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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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Mailbox
Today in Mailbox: we reveal the name of the mystery man from last month's competition and announce the names of the four lucky winners. You will also find out the new…
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17th November 1989: dealing with the complex legacy of the revolution
The dramatic events of the Velvet Revolution began on the 17th November 1989. A student demonstration was put down brutally by the police, resulting in a huge public…
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"Secese v Nedbalkach" - women of Prostejov exhibit their early 20th century negligees
The "National Theatre House" in the Moravian town of Prostejov - a centre of the Czech clothes industry - has just put some unusual items on display. The Art Nouveau house…
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Margita Rytirova - WAAF veteran denied job, flat by communist regime
It's hard to believe that it's almost seventeen years since mass demonstrations brought about the end of Czechoslovakia's communist regime. Czechs have come a long way…
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Stories of Injustice - those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it
It's just a few weeks now before November 17th, the seventeenth anniversary of the beginning of the Velvet Revolution, when peaceful demonstrations by hundreds of…
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The diplomat-diarist who bridged Czech, German and Jewish cultures
In the first 20 years of Czechoslovakia's existence, the new nation's most important neighbor was the huge country lying directly to the North and West, Germany. A…
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Historic Rakovnik
For first-time visitors the world-famous Konopiste Chateau or Karlstejn Castle are natural choices for daytrips outside of Prague but one destination visitors might want…
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War veterans protest "desecration" of military memorial
The National Memorial on Vitkov Hill in Prague is a structure hard to miss. It is a severe rectangular building with no windows, accompanied by a large statue of 15th…
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