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In 1910 the pioneering aviator Jan Kaspar became the first Czech ever to take to the air - a maiden flight in an aircraft he had constructed himself. A year later, he accomplished the first long-distance flight in the Czech Lands, from Pardubice to Prague. Pavla Horakova looks at the life and achievements of this famous Czech who died 75 years ago, on March 2, 1927.

Laterna Magika, the Magic Lantern Theatre in Prague, performed the premiere of its new show - called Graffiti - on Wednesday. In front of a full-house, curiosity and expectation was in the air as the performance started. It was obvious that Graffiti was a real success, and that the theatre had presented a fresh approach towards modern theatre. RP's Olga Szantova went along to the premiere...

Almost three years after the end of World War 2, on the 25th of February 1948, the Communist Party seized power in Czechoslovakia. What followed was forty years of hard-line authoritarian rule and the Czechoslovak calendar remembered the date as "Victorious February". looks back at the day which changed the life of this country for so many years.

The Lower House of Czech Parliament has recently passed a bill allowing for the import of second-hand cars up to 8 years old to the Czech Republic - the limit is currently five years. What some see as a way to make relatively good passenger cars available for more people, others warn it could make the Czech Republic Europe's scrap-yard. has the details.