Culture
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Thor Garcia: Do what scares you the most
There has been an English-language literary scene in Prague ever since the fall of communism and in Czech Books this week we meet one of its central figures. Thor Garcia’s…
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Prague Writers’ Festival examines powerful human emotion: fear
The 25th Prague Writers’ Festival, which brings together prominent writers and thinkers from around the world, will address a particularly hot topic this year - fear …
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Real lives of refugees brought home at top Czech docs fest
The plight of refugees was among the key themes at this year’s Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival, with films such as Sean McAllister’s heartrending A Syrian…
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Czech pavilion wins architectural prize at Milan expo
The 2015 world expo closed its doors to the public on Saturday and as Milan celebrates the success of the undertaking, the Czech team has good reason to be proud. The…
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Please the Trees – Nothing to Carp about with raw new LP
The leading Prague guitar band Please the Trees have just returned with their rawest LP to date. Recorded in Detroit over just two days, the well-received Carp finds…
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The many faces of Sherlock Holmes in the Czech lands
An exhibition in Opava, called In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes has focussed on how, in the 20th century Arthur Conan Doyle’s great detective was depicted and in some…
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Czech world famous crooner undergoes emergency surgery
The Czech Republic’s biggest pop-star, Karel Gott, was taken to hospital on Monday after reportedly suffering two heart attacks. The 76-year-old singer was rushed to…
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Soundtrack that drove Czech road movie Jízda
Today’s Sunday Music Show is dedicated to Jan Svěrák’s low-budget road movie Jízda and the accompanying soundtrack by the band Buty. Jízda, or the Ride, is one of the most…
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Heda Margolius Kovály and a murder mystery in 1950s Prague
In the course of a life that spanned over 90 years, the writer and translator Heda Margolius Kovály survived the very worst that the twentieth century could bring: first…
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Komiksfest highlights work of Generation 2.0 as well as long-established artists
Komiksfest, dedicated to taking comics and the graphic novel to broader audiences, is in its 10th year. The festival was kicked off this week in Prague.
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Documentary film festival offers “new perspective on everyday reality”
In just a few days, the small town of Jihlava on the Bohemian-Moravian border will once again become the centre of the European documentary scene. The annual Jihlava…
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DJs join classical musicians in celebration of Bohuslav Martinů
A special event marking 125 years since the birth of Bohuslav Martinů will take place in London this Wednesday, October 21st. Organised by the Czech Centre and…
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