The selection and deployment of foreign programs of the Western block in hte Czechoslovak Television in 1997 and 1987

This thesis The selection and deployment of foreign programs of the Western bloc in the Czechoslovak Television in 1977 and 1987 is concerned with factors that influenced the selection of foreign television programs of the Western bloc in Czechoslovak Television at that time. The political situation in Czechoslovak was very tense under the communist power in 1970s and only after 1985 when Perestrojka was introduced in the Soviet Union that things started to improve in terms of economical and social reforms (Perestrojka started very slowly in Czechoslovak in 1987). One of the main goals of this thesis is to investigate how the political situation in the society affected the Czechoslovak Television in general and the broadcasting of foreign programs in specific. Were there more television shows from the Western bloc in 1987 than in 1977 because of Perestrojka? Or did Perestrojka have no influence on the TV guide at all? This thesis will bring answers to these questions. The Czechoslovak Television was supposed to work according to Ideově tematické plány. These plans showed the main ideology of TV and contained a list of all shows that were supposed be broadcasted during the next year (as the plans were made one year ahead). These plans were very important official documents and all departments were..