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Remembering the Polish anti-Soviet independence movement founded 75 years ago

Having suffered so much during the years of German occupation, when World War II was officially over, Poland was again under foreign domination and the country was in the grip of Soviet terror. Public domain

We take a look at the Freedom and Independence movement formed to combat Soviet terror in Poland following World War 2.

Poland's beating heart

In this episode we meet Paddy Ney, the host of TFN's Heart of Poland video series.

Plugged in and ready to go...

In this episode of the Debrief, we put the show into fifth gear as we hurtle towards the future of electric cars in Poland…

Bring on the gold!

A 17th century church in the heart of Poland’s capital Warsaw has just had a very expensive make-over.

Roadworks reveal 150 Jewish headstones

Some 150 Jewish gravestones have been unearthed during  construction work in the south-eastern Polish town of Leżajsk.

Living with COVID-19

In this episode of the Debrief, it’s time to take stock of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Poland and how it’s an opportunity for change in all aspects of our lives…

Who is Baśka the Bear?

Does the world-famous Wojtek now have competition as a bear fighting alonsigside Polish troops?

A helping hand for Poles in Ukraine

A foundation is helping Poles living in Ukraine get through the COVID-19 crisis.

An English princess... in Silesia?

Debrief host John Beauchamp speaks to the author of a new book in English about Princess Daisy von Pless, an English-born noblewoman who lived the high life in what is now southern Poland at the turn of the 20th century.

Sweetened by honey

A Polish beekeeper has had all his expectations surpassed after an online crowdfunding drive has got him back in business after his hives were wrecked by vandals earlier this year.

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Top 5 articles:

  • Mayor offers reward to first couple to have a boy in village where only girls are born
  • It’s official! Kraków is the best place in Europe for food, says European Academy of Gastronomy
  • Poland in COVID-19 LOCKDOWN! PM orders bars, restaurants, shopping centres and borders closed - and cancels ALL flights
  • Villager finds stash of 17th-century coins after falling off his bike while looking for mushrooms
  • The systematic massacre of all children under 10 will forever be a stain on humanity, says TFN’s Stuart Dowell
Life

New documentary to investigate UFO activity in ‘alien hotspot’ village

VIDEO: Titled ‘They are already here’ the film focuses on the small village of Wylatowo where between 2000 and 2006 a host of mysterious phenomena in the night sky began to appear along with massive crop circles in surrounding fields.

The first report:

  • First F-35s in 2026 - military official
  • Smolensk tragedy committee chair hopes to present final report in April
  • European Commission questions Polish gov't economic plan - daily
  • Two explosions caused Smolensk air crash, claims film
  • Ceremonies across Poland commemorate presidential plane disaster

Exclusive

Forgotten composer who played for Polish king and co-founded Edinburgh Festival rediscovered after distant relative finds online ad for his rare piano

Josie Dixon had little idea that her great-great-great-great grandfather Felix Yaniewicz was one of the 19th century’s most notable composers until a chance conversation about a Stradivarius violin led her on a path of discovery.

The Debrief
Rocking it! New UNESCO Geopark opens in Holy Cross Mountains
Webber's World
Caught red-handed between the past and the future, Praga is a sensory explosion of noise and colour

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