News; government agrees to nominate Jozef Síkela as new Czech EU Commissioner; mini Eiffel tower made out of recycled ocean waste erected at Olympic Festival on shores of Lake Most; Veronika Tuckerová, author of new book on how Kafka was perceived in Czechoslovakia under communism

News: canoeist Jiří Prskavec hopes to defend his Olympic title in Paris; three Czech films set to screen at the Venice film festival at the end of this summer; an interview with Yale historian Timothy Snyder.

News: National Theatre in Prague to undergo major renovations; world champions Schweiner and Perušič among Czechia’s Olympic hopefuls; summer Czech Course for Expats

News; Top Czech politicians to Joe Biden news; Lukáš Krpálek going for third judo gold at Olympics; Peter Zusi, a US academic teaching Czech literature in the UK.

Broadcast in English - 07/21/2024

Pop singer Lenny on measuring success

News: Czech food prices fall most rapidly in EU; how Prague zoo animals are keeping cool amidst the heatwave; interview with Timothy Garton Ash

News; upcoming Blade Runner TV miniseries begins shooting in Prague; Czechs eye Olympic success – but how many medals are they expected to bring home?; Ukrainian journalist Sevgil Musaieva on how Putin uses propaganda to divert from his true intentions

News; Prague and Kyiv unveil plans to step up weapons production in Ukraine;  oldest Czech daily still in print Lidové Noviny will only be available online from September onwards; the discovery of a Neolithic settlement near Kutná Hora; Karlovy Vary and its magnificent spa

News, Yale historian Timothy Snyder in Prague, Summer Festivities of Early Music, interview with Sergio Almeida -Portugese cyclists' right advocate in Prague

News; US veteran George Thompson dies at 99; How Czechia produces so many top tennis players; Czech comic book pays homage to Soviet-era superheroine Octobriana

Broadcast in English - 07/14/2024

Czechoslovak Exile Scouting – The movement that binds many émigrés beyond the Cold War

News; Prague top conference destination; new art at Prague Metro station; history of Czechoslovak Radio under communism.

News: Does membership of new group mean ANO are far-right or pro-Russian?; Slánský family members rehabilitated seven decades later; photographer Stanislav Krupář speaks.

News; app spotlights popularity of Czech first names over 120 years; first Czech satellite with hyperspectral camera soon to be launched into orbit by SpaceX; Pavel Nedvěd: one of only two Czechs named European Footballer of Year

News; Hantec enthusiasts seek to make the Brno sociolect part of UNESCO list; why boating on the headstream of the Vltava River is a special treat; interview with Jazz pianist and composer Emil Viklický.

News; Interview with director Mark Cousins from The Karlovy Vary film festival; ancient Egyptian scribes left specific traces on their skeletons; and interview with Nicholas Lowry about IDENTITA: A Film About Czech Graphic Design

Broadcast in English - 07/07/2024

Interview with Eva and Rob McLean, a Czech-US couple who have fostered 12 babies in as many years; Czech research highlights rapid decline in Europe’s biodiversity

Special episode dedicated to Cyril and Methodius, who are celebrated each year on 5th July in Czechia.

News; Baggage crisis at Prague’s Václav Havel Airport is gradually coming under control; Czech Pavilion at EXPO 2025 set to be tallest wooden building in Japan; All-Sokol Slet feels like “one giant family” say Sokol LA members

News; could a 4-day workweek become the norm in Czechia?; rare mushroom previously thought to only grow in the US discovered in Moravia; Nicholas Lowry, a New York auctioneer, art expert and TV personality with Czech roots

News; Film critic on why ‘Waves’ received several-minute standing ovation at Karlovy Vary; Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra embarks on Japanese tour; Jaroslav Rudiš on his soon to be published novel, Winterberg’s Last Journey

News; new alliance forms in the European Parliament; museum exhibition in Nelahozeves opens celebrating Antonín Dvořák; unique project reviving military bunkers built in Czechoslovakia before WWII

Broadcast in English - 06/30/2024

Broadcast in English - 06/29/2024

News, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival opens, Prague Landscape Festival, interview with Prague-based young actress 

News; Bears no longer a sight at Czech castles from 2030; Famous Czech sculptor working on new statue for Antarctica; Prague Lions boss on why Europe is ready for American football

News; Czechs and Canadians celebrate Canada Day in Prague; Exhibition explores Czechoslovak perceptions of Orwell under communism; Rare Apollo butterfly re-introduced to Krkonoše after 100 years

News; Czechs ready to face their Euros bogey team Turkey; unique Bronze Age hoard discovered in north Bohemia; co-founder of Prague’s Metro Comedy Club on delivering laughs to locals and foreigners alike

News, postal voting for Czechs living abroad, Sokol jamboree, interview with writer Jaroslav Rudiš

Broadcast in English - 06/23/2024

Nikol Bóková: The pianist and composer who wears many hats

News; Government unveils plans to send Czech astronaut to space; Beer consumption in Czechia hits record low; Red tape: Rosamund Johnston digs into Czechoslovak Radio under communism

News, US chipmaker Onsemi to make record investment into production in Czechia, biodiversity in Europe declining, Jan Dismas Zelenka

News; Karlovy Vary’s Och: Steven Soderbergh is one of my dream guests; Czechs surprise at Euros but still fall short against Portugal; Plzeň – cradle of the world-famous golden brew

News, who will the Czech nominee for Euro Commissioner be?, Czechs suffering from news fatigue, interview with Eva Lustigova

News, summit on Ukraine, Škvorecký exhibition in Toronto, Czech who hitchhiked across the US

Broadcast in English - 06/16/2024

In-depth interview with Bald and Bankrupt, a British YouTube sensation who started living in Czechia some years ago.

News; Slovak president Zuzana Čaputová receives highest Czech honour on her last visit to Prague; “Unpredictable” is the watchword as Czechs prepare for start of the Euros; actress Róza Andělová on getting into English-language theatre in Prague

News, Czechia to open labour market to 9 non-EU states, government moves to ban corporal punishment of children, interview with Deputy Foreign Minister Jan Marian 

News, domestic violence and excessive drinking, noise pollution from music concerts, famous Czech goalie Petr Cech 

News; “Russian” sabotage highlights security concerns; Only 20 percent of plastic bottles sorted for recycling end up in recycling centres; Interview with Eva Lustigová

News; Czech opposition and protest parties make a strong showing in the European elections; veteran Jawa 750 sports car to take part in 1000 Miles of Czechoslovakia race after 90-year break; pundit: EP election results sober awakening for the ruling parties

Broadcast in English - 06/09/2024

Interview with Eva and Rob McLean, a Czech-US couple who have fostered 12 babies in as many years; Lucia Moholy, the Prague-born artist who photographed the Bauhaus.  

News; This year’s Smetana Litomyšl promises to be biggest yet; Genre-busting Prague Sounds festival reveals 2024 bill; Czechs in the EU: Czechia’s performance at the helm of the EU

News; Four die in Czechia’s most tragic two-train crash in decades; Photographer Bohumil Dobrovolský, who captured 1968 invasion, dies at 89; Rosa Bohemica music festival; Czechs in the EU: Czechia’s performance at the helm of the EU

News, D-Day celebrations, 3D printers in hospitals, Czechs in EU series

News; scheme to help Ukrainian refugees return; USE-IT map makers from around Europe meet in Prague; Presidents Klaus and Zeman in relation to Czech EU membership.

News; campaigning intensifies as Czechia counts down to the Euro elections; On the Road with Kafka: a new book reveals places linked to the famous Prague-born Jewish writer; Czechs in the EU: Václav Havel’s legacy

Broadcast in English - 06/02/2024

Interview with Michal Horáček, a successful song lyricist who has been a journalist, was active in the Velvet Revolution, became a gambling mogul and ran for president.

News; NATO meeting of foreign ministers; Prague Spring to host unique concert for 50 pianos; Interview with Civic Democratic Party EP election candidate Ondřej Krutílek

News; Czech experts make Atlas of Climate Change available internationally; exhibition highlights Prague-born Bauhaus photographer; ANO candidate for European elections.

News; EU leaders pledge increased support for Ukraine at Prague meeting; “Not just about music”: Khamoro festival highlights diversity of Romani culture; interview with Freedom and Direct Democracy EP election candidate Petr Mach

News; debut directors, Geoffrey Rush and “Pig Slaughter” set for Karlovy Vary film festival; concert performance of Libuše to mark Smetana’s 200th anniversary at Prague Spring festival; interview with Mayors and Independents EP election leader Danuše Nerudová

News; “I never thought I’d do a knee-slide”: Pastrňák drives Czechs to gold on home ice; nine-year-old boy leads annual Ride of the Kings in Vlčnov; interview with Pirate Party EP election leader Marcel Kolaja

Broadcast in English - 05/26/2024

Daniel Matejča on coming into his own and developing his craft

News; Goalie help Czechs reach semis at hockey worlds;  Exhibition highlights South Bohemia’s Celtic past

News; Prague Fringe; Efforts to save unique mosaic; Swedish Chapel in Opava; The death and legacy of Franz Kafka

News, shells for Ukraine initiative, Czech divas at the Met exhibition, polyamorous relationships, Harrachov glassworks

News; Book World Prague 2024 has more to offer non-Czech readers than ever before; Czechia in the grip of hockey mania; Heartcore: award-winning graphic novel examines modern-day relationships

News; Architect Jiřičná’s biggest project set for Prague; Czech scientists turn chicken feathers into liquid fertilizer; Translator Mark Harman: Kafka’s imagination anticipated the world in which we live

Broadcast in English - 05/19/2024

Ukrainian defence minister: We can win this war, but we need support; “For Czechs, hockey is more than a sport”: New exhibition presents hockey through the ages

News; One week into the World Championship; Czechs satisfied with their sex life, despite having less sex; Hundreds of tickets sold to Hockey World Championships turn out to be fakes

News; Shock and words of support from Prague in wake of assassination attempt against Slovak PM; CEO Ondřej Dvořák on why Czech firms are ready to expand to North American markets; Siřem: could this north Bohemian village have been the real inspiration for Kafka’s ‘The Castle’?

