First National, 2001. A selection of programs from the series “50 Years of Ukrainian Television,” dedicated to the history of television in Ukraine.

The video features television studios and equipment rooms, interviews with First National presenters and employees, and excerpts from programs from different years:  Ukraine at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, excerpts from the opening ceremony of the Olympics, Yana Klochkova on the podium, Ukrainian fans with the Ukrainian flag, the triumph of Ukrainian teams; the NTKU building, coverage of Pope John Paul II's visit to Ukraine: blessing Ukrainian believers, joint prayer, John Paul II praying at the grave of victims of Stalin's repressions in Babyn Yar, the Pope in Lviv, saying goodbye to Ukrainians from the steps of the plane; Kyiv TV tower, TV center equipment, TV studios. 

Excerpts from First National TV programs 

Volyn Television. The program "With a Camera and a Microphone" from November 16, 1999 is dedicated to the festive concert on the occasion of the Day of Radio, Television and Communications Workers.

On the video: the city of Lutsk, Volyn Academic Regional Puppet Theater; opening of the concert, the chamber orchestra of teachers of Lutsk Children's Music School No. 1 "Generosity", People's Artist of Ukraine Vasyl Chepelyuk and the "Dyvostruny" trio perform; greetings from the General Director of the Volyn State Television and Radio Company Svyatoslav Pyrozhko, awarding of employees; greetings from the Head of the Volyn Regional State Administration Borys Klimchuk, a story about the future television center; greetings from the Head of the Volyn Regional Council Vasyl Dmytruk and the Deputy Mayor of Lutsk Svyatoslav Kravchuk; performance by the ensemble "Dyvotsvit" of the children's creativity center "Dyvo", the male quartet "Akord", Tamara Hrymarovych, Oleksiy Onyshko, the duet "Svityaz" with the song "Dear My Parents", Honored Worker of Culture of Ukraine Lyubov Savelyeva and Oleksandr Voskoboynikov with the song "Blackberries", Olena Panasyuk, Omelyan Ivanyuk with the song "Black Eyebrows", Oleksiy Onyshko and the duet "Svityaz" with the song "Old Friends"; greetings from the head of the regional organization of the National Union of Composers of Ukraine Myroslav Stefanyshyn, head of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate Leontiy Tyshchuk, editor-in-chief of the weekly "Viche" Vasyl Prostopchuk, head of the regional union of journalists Yevhen Khotymchuk, rector of the Lutsk Humanitarian University Andriy Zhuravlev, director of the "Svit" company Oleksiy Levchenko, deputy head of the regional state administration department Valentyn Malinovsky; closing ceremony of the concert.

Hosts — Tamara Hrymarovych, Yuriy Yatsyuk.

Television Workers' Day: Festive Concert

Chernihiv Television "Siver-Center". The release of the program "See you on the air" from November 16, 2012, dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Chernihiv Regional Television.

On the video: the history of Chernihiv Television is told, the first video materials of Chernihiv Television for 1991; employees of the television studio share memories of the first broadcast in 1991; working days, various plans of the work processes of television workers.

Comments: Director of the Chernihiv Autonomous Television Center Oleksandr Kopylovsky; cameraman Petro Yarmolenko; senior editor of the regional television Lyubov Bondaruk; video engineer Volodymyr Klyukin; general director of the Chernihiv ODTRK "Siver-Center" Anatoly Tyutyunnyk; senior editor of the regional television Tetyana Myrhorodska.

Host — Yana Tytenok.

To the 20th anniversary of Chernihiv Television

Kyiv, 2024. Radio program “Musical Stories.” It tells about the history of Ukrainian Radio call signs and their performer Andriy Bobyr. Editor Nadiya Radkevych. 

Ukrainian Radio, in collaboration with “Suspilne Media Library,” is releasing unique archival recordings collected over 100 years in the project “Treasures of the Ukrainian Radio Music Library.” Within its framework, you will hear the voices of outstanding writers, singers, legendary announcers, and music by Ukrainian Radio's artistic ensembles. You can listen to the recordings on the Public Media Library website and on the project's YouTube page.

