Jaromír Marek
articles by the author
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Microphones against tanks: The voice of freedom on the airwaves and the invasion meant to silence it
The second half of the 1960s brought political thaw to stagnant Czechoslovakia and, with it, a breath of freedom that inevitably spread through Czechoslovak Radio.
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Series on the history of RPI -part 2
Series on the history of RPI -part 2. The turbulent years of the Prague Spring and the Soviet-led invasion.
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Captured by the airwaves: How postwar broadcasting became propaganda weapon (2)
Shortly after the end of World War II, freedom returned to Prague’s radio studios. However, within a few years, the foreign service was again made to serve propaganda.
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90 years on air - the history of Radio Prague International
In our 8-part series we look at the history of RPI and the events that shaped the station over the past 90 years. Part 1 focuses on the station's early years.
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The voice of freedom from Prague: How radio waves confronted Nazi lies (Part1)
The story of the birth of Czech Radio’s international service. How Radio Prague confronted Nazi propaganda in 1936 and connected expatriate communities around the world.
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Jan Masaryk’s art collection, gifted to the Czech state, comes “home”
Art works from the estate of former foreign minister Jan Masaryk have been gifted to the Czech state, courtesy of the family of Lumír Soukup, Masaryk’s personal secretary.
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Memorial to Czech RAF pilot František Hekl unveiled in Scotland
A memorial dedicated to Czech pilot František Hekl was unveiled on Sunday at Loch Doon in Scotland.
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Czech Television produces film about most successful Czech RAF pilot Josef František
He was one of the most successful pilots in the Battle of Britain, but the Czechs forgot about him, according to the creators of a film about RAF pilot Josef František.
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London statue made by Czechoslovak Jewish refugee to undergo renovation
A famous London avant-garde sculpture created by Karel Vogel, a Jewish refugee from Czechoslovakia, is set to undergo a major renovation.
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Anthropoid: Czechoslovakia’s greatest resistance story
Operation Anthropoid was the only successful government-organized assassination of a top Nazi official. On its 80th anniversary, we look back at how it unfolded.