News; Decision to keep Soviet-era sculpture at Prague’s Anděl metro station; Czech and Slovak Museum in Iowa launches year of celebrations; Ferdinand Porsche, car designer whose idea made it from the Earth to the Moon

News; “A five-star general of the army of chemists”: Scientist Josef Michl dies at the age of 85; Open House Prague kicks off this week; “A replay of a lost war”: Czechoslovakia’s 1969 hockey wins over the USSR – and ensuing riots

News; 250 crowns to ride Prague City Hall paternoster starting in June; Large brown bear spotted on outskirts of Czech city

Broadcast in English - 05/12/2024

Leading child cardiologist Jan Marek on the challenges and rewards of healing young hearts

News; Jane Goodall to visit Prague Zoo; Czech company testing new method for recycling plastics 

News; Commentator ahead of the Ice Hockey World Championships; Klárov: Prague’s “secret metro station”; In Kafka's Footsteps

“That’s how his literature got into my stomach!” Arnošt Lustig’s daughter on new book about his life; Písek: small city with big history

News; trans rights advocate on Czechia's landmark constitutional court ruling; singer Aiko ready to rock Eurovision semi-finals; boss of American football club Prague Lions on why now is the right time to back the sport in Europe

News; Prague metro is celebrating 50 years of service; Property prices are rising in Czechia after period of stagnation; Štěpánka Jislová on her award-winning graphic novel Heartcore

Broadcast in English - 05/05/2024

Interview with Brian Jakubec on rediscovering the Bata legacy that shaped his life.

News; One of last two surviving WWII Czechoslovak RAF veterans turns 100; New exhibition presents hockey through the ages; Locksmith-turned-sculptor wows locals with his work

News; Eye of God restored to Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross; Kissing under cherry blossoms: Will climate change thwart Czechs’ May Day love ritual? ; Franz Kafka Museum

Special program devoted to Czechia's 20 years in EU

News; Czech zoologists get involved in efforts to save Tanzanian elephant population; Prague discussion hosted by protection group for Russian LGBTQ+ community aims to “build solidarity”

News; Property prices rising in Czechia after period of stagnation; Prague expecting influx of fans for Ice Hockey World Championship; Prague Lions boss on why Europe is ready for American football

Broadcast in English - 04/28/2024

Faces of Czech Music Podcast: The Kukal Quartet 

News; “We punch above our weight”: Czech development cooperation in the spotlight; internationally renowned Czech video game gears up for sequel; Czech pilot who flew vintage plane all the way from Australia to east Bohemia

News; Czech National House in La Villette ready for Paris Summer Olympics; Prague 1 residents tired of constant noise from tourists; In Kafka's Footsteps Ep. 3

News; Roma Holocaust victims honored; Planning inclusive cities

News; 58th Karlovy Vary preview; Old Town Square Christmas tree gets second life;  Nicholas Lowry on One on One

News; expert on homelessness in Czechia: “We have high demand year round”; Friedrich or Bedřich? Novel highlights Smetana’s complicated background; trans man speaks about impact of Czechia’s forced sterilisation law on daily life

Broadcast in English - 04/21/2024

Vit Pohanka on his 2004 abduction in Iraq

News; study highlights Prague's distance behind Western cities; how sudden fall in temperature can affect Czech crops; Prague Uprising memorial to replace Konev statue.

News; creating deep fake porn could be made a crime under Czech law; Czechia is running low on paediatricians - what’s the impact?; Třešť: Franz Kafka’s frequent summer getaway

News; Fiala in the US; Implementing education about LGBTQ+; Písek: small city with big history

News, Prime Minister Petr Fiala meets with President Joe Biden, newly-renovated telescope is installed at the Stefanik Observatory, comic book of the year on toxic relationships.

News; PM Fiala: Israel has the right to defend its existence; Library of Lost Books; Foodbanks are like “first aid” for people experiencing food insecurity; Cricket in Czechia

Broadcast in English - 04/14/2024

The fascinating career of great Czech movie director Miloš Forman; Second Run DVD, the UK firm helping keep classic Czechoslovak cinema alive and available.

News;  No means no: Czech MPs vote to redefine rape as non-consensual sex; Expert: Adoption of antigypsyism definition a “significant move” for Czechia; In Kafka's footsteps

News; Study: Young Czechs are overwhelmingly “mild EU supporters”; Czechia active member of Three Seas Initiative; The story of surgeon Vlasta Kálalová Di Lotti

News; Cutting-edge technology to protect Prague’s Charles Bridge tower; Brno scientists investigate bacteriocins as alternative to antiobiotics

News; Czech government congratulate Pellegrini on his win in Slovakia – but how do they really feel about it?; tropical weather arrives in Czechia – what’s the climate impact?; the Imperial Spa in Karlovy Vary restored to its former glory

Broadcast in English - 04/07/2024

Being Czech-Vietnamese; Pilot flies vintage Aero 145 from Australia to Czechia

News; New lab studying dangerous viruses; Botas shoes; Tatra 77a restored; Natural wine bar in Prague 

News; EP must respond to revelations Russia paying politicians; Controversial statue inspired by Francisco Goya gets new lease on life; European Sleeper launches Prague-Brussels service

News; musician leading Czech push for Gaza ceasefire says media bias is dehumanising Palestinians; Czech experts develop robots to help search for missing persons; interview with daughter of George Brady, Holocaust survivor who fled communism to escape to Canada

News; “David Černý on creating David Lynch head for LA; Handprints of celebrities captured in Bohemia crystal; creator behind Just Czech Things

Broadcast in English - 04/01/2024

Broadcast in English - 03/31/2024

Historian Vít Smetana on President Edvard Beneš' exile government in London 

Broadcast in English - 03/29/2024

News; Czechs bust a Russian network paying off European politicians; Prague 1 tries to curb its depopulation problem; new exhibition presents a fresh perspective on Czechoslovak interwar art

Broadcast in English - 03/28/2024

News; Fears of AI-driven disinformation in campaigning to European elections; Prague housing crisis impacting “more people than it used to before”; “Things really went wild”: The 1969 Czechoslovak ice hockey riots

News; Amanita games wins prestigious prize in San Francisco; Czechs doing Erasmus reaches over 400,000; Heartcore 

News; Carpenters make replica of 7,000-year-old wooden well using prehistoric tools; Chess players in Prague have their own café in Karlín; Red tape: Rosamund Johnston digs into Czechoslovak Radio under communism

Broadcast in English - 03/24/2024

Miroslav Srnka on episode three of the Faces of Czech Music podcast

News, renovated Maj department store to reopen soon, 60 years since Škoda 1000 MB was unveiled, Ukrainian refugees in Czechia.

News; 30 years of People In Need: a grassroots story; Czech glassmakers make medals for the Ice Hockey World Championships; interview with the US-born Peter Zusi, associate professor of Czech and Comparative Literature at the University of London

News; Czech government and opposition clash over “pacifist” language on Ukraine; New CAMP exhibition draws attention to importance of “living better with nature”; Hradec Králové: city where history meets modernity

News; “Very powerful”: New Havel doc gets special Prague Castle screening; “International experiences can change your life”: Exchange programs on the rise in Czechia; New game aims to make Kafka’s work more accessible to young people

News; Russians in Prague join “Noon against Putin” protests at home; “Culture defines a nation”: Head of National Library on urgency to preserve Ukrainian cultural artefacts

Broadcast in English - 03/17/2024

In the week of the anniversary of Jan Patočka's death, we hear from Ivan Chvatík, the man who has done more than anybody to keep the philosopher's legacy alive

News, Prague mayor under fire for going to work with whooping cough, scientists confirm first human presence in Europe 1.4 million years ago, monument to Roma children who were born and died in WWII camps.

