Programme Televised from Bublice

The representatives of Bublice village - a council mayor, a co-op farm chairman, a school headmaster and a secretary of the council - are close to panic. They have just learnt that their village and their exemplary co-op farm are going to be filmed by a TV company. The television people want to film not only people working, but also the cultural and sport life in the village. However, all the cultural and sport events in Bublice are only limited to sitting in a pub or in front of a TV. The representatives of the village decide to recover the village reputation. Within one week they manage to set up a hockey team and an amateur theatre company. The performances in either of the teams are not great, but at least they exist. The expected and feared day is here. The television staff comes; they take shots of the amateur theatre actors, an ice hockey match, and village people enjoying their pork feast. The entire thrilled village then watches TV news. When they find out that all their efforts are presented in only two film shots, taking several seconds, the village becomes extremely indignant. All of them prepare protest letters. In the middle of all the warnings and passions a co-op member Nováček stands up and reminds them they wanted to change life in the village, not only to show something off. - And this is the moment when the Czechoslovak film cars are approaching Bublice as the director Papoušek has decided to make his new film just here.