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Blix Not Bombs: New Czech doc explores 2003 Iraq invasion

Blix Not Bombs: New Czech doc explores 2003 Iraq invasion

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War in Ukraine

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Domestic affairs

03:10

President Pavel tells government pensioners should not carry buden of economizing alone

Czech President Pavel has signed into law a controversial government proposal to reduce the indexation of old age pensions in June of this year.

Business

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“It’s still just like a toy” – The Czech company that leads the high-end military decoy market

Inflatech Decoy is a Czech company from Děčín which has become a market leader in the production of high-end inflatable models of real military equipment for deception.

Foreign policy

Society

Anniversary of the Week

630 years since martyrdom of John of Nepomuk

John of Nepomuk, one of the patron saints of the Czech lands, was brutally martyred on March 20, 1393, on the orders of King Wenceslas IV.

Culture

Presidential elections 2023

Retired army general, Petr Pavel, has been elected the next president of Czechia.

History

04:10

Czech Radio digitises full archive of trial with key figure in Lidice massacre

On the occasion of the anniversary of the Nazi occupation of Bohemia and Moravia, Czech Radio has published the digitised recordings of the trial with Karl Hermann Frank.

Travel

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CzechTourism head Jan Herget: This year we want to show Czechia through its traditions

Czechia's tourist industry is preparing for the annual influx of foreign visitors. What are the main attractions this year? We hear from CzechTourism head Jan Herget.

Nature

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Remains of world’s last male northern white rhino to return from Czechia to Kenya

The remains of Sudan, the world’s last male northern white rhino, which had been on display at the National Museum in Prague, are due to be shipped to Kenya this week.

100 Years of Czech Radio

1928 – 1932: The rapid development of radio

The photograph from 27 October 1928 im - mortalises the president in the audience hall at Prague Castle during a speech to the representatives of the government upon the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Czechoslovak Republic.|Photo: archive of Czech Radio
May 1923, broadcast of a musical performance from the scout tent in Kbely|Photo: archive of Czech Radio

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Petr Pavel sworn in as new Czech president

Photo: Barbora Navrátilová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Navrátilová, Radio Prague International
Photo: René Volfík, iROZHLAS.cz
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Photo: René Volfík, iROZHLAS.cz
Petr Pavel|Photo: René Volfík, iROZHLAS.cz
Photo: René Volfík, iROZHLAS.cz
Photo: René Volfík, iROZHLAS.cz
Photo: Barbora Navrátilová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Navrátilová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Navrátilová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Navrátilová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Navrátilová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Navrátilová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Navrátilová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Navrátilová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Navrátilová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Navrátilová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Navrátilová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Navrátilová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Navrátilová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Navrátilová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Navrátilová, Radio Prague International
/r/czech/kokorinsko/kokorinsko_peklo/vlhost_skalni_pruchod8.jpg|Photo: René Volfík, iROZHLAS.cz

Video

Video of Prague Venice Boat Trip

Kampa Island: Prague’s ‘little Venice’

Author of the painting for graphics: Johana Trejtnar

A Stitch in Time

I was approached by Leah Gaffen from Class Acts, an initiative that works with bilingual children in Czechia, with a particular focus on drama and writing.

British ambassador Matt Field | Photo: Barbora Navrátilová, Radio Prague International

EP72: Matt Field

The recently installed UK ambassador to Prague, Matt Field, discusses Czech-British relations, learning Czech, his experience of life in the city so far and much more.

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