News; State-owned forest company opens first plant for wild game; Thousand-year-old bone skate discovered in Moravian city of Přerov; From Czechia, to Toronto and Japan, the Brady family leaves a legacy

News, Prague joins ICORN network, street named after Alice Masaryk, Karel Čapek's birthplace

News; Enlargement “a good investment”, Clinton tells Prague NATO conference; Prague ranks best European city for nightlife – but is the title welcome?; Heartcore: award-winning graphic novel examines modern-day relationships

News; Clinton in Prague; TV mini-series Volga dominates annual Czech film awards; Expert: NATO membership makes Czechs safer than at any time

Broadcast in English - 03/10/2024

Raymi Britto on life in Czechia and his Instagram account

News; Pavel one year in office;  Prague draws red line in growing foreign policy discord with former sister state; Sparta concedes to Liverpool 

News; 2024 One World to also show fiction films on human rights theme;  Forgotten sculpture designed by Jan Kaplický to go on display in Prague;  The Imperial Spa

News; French President Emmanuel Macron discusses new ways to help Ukraine on his visit to Prague; what’s behind the sudden rise of whooping cough in Czechia?; we speak to two of the real ‘Winton children' behind the new biopic One Life

News; European Commission promises to act on Czech objection to German gas transit fee; Brno scientists grow ‘mini brains’ to study Alzheimer’s disease; Project to revive abandoned WWII bunkers

News; Labour minister unveils list of demanding professions which will merit early retirement; Ukrainian tech start-ups to meet Czech investors in Prague; Andy Whiting from the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, shares a fascinating plan

Broadcast in English - 03/03/2024

“Things have changed for the better”: Raymi Britto on life in Czechia and his Instagram account

News; Josef Škvorecký’s library to open in his home-town of Náchod; Students create space app simulating life on the ISS; Simon Johnson, head of Czech branch of Crestyl

News; marriage equality campaigner says parliamentary vote shows Czechia still isn’t part of the West; Czech Tennis Federation gets embroiled in massive fraud scandal; as Bedřich Smetana's 200-year anniversary approaches, we take a closer look at one of his most famous operas

News; Czech book resale service aims to be “first choice for Europeans”; New study explores effect of sound on video game players; Czech comic book pays homage to Soviet-era superheroine Octobriana

News; Minister: Czechia wins broad support for shells-for-Ukraine plan in Paris; Banks placing obstacles in way of Czech arms exporters; New production brings communist-era dissident home theatre back to life; Harpsichord maker Jukka Ollika 

Big differences among leaders of V4 countries ahead of Prague summit; new study to detect harmful chemicals in children’s bodies gets underway; how a Czechoslovak émigré established the Bača Cup tradition in Pennsylvania

Broadcast in English - 02/25/2024

Episode two of the Faces of Czech Music podcast, in conversation with mezzo-soprano Bella Adamova.

News; Sex helpline upgraded to cover sexual orientation and gender identity concerns;Franz Kafka and German-speaking literature focus of this year’s Book World Prague; Mykola and Mariia: Young Ukrainians in Czechia open up

News; Social geographer: Majority of Ukrainian refugees employed far below their skill level; Lost and found: 1935 passion play music score preserved in family archivePilot flies vintage Aero 145 from Australia to Czechia

News; how did the Pirate party beat government leaders the Civic Democrats in the latest poll?; a new bill proposes a minimum of one-third women in upper management positions in large companies; a trip to the newly renovated Automatic Mills in Pardubice

News; Army chief says military service may need to return; scientists prepare for a nuclear waste repository; and František Bělský, a successful Czech sculptor in the UK.

Broadcast in English - 02/19/2024

Broadcast in English - 02/18/2024

Interview with Jan Sokol, the noted Czech philosopher and one-time politician who died three years ago this week.

News; Official: “In-depth public discussion” on firearms critical in wake of December shooting; Project studies impact of wolves on Šumava forest regeneration; First Czech female rabbi Kamila Kopřivová  

News; Disinformation in Czechia; Centenary of musician Jiří Šlitr

News: Petition responds to Catholic Church sex abuse cases; Prague 10 latest city district to rebrand itself; and Emil Holub, Czech explorer of Africa.

News; New production of Smetana’s Dalibor; AI recreates voice of Czech literary great Karel Čapek; Ambassador Emily McLaughlin: Canada and Czechia “share a lot of values”

News; Significantly less snow in Czechia’s future; Czech hedgehog: 1930s anti-tank obstacle also seen in today’s Ukraine; Peter Zusi on Karel Teige

Broadcast in English - 02/11/2024

John Bok: Eternal rebel who was Havel’s handyman then security chief

News: NGO helps students without Czech succeed; pear tree to represent Czechia in Europe; and it is 65 years since Jaroslav Heyrovský won the Nobel Prize for chemistry.

News; Czechs to abstain in EU migration pact vote; Sir Simon Rattle on his new role at the Czech Philharmonic; and Kutná Hora's little-known Belveder.

News, Are some lawmakers also spreading disinformation? A Lot With Little: new exhibition at CAMP, Richard Santus on how he flew a vintage plane from Australia to Czechia.

News; Czech toddler with rare genetic disorder recovering; 200-year-old Czech glassworks saved from closure

News; increasing numbers of children admitted to hospital after eating sweets containing HHC; Dry February: Does alcohol control you, or do you control it?; Czechia’s “zmijovka” hat: The West Africa connection; CzechTourism CEO on what country has to offer visitors

Broadcast in English - 02/04/2024

Interview with Venezuelan born Valerio Mendoza Guillén, co-founder of NGO La Casa Venezolana and documentary filmmaker

News; Biathalon; LISA space mission; Winton children 

News; Czech government unexpectedly expands nuclear power tender; Czech start-up gives new life to used tennis balls; Czech artist reveals new mural; Mecca of Czech biathlon hosting 2024 World Biathlon Championships

News; government proposes radical overhaul of the Czech labour market – but would Czechs accept less security?; Project Manager for new Vltava Philharmonic says the eye-catching building will help modernise Prague; effects of Czechs’ penchant for beer on the country’s economy

News; Czechia facing dire lack of nurses; TI: Czechia lacks political will to fight corruption Czechia’s oldest beech tree discovered in Krušné Hory

News; Czechia and US sign huge defence deal; new Prague housing development pays tribute to Czechoslovak hockey heroes; Ed Ley, the Englishman exploring stories of Prague’s streets on social media

Broadcast in English - 01/28/2024

In conversation with Aid Kid - Faces of Czech Music 

News: What next after postal voting clears first hurdle?; Czech WWII diplomat honoured for saving Jews; and TV series highlights daughter of National Revival figure.

News; Pehe: Gender focus in Czech Istanbul Convention debate aids Russia; Greenery on the green line; Canadian hockey players

News; Czech initiative to train young Ukrainian pilots brings “second wind” to students; Czech scientists set off for annual Antarctic expedition; Czech region with most UNESCO heritage sites may be one you've never even heard of

News; Conference marks 20th anniversary of Czechia’s accession to the EU; Czechia still not ready to move towards euro adoption

News; filmmaker Bille August; ‘80s INXS video

Broadcast in English - 01/21/2024

In-depth interview with Ivan Chvatík. He has done more than anyone to keep alive the legacy of Czech philosopher Jan Patočka and also has fascinating stories of his own.

News; case highlights treatment of rape victims in Czechia; Italian police recover 16th century Czech book; Economist Tomáš Dvořák on why Czechia is “sick man of Europe”.

News: Foreign Ministry pokes fun at Russian propaganda; first Czech centre for sexual violence victims; Mirek Gosney on his Nazi forced labour documentary.

News, Czech deputy foreign minister on Davos talks, a four-year old Czech girl reaches base camp of Mount Everest and birthplace of Czech music great Gustav Mahler.

News; President Pavel assures Israel of Czechia’s continued support in its war against Hamas; famous clock tower returns to Prague’s Florenc metro station; Instagram content creator with over 65,000 followers who says Czech humour is something we can all learn from

News; Palach Week 35th anniversary; broadcaster and composer Karel Janovický dies at 93; head of Czechia’s festival of Iranian film Kaveh Daneshmand

Broadcast in English - 01/14/2024

Interview with Raymi Britto

News: Czech scientists use AI to create shooting detector; senior women's ice hockey player responds to abuse; UK developer Simon Johnson on leaving his mark on Prague.

News, Czech health map by given areas, how private foundations are helping young Czechs study at world’s top universities,interview with stand-up comedian Krystina Haklova.

News, exhibition at Moravian Jewish Museum in Brno, 7,000 year old wooden well to go on display, interview with owner of brewery making craft beer. 

News; Czech and Slovak archaeologists discovery; Cold snap driving up demand for Salvation Army services; Tábor Zoo to provide sanctuary for wild animals

News; Labour Minister under pressure to resign for partying on night of Prague shooting in December; calls for better care for people with mental disabilities at Night of Dignity event; Czech ice hockey team takes bronze at 2024 Junior World Cup

Broadcast in English - 01/07/2024

US Ambassador Bijan Sabet

News, commemorative event for victims of Prague shooting, life of famous race driver Eliška Junková, trip to Church of St. John of Nepomuk

News; Minister promises tightened security measures across the board;  Czechs abroad could vote by post in 2025 elections

News; Year of Czech Music; Czechia eliminates Canada in IIHF World Junior Championship; Largest transport aircraft made in Czechoslovakia

News; 2024 brings stiffer fines for road law violations; Three Kings charity collection returns to Czechia’s streets; the Soviet-era comic book superheroine that originated from a Czech literary hoax

Broadcast in English - 01/01/2024

Broadcast in English - 12/31/2023

Interview with Michal Horáček, one of Czechia's most successful song lyricists. A one-time journalist, he was active in the revolution and became very wealthy in the 1990s.

News, access to firearms hotly debated issue, Caritas helping in Gaza, interview with Pavlína Adam, first Czech woman to complete the Great Himalaya Trail.

News; last week’s shooting in Prague puts the spotlight on media ethics; meet the designer who dresses the Infant Jesus of Prague; how to give blood in the Czech Republic as a foreigner

Broadcast in English - 12/27/2023

In-depth interview with writer Jan Novák, who discusses Miloš Forman, the Mašín brothers, Václav Havel and Milan Kundera, and shares his own fascinating stories.

