The show looks back in history by digging into archives and interviewing people who were present at the time and place of the event.
[2] In 2009 P3 Dokumentär was awarded Stora Radiopriset in the category "Public Service of the year (2009)".
P3 Dokumentär tells its stories from a Swedish perspective on contemporary history, the humans behind the headlines and tries to contextualize important event.
The sister show P3 Dokumentär Special is similar but the events takes place outside of Sweden.
[4] The leitmotif of P3 dokumentär is the song "Marathon" by the producer Embee from the album Long distance runner by Promoe.