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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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Series on the 90-year-long history of RPI Part 3
4w ago00:29:34Tap to summarizeThe voice that was meant to conquer the airwaves: How Radio Prague spread communism around the world
Transcribe →Progress in artificial joint replacement, 2026/2027 season in Czech football kicks off, interview with climber František D'Agostino
4w ago00:28:53Tap to summarizeProgress in artificial joint replacement, 2026/2027 season in Czech football kicks off, interview with František D'Agostino who this year joined the elite group of climbers who can boast a one-day ascent of El Capitan's El Niño route
Transcribe →President vetoes budget reform rules, designer Pavel Fuksa, Miss Czech Republic
4w ago00:26:49Tap to summarizePresident vetoes government’s budget rules reform, successful designer Pavel Fuksa on creating strip for club Slavia Prague, Miss Czech Republic on her Japanese and Moravian identity, beauty and Miss Universe
Transcribe →Okamura in China, Radetzky monument returning to Prague's Malá Strana, Phonopolis computer game
4w ago00:29:09Tap to summarizeOkamura in China, Radetzky monument returning to Prague's Malá Strana, Phonopolis computer game
Transcribe →Gov backs mobile phone ban in schools, future of Vaclav Havel Library at stake, interview with linguist Neil Bermel.
4w ago00:28:41Tap to summarizeGov backs mobile phone ban in schools, Milan Babík on the future of Vaclav Havel Library , interview with Neil Bermel. Professor of Czech Language and Linguistics
Transcribe →Iconic Barrandov Bridge sculpture collapses, Czechia's first train-tram, President Pavel interview
Jul 2000:25:35Tap to summarizeIconic Barrandov Bridge sculpture collapses, Czechia's first train-tram hits test track, President Pavel interview
Transcribe →Series on the history of RPI -part 2
Jul 1800:29:33Tap to summarizeSeries on the history of RPI -part 2. The turbulent years of the Prague Spring and the Soviet-led invasion.
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Captured by the airwaves: How postwar broadcasting became propaganda weapon (2)
Jul 1700:28:48Tap to summarizeShortly after the end of World War II, free voices returned to Prague’s radio studios. However, hopes for independent broadcasting were soon wiped out by the arrival of the Cold War and the Iron Curtain. Within a few years, Czechoslovak Radio’s international broadcasts had been transformed into a strategic weapon, tasked with spreading a particular message to every corner of the globe.
Transcribe →90 years on air - the history of Radio Prague International
Jul 1100:29:25Tap 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
Jul 1000:28:35Tap 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
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