Television Safina’s official material describes cultural, informational and discussion programming and names history, youth and literary series. Use the programme’s original Tajik title and date. A broad reference to Safina or to the Shahnameh can point to several different episodes rather than one identifiable work.
Named programmes provide a better starting point
The broadcaster’s activity report discusses cultural work alongside informational and analytical output. It names several discussion and youth-oriented programmes and describes two Shahnameh-related series, Doston and Shahnomakhoni, initiated in 2024. A separate dated programme entry identifies a history item under Sahifai Tarikh.
These examples show why the specific series matters. A literary reading, a history explanation and a discussion can concern the same cultural subject while using different formats. Keep the original title rather than replacing each one with a generic English description such as “Tajik history programme”.
A cultural subject is not an episode number
For a literary programme, record the work, section or topic and any credited reader or presenter. For a history programme, keep the period, named figure or place. For a studio discussion, add the guest and broadcast date. Those clues distinguish repeated treatment of a subject across a long-running series.
If a programme is discussed in an annual activity report, treat that report as evidence that the named work forms part of the broadcaster’s output. It does not establish the current running order or a public archive containing every edition.
Keep source dates and programme dates clear
An institutional report can cover one year while being published later. A programme page can also be embedded in a website carrying a current date. Preserve the date attached to the actual item and avoid using surrounding page furniture to date the recording.
Once a work is identified, inspect its current official entry or schedule to choose the next viewing step. For older material, save the exact title and original date when known. If the clue is a literary passage, record its characters or section as well as the broad work: a Shahnameh reference alone leaves many stories and programme editions unresolved.
Sources and review
- Press conference on Television Safina activities in2024 — Television Safina
- Саҳифаи таърих – Television Safina — Television Safina