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Czechia in 30 minutes
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All the news in politics, culture, sport and science, along with in-depth reports and fascinating interviews, from Radio Prague International. Everything you need to know about the Czech Republic. Every weekday and Saturday.
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90 years on air - the history of Radio Prague International
2w ago00:29:25Tap to summarizeRPI will celebrate its 90th birthday on August 31. In our 8-part series we look back at the history of Czech Radio’s international service and the events that shaped the station over the years. Part 1 focuses on the station's early years.
Transcribe →What do you call an all-Czech Grandslam final? A Czech-mate!, Should Czechia lower the age of criminal responsibility? New report highlights rise in violent crime, 1940s coal plant comes alive as Street Art Festival transforms unusual Olomouc landmark
3w ago00:28:35Tap to summarizeWhat do you call an all-Czech Grandslam final? A Czech-mate!, Should Czechia lower the age of criminal responsibility? New report highlights rise in violent crime, 1940s coal plant comes alive as Street Art Festival transforms unusual Olomouc landmark
Transcribe →Colours of Ostrava, 492-year-old oak, fission reactors
3w ago00:28:14Tap to summarizeColours of Ostrava festival has new stage, oldest oak in Czehcia is 492, Czech Technical University has 2 fission reactors for training students
Transcribe →Czechs to join PURL initiative, historic Prague tower taken off the market, Šumperák houses
3w ago00:31:28Tap to summarizeCzechs to join PURL initiative in aid of Ukraine, historic Prague tower taken off the market, Šumperák houses
Transcribe →NATO summit to test Czech defence spending pledge, Brno-made drug detector could transform police work, Anna Schinz on A Happy Family
3w ago00:29:14Tap to summarizeCzech delegation to come under scrutiny over defense spending at NATO summit, Brno-made drug detector could transform police investigations worldwide, Anna Schinz on A Happy Family: “We wanted to tell this story without judging anyone”
Transcribe →The executions of 1621: how one morning changed Bohemia forever
4w ago00:28:55Tap to summarizeOne June morning in 1621, Prague's Old Town Square became the stage for one of Europe's most dramatic political executions. This weekend edition of Czecvhia in 30 minutes brings abriged edition of Blood in Bohemia, a special series of Czechast. It follows the fate of the twenty-seven leaders of the Bohemian Revolt after the Battle of White Mountain. It explores how their deaths transformed the Czech lands for centuries to come.
Transcribe →Rediscovering Jan Hus: Beyond the myths and legends, Turning the tide: How man-made forest ponds are bringing water back to the landscape, Why study Czech today? Neil Bermel on language, translation and the future of Czech studies
4w ago00:28:33Tap to summarizeRediscovering Jan Hus: Beyond the myths and legends, Turning the tide: How man-made forest ponds are bringing water back to the landscape, Why study Czech today? Neil Bermel on language, translation and the future of Czech studies
Transcribe →Karlovy Vary to celebrate landmark(s) in style, What's killing Czechia's fish?, Exhibition spotlights second-generation Vietnamese Czechs
4w ago00:28:23Tap to summarize“We’re 80 years old” – Karlovy Vary to celebrate landmark(s) in style, What's killing the fish? Czech researchers are looking for answers, Little Hanoi: Next Generation explores what it means to grow up Vietnamese in Czechia
Transcribe →Is 41.9 degrees Celsius the new normal for Czech summers? Record temperatures in Czechia prompt calls for summer protection of homeless, Prague Zoo welcomes great-grandson of sea lion Gaston, Prague exhibition revisits the legacy of Vojta Náprstek
4w ago00:29:21Tap to summarizeIs 41.9 degrees Celsius the new normal for Czech summers? Record temperatures in Czechia prompt calls for summer protection of homeless, Prague Zoo welcomes great-grandson of sea lion Gaston, Prague exhibition revisits the legacy of Vojta Náprstek
Transcribe →General Hlaváč takes over Czech military, Scholars from around the world gather in Prague for World Czech Studies Congress, Irish Ambassador Alan Gibbons: “Each member has different history, but EU project has been transformative”
4w ago00:29:27Tap to summarizeGeneral Hlaváč takes over Czech military, pledges stronger army and closer NATO readiness, Scholars from around the world gather in Prague for World Czech Studies Congress, Irish Ambassador Alan Gibbons: “Each member has different history, but EU project has been transformative”
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