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Daliborka: Prague Castle’s medieval prison whose first inmate inspired a national legend

The Daliborka tower at Prague Castle is known to most Czechs as a prison and the site of a well-known national legend. It tells the story of Dalibor of Kozojedy.
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Wolfe von Lenkiewicz: giving the works of the Old Masters a surprising new twist

Wolfe von Lenkiewicz is a recognized London-based artist known for his reconfigurations of well-known imageries from art history. He is currently exhibiting some of his…
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The film score genius Zdeněk Liška

Some of the best Czech films of the 1960s and 70s, such as Markéta Lazarová, Shop on Main Street, and The Cremator, have one thing in common, besides the country of origin…
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The film score genius Zdeněk Liška

Some of the best Czech films of the 1960s and 70s, such as Markéta Lazarová, Shop on Main Street, and The Cremator, have one thing in common, besides the country of origin…
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Legendary rock group - Psi Vojaci - celebrates 25th anniversary

The legendary Czech underground band Psi Vojaci - Dog Soldiers in English - played a special concert in Prague on Tuesday to celebrate their 25th anniversary.
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Yo-Yo Ma set to perform on floating stage at Prague Sounds festival

Internationally acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma will be performing on Prague’s Vltava River this September, as part of the Prague Sounds festival.
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In this edition: Radio Prague's annual listeners' contest; football World Cup finals; Czech literary links to Mexico. Listeners quoted: Sanusi Isah Katsina, Nigeria; Rabi…
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Gross refuses to react to pressure from Christian Democrats Prime Minister Stanislav Gross has refused to react to a threat by the Christian Democrats to push for early…
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Renowned violinist Daniel Hope to perform on Vltava in Prague

British violinist Daniel Hope is set to peform a concert on a floating stage on the Vltava River in Prague on Saturday, as part of the annual Strings of Autumn festival.
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Unearthing Bohemia's Celtic heritage ahead of Samhain, the 'New Year'

The first recorded name for Bohemia has its roots in the Celtic word 'Boiohaemum', meaning home of the Boii people, a Celtic tribe which settled in Central Europe…
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Rare Plastic People footage unearthed for series of collector’s DVDs

The Plastic People of the Universe are known around the world for their refusal to comply with the Czechoslovak communist authorities throughout the 1970s and 1980s - and…
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June 1990: When Billy Bragg and Michael Stipe played Olomouc’s outdoor cinema

Thirty years ago, in early June 1990, singer-songwriter Billy Bragg, R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe and Natalie Merchant of 10,000 Maniacs performed at the summer cinema in…
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Some of Czechia’s rarest mediaeval manuscripts on display at new Saint Ludmila exhibition in Prague’s Klementinum

A new two-month exhibition opened up in Prague’s Klementinum this week, which focuses on Saint Ludmila, who was martyred exactly 1,100 years ago.
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The Austrian-Slovene border though the eyes of Inge Morath

The world-renowned photographer Inge Morath was born in Graz - the capital of the Austrian province of Styria. She died at the end of January 2002, but before then…
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Project bringing classic films to Czech schools

Why is the most important art form of the 20th century not being studied at Czech secondary schools? That is a question being asked by a group of people in the Czech film…
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The Four Corners of the Czech Republic, Pt. IV: Podluží

The border point of the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria is the confluence of two great rivers, the Dyje, from the west, and the Morava, from which the region of…
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One ring to rule them all: "The Ring of the Nibelung" at the National Theater

The works of Richard Wagner form a cornerstone of German opera. His best known work is probably the cycle "The Ring of the Nibelung". The saga which consists of four parts…
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New opera brings show trial of Milada Horáková to the stage

Coming up in this week’s Arts – a new opera that’s just premiered in Prague based on Communist Czechoslovakia's most notorious show trial. On June 27th, 1950 Milada…
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This week's topics: Growing number of self-immolations. Beethoven's connection to Prague. The Clam-Gallas family. Listeners quoted: George Rosseli, Franz Schwartz Jr., Jan…
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Remembering Mikulov's Jewish past with unique cultural festival

A unique festival of Jewish culture was held last weekend in the South Moravian town of Mikulov, part of the Year of Jewish Culture in the Czech Republic. Mikulov was once…
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My Prague – Mikoláš Růžička

As one half of the award-winning duo Republic of Two and with his solo project Piano, Mikoláš Růžička is a well-known figure on the Prague music scene. A native of Bechyně…
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James Stafford – Author of The Sorrowful Putto of Prague

In this week’s Arts, my guest is Welsh writer James Stafford, the author of a wonderfully irreverent new webcomic The Sorrowful Putto of Prague. The comic tells the story…
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James Stafford – Author of The Sorrowful Putto of Prague

In this week’s Arts, my guest is Welsh writer James Stafford, the author of a wonderfully irreverent webcomic The Sorrowful Putto of Prague. The comic tells the story of a…
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Historian Igor Lukeš: Exile was much easier during the Cold War

Professor Igor Lukeš teaches at Boston University and has written extensively on modern Czech history, the Cold War and contemporary developments in Central and Eastern…
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Korean ambassador on bilateral ties, investment opportunities and culinary experiences

In the coming weeks, people in Prague will have a unique opportunity to sample traditional dishes and delicacies from South Korea – thanks to an event organized by the…
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