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Happy 2020 to Radio Prague International listeners the world over!

As the year draws to a close all of us here at the English department of Radio Prague International would like to thank our devoted listeners the world over for their…
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Back to (film) school in Uherske Hradiste

Summer in the Czech Republic is not just about swimming and sunbathing. During recent decades, film too, has become something of a summer ritual, and not only for its…
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Mailbox

This week in Mailbox we announce the winner of our April listeners' competition and we return to the debate on what makes good radio that we launched last week. We read…
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New book of soldiers’ letters and memoirs brings personal account of WWI

One of the new books out marking the anniversary of the end of WWI is a collection of soldiers´ letters, diaries and memoirs giving a personal account of life in the…
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News

Floods death toll rises to 12 The death toll from flash floods in parts of the Czech Republic has risen to 12: one person in southern Bohemia lost their life on Thursday…
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Alexandrov ensemble comes to Prague, Arts news

In today's edition, we'll be looking at some of the cultural events coming up in the next few days and reflect upon a breathtaking performance by one of the biggest song…
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Salvage of Cultural Heritage project continues

The "Salvage of Cultural Heritage" is a project whose main objective is to seek and preserve significant works by our famous predecessors which are important for our time…
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Hradec Kralove - a beautiful historical town which also embodies the hopes and dreams of the First Republic

Hradec Kralove lies on the spectacular confluence of the Elbe and Orlice Rivers, about 100 km east of Prague. This extraordinarily pretty town boasts a rich archaeological…
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Zuzana Ondomišiová: pro-Tibetan activist in Prague

My guest this week is Zuzana Ondomišiová who runs an organisation called Portala, which promotes Tibetan cultural issues in the Czech Republic. With the recent protests…
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Zora Cejnkova - TV producer incognito in Cuba

This week in One on One Rob Cameron speaks to TV producer Zora Cejnkova, who's just returned from Cuba where she was forced to work undercover after being refused filming…
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Dvořák archive and Moll Map Collection added to UNESCO list

Two valuable documentary collections from Czechia have been inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World register: the Antonín Dvořák Archive and the Moll Map Collection.
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News

Prime Minister criticises violent dispersion of protesters in Minsk Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek has criticised the violent police action against protesters in the…
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News

Paroubek to reconsider his resignation The outgoing prime minister, Jiri Paroubek, told Czech TV that he would reconsider handing in his resignation on Monday, which…
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Prague Food Festival celebrates diversity of food now on offer in Czech capital

The second Prague Food Festival gets underway on Friday. This event aims to give Prague residents a chance to sample the best food on offer in their city for reasonable…
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Incoming Czech PM presents Cabinet team to president

Prospective Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš has unveiled his Cabinet team – but at the moment for the president’s eyes only. President Miloš Zeman wants to vet the…
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Uherské Hradiště summer film school fest kicks off with Ecstasy, auteur Mike Leigh

The 44th annual Summer Film School and festival in Uherské Hradiště gets underway on Friday. Over the coming week, it will screen 202 films – including retrospectives of…
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Three-day Liberation Festival culminates in Plzeň

Celebrations marking the liberation of Plzeň by General Patton’s Army on May 6th 1945 took place in the West Bohemian city at the weekend. Despite the cold, thousands of…
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Josef Kajetan Tyl

"All our steps must be led by a love for our nation, and taken to ensure its happiness." That was the life-long motto of Josef Kajetan Tyl, playwright, actor and writer…
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Mailbox

Today's Mailbox includes Topics: Czech crown jewels, Czech Centers in various countries, Accidents, How do you say good-bye in Czech? Quotes from: Joan Broadmore, Nick…
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Pavla Horáková on her award-winning novel: I wrote the kind of book I myself would like to read

The winner of the prestigious 2018 Magnesia Litera Award for Prose went to journalist, translator and writer Pavla Horáková for her novel A Theory of Strangeness. Pavla…
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Julie Urbišová: Once thrown during Mardi Gras, Czech beads are still to be found in New Orleans antique shops

Journalist Julie Urbišová has just published a book entitled Doma v NOLA, or At Home in NOLA, with NOLA meaning New Orleans, Louisiana. Having first visited the city on a…
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Lou Reed, Havel, Půlnoc – and the first Velvet Underground reunion

The first reunion of the classic lineup of The Velvet Underground took place in Paris in 1990, at a show also featuring the Czech band Půlnoc. Believe it or not, the VU…
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News

European Commission: Czech Republic not ready to adopt euro The Czech Republic does not fulfill the conditions necessary to adopt the euro, the European Commission stated…
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Preacher Petr Wagner on Saint Wenceslas, Czech atheism, and spreading his beliefs through punk

Petr Wagner is the front man of Czech Christian punk group Goro, a presenter on Český rozhlas station Radio Wave, and a Hussite preacher based in Čerčany, near Prague…
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Magazine

A Saudi Arabian princess gets her jewels stolen in Karlovy Vary -right across the street from the town's police headquarters, a noted Czech composer shares the secret of…
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