The history of Ukrainian Radio call signs

November 14, 2004, Kyiv.

The plot is dedicated to the Day of Radio, Television and Communications Workers and the history of the National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine.

On the video: archival chronicles of the 60s, various shots; flash interview with Lydia Ilchenko; film on an old camera, cassettes; flash interview with the cameraman, television veteran Vladislav Reisky; photo archives of the National Television and Radio Company of Ukraine, photo where Natalia Mischerska interviews cosmonaut Popovych; journalists of the National Television and Radio Company of Ukraine, archive.

Comments: television veterans Lydia Ilchenko, Vladislav Reisky; Chairman of the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting Ivan Chyzh.

Broadcasting Day, 2004

National Television Company of Ukraine, 2001. The program “This is our history...” was created for the 50th anniversary of Ukrainian television and uses fragments of programs from different years. 

Excerpts from the program “From Folk Sources” are used. It tells about folk customs and traditions at Christmas: members of a folk ensemble enter a village house, begin to sing carols, and the host greets the carolers. Green holidays in Ukraine: girls in wreaths, a folk group from the Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine, decorating the yard with greenery, Kupala songs and rituals. Makovia holiday rituals: boys bring pumpkins from the gardens to make a milestone with a pumpkin on top, preparations for the blessing of bouquets on Makovia, people in embroidered shirts around the fire. Traditions on Spas: men with baskets walk through the village, women and children pick wildflowers, a girl treats children to apples, hosts prepare a festive table, and hostesses greet spectators with holiday greetings.

“This is our history...”: folk customs and traditions

National Television Company of Ukraine, 2001. The program “This is our history...” was created for the 50th anniversary of Ukrainian television and uses fragments of programs from different years.

Excerpts from the program “Let's Respect Each Other, Friends!” are used: the host of the program, Tetiana Oleksienko, presents vocal and dance groups from different regions of Ukraine: ‘Polissyanka’ (Rivne); the dance ensemble “Metalurg” (Zaporizhia); “Obriy” (Kyiv); “Vesnyanka” (Kyiv); “Cheremosh” (Lviv); ‘Svyato’ (Kharkiv); “Barvy Prykarpattya” (Stari Kryvotuly); performances by the groups.

“Let's respect each other, friends!” 

Kharkiv Regional Television and Radio Company, November 10, 2009.

A conversation with the employees of the television and radio company about Radio Day, journalism, language, pseudonyms and listeners, curiosities, the beginning of the "Govorit Kharkiv" program.

Comments: Vitalina Zinkivska, Deputy General Director of the Kharkiv Regional State Broadcasting Company, Valery Zakharchuk, director of the radio broadcasting department, director Nela Gunchenko, announcer Yuriy Virchenko, sound engineer Serhiy Zolotukhin, future radio host Roza Sarkisyan.

Working on the program: Natalia Sharpilo, Stanislav Bezdetny, Serhii Rudoi, Dmytro Popolitov, Valentina Untilva, Igor Shkredov, Anastasia Khirgiy, Andriy Sydora, Oleksandr Muraliov, Antonina Abashnyk, Zurab Alasania.

Kharkiv radio is 85 years old.

National Television Company of Ukraine, 2001. The program “This is our history...” was created for the 50th anniversary of Ukrainian television and uses fragments of programs from different years.

Excerpts from the program “A Generous Evening for Good People” were used: songs and dances performed by folk groups, sung by Nazariy Yaremchuk, Raisa Kyrychenko, Vasyl Zinkevych, Irchik from Lviv, Pavlo Dvorsky, and Bohdan Stashkiv. 

“This is our story...”: celebrating 50 years of television

The program “This is our history...” was created for the 50th anniversary of Ukrainian television and uses fragments from programs from different years.

