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Letters to Olga: Exhibition showcases Havel’s prison correspondence

Among events in Prague marking the imminent 90th anniversary of Václav Havel’s birth is an exhibition of letters the then dissident sent his wife from a communist jail.
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Illustrators on the road: New exhibition explores travel from Renaissance to the present day

How did people record journeys 400 years ago, and how do illustrators do it today? An exhibition at Prague’s Letohrádek Hvězda brings the two together.
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Czech Pavel Hlava on capturing unique images of 9/11, Could climate change threaten the quality of Czech beer? Inside Phonopolis, the striking new game from Amanita Design

Czech Pavel Hlava on capturing unique images of 9/11, Could climate change threaten the quality of Czech beer? Inside Phonopolis, the striking new game from Amanita Design
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Could climate change threaten the quality of Czech beer? Researchers working on drought-resistant hops

Prolonged drought and extreme heat have led to a poor hop harvest. Could climate change threaten the quality of one of the country's best-known export products?
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Czech Pavel Hlava on capturing unique images of 9/11

Czech man Pavel Hlava captured on video both the first and second planes hitting the World Trade Centre in New York on September 11, 2001. It was a unique recording.
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News, Otto Jelinek obit, rare Gospel of Mark fragment leaves Prague for Italy, mobility on Czech labour market, Malešice Botanical Garden

News, Otto Jelinek obit, rare Gospel of Mark fragment leaves Prague for Italy, mobility on Czech labour market, Malešice Botanical Garden
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Beethoven in Teplice, the Czech town where he composed some of his major works

Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the greatest composers in history, had a strong connection to the Czech spa town of Teplice.
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In Memoriam: Otto Jelinek, Prague-born Canadian politician and skating world champion

Otto Jelinek, who was born in Prague but spent almost all of a remarkable life in Canada, has died at the age of 86.
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Rare Gospel of Mark fragment leaves Prague for Italy to reunite with surviving manuscript parts after nearly 700 years

A rare Gospel of Saint Mark fragment has left Prague for the first time in almost 700 years, returning to Italy to be reunited with the manuscript’s surviving parts.
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News, Hazardous chemicals in Sumava National Park, Czech classic Valerie and her Week of Wonders screened in Venice

News, Hazardous chemicals in Sumava National Park, Czech classic Valerie and her Week of Wonders screened in Venice
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Valerie and Her Week of Wonders: Restored Czech classic screened in Venice

Valerie and Her Week of Wonders, Jaromil Jireš’s 1970 classic, has premiered in a newly restorated version at Venice. We spoke to Michal Bregant about the film.
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Hazardous chemicals found at former military site in Šumava National Park

A survey in Šumava National Park has uncovered hazardous chemicals and tonnes of contaminated soil at a former military training area used by the Czechoslovak army.
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Musical Geniuses on Czech Soil

Mozart and his love of Prague
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Dvořák’s The Jacobin: rare manuscript offers a glimpse into the opera’s creation

Antonín Dvořák’s 185th birth anniversary is Tuesday. To mark it, the Antonín Dvořák Museum is displaying his rare autograph score of The Jacobin.
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Antonin Dvořák anniversary, Linda Noskova in quarter-finals of US Open, craft chocolate compoany

Antonin Dvořák anniversary, Linda Noskova in quarter-finals of US Open, craft chocolate compoany
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Birell Evening 10K Run combines sport with the magic of nighttime Prague

This year, 9,500 runners from 98 countries took part, including elite athletes from the Czech Republic, Kenya and Ethiopia.
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Wimbledon champion Nosková reaches last eight at US Open

Wimbledon winner Linda Nosková beat Marta Kostyuk in dramatic style to reach the quarter-finals of another Grand Slam, the US Open, for the first time.
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‘Dvořák is a vision’: Festival director on legacy, new music and young talent

The 19th Dvořák Prague International Music Festival starts Saturday at the Rudolfinum. I spoke to festival director Jan Simon about this year’s programme.
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One hundred years since the radio first broadcast a voice from abroad

The first international broadcast by Czechoslovak Radio took place on September 6, 1926, when a speech by Foreign Min. Edvard Beneš was transmitted from Geneva to Prague.
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Hana Zagorová: Five decades in the spotlight

Hana Zagorová, one of the country’s most popular singers, would have turned 80 on September 6. She left behind an extensive musical legacy.
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Broadcast in English - 09/06/2026

Broadcast in English - 09/06/2026
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Broadcast in English - 09/05/2026

Broadcast in English - 09/05/2026
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Jewish, Czech and caught in the debate over Gaza: Two scholars reflect on life after October 7

In this Czechast, historian Anna Hájková and Jewish studies expert Irena Kalhousová discuss what it means to be Jewish and Czech during the war in Gaza.
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Security incidents in Germany reverberate in Czechia, Masaryk death investigation, Dvorak Music Festival

Security incidents in Germany reverberate in Czechia, Masaryk death investigation, Dvorak Music Festival
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Jan Masaryk death mystery: exhumation may reveal new clues

The death of former Czechoslovak foreign minister Jan Masaryk, remains unexplained nearly 80 years after his death. An examination of his remains could provide new clues.
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