News from the Czech Republic

Prague Calling the World!

Ninety years of RPI's broadcasts is a story of constant transformation – and our series reveals how a single studio in Prague became a voice heard across all continents.

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Sunday music show

Acid Row: Black Sabbath in the DNA

Acid Row: Black Sabbath in the DNA

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Czechast

Linda Zeilina-Cross: Czechs are sceptical of change – but when they embrace it, they move fast
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Culture

Bohemian crown jewels go on display at Prague Castle, highlighting Hapsburg rule
Anniversary of the Week

Znojmo celebrates 800 Years: a royal town of history, wine and the pickle legend

News

Musical Geniuses on Czech Soil

The Czech lands were known as the ‘conservatoire of Europe’, and great musicians visited many Czech towns where the art of music flourished.

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Czech government declares war on illegal kratom sales, raises purchasing age

The Czech government has approved an amendment to the addictive substances law that aims to curb kratom use among young people and crack down on illegal sales.

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Society

Anniversary of the Week

September 1901: Libeň is incorporated into Prague

On September 12, 1901, Libeň officially became the last district incorporated into Prague prior to the establishment of Czechoslovakia.

Culture

Franz Kafka | Photo: Atelier Jacobi, Wikimedia Commons, public domain

In Kafka's Footsteps

Franz Kafka was born in Prague, but where specifically did the world-famous writer grow up? Where did he draw inspiration, or even go on holiday?

Picture of the week

Slacklining performance adds spectacle to Brno neighbourhood festival

A community event in Brno-Kohoutovice featured a performance by 24-year-old slackliner Timotej Horák.

Photogallery

Sherlock Holmes: Interactive Exhibition in Prague

Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International
Photo: Barbora Němcová, Radio Prague International

Video

Video of Musical Geniuses on Czech Soil - part 2 | BEETHOVEN

Beethoven in Teplice, the Czech town where he composed some of his major works

Václav Bartuška | Photo: Ian Willoughby, Radio Prague International

Václav Bartuška: “The revolution was too velvety”

Václav Bartuška is Czechia’s ambassador to the United Kingdom. In the past he has been a 1989 student leader, a journalist and the government's envoy for energy securituy.

Prague is in TOP 10 destinations for conferences | Photo: Pixabay, Pixabay License

Linda Zeilina-Cross: Czechs are sceptical of change – but when they embrace it, they move fast

Latvian-born sustainability expert Linda Zeilina-Cross explains in Czechast why she chose Prague – and why Czechia's green potential makes her optimistic.

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