Excerpts from the program “Singing Fields of Ukraine” are used: the choir performs the song “For Ukraine, for its freedom...”; journalist Tamara Stratienko on Khreshchatyk Street; Ternopil, 1988, the Veriovka Choir performs; Lutsk, 1991, People's Artist of Ukraine Raisa Kyrychenko sings; Lviv, 1989, the choir sings; Dnipro, the song “Hey, Cossacks...”; Interview with Pavlo Muravsky, People's Artist of Ukraine; All participants in the celebration perform T.G. Shevchenko's “Testament”; The village of Plyashove near Berestochko, the Ukrainian anthem plays, yellow and blue flags fly, flags of Cossack regiments, banners, the choir sings “Many Years.” 

“Singing Fields of Ukraine”

First National, 2001. A collection of stories about the development of Ukrainian television, dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Ukrainian television. 

The video features: a story about the first television studio in Ukraine; footage from the streets of Kyiv; the first announcer Olga Danilenko, studio manager M. Kaznevsky, and television director N. Deryugina; a story about the first television program, the Kyiv television center; stage artists Tymoshenko and Berezin watching television at home; television operators Y. Fedorov and V. Stepanenko sharing their memories; a story about the creation of regional and local television studios; excerpts from episodes of the program “Tempo”; a story about the establishment of regional television in Kirovograd (now Kropyvnytskyi) and Sevastopol; UT veterans share their memories: director Ye. Cholak, actor P. Vesklyarov (Ded Panas); stories about the creative work of renowned television director V. Kisin and journalist Oleksiy Gubin, memories of his wife Raisa Gubina; journalist Vira Boyarenko on camera, memories of her by Volodymyr Yavorivsky;  a story about the work of television operators during the liquidation of the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant; excerpts from music programs, footage from 1996: a protest against the termination of Russian channels on UT; excerpts from programs by the youth studio “Gart”; a story about the murder of journalist Vadym Boyko; old TLZ equipment rooms; the development of commercial non-state television companies; footage from 1993: the TV center building on Khreshchatyk, the entrance hall, corridors, equipment rooms, video library; the adoption of the Law on Radio and Television Broadcasting; the aftermath of the fire in the first studio in 1997; the new TV center building on Melnikova Street. 

UT — 50 years

2003, National Television Company of Ukraine. The program “Year of Culture in Ukraine” is dedicated to events in the cultural and artistic life of Ukraine. Hosts — Khristina Stebelska and Vasyl Berzul.

The video features stories about various aspects of cultural life in Ukraine: concerts, festivals of classical and avant-garde art; leading artistic groups of Ukraine as well as young performers; classical and contemporary works by Ukrainian and foreign authors; cinema and theater. Footage from the festivals “Tavriyski Igria,” “Chervona Ruta,” “Pisniy Vernisazh,” “More Druzi,” and “Rock-Existence.” Quick poll of citizens about cultural festivals.

Studio guests: Minister of Culture and Tourism Yuriy Bohutskyi, Ukrainian conductor Volodymyr Sirenko, director Vasyl Vovkun, conductor Mykola Hobdych, director Serhiy Proskurnya, director Andriy Zholdak, actress Nataliya Sumska, actress Valentina Zimnia, artist Lyudmila Semikina, singer Nina Matvienko, People's Artist of Ukraine Mykhailo Chemberzhi, director of the Chervona Ruta festival Taras Melnyk, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Yan Tabachnik.

Comments: Philippe de Sourémont, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of France to Ukraine; Dietmar Stüdemann, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Germany to Ukraine; representatives of Lviv region on the literary and artistic festival “In a Free Family, New”; representatives of Ukrainian culture in Russia; People's Artist of the USSR Klara Luchko; Chief Director of the Luhansk Academic Music and Drama Theater Volodymyr Moskovchenko and People's Artist of Ukraine Mykhailo Golubovych on theatrical life in Luhansk region; representatives of Donetsk region on the talents of the region; representatives of Crimea on the development of culture on the peninsula; Doctor of Arts Oleksandr Fedoruk, Candidate of Arts Dmytro Gorbachev.

Performances: Men Sound male vocal ensemble; Dnipro Ukrainian music ensemble; Nina Matvienko.