Excerpts from First National TV programs

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.