History
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The strange tale of the Prague English Grammar School
Today the English College in Prague is one of several private secondary schools where pupils are taught in the English language. In this day and age, this is nothing…
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Merkur - a household name for more than eight decades
Many generations of Czech children have dreamt of finding this item underneath their Christmas tree. It was true for decades that when you said the word Merkur to a child…
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Wehrmacht soldiers to get dignified burial more than 60 years after the war
More than sixty years after the end of World War II it can still prove hard to bury hostilities - as well as the remains of soldiers who died in the carnage. In February…
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Jan Evangelista Purkyne - a groundbreaking scientist who played a major role in the Czech national…
The nineteenth-century Czech physician and natural scientist Jan Evangelista Purkyne is perhaps best known to people today for identifying the unique nature of individual…
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Zdenka Fantlova - Part 2
In last week's One on One, we heard the first part of an interview with Zdenka Fantlova in which she talked about her experiences in the Nazi concentration camps. In today…
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Masaryk murder mystery back in headlines as Russian journalist speaks out
The mysterious death of Czechoslovakia's post-war foreign minister Jan Masaryk is back in the headlines. That's thanks to controversial claims by a Russian journalist, who…
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The many faces of the Sudetenland
Usually in Czech Books we discuss poetry or prose, but for this week's programme we look at an intriguing book that fits neither category. Instead it is a collection of…
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Astronomer Tycho Brahe was born 460 years ago
Most of us have probably come across the astronomical terms nova and supernova - but did you know that the word "nova" was actually coined by an astronomer with a close…
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Nymburk
Just a few moments ago I arrived in the town of Nymburk, our location for today's Spotlight. Nymburk lies in Central Bohemia, just 50 kilometres east of Prague. Now, it…
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Charter 77 marks 30th anniversary
Thirty years ago a handful of people met in a flat in Prague to discuss the communist regime's failure to observe fundamental human rights. What grew out of that meeting…
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Zdenka Fantlova - Part 1
Zdenka Fantlova is a truly remarkable woman. Now in her 80s, this charming lady is still busy travelling and lecturing about her life experience. Meeting her, you would…
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Charles Bridge legends
Many of you who live in a city will understand when I say that it's been several months since I last stopped to admire some of Prague's beautiful sights. But the other day…
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