Two large press conferences were held at London's Corinthia Hotel and hosted and moderated by TV presenter Edith Bowman.  Benny and Björn took part in one press conference each. There were two press conferences in order to accommodate such a large cast.

After the press conference, various press interviews were conducted with various members of the cast and creatives both for TV and newspaper/media.

Press Conference

1. Press Conference
   This consisted of the ladies of the cast, together with Producer Judy Craymer and Benny:
   Christine, Baranski, Lily James, Amanda Seyfried, Cher, Judy Craymer, Benny, Jessica Keenan Wynn and Alexa Davies. 
   Absent from proceedings were Meryl Streep and Julie Walters.
   
   
2. Press Conference
   This consisted of the gentlemen of the cast with Director Ol Parker and Björn:
   Josh Dylan, Hugh Skinner, Jeremy Irivine, Ol Parker, Pierce Brosnan, Stellan Skarsgård, Andy Garcia, Dominic Cooper and Björn.
   Absent from this line-up was Colin Firth although he did appear in some of the press interviews below.

Press Interviews

1. The Economist

   A great interview with Björn By Anne McElvoy, head of Economist Radio, which was released on The Economist's YouTube channel on Friday 27 July 2018.
   
   They talked about Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, ABBA music, politics and what it is like to hear world-famous actors sing your world-famous songs.
   
   The interview was structured as follows with the timings referring to the YouTube video.
   
   Chapter One: On Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
   00:06 The Economist asks about what it is like to meet long-standing fans 
   01:29 The Economist asks why it was right to make a new movie 
   02:42 The Economist asks if all four members of ABBA need to give permission for a new project 
   03:01 The Economist asks what it is like to have other people performing ABBA songs 
   03:58 The Economist asks about the distinctive ABBA sound
   04:35 The Economist asks why ABBA is getting back together 
   05:50 The Economist asks how they are making music to be suited for today
   07:06 The Economist asks to hear a line from one of ABBA's new songs
   07:38 The Economist asks what topics ABBA wants to deal with in their new music 
   09:02 The Economist asks what the secret is to writing a pop song
   
   Chapter Two: On society today
   09:48 The Economist asks if any ABBA lyrics should be changed for the #MeToo era
   10:52 The Economist asks if feminism has changed the presentation of the band today
   12:02 The Economist asks what Bjorn means in describing himself as a "humanist" 
   12:47 The Economist asks if there is a song that sums up Bjorn's political outlook 
   13:38 The Economist asks about what Bjorn thinks about Brexit 
   14:53 The Economist asks if Swedish social democratic ideal is also "in tatters"
   
   Chapter Three: Reflecting on the old days of ABBA
   15:46 The Economist asks how Swedish ABBA's music is 
   17:41 The Economist asks which ABBA song has Marilyn French, the feminist writer, in it
   18:34 The Economist asks how much Bjorn has changed since the start of ABBA 
   19:44 The Economist asks what song Bjorn would take to desert island
   
   

2. RTE
   Broadcast: Ireland
   Alan Corr from the Irish broadcaster RTE, talking about the new film but also some insights into ABBA's 1979 Dublin concert. It was clearly filmed a few days ago as they are also asked whether Agnetha and Frida would be attending the London premiere.
   
   
3. Studio 10
   Broadcast: Monday 16 July 2018, Australia
   Angela Bishop kicked off Mammia Mia! week on Studio 10 with an exclusive interview with Benny, Björn and director Ol Parker.
   
   
4. Harkins Theatres
   Broadcast: 
   Interviewed by Tara Hitchcock, the cast, in groups of 2-3 were interviewed and Benny and Björn only had a small segment of this feature.
   
   
5. TV Globo
   Broadcast: Brazil
   Report featuring the Super Troupers Exhibition in London from earlier in 2018 but also a short interview with Benny and Björn. It also features brief interviews with Amanda Seyfried and Lily James and then Andy Garcia and Cher.

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Thanks to Chris Williams c/o ABBAtalk, Pascale Ranson and Bill Paganucci c/o ABBA Village2 Ciaran Dorris c/o ABBAtalk.
YouTube links c/o HeyUGuys, The Economist, Studio 10, Harkins Theatres,