The Autocrats: Operation ESC

The fact that the Finnish politicians are virtually unknown internationally and that in itself might become an obstacle to discuss the really unique features of this animated political satire are reasons for this special international episode of the Autocrats.The Autocrats is weekly TV show which with full scale animation on Saturday evenings satirizes the politics and politicians of Finland. In this special edition Tony Blair gives a top-secret mission to Finland's president Tarja Halonen and her government. They have to complete ´Operation ESC´ and find a safe repository for the EU's toxic waste but things take an unexpected turn. What does toxic waste have to do with ESC? And what the heck does ESC mean anyway?As Autocrats is hugely popular it fits well into Public TV successes theme at INPUT.