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Presidential candidate Jan Svejnar’s shoes come under close scrutiny in the town of Zlín, two Czechs get their hands stuck in a billiard table and many Bavarians are crossing the border for a quick fag in the Czech Republic. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

Close to two thousand people jumped aboard this year’s sci-fi train to celebrate the last hours of 2007, a small aircraft took off without the pilot and –“ sorry, boss it’s time for my nap” –will Czech employees get an afternoon siesta? Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarová.

Is that a fish bone or a car antenna? Christmas is not a good time for carp but some of them get their own back. And, over 100 Czechs head for the freezing cold Vltava River for their annual swim. That and other Christmas stories in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

Nativity scenes are everywhere this time of year but the biggest nativity scene in the world is in the Czech Republic. Czech supermodels are to attract more tourists to Prague. If they can’t do the trick, nobody can. And where have all the schnitzels gone? Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

All I want for Christmas is to be sent to prison! A Czech man talks an Austrian judge into jailing him. Who let Fittipaldi drive a Pendolino? And Chomutov offers a special marriage ceremony for those who want to give it a try but prefer to remain single. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

Sculptor David Cerny’s “Hanging Man” causes a panic in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A young man climbs up Prague’s famous astronomical clock to win a bet! And ski resorts in the south Bohemian mountain range are working around the clock to make artificial snow for Prague. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

Czechs are buying advent calendars for cats and dogs! Disgruntled police officers are leaving their jobs and putting their uniforms on the market – for the underworld to snap up. And, what did mum and dad do with the Semtex?! Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

Ratatouille is not only filling cinemas –it has started off a craze among Czech kids for pet rats! Wondering what the underworld looks like? The town of Jihlava organizes pre-Christmas tours of Hell. And, two adventurous Czechs travel far from their homeland to lay a sun-dial on the bed of the Red Sea. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

The country's famous "gentlemen robbers" are behind bars. The oldest Czech celebrates her 109th birthday. And an elderly woman falls under a train and comes out without a scratch on her! Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

A priest tells his parishioners: sorry, I've fallen in love. Czechs are playing a crazy new sport -woodkopf. And, clearing the way for Santa: an owl drops down the chimney of a restaurant in Zatec. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.