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How much beer do Czechs actually drink, what's a "beer barrel race", and where do you go to meet the winner of the Miss Garlic contest? That and more in this week's Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

What are Czechs placing bets on this summer, how tolerant are Czech men and women of a partner who cheats on them, and where do you go to enjoy a Goulash Festival? Find out in this week's Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

As you may already have heard on Radio Prague, the Czech Republic needs an influx of qualified foreign workers. A country with an aging population and a declining birth rate needs new blood and the government is taking steps to smooth the way. In 2004 the Czech Republic will join the European Union but as one of ten newcomers it is unlikely to attract many work candidates from the well-to-do EU states. On the other hand, as a new EU member it will be much more attractive to qualified workers from the East. Rather than letting that process take

Ever since 1994, Czech Radio has been taking part in a project which involves tracking black storks to their wintering grounds in Africa and India. The aim of the project is not just to help establish the various migration routes that these birds take every spring and autumn but to help protect them along the way. The sad outcome of last year's endeavour - two of the three storks to which zoologists had attached satellite transmitters were shot by local hunters in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the third is missing -underline the importance of this

Why did it take a postcard twenty years to get from Los Angeles to Prostejov in the Czech Republic, what happened to make three people disappear down a black hole as they sat in a cinema watching a late night movie and what is Scheherezade doing in a baroque castle in western Bohemia? In this week's Magazine Daniela Lazarova brings you some of the whacky and attention grabbing stories that you won't find in our news bulletins.

The Child Hero Awards have been an annual event for four years now. The idea is to distinguish children who have done something extraordinary, who have saved lives or helped someone in need. Daniela Lazarova attended this year's award ceremony and you can hear more about the little heroes and their astonishing feats in this week's Magazine.

The earthquake which hit northern Algiers in May of this year killed over 1,000 people and injured over 7,000. The Czech Republic was one of many states which sent a rescue team to the site of the disaster. Two Czech resue workers who were there tell their story in this week's Magazine

Many children in the Czech Republic spend at least part of their summer holidays in a summer camp. These camps can have different themes -depending on a child's hobby. In this week's Magazine Daniela Lazarova visited a very special camp here in Prague.

Recently the world marked the 50th anniversary of the conquest of the world's highest mountain. In Prague mountaineering enthusiasts hankering for a bit of action headed for Petrin hill which served as the local Mount Everest - to be climbed 82 times in a simulated "Mount Everest climb". Daniela Lazarova went along and talked to Miroslav Caban, who climbed Mount Everest without an oxygen mask last year.