▁originally ▁meant ▁to ▁be ▁just ▁a ▁mod est ▁car ic ature ▁of ▁the ▁Czech ▁people , ▁history , ▁and ▁culture , ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁imm ens ely ▁popular ▁protagon ist ▁of ▁modern ▁Czech ▁fol kl ore , ▁and ▁an ▁ers atz ▁national ▁hero . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁J ára ▁C im r man ▁won ▁a ▁public ▁vote ▁to ▁find ▁The ▁Great est ▁Czech ▁( only ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁fict ional ▁prevent ed ▁him ▁from ▁actually ▁winning ). ▁ ▁C im r man ▁is ▁both ▁the ▁major ▁character ▁and ▁the ▁put ative ▁author ▁of ▁a ▁great ▁number ▁of ▁books , ▁plays , ▁and ▁films . ▁▁ ▁in ▁Ž i ž kov ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁Prag ue ' s ▁most ▁frequ ented ▁theatre ▁houses . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁character ▁was ▁invent ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁for ▁a ▁regular ▁radio ▁programme ▁Ne alk oh ol ická ▁vin ár na ▁U ▁Pav ou ka ▁(" The ▁Non - Al co hol ic ▁W ine ▁Bar ▁chez ▁Spider "), ▁set ▁in ▁U ▁Pav ou ka , ▁a ▁fict ional ▁wine ▁bar ▁in ▁Prag ue ▁that ▁was ▁presented ▁to ▁listen ers ▁as ▁real , ▁but ▁per enn ial ly ▁sold ▁out ▁well ▁in ▁advance ▁of ▁record ings . ▁One ▁show ▁featured ▁a ▁guest ▁interview ▁with ▁a ▁music ologist ▁who ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁discovered , ▁during ▁a ▁renov ation ▁of ▁his ▁c ott age , ▁a ▁tr anche ▁of ▁documents ▁rel ating ▁to ▁a ▁forgotten ▁Czech ▁poly math ▁who ▁lived ▁in