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Magnus Magnusson

Magnus Magnusson

Icelandic journalist and translatorWikipedia

Search complete. 5 mentions across 3 episodes found for "Magnus Magnusson".

Oct 20, 2026

Clive MyrieGUEST
29:41
It's a really good point, yeah.
Clive MyrieGUEST
29:43
Because, I mean, first of all, it's about finding your own... style what you're comfortable with I grew up with Magnus Magnusson presenting the show and he was firm school mastery just got it out there no messing John a
speaker_6UNKNOWN
30:06
little bit
Clive MyrieGUEST
30:06
intimidating a little bit more intimidating perhaps and I realized that they must have chosen me to follow in the footsteps of those two men because I bring something else to the table.

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La ”historia olvidada” de los vikingos que llegaron a América 500 años antes que Colón

Oct 12 · 3 Mentions

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4:16
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4:18
En 1966, el presentador de la BBC, Magnus Magnusson, describi el Flateyjarbk o Libro de la Isla de Flatey, que data del siglo XIV, como uno de los manuscritos islandeses ms valiosos que existen.
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4:32
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4:34
In 1966, BBC presenter Magnus Magnusson described the Flateyjarbk or Book of Flatey's Island, dating from the 14th century, as one of the most valuable Icelandic manuscripts in existence.
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4:47
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4:50
En 1966, el presentador de la BBC, Magnus Magnusson, describi el Flateyjarbk o Libro de la Isla de Flatey, que data del siglo XIV, como uno de los manuscritos islandeses ms valiosos que existen.
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5:10
El libro es tan valioso ad-- que cuando en 1893 los organizadores de la Exposición Universal de Chicago lo pidieron en préstamo para la celebración con retraso del cuarto centenario del viaje de Colón, ofrecieron enviar un buque de guerra a Dinamarca para recogerlo y un tren blindado para transportarlo a través de Estados Unidos, además de asegurarlo por un millón de dólares por aquel entonces, el libro se custodiaba en Dinamarca.
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5:38
The book is so valuable, a addy, that when in 1893 the organizers of the World's Exposition in Chicago requested it on loan for the celebration of the belatedly fourth centenary of Columbus's voyage, they offered to send a warship to Denmark to pick him up and an armored train to transport him through the United States.
Phil WilliamsHOST
10:23
The writing was on the wall, Charlie.
Phil WilliamsHOST
10:24
When I got there, I managed to get my mom and dad tickets because basically, I don't know if it's the same for you, but when I was seven, eight, nine, if we were good on Sunday nights and bath time wasn't chaotic, in our 'jamas we were allowed to stay up and watch Magnus Magnusson, right?
Charlie HigsonGUEST
10:38
[laughs]
Phil WilliamsHOST
10:39
So to then be invited on his show-

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