Czechoslovakia Today
- Program
- Czechoslovakia Today
- Producing Organization
- Stern-TV
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/512-kp7tm72x23
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- Description
- Episode Description
- Czechoslovakia Today provides an up-to-date report on life under a communist regime, following the States omnipresent hand as it guides a people from cradle to old age, at work and at play. Perusing the Czech countryside, the ancient and beautiful capital of Prague, and the countrys economic and political arenas, cameraman and narrator alike measure the degree of liberalization in this traditionally, western-oriented nation. The documentary opens with a colorful teaser -- Czech youngsters engaging in that decadent western pastime, the twist. Other highlights include a visit to the Prague strip tease (nationalized of course), and a meeting with Jiri Trinka, famed Czech filmmaker and puppet maker. Documenting the daily routine of this communist nation, the cameras focus on workers at a government low cost housing project now under construction, at the famous Gablons jewelry works, and at the Skoda automobile factory, where an effort is being made to compete with free enterprise products. Elsewhere viewers see elderly priests at a specially constructed State old age home; gypsies, now the object of a state education program; the dwindling German minority; and several professionals, including a university professor and medical specialist. In the political sphere, Josef Lenart, new prime minister and hope of the young liberal generation, appears along with old line Stalinist Anton Novotny, president and party chief. Czechoslovakia Today was produced by Stern-TV, Germany, and adapted for use in the United States by NET. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Program Description
- Half-hour piece produced by Stern-TV in Germany, and adapted for use in the US by NET in 1965.
- Broadcast Date
- 1965-01-04
- Asset type
- Program
- Genres
- Documentary
- Media type
- other
- Credits
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Guest: Lenart, Josef
Guest: Novotny, Anton
Guest: Trinka, Jiri
Producing Organization: Stern-TV
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Czechoslovakia Today,” 1965-01-04, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 30, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-kp7tm72x23.
- MLA: “Czechoslovakia Today.” 1965-01-04. American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 30, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-kp7tm72x23>.
- APA: Czechoslovakia Today. Boston, MA: American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-kp7tm72x23