Norwegians like wood. They prefer chopping it, stacking it, creating a fire with it, and tending the fireplace. They discuss axes. They argue about whether wood must be stored with the bark underneath or uppermost – an issue not yet settled (questions take ages to get settled in Norway). So what can be more natural than a 12-hour television programme about firewood, of which eight hours featured only a log fire quietly burning away, with the occasional sputter as new fuel was added or a discreet toasting fork with a marshmallow on it appeared at the screen A fifth of the population tuned in last week when Norwegian state television broadcast the programme. Some described it as exciting. Others thought it provocative, due to stacking mistakes. Britain have been traumatised by The Killing and gripped by Borgen. Are we ready for another Scandinavian experience, reintroducing us to the pleasure of straightforward things