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One on OnePavel Maurer: the Czech Republic’s gourmet crusader
Our guest for One on One this week is Pavel Maurer, who is arguably the
Czech Republic’s best known and most influential gourmet. Besides
establishing the highly successful Prague Food Festival, which every year
gives people a chance to sample the fare of the Czech capital’s best
restaurants for rock-bottom prices, Pavel Maurer is also the man behind the
highly respected Grand Restaurant guide.
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The Czech Defence Minister sings for President Bush. Does Anglina Jolie
really want to adopt a Czech orphan? And, the armed robber who was dragged
to the police station by his own mother. Find out more in Magazine with
Daniela Lazarova.
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Business NewsBusiness News
In Business News this week: the Czech government introduces a major fiscal
reform package; power giant CEZ is the largest firm in Central Europe
according to Forbes Magazine; there has been an extraordinary increase in
car sales in this country, and the McDonalds fast-food chain enjoys a
record increase in revenues in the Czech Republic. More
Current AffairsOlomoucke tvaruzky - Genuine Olomouc cheese brand - boasts a 130 year history
If you are a cheese lover who has ever visited the Czech Republic you will
probably already have heard of Olomoucke syrecky - famous semi-soft cheese
cakes produced in the east of the country for centuries. Some would
describe them as a culinary delight, others, as an acquired taste. Either
way, they are a Czech pub staple and some say you haven't really lived
till you've tried some.
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PanoramaFood, glorious food - Czech eating habits after 1989
After the fall of Communism, a previously unimaginable range of food and
drink began to appear on shelves in the Czech Republic. People had the
opportunity to eat well and to eat healthily. But recently - as Western
trends catch on and fast food culture grows - experts say there has been a
noticeable worsening of the average Czech diet. In this week's Panorama,
Chris Jarrett takes a look at how the Czech diet has changed since 1989.
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Current AffairsVolunteer loses weight in "Super Size Me" experiment Czech-style
Exactly a month ago the American documentary "Super Size Me"
opened in Prague. On the same day, a volunteer started a similar
experiment to the one the film's director, Morgan Spurlock, went through.
Instead of eating McDonald's food for a month like Morgan Spurlock did,
the Czech "human guinea pig" volunteered to eat typical Czech
pub food for thirty days to see what effect it was going to have on his
health. On Wednesday night he presented the results of his experiment in a
Prague cinema - and they were quite surprising.
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MailboxMailbox
This week in Mailbox: Radio Prague's test frequency for North America;
McDonald's in the Czech Republic; Catholics and Protestants in the Czech
Republic. Listeners quoted: Martin Gallas, Robert Botik, Mary Lou Krenek,
Lynda-Marie Hauptman, US; K. Thiagarajan, India.
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This week in Mailbox we read from your answers to Radio Prague's November
competition question and we announce the name of the winner. You will also
find out the new question for December. We read from e-mails sent by Don
Schumann, US; David Eldridge, UK; Arcadia Wylie, New Zealand; Andrew Dral,
US; Mary Krenek, US; Mukesh Tekwani, India.
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Current AffairsMagdalena Dobromila Rettigova - a household name for 200 years
This Monday marks the 220th anniversary of the birth of one of the great
daughters of the Czech nation. Magdalena Dobromila Rettigova was a woman
of many talents and interests but today she is perhaps best-known for her
famous cookery book, which can still be found on many a bookshelf in the
Czech Republic.
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How big is the biggest baby ever born in the Czech Republic? Where can you
enjoy an international train ride that lasts just 24 seconds and why have
the locals on the Berounka river unveiled a two metre tall statue of a
water sprite? Find out more in this week's Magazine with Daniela Lazarova
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