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This week in Mailbox: a new frequency; Radio Prague’s new series From the
Archives; a Czech verse on an old pillow; what goes on in Radio Prague’s
studios when the clocks change; Antonin Dvorak. Listeners quoted: Brian
Kendall, Mary Culik, Colin Law, Jim Jennings.
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Current AffairsFirst Czech journalist Karel Havlicek Borovsky remembered at Prague ceremony
This Saturday, July 29, is the 150th anniversary of the death of Karel
Havlicek Borovksy, regarded by many as the first Czech journalist. Born in
the Moravian village of Borov in 1821, Havlicek Borovsky achieved a lot in
his short life; he was also a newspaper editor and a very important figure
in the Czech National Revival. Ahead of this weekend's anniversary, the
Karel Havlicek Borovsky Institute held a ceremony at his grave in Prague
on Tuesday. I spoke to the Institute's Vilem Tanzer about its aims, and
the legacy of this legendary Czech journalist.
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Current AffairsFirst Czech opera premiered 180 years ago
Opera is considered by many of its devotees to be the highest form of the
performing arts. Back in the early 19th century, at the time of the Czech
national revival, an original Czech opera was just what the Czechs needed
in their effort to catch up with their illustrious neighbours. 180 years
ago this week, the first Czech opera - "Dratenik" or "The
Tinker" by Frantisek Skroup was premiered in Prague.
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Today in Mailbox: How do we refer to the inhabitants of Prague? The Czech
national anthem, the Czech Republic's membership in the UN. Listeners
quoted: Lindley L. Becker, US; Margaret M. Lally, US; Srikanta Nandy,
India.
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Topics this week: Educational project teaching children to live alongside
animals. "Tourist Police" force. Czech national anthem.
Listeners quoted: Michael Stein, Pavel Barta, Frederick Johnson.
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Czechs in HistoryJosef Kajetan Tyl
"All our steps must be led by a love for our nation, and taken to ensure its happiness." That was the life-long motto of Josef Kajetan Tyl, playwright, actor and writer, who was one of the most outstanding figures of the Czech National Revival Movement in the first half of the 19th century.
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