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Two more methanol poisonings in Silesia Two more victims of methanol poisoning have been hospitalized in the region of Moravia-Silesia. A 60-year-old man was admitted in…
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In this week's Mailbox: Czech Christmas carols on Radio Prague's website, new Czech language programme SoundCzech, Czech folk costumes and ticket inspectors on Prague…
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Czechs not alone in opposing refugee quotas, says Zaorálek in Brussels The Czech Republic is not alone in opposing the European Commission’s plan for compulsory quotas for…
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In this week's edition: Radio Prague celebrates 10 years online; Radio Prague English broadcasts on Saturday, November 6; the end of compulsory military service in the…
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Doksy - the North Bohemian summer resort

There is nothing that can be more relaxing and pleasant than lying on the shores of a lake, watching the sunset, while listening to an excerpt from a poem by Czech…
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Helena Fejkova-leading Czech fashion designer

Helena Fejkova is a well known name in this country - she is a leading Czech fashion designer whose models make a statement at any gala evening. Seeing her showered with…
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2 + 4 Days in Motion International Theatre Festival

The 2+4 Days in Motion 7th International Theatre Festival is currently underway in Prague. Unlike the last four times, however, this year it is not taking place in unusual…
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Fink: I pondered buying flat in early ‘90s Prague

UK musician Fink has been coming to Prague for 25 years. He discusses his ties to the city – and why his band tours the former Eastern Bloc so much.
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A labour of love – young German couple restore precious family legacy

Chateau Lobkowitz was once the seat of one of the most powerful noble families in Bohemia. Now, a young couple from Germany plans to restore it back to its former glory.
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The 17th of November: Remembering Jan Opletal, martyr of an occupied nation

On the 28th of October, 1939, Czechoslovak Independence day, Czech students took to the streets to demonstrate against the Nazi occupation. The protest was brutally…
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Government’s commissioner for expats on the need to look beyond Czech borders and connect with our expat communities abroad

According to the Czech Foreign Ministry there are now more than two million Czechs living abroad. The people making up the country’s expat communities in different parts…
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UFOs over Czech skies do battle with sceptics

Last weekend there were reports from around the country of strange lights in the sky, flying about, flaring up, flaring out, chasing each other. It’s true, unidentified…
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Today in Mailbox: Response to our broadcasts, new QSL cards for 2014, answers to last month's listeners' quiz question. Listeners/readers quoted: Lynda-Marie Hauptmann…
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Jiří Stanislav – an actor turned politician

In this week's One on One, our guest is Jiří Stanislav, a politician and actor who spent half of his life abroad in Canada and the UK. Most recently he appeared in the…
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Svitavy – the birthplace of Oskar Schindler

You are not very likely to wander into Svitavy by chance. Located on both the major road and railway line connecting Moravia and eastern Bohemia, for most people Svitavy…
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PM says Lisbon Treaty likely to be ratified by end of the year Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek said on Monday that the Czech Republic is not delaying its ratification of…
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UFOs over Czech skies do battle with sceptics

Last weekend there were reports from around the country of strange lights in the sky, flying about, flaring up, flaring out, chasing each other. It’s true, unidentified…
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Svitavy – the birthplace of Oskar Schindler

You are not very likely to wander into Svitavy by chance. Located on both the major road and railway line connecting Moravia and eastern Bohemia, for most people Svitavy…
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Most Czechs wish to die at home but end up in institutions

The start of November is traditionally connected with All Saints Day or Dušičky. Over the past week, Czechs have been visiting cemeteries to light candles and lay flowers…
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News Friday, SEPTEMBER 04th, 1998

Radio Prague e-news Date: 4.9.1998 Written/read by: David Vaughan Hello and a warm welcome to the programme. I'm David Vaughan. First the headlines. And now the news in…
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Wintering in Bohemia: thousands of Bohemian waxwings have descended on the Czech Republic. The adrenalin road race Gumbell 3000 will pass through Prague this year. And the…
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Andrew Pitts - master craftsman making double basses in the heart of Prague

My guest this week is Andrew Pitts, an American double bass maker living and working in Prague. A native of Los Angeles, Andrew has lived in the Czech Republic for eleven…
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The City of Ostrava

Hello and thanks for tuning in to another edition of Spotlight, today on the North Moravian city of Ostrava, which is the third largest in the Czech Republic.I am…
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How big is the biggest baby ever born in the Czech Republic? Where can you enjoy an international train ride that lasts just 24 seconds and why have the locals on the…
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“Heaven, distance, light and dazzling brightness”: Czech literary links with Scandinavia

Did you know that one of Norway’s popular writers is actually Czech, or that in the mid 1930s Karel Čapek fell in love with the forests and skies of Scandinavia? And do…
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