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In this week’s Mailbox: the house where Bernard Bolzano lived in Prague,
response to Radio Prague articles, DRM reception, the Schengen border-free
area. Listeners quoted: Ernest Llohis, Tamira, Jay Ham, Helmut Matt,
Jonathan Murphy.
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Current Affairs100 years ago Buffalo Bill and his "Wild West" show performed in Moravia
This Saturday marks one hundred years since William Frederick Cody - more
famously known as Buffalo Bill - first visited Moravia with his famous
"Wild West" touring extravaganza. In his day the show, which
featured numerous performers enacting scenes from the American wilderness,
made Cody one of the most recognisable men on Earth, and even now the
legacy of the famous rider, army scout, and trapper continues to attract
countless fans. The Znojmo region in the Czech Republic even boasts a
"Buffalo Bill Museum" opened last year on a ranch there known as
"City of Rolftown", founded by the late Rudolf Stanek, sr. More
Current AffairsThousands attend Uherske Hradiste Summer Film School
This year's Summer Film School in the Moravian town of Uherske Hradiste had
a distinctly Irish theme, showing a retrospective of over 40 movies and
also hosting a number of accompanying events related to the Emerald Isle.
Besides Irish films, visitors to the film school could attend workshops
with Irish directors such as Alan Gilsenan and concerts by well known
Irish musicians like Glen Hansard.
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Current AffairsMuch respected singer-songwriter Zuzana Navarova dies at 45
Czech music fans and musicians were deeply saddened on Tuesday by the news
that the singer-songwriter Zuzana Navarova has died of cancer at the age
of just 45. Her death came as a shock to many: she appeared in concert
only last month, and received a gold record for 10,000 sales of her 2001
CD Barvy vsecky.
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Stepping OutA country and western ball at the "end of the line"
This is the 10th edition of Stepping Out. This evening we're coming to you
from what is actually a tram depot (and cultural centre) in Prague 8 -
Kobilysy. And here, once a month, they hold a traditional country ball.
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Current AffairsCzech country music legend Jiri Brabec found dead
Czech country music fans are mourning the loss of singer-songwriter Jiri
Brabec. The singer, a country-rock legend in the Czech Republic, was
declared missing on Tuesday and was found dead by police in his south
Bohemian country cottage on Wednesday evening. Country music roots in the
Czech Republic run deep largely due to the achievements of Jiri Brabec.
Kay Grigar with the details.
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