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One on OneMycologist Jan Borovička on mushrooms and where to find them
With mushroom season in full swing, our guest in this edition of One on One
is Jan Borovička, a leading member of the Czech Mycological Society, who
combines a very Czech hobby of mushroom picking with his profession of
geochemist at the Czech Academy of Sciences. How has the internet changed
mushroom picking? Why are mushrooms safe to eat even after Chernobyl and
Fukushima? And, most importantly, where are the best spots to find them?
These are some of issues we discussed with Jan Borovička, who says this
year’s mushroom-picking season did not start out that great. More
Current AffairsCulture Ministry looking at new concepts for Prague’s classic stages
The Ministry of Culture is devising a new conceptual plan for Prague’s
premier, state-run theatres. A group of experts has been put together to
consider various alternatives for the better use of buildings like the
Estates Theatre, the National Theatre and the Prague State Opera. Though
only in the initial stages, critics were very quick to latch on to
suggestions made in the first of several plans under consideration, raising
a question mark over how easy it will be to reform the beloved and
traditional, but economically ineffective venues. More
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Are you into high heels? Check out the “Chopin” shoe at the footwear
museum in Zlín. Why do some Czechs expect their dogs to turn vegetarian
– and desperate drivers create a map of the worst potholes around the
Czech Republic! Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarová. More
SpecialNárodní třída: prominent Prague boulevard that has witnessed history
Twenty-one years ago on Wednesday, on November 17, 1989, a student march
was brutally attacked by the police in Prague’s Národní Street; that
event sparked a public revolt against the regime and eventually led to the
fall of communism in Czechoslovakia. In today’s special programme, we
walk along Národní Street, or Národní třída, a remarkable boulevard
which is home to the National Theatre, Prague’s most famous delicatessen,
a jazz club where Bill Clinton played, and some of the city’s greatest
cafés: a street where history was made two decades ago. More
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A sixty-year-old pensioner is in hot water after some left-over bird-seed
he reportedly threw out in his back-yard sprouted producing a number of
fine marihuana plants. A Macaque monkey is safely back in its enclosure at
Olomouc zoo after repeatedly slipping out on his own private outings and,
what’s to be done about a couple of gay vultures? Find out more in
Magazine with Daniela Lazarová. More
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Bare students, bear tracks, bureaucratic howlers, and gum free public
places. Plus the not so promising precedents for sealing the knot at an
historic Prague theatre. Find out about all that and more in this week’s
magazine by Chris Johnstone. More
Current AffairsNational Theatre plans offer of wedding services
Holding your wedding at a country castle or chateau in the Czech Republic
is nothing unusual – a service used by countless couples. But now, even
Prague’s National Theatre might be getting into the game. It turns out
that couples may soon be able to get married either in a salon at the
theatre or even on stage at the historic Estates Theatre. Some, however,
have already come out against the idea. More
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