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This week in Mailbox: we reveal the name of our November mystery man and announce the names of the winners of our monthly listeners’ competition. Listeners quoted: Keith A. Simmonds, Bart Caspers, Constantin Liviu Viorel, Christine Takaguchi-Coates, Keith Wixtrom, David Eldridge, Ciaran Parker, Lola Hamrayeva, Charles Konecny, Annette Harris.

This week in Mailbox: Masaryk Avenue in Mexico City; Czech puppeteer Jiri Trnka; Prague public transport fare hikes; Gipsy.cz on SoundCzech. Listeners quoted: Fernando Portugal, James Olson, David Snelgrove, John Novotney, JC Lockwood.

This week in Mailbox: a new frequency; Radio Prague’s new series From the Archives; a Czech verse on an old pillow; what goes on in Radio Prague’s studios when the clocks change; Antonin Dvorak. Listeners quoted: Brian Kendall, Mary Culik, Colin Law, Jim Jennings.

Today in Mailbox: the Czech team's qualification for Euro 2008, author Milan Kundera, plans by a neo-Nazi group to march through Prague's historic Jewish Quarter, response to an interview with Czech-Japanese businessman Tomio Okamura, and the proposed US radar base to be built in the Czech Republic. Listeners quoted: Ted Schuerzinger, Tom Lane, Jana Zimmer, Hanka Stibingerova, Lynda-Marie Hauptman.

This week in Mailbox: We reveal the identity of the mystery man from Radio Prague's October quiz and announce the names of this month's winners. We also have a brand new competition question for you. We quote from e-mails sent by: Hans Verner Lollike, Helmut Matt, Pier Carlo Acchino, Jin Ok Um, Samuel Maddox, Charles Konecny, David Eldridge, Henry Umadhay, and Colin Law.

Today in Mailbox: the planned new national library building in Prague, Radio Prague shortwave frequencies. Listeners quoted: Christine Takaguchi-Coates, Odette Parsons, Martin, Paula Heyma.

This week in Mailbox: The Terezin International Music Center, a technical problem in Sirius satellite transmission on October 8. Listeners quoted: Marcelo Rogozinski, Brazil; Jay Ham, USA; Hans Hildebrand, USA.

In Mailbox this week: a Czech version of "O Holy Night", Ema Destinnova's whereabouts in 1929, Czech women's family names, Jiri Sulc's new novel. Listeners quoted: Jay Ham, Vernon Snyder, John Searight, Stephen Hrebenach, Steve Sherdley.

Once again a month has passed and it's time to reveal the identity of our September mystery Czech and announce the names of four of you who will receive small prizes from Radio Prague. Listeners quoted: Teodor Shepertycki, Keith A. Simmonds, Pier Carlo Acchino, Harold Yeglin, Helmut Matt, Colin Law, Charles Konecny, David Eldridge, Christine Takaguchi-Coates.

Today in Mailbox: where to find Radio Prague frequencies, cycling in Prague and the Czech Republic, a 1930s song featured in the film Tmavomodry svet, plus a fresh new quiz question. Listeners quoted: Henry and Evelyn Holec, Lipa, Mike Bruce.