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Brass bands, beer and a famous boulevard: Czech links with Mexico

In this programme we go south of the border, to explore some intriguing Czech literary and other cultural links with Mexico, stretching right back to the days of the…
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Berlin-based artist brings Hoop dance to Prague

In today’s Arts my guest is the Berlin-based Canadian artist Rebecca Halls who goes by the stage name of Beka Hoop. Next week, Rebecca launches the second ever Hoopurbia…
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From Daruvar to Vancouver: Czechs tread the boards on five continents

Julek Neumann is a man of many talents: theatrical director, actor, journalist, playwright and poet. He is currently writing, directing and acting with a number of Czech…
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Prague’s famous Lennon Wall undergoing transformation

The Lennon Wall, located in a secluded square in Malá Strana near the French embassy, had long been a traditional place where anybody was free to do any type of graffiti…
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NaFilM: Czech film students’ National Film Museum project set to premiere

The Czech film tradition dates to the very beginnings of the medium itself, and the country’s film archive is among the world’s oldest. Yet the Czech Republic had no…
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Prague Marathon attracts thousands Some 10,000 people put on their running shoes for this year’s Prague International Marathon and hundreds of onlookers turned up to…
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Dark Blue World

By Alena Skodova
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Paul Robeson in Czechoslovakia: all culture comes from the people

The Civil Rights Movement in the United States sent ripples around the world, not least in the Soviet Union and its satellites. In Czechoslovakia, events were followed…
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The sound of radio broadcasts

Despite competition from television and the Internet, radio broadcasting is holding its own around the world and each service has its own “voice”. Here is what some of…
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Karlovy Vary Festival hosts Forman and Huppert

The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival opened at the weekend with a star-studded audience at Friday’s gala event. Among those present were the French director…
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Encore: From 17th century hymns to Martinu - some interesting new Czech recordings

Today we look at some very diverse recordings - from a 17th century hymnal, to a marvelous - but hard to find - CD of Martinu and Brahms by one of the Czech Republic's…
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Pounding on the Iron Curtain

Prague's Stavovske Divadlo, or Estate Theatre, was host to an unusual performance recently that is part of the Pounding on the Iron Curtain project. This project, which…
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Charles Bridge in Prague celebrating 650 years

Prague's famous Charles Bridge celebrates its 650th anniversary on Sunday. One of the oldest and certainly one of the most beautiful bridges in Europe, this ancient artery…
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A Czech and Slovak oasis in London

Since the United Kingdom opened up its labour market to new EU member countries more and more Czechs and Slovaks have been trying their luck abroad. We visited a Czech and…
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Mailbox

This week: The winner of our October competition; Radio Prague's special October 28 programme; St Vitus' Cathedral; street crime in the Czech Republic; new competition…
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Czechoslovakia and India through the archives

In this, the last programme in our series to mark Radio Prague’s 80th birthday, we travel eastwards looking at links between India and Czechoslovakia both before and after…
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A celebration of Czech-Canadian friendship in Ottawa

The Czech Embassy in Canada this week organized a gala evening in Ottawa, celebrating the Czech-Canadians who helped mold the close relationship between the two nations.
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Jaroslav Kanturek - director of the Czech Centre in Stockholm

Stockholm's Czech Embassy is located on a leafy street about fifteen minutes walk from the centre of the Swedish capital. Behind the Embassy is where you'll find the city…
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“That’s how his literature got into my stomach!” Arnošt Lustig’s daughter on new book about his life

Eva Lustigová, daughter of the great Czech Jewish writer Arnošt Lustig, speaks about a new graphic novel dedicated to her father.
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Minister: State of emergency needed with Czech Covid parameters among world’s worst

Plans for a new state of emergency in the Czech Republic – due to start next Monday – include capping attendance at indoor events at 10 and barring spectators at sports.
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Prague marks 135th anniversary of construction of Vinohrady railway tunnel

The 1860s and 1870s saw a boom of railway construction in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the city of Prague was no exception. 135 years ago this week, the first train…
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A Couple of Poor Polish-Speaking Romanians opens at Na Zábradlí Theatre

Prague’s Divadlo na Zábradlí is known mainly for staging former President Havel’s plays but in the last couple of years, it has also focused on producing English-language…
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Puppeteers’ Chrudim: A festival for puppetry fans and troupes from all around the Czech Republic

Puppeteers’ Chrudim (Loutkářská Chrudim), one of the longest-running puppetry festivals in the world, is just around the corner. Held in the town of Chrudim, east of…
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Yoko Ono's Women's Room at Prague's Kampa Museum

Yoko Ono is primarily known in the Czech Republic as the widow of the legendary John Lennon, but that image may finally fade thanks to an exhibition currently on show at…
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The Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences meets in Plzen

The Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences, based in Washington, is the biggest and most influential organization of Czech and Slovak intellectuals living abroad. It…
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