Turning Point – Talking Point: 1989-2009

Turning Point – Talking Point is a series of discussions between diplomats, artists and journalists organised by the Hungarian Cultural Centre. The discussions will reveal how distinguished Britons lived through the times of political transition in Hungary and how Hungarians think of those turbulent times.

The Hungarian Cultural Centre aims to show the effect of transition from a historical and cultural point of view, to introduce the essence of the peaceful transitions of Hungary, and to commemorate the events of this exceptional year.

Turning Point - Talking Point, First part

25 March, 2009 The Embassy of the Republic of Hungary, London

The first part of the series took place at the Hungarian Embassy in London, on Wednesday 25 March 2009. HM Ambassador Greg Dorey was in discussion with Jonathan Stoneman.

HM Ambassador Greg Dorey, current British Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary, was subsequently posted to Hungary as First Secretary (Political and Economic) between 1989 and 1992, during one of the most interesting periods of modern Hungarian history.

Jonathan Stoneman has been with BBC World Service since 1992, having worked previously for BBC Television. He spent the 1980s working as a British Diplomat to Hungary, when he acquired his love for Central and Eastern Europe.

For more information, please visit
http://www.hungary.org.uk/hungarian-cultural-centre.asp?id=100