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Topics in this week's edition include: Czech Centres. Minorities. Job cuts in the public sector. Standard of living. Listeners quoted: George Tante, Susanna Fernandez, Henry Walters.

Topics discussed: Czech schools, Czech nuclear programme, Radio Prague history, bombing of Prague during World War II, Czech economic situation, Czechs and eating out. Listeners quoted: Masanori Misu, Sanusi Isah Bankaba, Hidemitsu Miyuki, Linda Parker.

This week's topics: Appeal on Putin to pardon Czech prisoner. Internet for Schools project. Fischer Air gets contract with Allianz. Listeners quoted: Gina Gordon, Bridget Cain, Jack Haines.

This week's Mailbox is dedicated to our beloved colleague Olga Szantova, who passed away on August 8, 2003, after fighting a long and hard battle with cancer. The Radio Prague team would like to thank all listeners and friends for the numerous words of sympathy and condolences that were sent to us.

In this week's Mailbox, Chrisitine Nuttall, winner of the Radio Prague listeners' competition, pays us a visit. We will also be answering a question from George Tante in Nigeria on the failing Fischer travelling empire.

Topic's this week: Cooking programmes. Castles and Chateaux. Salaries. Rent. Foreigners in football clubs, listener looking for free Czech lessons in the UK. Listeners quoted: "Bobby" from Atlanta, William Allan, Ken Skrbin, Tomas Fields, Nii Nortey Akiwumi, listener from Italy.

Topic's this week: Aero Vodochody, Safari in Dvur Kralove, Masaryk University, Pupendo. Listeners quoted: Mark Pons, Illiana Maine, Adolfo Maiorana, Gerda Broheim.

Topic's this week: Czech lakes. Karel Gott's hospitalisation. Last minute holiday packages. South Moravian castles. Listeners quoted: Susanna Fernandez. Barbara Stalks. Terence Hirsh. Lucy Gray.

This week's Mailbox presents three Radio Prague competition entries: by Joshua Perry from England, Mary Lou Krenek from the United States and Michael Ryan from Canada. Listeners quoted: Mr. A.K.M. Nuruzzaman, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

This week's Mailbox is devoted to questions on the holidays of Jan Hus and Cyril and Methodius. Listeners quoted: Sanjit Gao, Penny Roland, Cyril Klusak, Nayomi Kenta.