Culture
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Partnership puts rock ballads on musical map
Today's Sunday Music Show is dedicated to the album Sociální síť or Social network, a joint effort of three veteran authors: lyricist Michal Horáček, guitarist and…
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Marcela Remeňová: a successful sci-fi writer at sixteen
Our colleague David Vaughan was quite surprised when a little over two years ago his daughter came home from school and said that she had been invited to the launch of a…
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Czech writers show support for sentenced Palestinian poet
Czech writers have joined a worldwide initiative in support of the Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayadh living in Saudi Arabia, who was sentenced to death by the Saudi…
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Museum of the Bible to open in Pelhřimov
A Museum of the Bible will soon open its doors to the public in the town of Pelhřimov. Organized by the Biblical Theological Seminar, a non-profit organization that…
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“Birthday” station Wave expecting street level studio to boost visibility
The Czech Radio station Wave is today celebrating a major landmark; the youth and alternative station has now been delivering challenging music and all manner of arts and…
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Documentary film puts spotlight on turbulent life of Czech actress Lída Baarová
A documentary is now screening in Czech cinemas on the life of the actress Lída Baarová, sometimes described as the first Czech international movie star. For its tragic…
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Netflix available in Czech Republic
Netflix is a US multinational provider of on-demand Internet streaming media which many now Czechs had no doubt heard of – in no small part thanks to the successful…
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“Vladimir Macbetin” maps the fall of a fictional bête noire
The Prague-based Spitfire Company is a highly-respected artistic ensemble producing some of the most cutting-edge theatre in the Czech Republic. Last autumn, the ensemble…
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Books tell a tale of bygone days
What did famous Czech actors, aristocrats, politicians and scholars write in their books? Who did they dedicate their books to and what were the fates of their libraries…
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Successful Czech illustrator says children’s books not ‘child’s play’
Illustrator Petr Horáček was born in Prague, but he is much better known in England, where he settled with his British wife and where he started to produce books for…
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Czech Philharmonic commemorates 120th anniversary, recreating historic first concert
The Czech Philharmonic commemorated its 120 anniversary on Monday by recreating its famous first concert of January 4, 1896, featuring the music of the great Czech…
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Michael Tate: Freeing (mainly) Czech literary gems from amber with Jantar Publishing
Jantar Publishing is a London-based press that brings translated titles from Central and Eastern Europe to a broader international audience. So far all of its releases…
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