Szkło kontaktowe
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Szkło kontaktowe (trans. Contact lens) is a Polish satirist programme shown 6 times a week on TVN 24. Szkło kontaktowe launched on January 2, 2005. It is hosted by Grzegorz Miecugow, Tomasz Sianecki and Wojciech Zimiński.
Satirists (Artur Andrus, Ilona Łepkowska, Krzysztof Daukszewicz, Tomasz Jachimek, Marek Przybylik, Wojciech Zimiński, Ilona Łebkowska, Grzegorz Markowski and Kamil Dąbrowa) comment with the programme host the funniest news and stories of the day, with focus on the news from domestic politics. Bystanders take part in the programme. They can call, send text messages or e-mail and discuss on-the-air with the host and his guest.
From time to time, special editions, often unscheduled, cover important event. Past special editions are:
- Polish parliamentary election, 2005
- Polish presidential election, 2005
- 2006 FIFA World Cup
- Lupa roku – a wrap-up of the year 2006
- 500th edition of Szkło kontaktowe
Szkło kontaktowe is popular in Poland among politicians and journalists. It has been attacked by politicians of the ruling party (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość): Jarosław Kaczyński, Ludwik Dorn and right-wing journalist Rafał Ziemkiewicz. In the show, politicians of all parties, but especially the right wing party Prawo i Sprawiedliwosc are gently mocked.
Szkło kontaktowe has won awards: Wiktory 2006 (TV debut of the year), Ulubiony program rozrywkowy (A favorite show) on The Good Mood Festival and Hit roku (Hit of the year) on Media & Marketing Polska Plebiscite.
Szkło kontaktowe organized a Lustro Szkła Kontaktowego plebiscite (Mirror of Szkło kontaktowe). The winner is Joanna Senyszyn, vice-president of SLD.
It is the most popular programme broadcasted by TVN 24.