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Czech Radio History Part V - The Prague Spring
In this week's edition of our weekly special on the history of Czech Radio - marking the station's 80th anniversary - Martin Hrobsky looks at the role radio played during…
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Mailbox
This week's topics: Martin's last Mailbox. The history of Czech Airlines. Prague Autumn Music Festival. The Academy of Sciences. The size of the Czech Republic. Statistics…
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Barrandov Studios: Hollywood of the East
The focus of this weeks economics report is the Czech film industry, more specifically the Barrandov studios. Film production has a long and successful history in the…
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Jan Kavan, president of the UN General Assembly, under investigation
The president of the United Nations General Assembly and Social Democrat parliamentarian Jan Kavan is once again in hot water. Mr Kavan is rejecting calls that he should…
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Mailbox
This week's topics: The Prague Golem. Routes for cyclists in Prgaue. Photos of heads of state in classrooms. The Czech Republic's population. Radio listeners' clubs…
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First case of SARS virus suspected in the Czech Republic
Fears of the deadly SARS virus entering the Czech Republic may have become reality. Health officials stated on Wednesday that initial tests showed that a man, who recently…
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The wine industry
There has been a long tradition of wine production in the Czech Republic. It is believed that wine production in the dates as far back as the year 276, where a conquering…
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Former NHL goaltender Dominik Hasek under police investigation
Who ever said that European ice hockey players were not as tough as their North American counterparts? Although his career in the NHL is over, Dominik Hasek, who was one…
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Sports News
In sports: Sparta have failed to clinch league title after the game was called off. The Czech Republic upset Australia at the tennis World Team Cup. Kenyan pair win the…
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Labor dispute at Czech Airlines
In this week's economics report we take a look at the current labor dispute at the national air carrier Czech Airlines (CSA). As if the war in Iraq and the fear of SARS…