Culture

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Vesna to represent Czechia at Eurovision 2023

The band Vesna has been chosen to represent the Czech Republic at this year’s Eurovision Song contest. They won the national round with the song "My Sister's Crown".

'The Mother', 1938 | Photo: National Theatre archive

Anniversary of the Week

February 1938: Čapek’s The Mother premieres in Prague

Karel Čapek’s play The Mother, about a woman who does her all to prevent her son dying in war, got its premiere in Prague 85 years ago, on 12 February 1938.

Jiří Mádl | Photo: Khalil Baalbaki, Czech Radio

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Culture

Czechoslovak Radio in 1968 invasion setting for new film by Jiří Mádl

Actor-writer-director Jiří Mádl discusses his film project set at Czechoslovak Radio around the time of the Soviet-led invasion in 1968.

Czech radio - A hundred years is just the beginning | Photo: Czech Radio

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Culture

“It’s a special occasion”: Czech Radio readies for centenary

Czech Radio is currently gearing up to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the station’s foundation in May. The station's director general tells us all about its plans.

Exhibition 'Reborn in Tapestry' | Photo: Archive of Moravian Tapestry Manufactory

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Culture

Large-scale tapestries inspired by Josef Čapek on display at Prague Castle

Large-scale tapestries inspired by the artworks of Josef Čapek and several other Czech painters are currently on display at the Imperial Stables of Prague Castle.

Photo: Dmileson, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Culture

Czech Grammy winners

The annual Grammy Awards are due to be announced in the US on Sunday night. To mark the occasion, we’ll listen to Czech musicians who have received the prestigious award.

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Culture

Jan Procházka: The writer behind Czech film classic The Ear

Director Karel Kachyňa’s Ucho/The Ear is considered one of the greatest Czech films ever. However the writer of the original book, Jan Procházka, is now laregly forgotten.