The most gripping thing I’m watching on my phone? Swedish moose migrating in real time | Claire Cohen

Slow TV a marathon event, shown in real time, in its entirety is filling that gap and helping us unwind.

Last year , the 24-hour online live stream which sees Sweden ’s national broadcaster SVT deploy 12 miles of cable and 34 cameras along the route these animals have taken since the ice age was viewed by 9 million people, compared with under a million when it first aired in 2019 .

The genre began in Norway in 2009 , with a seven-hour broadcast of a train journey between Bergen and Oslo , viewed by 1 million .

But, worry not, there are opportunities for connection, too. The moose migration live stream also has a chat function where excited followers debate how many will make the river crossing and (if my translation skills are up to scratch) chat about knitting, while waiting for something to occur. Moosescrolling it’s the future. - Claire Cohen is a journalist and the author of BFF ? The Truth About Female Friendship.