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The EU Constitution is "christened" with beer on tap. A Czech is
caught with a snake in his pants! Want to set a record? Pick up 500 kilos
with your teeth -or drink 100 raw eggs in 9 minutes! Find out more in
Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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Current AffairsSlovenian athlete to swim the full length of the Vltava River
The Slovenian marathon swimmer Martin Strel who is known for having swum
the length of a number of great rivers started a long swim all the way
down the Czech Republic's River Vltava on Friday morning. He set off from
South Bohemia at a point close to the river's source, and if everything
goes well he will arrive next Thursday at Melnik - about 30 km north of
Prague - where the Vltava flows into the Elbe River. Why does he do it?
And who is Martin Strel?
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Current AffairsT-shirts against communism
A few years ago the well-known Czech artist David Cerny made headlines when
he produced a t-shirt showing a spiky finger flipping the Communist Party
the bird. Now a design studio - alarmed by growing support for the party -
has got a similar idea, commissioning designers around the country to take
part in a competition protesting against growing public support for the
communists. Titled "De-communisation" the project has attracted
a lot of attention so far.
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Current AffairsThe complicated history of Prague's Tank No. 23
Prague's Kinsky Square was for many decades called The Square of Soviet
Tank Crews. It was because a huge Soviet tank, a memorial to the
liberation of Czechoslovakia in 1945, used to stand there on a 5-metre
pedestal, its barrel menacingly pointing at a tram stop. Until one
morning, in the spring of 1991, locals woke up and could not believe their
eyes. The tank had turned pink overnight.
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Current AffairsCzech cycling couple successfully concludes 3-year world tour
Exactly three years ago, two young Czech cycling enthusiasts, Michal Jon
and Lucie Kovarikova, set off to conquer the world on their bicycles. As
planned, they returned back home on Sunday, having pedalled almost 69,000
kilometres in all continents. The couple are the first Czechs to have
cycled around Greenland, the first Czech cyclists to have ridden into the
Antarctic and Lucie Kovarikova is the first Czech woman to cycle around
the world.
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Who is the biggest Czech villain? How small is the smallest tree in the
Czech Republic? And, the handsome aqua bellos: men who excel at
synchronized swimming. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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Stealing a railway bridge is not as difficult as it may sound! Pork
crackling, tongue in aspic or some chopped liver? Former cabinet ministers
enjoy a pig slaughtering feast. And, forget about the toilets, some Czech
schools have introduced smoking rooms. Find out more in Magazine with
Daniela Lazarova.
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A Czech prisoner is allowed to go back home to his wife after getting a
permanent erection! A freak accident - dying under 8 tons of manure. And
-the robber who fell asleep in the apartment he had robbed. Find out more
in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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Was it Homer Simpson? The guy who spent the night locked up in a pub
drinking as much beer as his body would take. Bats don't watch TV -they
live there! And the first ever gorilla baby born in captivity in the Czech
Republic has a godmother - the former first lady! Find out more in Magazine
with Daniela Lazarova.
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Paternity tests conducted on an anonymous basis have now become available
in the Czech Republic - but psychologists are warning fathers to think
twice before undertaking them - every tenth child allegedly has a
different father than presumed! Who will be the greatest Czech of all
time? And, two Czech "spidermen" end up in jail. Find out more
in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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