Society
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Pavel Maurer: the Czech Republic’s gourmet crusader
Our guest for One on One this week is Pavel Maurer, who is arguably the Czech Republic’s best known and most influential gourmet. Besides establishing the highly…
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Feud between folk singers Nohavica and Hutka deepens
Robbie Williams vs. Liam Gallagher, Britney Spears vs. Christina Aguilera; high-profile fall-outs are pretty common in the world of pop music. But perhaps less so on the…
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Czechs take stock of their lives 18 years after the fall of communism
On Saturday Czechs marked the 18th anniversary of the country’s return to freedom and democracy. How have people’s lives changed since the heady days of the Velvet…
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Sundays in Prague 4 Podoli
As I bustled about my flat last night, washing dishes and finally tackling that seriously grubby floor, I suddenly tuned into the song that was playing in the background…
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Mailbox
This week in Mailbox: a new frequency; Radio Prague’s new series From the Archives; a Czech verse on an old pillow; what goes on in Radio Prague’s studios when the clocks…
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Magazine
The country's famous "gentlemen robbers" are behind bars. The oldest Czech celebrates her 109th birthday. And an elderly woman falls under a train and comes out without a…
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An increasing number of Czechs are moving out of town
More and more Czechs are abandoning large cities to enjoy the peace and quiet of the countryside, suggests a new survey by the Czech Statistical Office. Central Bohemia…
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Range of demonstrations planned for anniversary of Velvet Revolution
November 17th is the anniversary of the start of the Velvet Revolution and is a public holiday here in the Czech Republic. Hundreds are expected to take to the streets of…
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Jan Antonin Bata’s name cleared after sixty years
Jan Antonin Bata was a man of mixed fortune: a man of wealth and influence who stood at the head a shoe empire, but also a man forced to flee his homeland where he was…
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Dissident singer-songwriter Jaroslav Hutka
Originally from Olomouc, central Moravia, singer-songwriter Jaroslav Hutka established himself as one of the most original figures in Czech folk music in the late 1960s…
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Czech-Turkish relations through the eyes of an immigrant
On Thursday, the Turkish prime minister, Recep Erdogan, embarked upon a state visit to the Czech Republic, which will last two days. On the programme are meetings with his…
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Primary school for exceptionally gifted children
Exceptionally gifted children rarely have an easy childhood – their talent often sets them apart from their classmates, boredom makes them disruptive in the classroom and…
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