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Most of us are freezing cold here in Central Europe but some Czechs are looking forward to a New Years' dip in the Vltava river, the Czech and Slovak prime ministers race each other across the Czech-Slovak border and the light of Bethlehem has arrived in the Czech Republic. As every year you can also find it at the Czech Radio building here in Prague. Find out more in this weeks Magazine with Daniela Lazarova

Our ancestors certainly knew how to enjoy life: in 1610 Emperor Rudolf II held an ice-skating ball on the Vltava river. What people make the best angels? And -the man who played dead for six years in order to avoid paying alimony. Find out more in this week's Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

How does a man perceive pregnancy? Are Czechs good cooks and why is every one calling the Czech president Santa Klaus? Find out more in this week's edition of Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

How do foreigners view the Czech Republic? What's so special about the Lostice nativity scene and why would no one have a golden carp for their Christmas dinner? Find out more in this week's Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

Imagine taking your children out on a Sunday walk and coming across a dinosaur bone 95 million years old! If marriage doesn't work for you but there's nobody to do the "hubby" work around the house your best bet is to "rent" somebody else's husband for an hour. And, Prague's Na Prikope street joins the big league. Find out more in this week's Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

When you point to "a drowned man" on the menu in Prague what do you think the waiter will bring you? The police in Karvine are dead embarrassed: thieves got away with stealing the iron railing from the door to the local police headquarters. It's a hard case to investigate - none of the officers present noticed a thing! And -a referee's life is never easy: but to have to be locked up for your own safety because both teams want to beat you up is too much! Find out more in this week's Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

Not all mascots are the kind that you can carry around. Vendelin is twenty and weighs 6o kilograms. For a catfish and lake-mascot that's pretty good. The worst time and place to get falling down drunk is in a grocery store that you've just robbed. And Czech teenagers try their hand at snow-kiting. Find out more in this week's Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

How may jogging in the Czech Republic help a child in India? Why did Czech public TV compare parliament deputies to termites? And, why does everyone in Prague want to see the Fata Morgana? Find out more in this week's Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

Czech teenage pranksters have devised a new game: nicking a policeman's cap and running off with it. Is it just high spirits or plain theft? The former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright says: no more pork, sauerkraut and dumplings, please! And, do your wife and mistress fail to treat you with the respect you deserve - your deputy will knock some sense into them! Find out more in this week's Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

Do you know which part of Prague is slowly turning into the city's fashion quarter? How many hours of their work day do Czechs actually work -and what do they do in the meantime? And why is the Labour Minister waging a war against cyber sex? Find out more in this week's Magazine with Daniela Lazarova