Culture
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Krystof are biggest winners at Czech music awards - and what does future hold for music sales in…
In this week's edition of the Arts: the band Krystof are the biggest winners at this year's Andel music awards; how have legal music downloads taken off and how does the…
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Prague Premieres: New music heading for the Czech Capital
If you listen regularly to our programme, you'll know that the city of Prague holds a lot of prestigious classical music events such as the Prague Spring competition. The…
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Working copy of "Bathory" stolen by production manager in inside job
It's being billed as the most expensive film ever made in Central Europe, so reports that a working copy was stolen from an editing room caused something of a stir. The…
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Encore: Music from the Monkey Mountains, and a violinist who dreamed of the organ
In this edition of Encore - with a strong Moravian flavour - we discuss an impressive first recording by the young Pavel Haas String Quartet, and we also look at a…
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Irish drama booming in Czech Republic
Many Irish plays have appeared in Czech theatres in the last decade or so, in what has been something of a boom for Irish drama in the Czech Republic. The latest is A…
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Mandy Johnson - Europe is changing, British Council needs to change with it
Britain's Times newspaper recently reported sweeping changes to the British Council - the UK's worldwide network that promotes cultural activities and runs English…
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Landmark "Obecni Dum" to offer new services incl. use of historic billiards room
No one would question the cultural importance of Prague's Obecni Dum - the city's historic Municipal House dating back to the early 20th century. The famous Art Nouveau…
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Czechs send hard rockers Kabat to Eurovision semi-final
In the past the Eurovision Song Contest has gone a long way towards helping some musical acts become world-famous, among them ABBA, Celine Dion, and Lordi - the monster…
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Leslie Woodhead - the filmmaker who specialised in portraying life behind the Iron Curtain
British director Leslie Woodhead first made a name for himself as a reporter for the popular 1960s World in Action current affairs programme at Britain's Granada…
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Changes ahead for the Czech National Library
Over a week ago, an international jury announced in Prague the winner of a tender for the project of the Czech National Library's new building. The jury decided…
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Tom Stoppard's Rock 'N' Roll: a translator's perspective
The Czech premiere of Tom Stoppard's recent play Rock 'N' Roll was one of the big literary and social events of the year, attended not just by the playwright himself, but…
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One World festival stirs debate while keeping emphasis on quality documentaries
The Jeden Svet (One World) festival of human rights documentaries is run by the NGO People in Need. This year's One World, featuring over 120 films, has just come to an…
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