Christmas program; Czech nativity scenes; bringing Latin American culture to Prague’s food scene

Broadcast in English - 12/24/2023

Roman Catholic priest Vojtěch Eliáš on spreading God’s word in a land of atheists   

News, details from shooting incident at Prague Faculty of Arts, eyewitness account, Book of Prague

News, Czechs buying carp by the thousands for Christmas, Pizzeria Da Pietro in Prague, last instalment of Czech video games series  

News; Doctors warn against taking health advice from chat apps;  Brno announced European Capital of Christmas 2024; František: charcoal incense cone 

News; Pavel comments put spotlight on government policy messaging; iconic tunnel connecting Prague’s Žižkov and Karlín districts marks 70th anniversary; new film focuses on future Czech doctors’ communication skills

News; Ten thousand drones for Ukraine; Carp production in Czechia lower than expected; Just Czech Things

Broadcast in English - 12/17/2023

Bijan Sabet became US ambassador to Czechia in early 2023. In an interview, the successful tech investor discusses a broad range of topics, both professional and personal.

News; fiberglass statues; Ukrainian-Czech Christmas;  New Czech comic book pays homage to Soviet-era superheroine

News; Mixed feelings around COP28 deal; Infinite Universes: Hangar 13; “Give the blood that you want to receive”: head of Czech Red Cross on Czechia's donor shortage

News; Czech bird of the year; Number of child refugees means “brilliant” Winton film resonates today;  Ostrava: industrial wasteland or urban regeneration success story?

News; Czech archaeologists discover unique bronze buckle from early Middle Ages;  Bond in Motion: travelling James Bond exhibition comes to Prague

News; surveys indicate all-time low support for current government; refurbished Žižkov church aims to become new centre for community; Tomáš Dvořák: the young economist who recently made headlines by calling Czechia the “sick man of Europe”

Broadcast in English - 12/10/2023

In Their Own Words: Tagore, Janáček and yoga: Czech-Indian connections over two centuries

News; State funeral for Karel Schwarzenberg; Venezuelan Christmas market

News, Santini anniversary, new book out introduces rugby to Czech readers, Kikiriki Games studio 

News; Food prices in Czechia expected to rise further next year; New project turns schoolchildren into field linguists to try to preserve endangered Czech dialects; Leoš Janáček drew inspiration from the folk music of his native Moravia Silesia

News; People in Need’s ‘Real Gift’ program; Courses for ‘driving mentors’ ; Unique pieces from former Czechoslovak Embassy in Stockholm to go on sale

News; Czech Centres get new leader with “bold vision”; Hundreds of people set Czech polar bear dip record in Lake Barbora; David Krejčí ends his career; Prageu Comedy Club

Broadcast in English - 12/03/2023

The sounds of 1968 and 1969: Jan Palach and the abnormality of normalization

News, Holo-harmonies project, football legend Antonín Panenka turns 75, meet Czech digital illustrator whose creations can be seen in Star Wars and Disney 

News; Czech hospitals brace for imminent staff crisis; poll suggests most Czechs no longer support military aid for Ukraine; Warhorse Studios: leading Czech maker of video games; new project offers interesting walks through Prague

News; Pundit on Politico’s 28 list: Pavel among Europe’s “movers and shakers”;  Prague’s Motol hospital introducing voicebot;  An epic literary hoax

News; Prague Main Station for major overhaul; Mendel University tests symbiosis of solar panels and vineyards; New Prague exhibit combines art and NFTs;  Czech couple defies fashion stereotypes

News; Schools strike; Petr Čech ; Emil Viklický on finding freedom in jazz

Broadcast in English - 11/26/2023

News; Salvation Army; pensioners read in kindergartens; Comedy club in Žižkov 

News; Czech attitudes towards Roma people improving, but prejudice still persists;  Locika Centre: Child victims of domestic violence suffer secondary trauma during questioning; Czech Gaming series

News; Prague pushing to restrict movement of Russian diplomats;  Special device shows lung cells killed by Prague’s air traffic pollution

News; will a new EU law deliver pay equality in Czechia?; Prague theatre to stage English-speaking live radio plays; coach quits moments after Czechs reach Euros; Canadian ice hockey players in Czechia

News; Charter 77 signatory stages hunger strike over low pensions for ex-dissidents; experts sound alarm bells for children’s mental health in Czechia; UK historian Timothy Garton Ash on the Velvet Revolution and where Europe is headed today

Broadcast in English - 11/19/2023

Leading child cardiologist Jan Marek on the challenges and rewards of healing young hearts

Broadcast in English - 11/17/2023

News; Czechia freezes Russian state-owned property; Events happening on November 17th; War simulations, life in Czechia and educational games

News; books are the inspiration for a major new exhibition at Prague’s Kunsthalle; a Chicago opera company takes on Janáček’s Jenůfa; Discover Czechia’s regions: the Moravian city of Olomouc

News; debate on regulating energy drinks for kids; first trees planted at Roma Holocaust site; podcast on Utoya massacre in English; New Czech short story collection in UK.

News; Karel Schwarzenberg recalled;  New deposit return system on drinks bottles faces opposition; CzechTourism focussing on attracting visitors to other regions

Broadcast in English - 11/12/2023

How effectively was justice served after the fall of communism? What moves proved effective and what mistakes were made? Academic Roman David has studied the matter deeply.

News;  President Pavel: Democratic nations must protect world order; Czechs determined to enjoy Saint Martin’s festivities despite soaring prices; Diwali at Prague zoo; Microplastics in human amniotic fluid is deeply concerning

News; New doc explores Mašín brothers’ story;  Czech team discovers ancient tomb of royal scribe in Egypt;  Charles Games 

News; Vyšehrad Railway Bridge; Czechs helping to protect lions in Tanzania; Viking vessel;  Vincenz Priessnitz

News; Prague rally to demand release of Hamas-held Israeli hostages; Czech and Slovak foreign ministers say differences over Ukraine will not sour special relationship; web app offering unusual thematic walks through Prague

News; Czech PM says Ethiopia can offer Czechia much more than just good coffee;Week of Czech Academy of Sciences kicks off; Simon Johnson: The UK developer making his mark on Prague

Broadcast in English - 11/05/2023

Tennis star Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková

News; Czechia lagging near bottom of EU gender equality index; Czech scientists develop drones for detecting radioactivity; the origins of Czechia's Greek minority

News; Former MP Dominik Feri found guilty of rape; Infinite Universes: Keen Software House creates games that promote science and encourage creativity; Petr Jasinčuk on the magic of playing the jaw harp

News; is there growing anti-Semitism in Czechia?; Karel Vogel’s statue in London to undergo repair; interview with Pavlína Adam, a biologist and adventurer.

News; Founder on 15 years of DOX; Tomáš Plekanec retires from professional hockey; Lviv and Prague: a tale of two cities

News; charity event turns Halloween from US import into intercultural success story; 27th edition of Prague Sounds festival soon to get underway; Best Debut prize-winning documentary at Ji.hlava festival shines light on late artist Mančuška

Broadcast in English - 10/29/2023

Leading child cardiologist Jan Marek on the challenges and rewards of healing young hearts 

News; Czechia prepares to celebrate Czechoslovak Independence Day; Czech nutrition is improving, but more time needs to be spent on education, says nutritionist

News; Czech PM says his country will back Israel’s right to self-defence; Czech Game Series; Cold-war drama ‘Brothers’; Being Czech-Vietnamese

News; Prague summit; Documentary maker: Hosting Olympics is not worth it for cities

News; ban on heated tobacco; Ji.hlava festival; Babička

News; Czech labour force; e-scooters; Mirek Gosney

Broadcast in English - 10/22/2023

A great Indian writer and his forgotten connection to Czechoslovakia; Prague Civil Society Centre 

News; Gratias Agit awards; Josef Baláž; Prostitutes case solved; Czech Film Archive 

News; Russian journalist detained; Czech glass exhibition in Venice; Gaming series; Helppes

News; Holocaust survivor Erbenová; Czech assistance abroad;  Zlín region 

News; Border checks; university strike; People in Need; Babička stamps

News; Pro-Palestine demo on Wenceslas Square highlights divisions in Czech society, Bubny drumming; Via Czechia 

Broadcast in English - 10/15/2023

Interview with young social media influencer Just Czech Things; profile of world-famous Czech piano manufacturer Petrof.

News; Czechs repatriated from Israel; Austerity package gets green light in lower house; Political scientist: Gov. will pay high price for austerity package; Czech travel trends

News; Slovak border checks extended; Scientists discover Hebrew curses in Bronze Age tablet; the economic cost of excessive alcohol consumption.

News, Lipavsky in Israel, growing number of Czech children suffering from depression, T. Bata: the man who built Zlin

News; Czech embassy in Israel; Underfunding of culture in Czechia; It's just a piece of fabric 

News; Deputy minister: We support Israel; Signal festival; Petr Kratochvíl on Russia’s targeting of sexual diversity and gender

Broadcast in English - 10/08/2023

Czechia to be honorary guest at 2026 Frankfurt Book Fair; historian looks at ice hockey games with USSR in 1969 and subsequent riots; children's book with Czech connection.

News; Israelis in Prague to protest against PM; experts say schoolchlidren need therapy not punishment; interview with ethnic Ukrainian head of Czech UNICEF office.

