Telescope 16.08.1997 (1997)

The issue is devoted to one of the most mysterious topics - how people get into television.

Hosts Alexandra Burataeva, Otar Kushanashvili, Leonid Parfenov tell their stories, simultaneously answering questions about who came to work in television in what way and why provincials are so "tenacious".

The opinion of Vitaly Vulf and Leonid Parfenov about what television is in general and what it should be like.

Ivan Raspopov and other participants of the program talk about host Ivan Demidov as a good example to follow.

Actors who came to work in television: Leonid Yarmolnik, Yuri Nikolaev, Alexey Lysenkov about the differences in the work of actors and TV hosts.

In preparing the story, fragments of the films "Gu-ga" (1989, directed by V.Z. Novak), "Bolshie peregony" (1971, directed by A.A. Dudorov), "Moscow Holidays" (1995, directed by A.I. Surikova) were used. "Television News" with Valentina Leontyeva and Igor Kirillov: Boris Yeltsin's granddaughter wants to try her hand at TV in the future (rumors and gossip from the authors of the article in the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper).

New hosts of the "Vesti" program Olga Kokorekina, Anna Pavlova, Igor Deryugin are on probation.

The information service of the TV Center channel announced the recruitment of TV hosts; a competition is being held.

TV channel VID found a host for the "These Amazing Animals" program Svetlana Lonshakova among the participants of the "Guess the Melody" program.

Announcement and excerpt from the "Live News" program with the participation of artist Anatoly Belkin and host Valdis Pelsh.

Mikhail Shirvindt's creative project "Twelve Songs about Moscow"; footage from the early to mid-20th century was used in preparing the story.

Yuri Grymov talks about the creation of the poetic film "My Pushkin".

Social advertising "Call your parents".

Vladimir Ukhin talks about the creation of the "Telebikes" section.

Funny slips of the tongue on air, memories shared by Vladimir Ukhin, Tatyana Sudets, Viktor Balashov.

How to get on television from the ranks of professional viewers, that is, from the crowd on the set of studio TV programs.

Valentin Postnikov talks about his attempts to stand out from the crowd and become a famous person.

Comments by host Dmitry Mendeleyev, excerpts from programs with the participation of V. Postnikov "I myself", "Tema".

Correspondents Vsevolod Tarasov and Ivan Raspopov talk about regular viewers of various shows; revelations of viewers about how they get tickets to the recording of TV programs.

Fragments of video recordings with auditions for the "People's Host" competition: Elena Ryumina, Vladimir Popov, Oleg Rusin.

Vladimir Vinokur and Lev Leshchenko recall their first appearances on television.

Excerpts from the "Blue Light" program.