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No Night So Dark: Part 1

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Masters of Czech animated film

The Czech Republic has a long history of animation, dating back to cinema’s silent era.

Domestic affairs

03:30

Coronavirus: stricter facemask rules coming as Czech legislators rush to adopt special Pandemic Law

As of Thursday new facemasks rules go into effect, while parliament rushes to adopt a Pandemic Law. The government also plans on the partial return of children to schools.
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“Up to 80 percent of infected may have ‘British’ coronavirus mutation”, says mathematician

The Czech Republic has lost the battle with the British mutation of the coronavirus, says BISOP mathematician René Levínský.
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Government facing huge dilemma as epidemic worsens

At the height of the coronavirus crisis the Czech government faces a huge dilemma -whether to reopen shops and send children back to school as promised.

Business

Foreign policy

07:34

New podcast focuses on how culture can be used as an instrument of positive diplomacy

A new podcast expores the uses and value of cultural diplomacy.

Society

Anniversary of the Week

Animator Zdeněk Miler, creator of the famous Little Mole, born 100 years ago

The great Czech illustrator and animator Zdeněk Miler was born 100 years ago, on February 21. 1921.

Culture

History

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“I love to approach a story from several different angles” - David Vaughan on his new radio series

No Night So Dark is a new radio series that explores the true story of a Jewish family living in 1930s Prague. We discussed it with its creator David Vaughan.

Science and technology

Picture of the week

Cross-country skier on Charles Bridge

The heavy blanket of snow, which is a rare occurrence in Prague, was a welcome diversion for people hankering for action in the coronavirus lockdown.

Photogallery

Winter in Prague

Photo: Thibaut Maillet
Photo: Thibaut Maillet
Photo: Thibaut Maillet
Photo: Thibaut Maillet
Photo: Thibaut Maillet
Photo: Thibaut Maillet
Photo: Thibaut Maillet
Photo: Thibaut Maillet
Photo: Thibaut Maillet
Photo: Thibaut Maillet
Photo: Thibaut Maillet
Photo: Thibaut Maillet
Photo: Thibaut Maillet
Photo: Thibaut Maillet

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Czech Made - Zetor tractor

Kateřina Tučková, photo: Vojtěch Vlk

Czech Next Wave – EP8: Kateřina Tučková

Kateřina Tučková is a leading young Czech novelist. Her novel Gerta, focused on the post-war mistreatment of ethnic Germans, has just been published in English.

No Night So Dark

How a family rediscovered its past in defiance of those who tried to wipe out memory.

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