Pehmed ja karvased
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Pehmed ja karvased is an Estonia
n TV programme. The programme, partially inspired by the (now cancelled) NTV programme of Kukly
, uses a number of puppets to depict Estonian politician
s, celebrities
and metaphor
s, and features satirical
discussion between these puppets.
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
n TV programme. The programme, partially inspired by the (now cancelled) NTV programme of Kukly
Kukly
Kukly was a weekly Russian TV show of political satire, produced by Vasily Grigoryev and shown on Saturdays on the TV channel NTV. It used puppets to represent celebrities, mainly the major politicians....
, uses a number of puppets to depict Estonian politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
s, celebrities
Celebrity
A celebrity, also referred to as a celeb in popular culture, is a person who has a prominent profile and commands a great degree of public fascination and influence in day-to-day media...
and metaphor
Metaphor
A metaphor is a literary figure of speech that uses an image, story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some intangible quality or idea; e.g., "Her eyes were glistening jewels." Metaphor may also be used for any rhetorical figures of speech that achieve their effects via...
s, and features satirical
Satire
Satire is primarily a literary genre or form, although in practice it can also be found in the graphic and performing arts. In satire, vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement...
discussion between these puppets.
Foreign links
- Official announcement regarding the programme's continuation from ETVEesti TelevisioonEesti Televisioon is the national public television station of Estonia. It made its first broadcast on 19 July 1955.The bulk of ETV's funding comes from government grant-in-aid, around 15% of which is in turn funded by the fees paid by Estonian commercial broadcasters in return for their...
, complete with photos of the puppets.