Culture
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Conference highlights links between Czech and Austrian Egyptology
Ancient Egypt never ceases to fascinate people the world over. Czech Egyptology has an international reputation and its history goes back to the late 19th century when the…
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Organisers promise "bigger and better" Bollywood festival in Prague
This evening sees the grand opening of the third annual Prague Bollywood Festival - a celebration of Indian film that brings the colourful sights and sounds of the Indian…
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A good translation is a clean windshield: the linguistic acrobatics of Viktor Janis
What makes a good translation? Are there books that are untranslatable? These are just two of the questions that we discuss in Czech Books this week with Viktor Janis, a…
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100 Czech Design Icons - "the key to the nation's memory"
100 Czech Design Icons is the title of a remarkable exhibition which has just got underway in Prague. It features an extremely broad range of Czech design classics, from a…
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Overdue: Libraries open a new chapter in public relations
Exhibitions, author readings and book signings, free Internet and a general amnesty on late fees for patrons with overdue books - yes, it's Libraries Week once again in…
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Borrowing the Devil's Bible
The Czech Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek was in Sweden this week, and he made a most unusual request. He surprised his host, Prime Minister Goran Persson, by asking to…
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Renowned US psychologist Philip Zimbardo honoured by Havel foundation
Every year the Vize (Vision) 97 Foundation of former Czech president Vaclav Havel and his wife Dagmar presents an award for outstanding work in the world of science. This…
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Annual festival bringing design closer to public
The focus is on design this week in Prague, as the annual Designblok festival showcases both Czech and international furniture, accessories and fashion at a host of venues…
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John Connolly - on crime writing and his latest novel The Black Angel - partly set in the Czech Rep
John Connolly is the bestselling author of Nocturnes - a collection of macabre short stories, and the Charlie Parker novels that have successfully blended mystery with the…
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Encore: Finding an answer to Dvorak's "Question"
A new CD brings Dvorak's piano compositions to a broader audience; the Smetana Trio revives Novak's Trio in D minor, and a historic Prague Spring recording is available at…
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Two leftfield classical music festivals get underway in Prague
In this week's Arts, we look at two slightly offbeat classical music festivals: the wonderfully eclectic Strings of Autumn event, which is celebrating its tenth aniversary…
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Joyce Pritchard: visit to ancestral Czech villages in Romania "the trip of a lifetime"
In today's special programme we meet Joyce Pritchard, an American woman who recently went back to her roots, when she visited the isolated Czech villages in Romania from…
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