Culture

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Poet Blatný honoured in UK: “One of the most improbable heroes has got his own street”

A street in the UK town of Ipswich has been officially named Ivan Blatný Close in honour of the great Czech poet, who spent many years in local mental institutions.

03:12

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New Czech film spotlights post-war massacre of Germans

Bohdan Sláma’s film Shadow Country opens a thorny subject in the country’s modern history – massacres of ethnic Germans at the end of WWII.

13:40

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Children’s theatre brings real-life stories to the stage

Prague-based Story Theatre has released a new CD called "Journeys" with songs from its original show, based on true family stories of the children from the theatre group.

03:44

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Prague’s top festivals join forces for major cultural event

Some of Prague’s top festivals have joined forces to organize a single, three-week event. The festival, called Praha Září, kicks off on Tuesday at Prague’s Výstaviště.

Jiří Menzel, photo: Jan Bartoněk / Czech Radio

03:54

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“His work had a sincerity, a subtlety”: Great Czech director Jiří Menzel dies at 82

The great Czech director Jiří Menzel, known for the Oscar-winning Closely Observed Trains and other much loved titles, has died at the age of 82.

Iva Bittová, photo: archive of Iva Bittová

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Iva Bittová and Čikori acoustic music ensemble at Summer Film School

The queen of Czech avant-garde, violinist, singer and composer Iva Bittová performed at the Summer Film School in Uherské Hradiště together with the band Čikori.

Debashish Chaudhuri, photo: archive of Debashish Chaudhuri

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Debashish Chaudhuri – the first Indian to study at the Prague Conservatory

For nearly two decades now, Debashish Chaudhuri has called Bohemia his home, while working with orchestras, both Czech and international, as a freelance or guest conductor.

Prague Muzeum metro station wall design t-shirt, photo: archive of Redbubble

03:54

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Vyšehrad basilica tote bag anyone? Designer offers huge range of Czech-related products

Czech-related designs created by Angela Mantilla are available to buy on a broad range of projects, from tote bags to water bottles.

17:25

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Václav Havel, master of the (political) Theatre of the Absurd

In November 1989, Václav Havel was a dissident playwright whose works hadn't been staged in Czechoslovakia since the Soviet occupation. We look back at his literary legacy.