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Mailbox
Two weeks ago, we announced the overall winner of Radio Prague’s annual listeners’ contest and we read the entire winning entry by our French listener Claire le Bris-Cep…
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A four legged perspective on Prague
I had two subjects readied for this letter. This time round you get a dog’s life in Prague - or maybe more accurately a dog and dog owner’s life in the Czech capital.
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Magazine
Who’s that at the beach? Senior Civic Democrat officials aim to give voters a laugh ahead of the early general elections. The girls from the “tenner” –the old Czechoslovak…
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Justice Minister qualifies warning of prison service “collapse” due to overcrowding
The Justice Minister Daniela Kovářová has qualified comments made earlier this week on overcrowding in the country’s prisons. The comments came at the end of a two-day…
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Eviction of Milada squat becomes political cause célèbre
It had been home to Prague’s last remaining squat; now it’s lying empty, its future uncertain. The fate of the Milada villa – and of the small anarchist collective who’d…
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Row flares as former dissident puts secret police databases on the web
A new row has blown up over the treatment of the Czechoslovak secret police files. This time a former anti-communist dissident says he will take the step of publishing…
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The view from the square: a unique perspective on seven decades of Czech history
This year, as we mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of communism, we are reminded how much of twentieth century history has passed through the Czech capital. The focus…
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Mailbox
Today we find out the name of our June mystery man and announce the names of the four winners who will be sent Radio Prague goodies. Listeners quoted: Hans Verner Lollike…
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Depeche Mode
A little over a week ago, my wife and I were able to get out for the first time in ages to see a concert, none other than Depeche Mode at the Slavia football stadium. The…
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Magazine
Czech Railways are investigating the case of a runaway express train. The smallest equestrian statue in the country was unveiled in Pelhřimov, and a life-size statue of St…
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Dispossessed Czechs win compensation battle for Subcarpathian Ruthenia property
A small group of Czechs who have been seeking justice for almost 70 years have now been promised they will be compensated for property lost before and after WWII. The…
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Czech Republic sees 15th case of swine flu
15 cases of swine flu have now been registered in the Czech Republic – five new cases on Thursday alone. Officials revealed Czechs had come down with the illness after…
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