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“Incredible excitement”: Hollywood icon Dustin Hoffman set for 60th Karlovy Vary Film Festival

The 60th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which begins next Friday, is set to welcome absolute Hollywood royalty, in the form of Dustin Hoffman.
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Four-year ban leaves Vondroušová's tennis future in doubt

Markéta Vondroušová, the 2023 Czech Wimbledon champion, has received a four-year ban despite never testing positive for doping.
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Czech public broadcasters hold warning strike over funding reform

Czech Television and Czech Radio employees held a warning strike on Monday over government plans to replace license fees with state budget funding.
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Rare Roman jug buried in 5th-century grave found almost intact in Moravia

Czech archaeologists have uncovered an almost perfectly preserved Roman jug in a 1,500-year-old grave in south-eastern Moravia. The vessel predates the burial by centuries.
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Fifty years ago, the "Panenka" was born: the penalty that gave its name to a football trick

Fifty years ago, the world's most famous penalty was born. Antonín Panenka's audacious chip secured Czechoslovakia's only European football title.
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Broadcast in English - 06/22/2026

Broadcast in English - 06/22/2026
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The employees of Czech Radio are holding a one-day strike

On Monday June 22, employees of Czech Radio, including the staff of Radio Prague International, are holding a one-day strike.
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Written for the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra: A Century of music created for the airwaves

From its earliest days, the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra (SOČR) has been more than just a performer – it has been a source of inspiration.
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Bill Keegan: The last medic of Patton's army on serving in western Bohemia

American wartime medic Bill Keegan ended his service in Europe in Rokycany and the Plzeň region, where he spent several weeks that he still fondly remembers today.
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Broadcast in English - 06/21/2026

Broadcast in English - 06/21/2026
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Prague Defenestration: the day councillors flew from windows

An abridged weekend edition of Blood in Bohemia explores the first Prague defenestration of 1419—the violent act that sparked the Hussite Revolution.
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The day Bohemia lost its head(s)

The execution of 27 leaders of the Bohemian Revolt in 1621 marked a turning point in Czech history. Blood in Bohemia explores one of Prague's darkest days.
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Julian Lennon Prague exhibition, Rare Roman jug buried in 5th-century grave found in Moravia, Ukrainian veterans are helping build the future of drones in Czechia

Julian Lennon Prague exhibition, Rare Roman jug buried in 5th-century grave found in Moravia, Ukrainian veterans are helping build the future of drones in Czechia
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Ukrainian veterans are helping build the future of drones in Czechia

A Czech company is combining battlefield experience of Ukrainian veterans with high-tech innovation as it develops drones for Ukraine and NATO allies.
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Julian Lennon: “Behind the camera I could be anybody, which is what makes me happy”

After success as a pop singer in the MTV era, Julian Lennon has since focused his attention on other fields, including photography. He has a new exhibition in Prague.
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Can 250 years of weather data be trusted? Inside Prague’s Clementinum Observatory

It is likely that soon, new temperature records will once again be recorded at Prague’s oldes meteorological station. Nevertheless, can we trust its data?
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Metronome festival celebrates 10th year at new venue , Inside Prague’s Clementinum Observatory, Auschwitz Museum unveils Alfred Kantor’s extraordinary Holocaust sketchbook

Metronome festival celebrates 10th year at new venue , Inside Prague’s Clementinum Observatory, Auschwitz Museum unveils Alfred Kantor’s extraordinary Holocaust sketchbook
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Metronome festival celebrates 10th year at new venue

One of Czechia’s biggest music festivals, Metronome, begins in Prague on Friday. The headliners are Nick Cave, Sting and Tom Odell, though it has a new venue this year.
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From Prague Zoo to a brewery and wastewater treatment plant: Troja Festival brings music to unexpected places

Classical music and unusual venues come together in Prague's Troja district as the Troja Festival returns. Ahead of the event, I spoke with co-founder Martina Výrková.
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“Like discovering the Holy Grail”: Auschwitz Museum unveils Alfred Kantor’s extraordinary Holocaust sketchbook

The Prague-born artist survived Terezín, Auschwitz-Birkenau and Schwarzheide. His unique visual diary has just entered the collections of the Auschwitz Museum.
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“People will love it in the end”: Jiřího z Poděbrad Square reopens after overhaul

Prague’s Jiřího z Poděbrad Square officially reopened on Wednesday following a major renovation lasting over two years.
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Prague’s Jiřího z Poděbrad Square reopens, Troja Festival, Czech climber František D'Agostino

News, Prague’s Jiřího z Poděbrad Square officially reopens, Troja Festival, interview with Czech climber František D'Agostino
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Friendship, culture and giving back: Diplomats raise CZK 1.3 million for Czech causes

At a special ceremony at Prague's historic Czernin Palace the Diplomatic Spouses Association (DSA) this week awarded Czech charities more than CZK 1.3 million in aid.
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"It feels like a dream": František D'Agostino joins elite group with one-day ascent of El Capitan's El Niño route

This spring, Czech climber František D'Agostino joined a select group of climbers by free-climbing the legendary El Niño route on El Capitan in a single day.
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Funding shake-up sparks political storm over Czech public media, After decades in exile, a Hollar masterpiece returns to Edvard Beneš's home, Friendship, culture and giving back: Diplomats raise CZK 1.3 million for Czech causes

Funding shake-up sparks political storm over Czech public media, A Hollar masterpiece returns to Edvard Beneš's home, Diplomats raise CZK 1.3 million for Czech causes
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