News; Czech Prime minister says bolder steps are needed to resolve the EU’s illegal immigration problem; more than 18% of university students on Czech campuses are international; the couple who describe themselves as “almost” normal – except for that the male half likes to dress in women’s clothes

News; President Pavel addresses EU parliament; Thalia Awards; New Czech film

News; same-sex marriage open letter;  Czech café in Brussels; Blood donors 

News; Fico win; Tributes paid to journalist Daniel Anýž; Book explores Karlovy Vary festival in Cold War

Broadcast in English - 10/01/2023

Interview with Vladimír Dzuro, a Prague detective who became a war crimes investigator in former Yugoslavia.

News; Czech leaders watching Slovak elections; Prague's tram bistro; Bohemian caves get 3D map; Czech companies take steps to lessen environmental impact.

Broadcast in English - 09/28/2023

News; Prague rated the second best solo travel destination in the world; Czech archaeologists rediscover the famous tomb of an Egyptian high official; Adam Trachtman on his recent graphic novel about his Czech adventures in the early 1990s

News; intelligence chief rings alarm over Russian propaganda; Designblok marks 25 years and returns to Prague Castle; and we meet photographer Libuše Jarcovjáková.

News, Plachetka-Havelka CD, interview with Czech consul in New York, One on One with foreign policy expert Benjamin Tallis

Broadcast in English - 09/24/2023

Broadcast in English - 09/23/2023

News; Czech scientists recreate "Celtic beer"; new tests for vintage cars; expert Kateřina Sam on disappearance of birds and insects and their crucial role in eco-system.

News; Czech scientists develop miniature “weather station” for space; cash or card? Modern payment methods see huge upward trajectory among Czechs; new Czech ambassador to Canada outlines his goals

News, President Pavel addresses UN General Assembly, drug fentanyl claims first victims in Czechia, trip to Mikulov in South Moravia 

News; Žatec and surrounding hop-growing landscape make UNESCO World Heritage list; why does Czechia have third lowest share of university graduates in the EU?; European Sustainable Development Week - Czech solutions to waste problems

News, Village of the Year contest winner, Envirofest- a festival with a difference and young leaders from eastern Europe visit Prague

Broadcast in English - 09/17/2023

Czech ambassador to NATO Jakub Landovský on the war in Ukraine, its impacts on global security, and whether it can change the world order as we know it.

News; rising temperatures affecting South Bohemia's traditional fishing industry; who are clubs to watch as new Czech ice hockey season begins?; Prague’s Dvořák Museum showcases valuable manuscript; The Prague Civil Society Centre

News; Govt pledges funds for renewal of Terezín; One in 10 babies born in Czechia have a non-Czech mother, Czechia No1 in EU for diesel car sales; Adventurer Pavlína Adam

News; Doctors in uproar over parliament’s decision to approve additional overtime for medics; Prague event to raise funds for neglected graves; Milan Kundera and Brno

News; Covid-19 expert: “the numbers are very low, yet they are all rising”; Film about controversial Mašín brothers’ story put forward for Oscars; Cimbalom player Matěj Číp

News; Hilsner case reopened; Fruits and vegetables; Radio 1 DJ Jana Kománková

Broadcast in English - 09/10/2023

Changing Prague: Adam Gebrian on where city development is going right – and wrong

News; unique Stone Age venus goes on show; Prague's Vinohrady celebrates the best of Czechia's wines; Leon Jakimič aims to Lasvit a new world luxury brand.

News;, Suicide rate rising in Czechia; Team of Prague-based students heading to Las Vegas to compete in Horizon Hydrogen Grand Prix; Marine biologist Petra Nevečeřalová

News; Vodafone; Muchová; Czech ambassador to the US

News; agreement finally reached on future of Mucha's Slav Epic; billboard owners still playing games with authorities; US journalist on StB plan to recruit him pre-1989.

News; Restart Czechia; austerity package; new mammal species; football player Sydney Schneider

Broadcast in English - 09/03/2023

Broadcast in English - 09/02/2023

News; Credits for joining reserves; Prague Sounds; Czech travel trends

News; psychoactive substances regulated; Prague Chinese restaurant delivers regional taste; Czech plays glass Celtic instrument; biography of scupltor František Bělsky.

News, number of art forgeries rising, concert in Wallenstein Garden, Ostrava-based Bikes for Afrika project

News; Fiala says no surrender to Russan imperialism; unlimited sperm and egg donation may end in Czechia; special interview with Ukraine's foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba.

News, excessively high food prices in Czechia, Romany leader Karel Holomek dies at 86, Prague Civil Society Centre

Broadcast in English - 08/27/2023

David Strauzz on spreading optimism and positivity through street art; Helppes: organisation helping people live more independent lives with an assistance dog

News; statistics indicate domestic violence in Czechia is on the rise – but what’s behind the numbers?; Archirun to spotlight 100th anniversary of Czech architect Karel Prager’s birth; how Hussitism served the First Republic

News, program to attract more high-skilled workers to Czechia, new campaign aims to root out the business of paid street selfies with animals, interview with cimbalom player Matěj Číp 

News; ethnologists create online museum of Czech folk architecture; Prague Gardens: Letna park; young British linguist Danny Bate on some of his fascinating insights into the Czech language

News; Czech real estate market; tradesmen shortage; Via Czechia 

News; Pavel on Russia 55 years after 1968 invasion; the radio's role in 1968; American journalist Mark Baker

Broadcast in English - 08/20/2023

Helene Ritchie and her book telling the moving story of her search for her family’s past.

News; Hollywood strikes impacting Czech industry; Shakespeare; heatwaves 

Broadcast in English - 08/17/2023

News; Prague for cancellation of concert by opera star linked to Putin; Sparta falls short of qualifying for Champions League but chance still remains for Europa League; Prague Gardens: Petřín - one of the capital's biggest green spaces

News; Robert Fremr turns down constitutional judge nomination; David Krejčí hanging up his skates after 16 years with Boston Bruins; Via Czechia pilgrimage trails offer a great way to explore the country

News; Czechia not “less safe” because of foreigners; Dvořák festival; British linguist Danny Bate

Broadcast in English - 08/13/2023

Interview with Benedit Allen, a UK explorer now based in Prague; interview with Pavlína Adam, the first Czech woman to walk the Great Himalayan Trail.

News; NYT 36 Hours in Prague report author; Czech scientists test psychadelic substance in Peru; Jan Hocek, creator of an extensive network of trails around the country.

News;  Czech police chief sorry; Changes to language test; The Prague Civil Society

News, prominent diplomat Martin Povejšil has died. Will the authorities curb mushroom hunting in the country's forrests? Botanical garden series -Troja.

News; Judge Fremr's future in balance after revelations; Czech water recycling; Vietnamese-run Prague bistro; and Petrof pianos, one of the great Czech brands.

News, Jan Marian on weekend consultations in Jeddah, Czechs Scouts at World Scout Jamboree in South Korea, interview with climate activist Arne Springorum

Broadcast in English - 08/06/2023

Michal Horáček, co-writer of several of Czechia's best-loved songs, shares some great stories about his family, the Velvet Revolution, his bid for president and far more.

News; Expert: anti-government movement in Czechia; Prague Pride; Poděbrady summer school 

News; Czech scientists develop new method to supress negative side effects of cancer drugs; Furstenburg Garden; Helppes: Prague-based non-profit that trains assistance dogs for people with disabilities

News;  Pre-1989 case casts pall over top court appointments;  Three Czechs recognised as Righteous Among Nations;  A new database gives access to the memories of Roma Holocaust survivors

News; Why have Ukrainian and Roma minorities in Czechia been clashing?; differing treatment of Russian tennis players sparks questions; cimbalom player Matěj Číp on his journey from Moravia to Berklee College of Music

News; Economist: “50% chance Czechia will adopt euro by 2030”; Cool Czechia 

Broadcast in English - 07/30/2023

Broadcast in English - 07/29/2023

News; New Prague bridge; Klimchi glassware appears in Barbie

News; art by contemporary of Kafka's handed to Prague's Jewish Museum; Bohemians play first European game in decades; and street artist David Schrauzz spreads positivity.

News; Dissident and gender studies pioneer Jiřina Šiklová among women to be honoured with street name in new Prague district; Pop Messe bringing big alternative names to Brno; Prague Castle gardens; Petschek Palace

News; Survey: Economic optimism on rise amongst Czechs; Prague Airport official reports strange customs violations Ryan Gosling, Barbie – and Prague’s Karel Zeman Museum; Czech experts on extreme heatwaves

News; Czech tourists on Rhodes complain of chaos and poor communication during evacuation; New book highlights Prague Castle’s priceless historical textiles; The steady rise of Czech cricket

Broadcast in English - 07/23/2023

Czechoslovak Exile Scouting

News; Youth Included promotes migrant youth integration in Prague; Czech women will not take the field at Women’s World Cup, Biologist Petra Nevečeřalová on her life-long obsession with whales

News; foreign workers in Czechia; Argentinian bistro in Prague 

News; Colours of Ostrava festival kicks off; cult leader among dead in unusual double murder case; Wallenstein garden; Myslbek Palace

News; VZP monopoly on foreigners’ health insurance to be abolished; Summer Festivities of Early Music kick off in Prague; Travel trends in Czechia

News; Victories for Czech tennis; Unexpected Prague attractions going viral on social media;  “A replay of a lost war”: New book explores 1969 hockey wins over USSR 

Broadcast in English - 07/16/2023

Wide-ranging interview with historian Igor Lukeš; 90 years since publication of book on one of nation's most famous dogs, Dashenka.

