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Current AffairsBaby gorilla is male, DNA tests reveal
There was great excitement when a baby gorilla was born in Prague Zoo
exactly a year and a week ago today, the first time ever a gorilla was
born in the Czech Republic. It's a girl, the zoo announced proudly, and
gave the baby primate the Swahili name, Moja, meaning "the
first". More
SpecialGorillas star in their own "reality show"
It was only just a few months ago that Czechs were first introduced - some
would say subjected to - reality TV. In late summer two new programmes hit
the commercial stations, Big Brother and the then lesser-known VyVoleni
(The Selected), drawing a great deal of media attention. Millions have now
tuned in - and a great number of young viewers watch regularly - but others
were turned-off from the start, either unimpressed or offended by the
exploits of the shows' overnight celebrities. Until now. A new reality
show begun this month by Czech Radio has grabbed many of these viewers'
attention, a show that can be said to be "truly different", even
at first glance. The reason? The stars of the programme are gorillas.
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Letter from PragueMonkey business and gorilla sex
Czech voyeurs who have grown weary of watching their fellow citizens monkey
around in the prime-time reality TV shows VyVoleni (The Selected) and Big
Brother these past weeks will soon be able to sneak a peak at the private
life of another group of primates. More
MagazineMagazine
Czechs can look forward to a gorilla reality show. Crows from Russia get
the cold shoulder. And, a famous skeleton takes a trip by car. Find out
more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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Czech ScienceCzech Radio launches new science and nature station
As we reported last week, Czech Radio has launched another of its digital
projects, a station specialising in science and nature, called Leonardo.
In this week's Czech Science we look at what Leonardo's all about.
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Current AffairsCzech Radio to spearhead digital radio revolution with new stations
Czech Radio recently launched a new Science and Technology station -
Leonardo. At the moment you can only listen via the Internet, but in a few
months Leonardo will become one of the first in the country to be broadcast
digitally, rather than on classic radio waves. We spoke to Radio Prague's
director Miroslav Krupicka about the beginnings of the Czech Republic's
digital revolution.
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