Stories of the 20th Century TV

Post Bellum / Hlavní město Praha / Česká televize

The recordings were taken on two movie cameras in a mobile TV studio, using the Eye Direct technology.

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Hana Truncová in 1970s

Hana Truncová

* 1924 †︎ 2022

People helping Jews during WWII, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Relative of a political prisoner, Anti-communist rebel, Life along the Iron Curtain

9. - 10. 11. 1938 Crystal Night, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, Death marches 1944-1945, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII and 4 more anniversaries

Tuckerová Veronika in 2019

Veronika Tuckerová

* 1968

Relatives of important personalities, Scientist

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Věra Tučková Burgetová, 1943

Věra Tučková

* 1924

Forced labour during the WW2, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21 September 1937 - Funeral of President Masaryk, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age

Jaromír Tůma

Jaromír Tůma

* 1946

Art and censorship, A cultural celebrity

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

historical photography of eva as a child

Eva Tůmová

* 1935 †︎ 2026

Internační tábor Svatobořice u Kyjova, Relative of a political prisoner

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR

Ludmila Tůmová, 1944

Ludmila Tůmová

* 1938

Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Life along the Iron Curtain

5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Štěpánka Tůmová during recording

PhDr. Štěpánka Tůmová

* 1948

Relative of a political prisoner, Scientist

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Miroslava Tupá in 2021

Miroslava Tupá

* 1963

Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Pavel Turnovský, 2025

Pavel Turnovský

* 1950

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, The underground, Anti-communist rebel

1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 28. 1. 1977 - The “Anti-Charter”

Jaroslava Tvrzníková, Munich 1983

Mgr. Jaroslava Tvrzníková

* 1940

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Radio Free Europe, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, University professor

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 28. 1. 1977 - The “Anti-Charter”, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

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