News; exhibition marking 100 years of Czech Radio to kick off in New York; pop legend Karel Gott speaks from beyond the grave using AI; leading Czech digital anthropologist Marie Heřmanová

News; Czech-based Russian-owned company suspected of violating EU sanctions; new book about amateur photographer Karel Bucháček; Český Malin – the Czech village in Ukraine destroyed 80 years ago

News, Kundera death, new security strategy, Franciscan Garden, Palace Svet

News; Czechia voices support for Ukraine ahead of NATO summit; Pilot programme in Czech prisons; Interview with Zelensky’s chief of staff Andreyi Yermak

News; Czech companies eager to take part in post-war reconstruction of Ukraine; Blaga’s Lessons wins Karlovy Vary as Robin Wright brings glitz; llustrator Jiří Janíček

Broadcast in English - 07/09/2023

Being Czech-Vietnamese: Looking into the dual identity; Telč: A Renaissance Gem of Bohemia

News, President Zelensky in Prague, Karlovy Vary Film Festival, Prague Gardens   

Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, Jamaican food in Prague

Glass Palace in Prague, visit to Kampa Island, what really attracts visitors to the Czech capital?

News; Karlovy Vary Film Festival; the Expat Centre in Prague; Dashenka Czech literature’s most famous puppy, celebrates 90th anniversary

News; Major stars come out on Karlovy Vary opening weekend; Canadians in Prague on what it means to be a Canuck; Cycling in Prague

Broadcast in English - 07/02/2023

Broadcast in English - 07/01/2023

News; Every Day Courage: restored “forgotten jewel” gets Karlovy Vary premiere; medieval glass mosaic at St. Vitus Cathedral under scrutiny; biologist Petra Nevečeřalová on her life-long obsession with whales

News; A slice of Czechia and Slovakia in Toronto: The Masaryk Memorial Institute; Sex under Communism; “There are no rules” – Inside Prague’s hard techno scene

News, Czechia sending  mobile ICU unit to Ukraine, Prague exhibition spotlights jeans as  symbol of the West pre-1989, Prague’s Trade Fair Palace

News; Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský says Czech economy must move from assembly to design; Milada Horáková remembered; award-winning artist dné returns with second LP

News; Foreign Minister Lipavský on Russia; Kvitová makes comeback in Berlin; Lucerna Cinema makes Czechoslovak film classics foreigner friendly; Interview with UNICEF’s Czech office head Yulia Olejnik

Broadcast in English - 06/25/2023

Interview with academic Ivan Chvatík, who has done more than anyone to keep alive the legacy of Czech philosopher Jan Patočka.

News: Czechia slips down gender equality rankings; homeless organisation specifically for women; food bloggers turned bistro operators Taste of Prague.

News; Czechs in “information war” with Russians, Pavel tells conference; Why did Czechoslovakia decriminalise homosexuality relatively early?; Historian Mark Cornwall: Treason is a very sexy subject – it’s like murder

News; Prague street called after Soviet general to be renamed; Metronome festival to spotlight Czech and international artists in Prague; “It’s quite an amazing year”: Robin Wright latest star name for Karlovy Vary;  Koruna Palace: The “Crown” of Wenceslas Square

News; NGOs warn tighter legislation will impact Ukrainian refugees; UNESCO wades into bridge dispute; Prague exhibition; Pavlína Adam on walking the Great Himalaya Trail.

News; Ukrainian teenagers slipping through the cracks; Dinner in the Sky returns to Prague; How sculptor Bělský found unparalleled success in UK

Broadcast in English - 06/18/2023

Interview with Michal Horáček, whose song lyrics are familiar to many. He has also been a journalist, was active in the 1989 revolution and became wealthy in the 1990s.

News; President Pavel’s first 100 days in office evaluated; A day for dads: But are Czech fathers active parents?; Touchdowns in the heart of Europe: American football thrives in Prague

News; How Czechs became experts on the female orgasm; Lenka Lichtenberg on setting her grandmother’s Terezín poetry to music

News; Prague march to highlight violence against women – and press for change; Senate award for tennis star Martina Navrátilová; Prague's Modern Palaces: The Platýz Palace

News; Remains of dozens of communist-era political prisoners found at Prague prison; Sharing food with strangers: Tables in shape of heart surround Prague’s St Vitus Cathedral; Martin Dvořák: “20 years after EU referendum Czechs are pragmatic Europeans”

News; Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský on Angola-Zambia visit; Prague Castle festival spotlights Czechia’s best microbreweries; same-sex stork couple from Czechia makes international headlines

Broadcast in English - 06/11/2023

Interview with Jakub Cigler, architect behind many of the highest profile projects in Prague, including the remodeling of Wenceslas Square.

News; Karolína Muchová stuns Sabalenka to reach French Open final; Prague gardens open to the public; north American pilgrims walk across Moravia to rediscover their Hutterite past

News; People in Need helping in dam-flooded regions of Ukraine; American restaurant in lower Žižkov; Sex under Communism; Adam Trachtman on his new graphic novel

News; Prague Quadrennial presents scenography through live events; Prague Diary exhibition at CAMP; Lucerna Palace: a modernist icon

News; UEFA final drawing thousands of West Ham and Fiorentina fans to Prague; From Tuscany to your table: Il Pane bakery showcases the best of Italian fare; textile designer Anna Šebestová

News; should inadmissibility of physically punishing children be enshrined in law?; Art & Activism exhibit in Prague; Head of National Film Archive Michal Bregant

Broadcast in English - 06/04/2023

Interview with Alex Zucker, perhaps the preeminent translator of Czech literature into English; Gail Papp on meeting Havel in 1960s NYC and 1980s Bohemia.

News, Night of Open Churches, scythe moving event in Prague, Prague Lions head to the European Football League, health risks of Czech cuisine

News; father banned from seeing his child born wins important battle; 2023 Prague Sounds lineup revealed; Polish independent 1980s art on display in Kutná Hora

Broadcast in English - 05/31/2023

Broadcast in English - 05/30/2023

News; Ex-PM Babiš criticised over part in Orban event; Populist right parties announce electoral alliance plan; Church allows blessing of same-sex unions; Ride of the Kings

Broadcast in English - 05/28/2023

Changing Prague: Adam Gebrian on where city development is going right – and wrong.

News; Prague through-road gets facelift plan; New project seeks to show how Czech graphic design helped shape national identity; Prague-based US artist Susan Loy

News; Why is Czechia reluctant to ratify the Istanbul Convention?; Pardubice Aviation Fair; Ambassador Sabet: Treaty in no way authorises permanent US troops on Czech soil.

News, Prince Edward in Czechia, Czech first ladies' fashion style exhibition, Sparta Prague crowned champions of the domestic soccer league, top Czech universities

News; Czechia signs defence agreement with United States; 22nd edition of Prague Fringe kicks off; the Moravian “Marco Polo”

News, two valuable documentary collections from Czechia added to the UNESCO Memory of the World register,Czech-designed software that can simultaneously translate into over 40 languages at once, interview with explorer, writer and broadcaster Benedict Allen

Broadcast in English - 05/21/2023

Broadcast in English - 05/20/2023

News; end of rent-free land use for Russia; Open House Prague festival pays tribute to Karel Prager; Telč: A Renaissance Gem of Bohemia

Special centenary broadcast: look into the archives, exhibition at the National Technical Museum, digitization of old recordings, Radio Wave a station for the young    

News, Prague Spring music festival interview with viola player Antoine Tamestit, work of sound effect specialists at Czech Radio, university series - accommodation

News; Fiala government staying the course on reforms despite strike alert; Controversial copy of Old Town Square astronomical clock calendar to be replaced; Prague’s Ponrepo cinema to screen existentialist masterpiece “Arsenal” 

News; Petr Pavel first president in years to attend annual Roma Holocaust event; exhibition documents major battle between German, US and Soviet forces days after German surrender in WWII; Leon Jakimič, head of major glass and lighting exporters Lasvit

Broadcast in English - 05/14/2023

Interview with historian Igor Lukeš on Czechoslovakia and the start of the Cold War.

News; Government fiscal reforms discussed; start of 78th Prague Spring; Czechia's best Eurovision chance?; Czech surfers heading to first world championships.

News; Fiala cabinet unveils austerity package; Book World Prague kicks-off; Markéta Davidová voted Biathlete of the Year; 1920s photos by traveller discovered in New Zealand

News, Czechia 2nd on crony capitalism index, Moravian wine makers angered by  proposal to tax still wines, Czech University of Life Sciences.

News, opera singer Soňa Červená dies at 97, Kronos Quartet performing in Prague, interview with lead singer of Vesna

Visit to the freshly renovated Czech Army Museum in Prague; in-depth look at the Prague Uprising of May 1945.

Broadcast in English - 05/07/2023

Historian Vít Smetana dispels some deeply-rooted myths perpetuated by the communists about what happened in the last days of WWII in Czechoslovakia.

News; King Charles fell "hopelessly in love" with the Czech Republic; Czech-Americans Chicago to commemorate Anton Cermak; Pilsner Urquell Experience.

