Third and final part when considering about the Bulgarian TV F1 broadcasts is at hand.
Previously any known and confirmed information from the years of 1974-1975 and 1978-1991 have been told in the previous messages.
Third and final one tells situation in there and when considering about the season of 1992 in Bulgarian TV.
That particular year most likely were the first year when every race were shown in Bulgarian TV compared to any preceeding years.
Even though possibly during the years of 1978-1991 and especially in the year of 1984 there was exceptionally quite a many races shown by Bulgarian TV, but only as an exception and if any new information couldn't be found about that issue it could possibly be only year with more than one or two races in their own television.
Anyway, the season of 1992 had Nigel Mansell finally winning that elusive World Championship! 
In the season of 1992 Bulgarian TV had it's own worries, but after they had settled down situation was the following one:
In 1992, the enthusiasm for Bulgarian TV inclusion in the world of F1 with Eurovision and FOCA was enormous. Although not without serious objections of any old and still living communists not to give these "Western propaganda" on daytime television 
, Formula 1 finally began to be broadcast from start to the chequered flag live - at least the all races in Europe. Outside of it, the races were shown on a recording either as full non-live coverage or at worst case, a week after the race as highlights yet longer than ever before or at least like a normal length one F1 race highlights when compared to any other country showing F1 races.
Still they had every race in Bulgarian TV. Especially any fly-away races in Bulgarian Television were nigh on totally new at time. I'm not 100 % sure at the moment, but possibly the year of 1992 were the first one in Bulgarian TV that they had those fly-away races shown because previously if any races were shown at all they were always any European races!
What about any color commentators or co-commentators for the Bulgarian TV or F1 broadcasts?
Behind the microphone at the very beginning at 1992 South African Grand Prix were 'Richie' Gruev and the legendary pilot from any car races meaning of course Iliya Chubrikov. Stoyan Kolev, Ilian Toplodolski, and many more people came all in due time for that year and the following years.
Bulgaria had quite an odd contract and was allowed to have some leniency with it's commercials what came about broadcasting motor racing:
Albeit there had been protests and storms brewing, Bulgarian TV were allowed to have tobacco commercials for time being and so in F1 races they were sponsored by Marlboro and in Road Racing they were sponsored by Lucky Strike. Those Lucky Strike commercials were quite 'provoking' for the more 'modest and traditional sport' members:
Especially one which opened and closed with Kevin Schwantz's Suzuki, which was waving an American flag and some fans or possibly even he himself having a fag, which drove the former commie puritans too crazy, so at least they removed it quite quickly and replaced it with not so much 'provoking', but still tempting commercial with some lovely looking ladies on it 
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Eventually that became prohibited, but not yet in the year of 1992 in Bulgaria.
Anyway and once again:
There were whole F1-theme based pages in the newspapers for that season of 1992 and after that for years. Yuliy Moskov did unique things in "24 hours" for 3-4 pages at each race with longest of them sometimes even over 7 pages, then many more interesting features in "7 Days of Sport".
Strasho Dimov and Andrey Kozhuharov, on the other hand, made an incredibly rich and excellently illustrated newspaper for sports and cars - "Beda", then Dimov continued in magazine called "168 hours" with Petyo Blaskov, who was also on fire in those days and some years after of the season 1992. Many colleagues wrote or at least finally after maybe a far too long 'learning period' quite good things – Stefan Iliev in "Sport" and "Auto Trud", Ilya Seliktar, Joro Ivanov, Miro Nikolov and Georgi Kolev eventually having their own turn as well in fame.
The wheel turned and the first F1 centred magazine was published – "Super Motor Sport", there was also such a TV show on BNT or Bulgarian National Television, which had 'Richie' Gruev, Viktor Georgiev, Emo Plachkov and Pepi Vassilev as lead presenters and experts. The interest really grew like an avalanche in Bulgaria when considering about F1 starting from the season 1992 and helding that interest from quite some time.
As for the end, what came about 'Richie' Gruev?
He had a many wonderful years as a color commentator for F1 and when not doing that then he also was the leading rally author in Bulgaria.
Well it's a sad thing that 'Richie' Gruev is sadly not with us anymore since he passed away in 2011 barely over 64 years old at time because of the aggressive form of cancer. 
Edited by Blue6ix, 23 January 2025 - 21:10.
