Hungarian Evening
Thursday 28 September 2006 19:30-22:15 (Radio 3)
It was 50 years ago in late October that the people of Hungary rose against their Soviet occupiers. Kirsty Lang hears from many involved in those momentous events. Includes:
Duration:
2 hours 45 minutes
Playlist:
7.30pm
Something in the Air: A feature about the events leading to the uprising with the voices of those involved all over Hungary. While Chris Maslanka takes a lighter look at the conundrum that is Hungary.
8.00pm
You Don't Have to be Hungarian: Interviews and discussion about Hungary's impact on the world of film.
8.30pm
Radio Poem - The Hungarian Road: Written and performed by George Sirtes.
9.00pm
The Hungarian Diaspora: Amazing stories of escape by thousands of Hungarians in the aftermath of '56.
9.30pm
Folk or Fake: The Hungarian folk impact on classical music, and the legacy of Bartok and Kodaly. Plus Endre Szvetnik, a Hungarian with experience of working in Britain, gives his thoughts on the way the story of '56 has been told within Hungary over the last 50 years.
10.00pm
Magyar or Mittel-Europe: To what extent does the Hungarian experience overlap those of many other Eastern European countries?
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