News; Should Prague introduce a 30km speed limit?; Paleolithic stone discovered in Ostrava; Beethoven Spa House in Teplice; The Czech herritage of modrotisk.

News, Lipavsky in US, Ukraine photo exhibit in Prague metro, educational project about Soviet-era gulags, CVUT in Prague

News; War impacting Russian language studies at Czech universities; How Czechoslovakia reacted to the famous 1986 nuclear disaster; Anifilm kicks off with focus on Japan

Mrs Palermo’s Cottage: AR Parker's latest novel, a magic story from the Czech borderlands; interview with Marcela Sulak, translator of Karel Hynek Mácha's most famous poem “Máj” into English

Broadcast in English - 04/30/2023

Oleksandra Matviichuk, Ukrainian human rights lawyer and head of non-profit Centre for Civil Liberties which won last year's Nobel Peace Prize

News; President Pavel visits Ukraine; four in 10 Czechs now live alone; new Prague exhibiiton looks at Czech Jewish Olympic athlete.

News; Russia’s Patriarch Kirill first name on Czech national sanctions list; Pavel criticises government communication; ČVUT helping ESA, Visiting USK Praha.

News; parts of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival programme revealed; two FAMU students among the nominees at this year’s Cannes Film Festival; Palacký University in Olomouc

News, Czechia inches closer to a legal cannabis market, conductor Jakub Hrůša to perform with Czech Philharmonic, interview with textile designer Anna Šebestová 

News; Suicide themed calls from Czech seniors doubled last year; Czech-led archaeological team discover “mini-Stonehenge” in Oman; Interview with Pavel Trojan

Broadcast in English - 04/23/2023

From South Africa to Zlín: Brian Jakubec on rediscovering the Bata legacy that shaped his life.

News; Karlštejn castle opens new spaces and exhibits after major reconstruction; fitness test shows Czech children’s endurance is deteriorating; textile designer Anna Šebestová on designing slug pillows and pangolin shirt worn by the former Prague mayor

News; US granddaughter of Jewish Moravian Holocaust victim donates artwork to Brno museum; university study finds Czechs waste 10 percent of the food they buy; social media expert Marie Heřmanová

News: New monument to victims of Nazi massacre; Czech historical town of the year named; profile of Masaryk University in Brno.

News; Havel Library chief on Kara-Murza jailing; Czech scientists work on digitising human smell; Pacific Northwest through the eyes of illustrator Jindřich Janíček

News; Checkpoints go as Pavel delivers on “open Castle” pledge; Expat fair promises to show foreigners why Brno is a cool place to live; Jan Procházka: The writer behind Czech film classic The Ear

Broadcast in English - 04/16/2023

Broadcast in English - 04/15/2023

In-depth interview with Glen Emery, legendary Canadian bar operator and one of the best-known foreigners in Prague.

News; Army moves to ease panic over national conscription drill; public outcry over planned abolition of 3,000 post offices across Czechia; entrepreneur Paul Dubsky on moving to Prague and starting his first business in the “Wild East” days of the early 1990s

News, Time Out: Prague has second best public transport in the world, statue from 1919 "seven days war" with Poland resurrected, Charles Univeristy in Prague  

News; leading pre-1989 dissident Dana Němcová dies at 89; Czechia to get Children's Ombudsman; and UK historian Mark Cornwall on Czech-German relations in the 20th century.

Moravian village gets unique wooden chapel thanks to crowdfunding effort; switching out the Svíčková: the potential health and environmental risks of traditional Czech cuisine; the Easter Monday tradition of pomlázka

Broadcast in English - 04/09/2023

Abhejali Bernardová: first Czech to complete Oceans Seven challenge; Expat artists in Prague making art affordable for the city’s residents

Passion plays in the South Bohemian town of Hořice na Šumave. The town is now set to host a Europe-wide festival for passion reenactors and is even applying for its plays to be listed by UNESCO. Report on the real estate market in Prague.

News; Czech app helps new moms overcome the “baby blues”; Fanta's Café – Prague Main Train Station’s hidden gem; Prague restaurant The Boršč, where Ukrainian refugees can get a taste of home

News; unique golden carriage goes on display in Český Krumlov; increased wolf sightings in Krkonoše; why students from outside the EU struggle to find accommodation in Prague

News; Energy security, EU emissions norm on agenda at Czech-Slovak cabinet session; Prague exhibition celebrates great Czech painter Josef Mánes; Chef Adina Biguine.

News; New Milan Kundera Library aims to draw European thinkers to Brno; David Pastrňák becomes second Czech to enter NHL’s “100 Club”; The Boršč: When a taste of home means something more

Broadcast in English - 04/02/2023

Book The Last Ghetto looks at social heirarchies in Terezín; meet the Japanese comics artist who went in search of Franz Kafka in Prague.

News; contract for Czechia’s EXPO 2025 pavilion ceremonially signed in Prague; sacred music to fill Brno's churches over next two weeks; young German couple renovating Czech castle

News: Czechs disagree with IOC on Russian athletes; David Černý museum; new Clementinum Baroque tour; Radio Days Europe international audio conference.

News; Olomouc set to host first Worldwide Ukrainian Play Readings performance in Czechia; Will Czech men take to wearing skirts?; tour of leading interpreter Helena Koutná’s favourite spots in Prague

News; interview with EBU head Noel Curran; Experts use CT scan to examine rare medieval Madonna; Project traces correspondence of jan Amos Comenius

News, RAF pilot Emil Boček dies at 100, Japanese diplomat saved thousands of Jewish lives during the WWII, sister tea-houses in Prague and Glasgow

Broadcast in English - 03/26/2023

Broadcast in English - 03/25/2023

Iconic Czech shoe brand Botas could be revived by rising newcomer; Pilsen’s Semler Residence becomes part of prestigious network; Freediving record breaker Vencl opens up

News, One World Festival, protest actions against chronic underfunding of academics in the humanities, 2023 tourist season in Czechia

News, Alfons Mucha exhibition in Paris, Bohemia exhibition in Prague, AI helping doctors, Israeli artist raises awarness of femicide

News, manuscript of Good Soldier Svejk shown in Prague, Restorers examine unique Gothic paintings in Prague’s Emmaus Monastery, Prague’s stylish Kino Atlas reopens

News; Lipavský argues for setting up of international tribunal after ICC issues Putin arrest warrant; remains of world’s last male northern white rhino to return from Czechia to Kenya; new UK ambassador to Prague Matt Field

Broadcast in English - 03/19/2023

Interview with Czech “Swing King” Jan Smigmator who is to perform at Carnegie Hall

News; Why are Ukrainian children not attending Czech schools?; Scouts make trench candles for Ukraine; London-based musicologist Geoffrey Chew on promoting Czech music.

News; President Pavel: Government pensioners shouldn't carry buden of economizing alone; Irish Embassy marking St. Patrick’s Day; Hundreds of Czechs brewing their own beer

News; Czech Radio digitises full archive of trial with Karl Hermann Frank; Czech glassworks produces glass bell for Klok & Peel Museum; What attracts tourists to Prague?

News; archives reveal Zlín’s famous Baťa villa was designed by someone unexpected; documentary revisits Covid lockdown period in Czechia through a new lens; the Czech company that leads the high-end military decoy market

News; Extremism expert on threatened blockade of government buildings; Kintera: Owners are brave to hang my drawings in their rooms!; Steriani Elavsky on health.

Broadcast in English - 03/12/2023

In-depth interview with Michael Horáček, popular song lyricist, journalist, Velvet Revolution figure, ex-betting industry heavyweight and 2018 presidential candidate.

News; New president’s office chief promises greater transparency and openness; Czech team develops AI better than doctors at identifying lesions in lungs; Marketa Pekarová Adamová on her upcoming trip to Taiwan

News; Petr Pavel sworn in as new Czech president; expert analyses Petr Pavel’s communication style; Ukrainian refugees still welcome in Czechia a year on

News; Czechia's new First Lady to focus on single mothers and divorce; National Theatre using visitors’ body heat to save energy costs; Czech financial support in Zambia.

News; “Moravian Amazon” set to enjoy protected status after decades of debate; documentary taking Czech investigator back to scenes of Yugoslav war crimes hits cinemas; Czech pianist revives unique half-forgotten microtonal harmonium

News; Expert: Zeman failed in bid to change Czech politics as president; Il Boemo cleans up at Czech Lion awards; Diana Šmídová on how Czechia is helping its Ukrainian child refugees

Broadcast in English - 03/05/2023

Leaving it all on the court: Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková on her tennis career

Broadcast in English - 03/03/2023

News; Ukraine documentaries to be among highlights of 25th One World; New rules on light pollution take effect in Czechia; Interview with Roma activist Magdalena Karvayova.

News, temporary Jewish Museum opens in Brno, beloved Czech cartoon character Ferdy the Ant turns 90, Czechs helping autistic children in Moldova

News; Roma organizer: Teachers have to learn to work with heterogeneous class; Rare footage from early days of Prague Zoo discovered; Rise and fall of Czechoslovakism.

News, project intended to help independent Russian journalists persecuted by the Kremlin, report on Barbora Krejčíková's victory at the Dubai Open Tennis tournament and report on life of the Vietnamese community in Czechia.

