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The Czech Books You Must Read

Kafka, Čapek, Kundera and Havel, these are all world renowned names, but what about all the others? How well are Czech authors actually known abroad?

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Czech Next Wave

EP4: Marek Šindelka

EP4: Marek Šindelka

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History

TV and radio presenter Kamila Moučková dies at 92
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Czech Books

Jáchym Topol’s The Devil’s Workshop – exploring dark chapters of region’s history
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CzechTourism presents revival plan for hard-hit tourist industry

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The Best of Czech classical music

Czech classical music is not only a part of the national culture and history, but also of its very soul.

Domestic affairs

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Government prepares to ease restrictions as epidemic slows down

With the intensity of the coronavirus epidemic slowing down in the country, the Czech government has decided to ease restrictions.

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Wonders of Czechia

Old Jewish cemetery in Kolín

More than 2,600 gravestones have been preserved at the Old Jewish cemetery in the Central Bohemian town of Kolín.

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What’s in a name? Prague to explain rich history behind street names

Retired Prague archivist and chronicler Antonín Ederer has been called in to lend his expertise to a project explaining how streets in the historic centre got their names.

Nature

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Czechs breathe cleanest air in years, suggest a report

According to an annual report issued by the Czech Hydro-Meteorological Institute, the Czech Republic had the cleanest air in the past eleven years in 2019.

Science and technology

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Humanoid robot helping out at Czech hospital

Faced with a lack of staff during the coronavirus crisis, a hospital in the town of Hořovice, west of Prague, is being ably assisted by a humanoid robot.

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Christmas tree for Brno

The Christmas tree for Brno’s main square is a 25-year-old fir tree from Bílovice nad Svitavou.

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Reenactment of Prague’s Battle of White Mountain to mark 400th anniversary

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Milan Kundera - The Joke

Czech Next Wave

Czech Next Wave, a regular podcast produced jointly by the Czech Centres network and Radio Prague Int., introduces talented young Czechs in various areas of the arts.

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