TVP1 (TVP Jeden, Telewizja Polska 1, Program Pierwszy Telewizji Polskiej, "Jedynka") is the main public television channel of TVP (Telewizja Polska S.A.), Poland's national free-to-air television broadcaster. It was the first Polish channel to be broadcast and remains one of the most popular today. TVP1 was launched 25 October 1952.
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History
TVP1 was launched as of 25 October 1952 as TVP. The tests resumed in the immediate post-war years and materialized in October 1952 with the launch of the first experimental broadcasts of Polish television. In January 1953, it broadcasts at the rate of half an hour per week, then an hour and a half in March. The schedule of programmes continued to grow and the broadcast time increased to 22 hours per week in 1957, 26 hours in 1958.
Regional studios were added to those in Szczecin and Warsaw in 1956. These were first those of Łódź, Katowice (1957), Poznań (1958) and Gdańsk (1960). Some emblematic programs were born at the end of the 1950s, such as "Telewizyjny Kurier Warszawski" (Warsaw TV News) or the cultural magazine "Pegaz".
By the early 1970s, some American and British TV series (especially British productions) were popular on this channel, to such an extent that the TVP news editor watched Randall and Hopkirk Deceased and The Forsyte Saga; the latter of which was extremely popular.
TP1 became TVP1 in March 1992. On 31 August, the first breakfast television programme premiered, Kawa czy herbata? (Coffee or Tea?), which would be on the air until 2013.
On March 7, 2003, TVP1 introduced its current logo, adapted from the 1992 channel logo and put in a blue rectangle.
An HD feed was launched in January 2011 as a test broadcast. On 1 June 2012, TVP1 HD was officially launched, in anticipation for its coverage of the UEFA Euro 2012, which was held in Poland and Ukraine.
On 30 August 2013, TVP1 stopped airing Wieczorynka before the evening news, because the average age of a viewer was that of a pensioner. In its place, TVP launched TVP ABC the following year, to serve that function.
Current line-up
News show
19.30 - main news at 19:30 CET.
Teleexpress - runs at 17:00 CET.
Serwis Info - weekdays at 8:00, 12:00 and 15:00 CET from TVP Info.
Talk show/Reporters
Sprawa dla reportera (The case for a reporter) - intervention program hosted by Elżbieta Jaworowicz
Magazyn Ekspresu Reporterów - weekly reporter program hosted by Michał Olszański
Reporterzy - reporters' magazine
Foreign series
Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem (Magnificent Century: Kösem) - in Polish "Wspaniałe stulecie: Sułtanka Kösem"
A.D. The Bible Continues - in Polish "Anno Domini - Biblii ciąg dalszy"
Homeland
The Walking Dead - in Polish "Żywe trupy"
Downton Abbey
La dama velata (The veiled lady) - in Polish "Dama w czarnym welonie"
Transporter: The Series
The Pillars of the Earth - in Polish "Filary Ziemi"
Chicago Fire
Revenge - in Polish "Zemsta"
The Tudors - in Polish "Dynastia Tudorów"
FlashForward - in Polish "Przebłysk jutra"
Body of Proof - in Polish "Anatomia prawdy"
Lost - in Polish "Zagubieni"
Dirty Sexy Money - in Polish "Seks, Kasa i Kłopoty"
Legend of the Seeker - in Polish "Miecz Prawdy"
Brothers & Sisters - in Polish "Bracia i siostry"
Psych - in Polish "Świry"
Glee
Rome - in Polish "Rzym"
Moonlight - in Polish "Pod Osłoną Nocy"
Entertainment
Jaka to melodia? - the Polish version of Name That Tune
Rolnik szuka żony - the Polish version of Farmer Wants a Wife
Wielki Tests - a TV show starring famous people and other participants, who are quizzed about history, science, and other topics (each program has a different theme).
The Wall. Wygraj marzenia - the Polish version of The Wall
Rodzina wie lepiej - the Polish version of Israeli game show Sure or Insure
Hit, Hit, Hurra - music talent show for kids
Firmowe ewolucje - economics show about the small and medium-sized enterprises, in cooperation with Bank Zachodni WBK
National Festival of Polish Song in Opole
Eurovision Song Contest
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Sports
UEFA Champions League (one match on Wednesdays, highlights and final)
2024 Olympic Games
2022 FIFA World Cup
UEFA Euro 2024
UEFA Nations League
the Poland national football team's matches
LOTTO Ekstraklasa
FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
Tour de Pologne
World Athletics Championships
European Athletics Championships
Previously on TVP1
News show
Wiadomości Dnia (1956-1958)
Dziennik Telewizyjny (1958-1989)
Wiadomości (1989-2023)
Talk show/Reporters
Kwadrans polityczny (Political quarter of an hour) - morning political talk show
Warto rozmawiać (It is worth to talk) - controversial talk show, accused of right-wing spinning, hosted by Jan Pospieszalski
Magazyn śledczy Anity Gargas - investigative magazine
ALARM! - reporters' magazine
Magazyn Kryminalny 997 (Crime Magazine 997)
Polish TV series
Four Tank-Men and a Dog
More Than Life At Stake
Plebania (Presbytery)
Dom nad rozlewiskiem (House on water levels)
Miłość nad rozlewiskiem (Love on water levels)
Życie nad rozlewiskiem (Life on water levels)
Nad rozlewiskiem (On water levels)
Cisza nad rozlewiskiem (Silence on water levels)
Pensjonat nad rozlewiskiem (Pension on water levels)
Londyńczycy (The Londoners)
Ratownicy (Lifeguards)
Tak czy nie (Yes or no)
Tygrysy Europy (Tigers of Europe)
Chichot losu (Cheesy fate)
1920. Wojna i miłość (1920. War & Love)
Determinator
Siła wyższa (Force majeure)
Galeria (CentoVetrine)
Dekalog
Uwikłani (Entangled)
Bodo
Strażacy (Firefighters)
Ranczo (Ranch)
Komisja morderstw (Commission of Murders)
Foreign series
JAG - in Polish "JAG - Wojskowe Biuro Śledcze"
Kojak
Jake and the Fatman - in Polish "Gliniarz i prokurator"
Nash Bridges
Baywatch - in Polish "Słoneczny patrol"
Fireman Sam - in Polish "Strażak Sam"
Frasier
Everybody Loves Raymond - in Polish "Wszyscy kochają Raymonda"
The Lost Room - in Polish "Zagubiony pokój"
The District - in Polish "Bez pardonu" ("Without mercy")
Lipstick Jungle - in Polish "Szminka w Wielkim Mieście"
Crusoe
The 4400
Doctor Who
Heroes - in Polish "Herosi"
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - in Polish "Terminator: Kroniki Sary Connor"
Royal Pains - in Polish "Bananowy Doktor"
Knight Rider - in Polish "Nieustraszony"
Harper's Island - in Polish "Wyspa Harpera"
Muhteşem Yüzyıl (Magnificent Century) - in Polish "Wspaniałe stulecie"
The Bold and the Beautiful - in Polish "Moda na Sukces"
Entertainment
Miliard w rozumie (Billion in mind)
Randka w ciemno (The Dating Game)
Śmiechu warte (America's Funniest Home Videos)
Lidzbarskie Wieczory Humoru i Satyry
Jeden z dziesięciu - the Polish version of Fifteen to One.