Broadcast in English - 02/26/2023

Broadcast in English - 02/25/2023

Broadcast in English - 02/24/2023

News; Major battle looming over indexation of old-age pensions; The price of a pint: A look into rising beer costs in Prague; Czechia’s road to baseball glory

News: Visit to Ukrainian centre getting Czech aid; Dominik Hašek on Nagano; Muriel comics awards for diary; Czech aid projects in Cambodia.

News, Czech army head says Czechs must prepare for NATO-Russia conflict, events marking Ukraine war anniversary, look into life of LGBT community.

News, Petr Pavel at Munich Security Conference, property deals with Russia need to be cancelled, Preciosa glassmaker

Broadcast in English - 02/19/2023

Musicologist Douglas W Shadle on Antonín Dvořák’s ‘New World Symphony’

News: US ambassador sets sights on Czech deal for Westinghouse; Pochard is bird of the year; documentary celebrates Czech WWII aviators.

News; Bohuslav Svoboda becomes Prague mayor for second time; Czech state returns artworks to Jewish family; My Prague – Jakub Kaifosz.

News: Prague coalition finally agreed; petition to overhaul Czech sex education; Czech aid in Georgia.

News; Footballer Jankto comes out as gay; Flat prices down in Czechia for first time since 2013; Czech sound-artist Lenka Morávková

Reporting on Ukraine in spotlight of World Radio Day

Broadcast in English - 02/12/2023

Interview with Israeli Ambassador to Czechia Anna Azari

News; Czechoslovak Radio in 1968 invasion setting for new film by Jiří Mádl; Czech startup presents unique lab-grown meat prototype; A tour of Bronze Age Bohemia.

News: Babiš steps back from frontline politics; Czech Radio plans many events for upcoming centenary; Czech women's ice hockey in focus.

News; French soldier recalls Pavel rescue; vintage tram for rent in Prague; Czech development project in Ethiopia.

News; Czechia sends help to Turkey and Syria in wake of devastating earthquake;  NGOs extend capacities for homeless; Czech School Without Borders in London

News, is growing extremism a threat to democracy, tapestries inspired by Josef Čapek on display at Prague Castle, Vietnamese minority in Czechia

Broadcast in English - 02/05/2023

Czech photography special in which "raw" photographer Libuše Jarcovjáková discusses finding fame later in life and living legend Josef Koudelka shares his philosophy.

News, Pavel -Taiwan call, Prague Zoo announces birth of rare baby pangolin, Jan Prochazka and the Czech classic film The Ear 

News; President-elect to employ Prague Castle architect, Photo of medieval castle at sunrise wins postcard competition; Interview with health expert Steriani Elavsky

News, Brno Philharmony to tour US, start of Dry February, Czech projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina

News; president-elect causes a stir with call to Taiwan; start-up develops new insect-identifying technology; London's Czech School Without Borders

News; “One word – hope”: Name supporters embrace Pavel victory; Pavel wants to speak to Babiš voters – but doesn’t want his face on stamps

Broadcast in English - 01/29/2023

Broadcast in English - 01/28/2023

News; Czechs give outgoing President Zeman poor marks for performance; Czech defending champions reach doubles final at Australian Open; Interview with Helen Epstein.

News; The Czech biochemist who should have won a Nobel Prize; Famous Czech painters: Josef Lada; Why British students are choosing to study Czech.

News; Czech Elves on disinformation around election time; Four Czechs competing for Oscar; Julia Sherwood on discovering Czech comics and on translating in tandem.

News; Prague exhibition depicts golden age of poster art; Young Czech violinist wins international talent show; Classical music bedtime tales for kids with Czech connection

News; Cigarette butts could help clean water from birth control hormones; Czech doctors save life of Ukrainian girl thanks to MEDEVAC program; explorer Julius von Payer

Broadcast in English - 01/22/2023

Young violinist Daniel Matejča; former diplomat Dana Huňátová

News; Sudetenland chateau slowly being resurrected by conservation enthusiasts; Video highlighting fake Czech “trdelník” tradition; Jiří Přibáň: Potential Babiš attempt to create presidential regime “biggest risk of election”

News; Czech beer production threatened by climate change; Conductor Jakub Hrůša wins ICMA award; Czech painters: Jakub Schikaneder; the “fool’s graveyard” where Mozart was laid to rest in Forman’s Amadeus

News; former head of Czech RFE Pavel Pecháček dies at 82; Czech scientists test inhalable drug to treat disease; audio-visual light exhibition opens in Prague; classical music bedtime stories for children

News; crown jewels on display at St. Vitus Cathedral; Czech scientists discover organism able to adapt to changes in gene structure; controversy over reforesting Bohemian Switzerland

News; Pundit: Advantage Pavel but Babiš’s negative tactics may work; “He wanted to wake up our citizens”: Jan Palach remembered; Interview with entrepreneur Paul Dubsky.

Broadcast in English - 01/15/2023

Danish historian and translator Peter Bugge promotes Czech literature and culture; Cecilia Rokusek, Head of Czech and Slovak National Museum and Library in Cedar Rapids, IA

News; presidential elections kick off; history of dissident literature under communism gets own special day; US banker with Czech heritage John Kotouc

News; art installation in Prague library becomes viral hit on social media; Jan Zrzavý – an important protagonist of the Czech avant-garde; the steady rise of Czech cricket

News; Czech scientists tracing origins of medieval Gregorian chants; Dakar Rally ends for Aleš Loprais with tragic accident; Czech School Without Bordersin UK.

News; 10th edition of Prague festival of Iranian film gets underway; new voice of Prague’s trams and busses; young Kyrgyz pastry chef Adina Biguine

Andrej Babiš acquitted of fraud charges, Czech voting abroad in presidential elections, Czechs and Slovaks living on the border maintain close ties depite break-up, young Czechs getting taste for digital nomad lifestyle.

Broadcast in English - 01/08/2023

In this special programme we have a wide-ranging interview with the Czech ministry of foreign affairs, Jan Lipavský.

News; Czech Under-20s win silver at ice hockey World Championships; discovery by Brno scientists may lead to more sustainable lighting; Velvet Divorce: Czech-Slovak couples

News, new drug against cancer Pluvicto approved by EC, Czech painter František Kupka and how close are the Czech and Slovak languages?

News; Economist on Czechia's recession; Czech master craftsman's work in Glass Onion; Dissident Viktor Fainberg dies; The rise and fall of Czechoslovakism.

News; Cabinet assesses Czechia’s EU presidency; Fiala hosts dinner for former PMs to mark Velvet Divorce aniversary; The Three Kings Collection; Jaroslav Hašek anniversary

News; PM: 2023 will be tough – but Czechs will get through it; Daily’s move sparks debate over surname endings; “It was falling apart by itself” – Czechoslovakia’s Velvet Divorce

Broadcast in English - 01/01/2023

Thirty years on: Czechs and Slovaks still making music together. Duets recorded after 1993.

Radio Prague Int. and Radio Slovakia Int. debate on break up of Czechoslovakia 30 years ago

News, survey suggests the stigma around mental health may be decreasing, Czech company printing cellos on 3D printer, the joys and challenges of mixed marriages

News; People in Need halts programmes in Afghanistan as Taliban bans female aid workers; Czech scientists warn about toxins from fireworks; UK ambassador Nick Archer

News; Puppets cheer up sick kids in hospital over Christmas; Frost hunter Ivo Rolčík; the return of the wolf

Broadcast in English - 12/26/2022

Broadcast in English - 12/25/2022

Czech Christmas traditions observed at home and abroad

News; History of Czech Christmas traditions; Survey: What should go in Christmas Eve potato salad?; Gay US ex-Christian pastor Don Hall on losing everything before finding acceptance, love, and home in Czechia

News; Ledecká named Czech Sportsperson of Year; Czech project finds homes for wonky Christmas trees; Japanese comic artist Fumio Obata on searching for Kafka in Prague

News; Czechs gave record amount to charity in 2022; traditional Boxing Day ice swimming competition; Czech sound-artist Lenka Morávková on creating unique instrument out of Bohemian crystal

News; Pundit on successes and failures of Czechia's EU presidency; Prague installing electric charging points into smart street lamps; Yemi A.D. on being Czechia’s first space tourist

News; Expert: "Much harder" for Babiš to challenge Pavel than Nerudová in run-off; Prague arthouse cinema Kino Pilotů wins European award; Manu Chilaud: We said, How can someone freeze to death in 21st century Europe?

Broadcast in English - 12/18/2022

The last in our series A Stitch in Time, where young people tell stories from their family’s past. We have a taste of sugarcane from Guangdong province in China, we meet a Jewish boy in Baltimore who remembers his own circumcision, and a teenager from Brno takes us to a twilight zone of the unexplained.

News; Český Krumlov marks 30 years of UNESCO status; unconventional surrealist artist Toyen; marriages between Czechs and foreign partners.

News, a street in Luxembourg named after Vaclav Havel, a new exhibition recreates a futuristic early project by architect Jan Kaplicky, Christmas markets in Prague

News; cost of living crisis pushes up numbers of homeless; ultra-high resolution digitization of Slav Epic part of major new online art collection; truth behind saying that Czechs have “golden hands”

News; EU foreign ministers debate 9th sanctions package against Russia; new Vaclav Havel AI aims to help Czech schoolchildren learn about civics; are Czechs couch potatoes?

News; Czechia to employ thousands of Ukrainian arms industry experts; Breakthrough in efforts to save white rhinos; RUSI financial crime expert on tackling dirty money