is / Árvakur hf.
  29. ‘Sjónvarp – Út í óvissuna’: Tíminn, 6 February 1980, p. 12.
  30. ‘Sjónvarp – Út í óvissuna’: Vísir, 6 February 1980, p. 23; © DV ehf.
  31. ‘Sjónvarp – Út í óvissuna’: Þjóðviljinn, 6 February 1980, p. 14.
  32. ‘Hvernig fannst þér myndaflokkurinn Út í óvissuna?’: Dagblaðið, 8 February 1980, p. 3; © DV ehf.
  33. ‘Icelandic actors on English TV’: Lögberg-Heimskringla, 15 February 1980, p. 5.