Friday, August 21, 2026

Janusz Korczak and Polish Radio in 1936 - A Factographical Breakthrough: March as an Absolute Void and February’s Question Mark

Thursday, February 13, 1936, goes down in history as the last fully documented broadcast by the Old Doctor.

A Factographical Breakthrough: March as an Absolute Void and February’s Question Mark

My direct research into the 1936 archives of the weekly Antena has yielded a sensational discovery that corrects the long-standing biographical error claiming Janusz Korczak was removed from the airwaves only in "March 1936." A direct examination of the radio schedules proves that as of March 1st (Issue 9), there was already a 100% confirmed, censored void where the Old Doctor used to be, with his slot replaced by other programs for children.
Because digital archives currently lack complete issues containing the radio schedules for February 20th and 27th, there remains a theoretical possibility that the Doctor managed to broadcast one or two more talks in the latter half of that month. However, given the current state of available source materials, the official schedule printed in Antena (R. III, No. 6, February 9, 1936) stands as the final tangible, complete document. Consequently, the talk scheduled therein for Thursday, February 13, 1936, goes down in history as the last fully documented broadcast by the Old Doctor.
This precise reconstruction grants the manifest "If not, then no..." published just three weeks prior (January 19, 1936) the status of a prophetic farewell testament. Korczak fulfilled his pedagogical blackmail and vanished from the airwaves, leaving March in absolute radio silence.
The official program printed in Antena (Year III, No. 9, March 1, 1936). The Old Doctor's Thursday Chats at 4 PM were replaced by another program.