Society
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New music school brightens Terezin's dark legacy
The Czech town of Terezin was the infamous site of a Nazi "show camp" for Jewish detainees during the Second World War. In order to convince the International Red Cross…
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Prague Zoo mourning still birth of gorilla baby
This week, caretakers at Prague Zoo were expecting to celebrate. Thirty-five year old Kamba, the oldest gorilla in the pavilion, was due to give birth to her first baby…
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Pavel Tigrid honoured in Paris
A special plaque has been unveiled in Paris in honour of the late journalist Pavel Tigrid - one of the most influential Czech personalities of the twentieth century.
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Opocno chateau back in state hands
After more than a decade of ownership disputes in the Czech courts, east Bohemia's renaissance Opocno Chateau is now back in state hands. On Tuesday, Countess Kristina…
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Healthcare fees the cornerstone of planned health-system reforms
This week the health ministry will officially reveal all the details of planned reforms in the healthcare sector but already many are known, among them that Czechs may…
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Egon Bondy, Czech underground poet & philosopher, dies at 77
One of the most famous figures of the former Czech underground scene, Egon Bondy, died on April 9th at the age of 77. During his lifetime he published dozens of volumes of…
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Deputy PM facing mounting pressure to step down
It was clear from the moment he entered high politics that the former mayor of the town of Vsetin, Jiri Cunek, was a controversial politician. After he achieved nationwide…
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EASTER SPECIAL
Radio Prague's special Easter programme focuses on the music of Czech composer and conductor Jaroslav Krcek, who has arranged and recorded a number of traditional folk…
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Are the Deputy Prime Minister's offensive remarks about the Roma influencing ordinary citizens?
The little village of Dolni Nemci, close to the town of Uherske Hradiste in Moravia, has a new hero. His name is Jan Riha - a pensioner who asked a question that triggered…
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Mailbox
This week in Mailbox: We look at where you can get a good Czech version of Bedrich Smetana's Ma Vlast. Mr Topolanek's less than civil behaviour has also drawn your ire and…
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Magazine
Is crawling along a rope over a highway really such a good idea? Czech kids spot squirrels in the Czech capital. A Czech MTB rider wins one of the world's toughest races…
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Ladislav Rychman, director of legendary Czech film musical, dies aged 84
The sad news was announced earlier this week that film director Ladislav Rychman had died at age 84 leaving behind a rich film and TV legacy. Rychman's best-known work is…
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