The Danish Empire - without Greenland?

The Danish brick is the basis of almost every Danish home, school, church, and public building. 95% of Danish single-family homes have a brick facade, and builders of concrete apartment blocks sometimes put fake bricks across the surface to make them look warm and homey. Denmark ...  Show more

Just fifteen or twenty years ago, bakeries in Denmark seemed to be dying. They couldn't find staff. Nobody, it was said, wanted to get up in the middle of the night and make bread. The few bakeries that were left tended to have dirty windows and sour service and offer stale, dust ...  Show more

How did the Danish missionary Hans Egede combine capitalism and religion in his colonisation of Greenland in the 1700s? Why have we forgotten about Danish colonialism in India and Greenland? When did Greenlanders gain self-determination? Anita and William discuss how the Danes co ...  Show more

How does tiny, cold Denmark defy the odds to become one of the richest nations? Despite sky-high taxes and a lack of oil wealth, it boasts free education, universal healthcare, and global giants like Novo Nordisk. Unpack the Nordic model, flexicurity, and explore why high taxes h ...  Show more

In the first of a two-part series, in collaboration with The Food Chain, we look at the impact of the success of weight-loss drug manufacturer Novo Nordisk on the small country of Denmark.

The Scandinavian nation is where the company is based, and with a population of l ...