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Kisses in the air – Czechs help set a new record on Valentines’ Day. Who needs a washing machine? Czech scientists are working on self-cleaning textiles. And, the strange theft of a railway bridge. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

Killing your boss is no joke, another driver pays the price of taking a shortcut across Lipno lake and, the Prague Zoo helps save the cloud rat from extinction. Find out more in magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

Olomoucké tvarůžky – famous yellow cheeses produced in the Olomouc region in the Czech Republic – are instantly recognisable for their odour and gummy texture: they are most definitely an acquired taste. But they are also a product of which many Czechs are justifiably proud. Since 2004, representatives have sought EU protection recognising the tvarůžky as a distinct local specialty, something which is not going to happen, at least not yet.

Don’t eat that – its fifty years old! Czech researchers eat a package of soup that had been sitting around for half a century. “Six fingers are better than five,” says a boy who should know. And, the Wallenstein family clan has a get-together in Prague. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

A new restaurant reminiscent of the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire opens in Prague, a young Czech fashion designer makes dresses out of old cassette tapes and, the shortest ever jail term served in the Czech Republic. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

For decades, Ireland was one of the poorest countries in Europe, and its dire economic situation meant that many young Irish emigrants moved abroad in search of work. Now, however, the situation has been completely reversed. A sustained economic boom means that foreign workers including thousands of Czechs are now flocking to Ireland in search of employment. In Dublin alone, there are now so many people from the Czech Republic living there that a Czech bar has even opened up to cater for them. In this edition of Panorama, we pay a visit to Ireland's

Hrabal’s book "I served the King of England" makes working in a restaurant sound very dramatic, and very glamorous. But the novel also suggests that such drama and glamour belong to a time now long gone. To find out whether this was true, I visited two of Prague’s most famous restaurants, to talk to their owners about their work from day-to-day.

In Business News this week: inflation in the Czech Republic stands at 5 percent and is set to rise further, while salaries should grow next year by almost 8 percent; unemployment is at a nine-year low of 5.6 percent; Skoda is about to start rolling out Octavias that run on alcohol, but only for the Swedish market; Seattle follows Portland’s lead and introduces Czech-made trams; sales of organic food have doubled and are set to keep doubling annually for the next couple of years; and the Czech National Bank is minting more coins, due to uncertainty

Goulash, dumplings, pork and cabbage – at first sight, the Czech diet doesn’t seem like one of Europe’s most balanced – but up until recently, Czechs haven’t had serious problems with their weight. But now, Czech doctors are warning of a serious problem. The number of overweight and obese children is growing. The main problem, they point out, is that obesity is not just a cosmetic issue, as it can do a real damage to children’s health:

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.