History
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An illusion of normality: Liz Skelton remembers Radio Prague after the invasion
When Soviet tanks rolled into Prague in the night from August 20-21 1968, the Czechoslovak Radio building was one of the first places that they tried to bring under…
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Olga Szántová: the voice of Radio Prague
It was five years ago this week that our much-loved colleague, Olga Szántová, died at the age of 71. As a child she had spent most of World War II in New York, which was…
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Peter Bisek – publisher of the leading Czech and Slovak paper in US
Peter Bisek and his wife Vera edit and publish the leading Czech and Slovak newspaper in the United States, Americké listy. Mr Bisek is also the president of the Bohemian…
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Remembering the Titanic
For this week’s programme we interrupt our chronological journey through the Czech Radio archives, and go back as far as1912. Throughout this summer in Prague it has been…
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Czechs pay homage to the man who exposed the true face of Soviet communism
Czechs are paying homage to Russian author and Soviet-era dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who died on Sunday. Mr Solzhenitsyn will perhaps best be remembered for opening…
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Mailbox
In today’s Mailbox we find out who the mystery man in our July competition was and we announce the names of four Radio Prague listeners who will be sent small gifts for…
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Prague trams - serving the city for more than 100 years
Old red and white trams are just as much a part of the Czech capital as Prague Castle or Charles Bridge. The metro is definitely faster and more comfortable, but it doesn’…
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November 1945: homeward bound
In November 1945, six months after the end of World War II, the units that had taken part in liberating Czechoslovakia began their official withdrawal. Various ceremonies…
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Communist military counter-intelligence files posted on internet
Last week the Archive of the Czech Security Forces posted data on the internet compiled by former Czechoslovakia’s military counter-intelligence. The data lists some 140…
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The beautiful and damned actress Lída Baarová
Lída Baarová was one of the most famous and successful Czech actresses to have ever lived. Her career spanned over 70 years, in the course of which she starred in a whole…
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Czechs and the Russian Bear
In early July, three days after the Czech Republic and the Bush Administration signed a controversial agreement on a future anti-ballistic missile radar base, Russia…
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Blasts from the past
Ever heard of pedro, céčka or jarmilky? Apparently, they are some of the most successful products of the socialist regime – at least according to a survey recently carried…
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