The Selina Scott Show: Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia

Call Number
350-1-1:443/1

General information

Call No.:
350-1-1:443/1
Part of series
HU OSA 350-1-1 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Europe: Balkan Archive
Located at
BetaSP NTSC #443 / No. 1
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00000443
Date of air
1996-01-08
Date
1996
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
English
Duration
26 min.
Notes
sponsored by Soros program "How to be citizens", arrogant, provocative,

Content

Form/Genre
Television program
Contents Summary
This report talks about Prince Alexander – throne follower of Serbia's Karadjordjevic monarchy. He talks about the history of the monarchy, the Karadjordjevic and Obranovic rivalry, the civial war that happened during WWII. Prince Alexander also gives a biographical account of his growing up in England, and his schooling throughout the world. Prince Alexander talks about the situation in the former Yugoslavia, stating that there needs to be more democracy and free media. He explains the media is used to spread nationalist propaganda. He is also worried about the ghosts of the nationalist past, which have been stirred up in all parts of Yugoslavia. He states that there needs to be reconcilliation among all nationalities. He also talks about his goal of ensuring democracy, and ways he would like to improve the life of his people if he were to go back and serve as king of Yugoslavia.

Context

Associated Names
ITN (Producer)