nln late October 1956 Hungary rose against its Soviet occupiers, and two hundred thousand Hungarians fled to the West. Kirsty
Lang hears from some of them and explores the impact that the Hungarian diaspora had in Britain and the West. She also hears how the story is told and responded to in Hungary itself.
7.30 Something in the Air Events leading to the uprising, with the voices of those involved across Hungary. And puzzle-setter Chris Maslanka takes a lighter look at Hungary's complex language, its reputation for mathematical brilliance and its musical individuality.
8.00 You Don't Have to Be Hungarian
Interviews and discussion about Hungary and the world of film, with previews of two works commissioned for this anniversary, both of them focusing on a bloody water polo game between Hungary and the Soviet Union at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.
8.30 Radio Poem: The Hungarian Road
A special commission, written and performed by George Szirtes.
9.00 The Hungarian Diaspora
Escapees' stories of then and now.
9.30 Folk or Fake? The impact of Hungarian folk music on art music. And Hungarian Endre Szvetnik gives his opinion on how the story of the uprising is told in Hungary.
10.00 Magyar or Mittel-Europe?
What the Hungarian experience has in common with that of other Eastern European countries and the extent to which it is distinct.