1989

Details: Category: Czech History

If you want to get a flavour of what went down in this part of the world exactly 20 years ago check out Czech TV's second channel CT2 everynight at 8.00pm they are showing the news (15mins) as it happened (or at least as it was reported by state television). If you want to get a flavour of what went down in this part of the world exactly 20 years ago check out Czech TV's second channel CT2 everynight at 8.00pm they are showing the news (15mins) as it happened (or at least as it was reported by state television).

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#1 No underpants! — bridboy 2009-11-05 10:39

Last night on the "news" from 1989 there was a studio interview on the acute shortage of mens'underwear with the boss of the factory involved.(a sort of communist version of Watchdog) It was also impossible to buy a bike at that time. What I find interesting is that it was possible to openly discuss these things on TV.
Another interesting thing is that there is a modern banner added along the bottom of the screen with "hindsight" saying how the situation would change in the very near future. The people appearing on the screen of course couldn't have forseen these changes at the time.

#2 20 years ago — mod 2009-11-17 12:29

Here is a crash course from the BBC in the events of Nov 17th 1989 and what followed. Loads of archive stuff plus what's happening today. There is also a John Simpson programme on the BBC website(second link). He covered the revolution and returns to find out what has happened since to some of the key figures.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8363827.stm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00n3lk8

#3 Nov 17th 1989 — mod 2010-11-17 12:03

Here's an introduction to the events of Nov 17th 1989 and the "Velvet Revolution" which followed:

http://www.prague.net/blog/article/35/november-17-is-twice-as-important-for-czechs

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