History
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Anniversary of the Week
26 April 1929: First Czech “talkie” screened in Ústí nad Labem
The innovation of film with sound first made it to Czechoslovakia 95 years ago. The first sound film to be screened was not a feature film, however, but an advert.
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Prague Uprising monument set for spot where Konev statue stood
A new monument honouring the courage of those who fought in the May 1945 Prague Uprising will replace a statue of the Soviet Army commander Ivan Konev, removed in 2020.
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Czechast: Edvard Beneš in London
We're diving into the enduring relationship between Czechs and this vibrant city, exploring moments that have left an indelible mark on our nation's story.
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Czechast About Lord Runciman's Mission to Czechoslovakia
This episode serves as a prologue to our upcoming discussions about the deep-rooted connections between Czechs and Britain, particularly through the lens of London.
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The incredible story of Vlasta Kálalová Di Lotti
Not only a female surgeon at a time when this was extremely uncommon, Vlasta Kálalová Di Lotti was also intrepid and pioneering, setting up a clinic in Iraq in the 1920s.
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Anniversary of the Week
April 1624: Re-Catholicisation of Czech lands begins
On April 9, 1624 Ferdinand II issued a patent allowing only the Catholic religion in Bohemia.
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“Things really went wild”: The 1969 Czechoslovak ice hockey riots
On March 28, 1969 a Czechoslovak ice hockey win over the USSR – less than a year after the Soviet invasion – sparked celebrations that became riots in Prague and elsewhere.
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Carpenters make replica of 7,000-year-old wooden well using prehistoric tools
Experimental archaeologists are making a copy of a 7,000-year-old well, thought to be the oldest surviving man-made wooden object in the world, using prehistoric tools.
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Red tape: Rosamund Johnston digs into Czechoslovak Radio under communism
Red Tape: Radio and Politics in Czechoslovakia, 1945-1969 looks at broadcasting in, and to, the country between the end of the war and the aftermath of the 1968 invasion.
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Anniversary of the Week
60 years since communist regime passed resolution to destroy historic city of Most
On 26 March 1964, the Czechoslovak government decided to liquidate the old city of Most to make way for coal mines and apartments to house the miners who would work there.
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Czechoslovakia’s Ford T: celebrating 60 years since introduction of Škoda 1000 MB
The new Škoda 1000 MB was unveiled in Mladá Boleslav in March 1964. Designed to be an affordable family car, it was Czechoslovakia’s answer to the Ford Model T.
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Anniversary of the Week
Czechs have been driving on the right for 85 years
Duuring the years of the First Republic, Czechs were accustomed to driving on the left. That changed with the Nazi occupation in 1939.
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