 Magtens billeder was originally conceived in 2003 as a series of  12 documentaries. But the documentary entitled Svineriget (written  and directed by Ebbe Nyvold and Christian Schou) was not produced  accordingly to Danmarks Radios ethical programme standards, and  would therefore not officially be part of the series, nor  broadcasted by Danmarks Radio. Svineriget was eventually released  in 2005 on DVD by The Danish Film Institute (together with the other  11 documentaries)..