Alena Škodová

A new exhibition is underway in Prague's Municipal House, featuring works by the famous Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons Mucha. Although Mucha has his own museum in Prague…

For 40 years, Milos Kirschner was the man behind all the projects of the Spejbl and Hurvinek Theatre in Prague - