Series Title | European Voice |
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Series Details | 13/02/97, Volume 3, Number 06 |
Publication Date | 13/02/1997 |
Content Type | News |
Date: 13/02/1997 The citizens of Romania are tuning in twice weekly to a radio soap opera totally funded by the Phare programme and designed to help them cope with the transition to a market economy. It is based on The Archers, an everyday tale of country folk which veteran BBC radio listeners might recall was originally put on air to help teach post-war Britons about farming techniques. Piata Rotunda ('Round Square') is set in an apartment block in Bucharest, and tells of the lives and loves of its residents - and, presumably, their transition to a market economy. Now there is pressure on the EU to provide funds for similar educational projects on the radio in other languages: Vietnamese is a possibility, with plans being floated to develop a series about dealing with a post-Communist society. It could be exciting - The Archers has now moved on to something steamier than cow dung and ploughed fields. Stayed tuned Romania, it's bound to hot up sooner or later! |
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Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
Countries / Regions | Eastern Europe, Romania |
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