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And now it's time for the latest edition of Czechs in History, in which takes a look at the life and works of natural scientist and philosopher Emanuel Radl...

In this week's edition of Czechs in History, takes a look at the colourful life of writer Jiri Mucha, the son of the world famous Art Nouveau painter Alfons Mucha.

This week in Czechs in History, looks at a Czech whose name rings out on radio stations and in homes throughout the Christian world each Christmas: Prince Vaclav, the patron saint of the Czech people, otherwise known as Good King Wenceslas.

And now it's time for this week's edition of Czechs in History, and today takes a look at the eccentric life of one of the Czech Republic's most famous writers, Jaroslav Hasek...

And now it's time for this week's edition of Czechs in History, and today takes a look at the life of Eduard Goldstucker, diplomat, scholar and lifelong Communist, who passed away in October at the age of eighty-seven...

And now it's time for this week's edition of Czechs in History, and today takes a look at the life of Czech composer Zdenek Fibich:

And now it's time for this week's edition of Czechs in History, and today takes a look at the life of Prince Maximillian Lobkowicz:

With the IMF sessions and demonstrations currently in progress, many people have been given time off in case trouble ensues and may well be unaware that Thursday is a national holiday. looks at the life of the famous Czech 'good king' who is the namesake of this national day off.

And now it's time for this week's edition of Czechs in History, and today, instead of examining the lives of one Czech, takes a look at a whole family, the Roudnice branch of the Lobkowicz dynasty:

And now it's time for this week's edition of Czechs in History, and today takes a look at the life of John of Luxembourg.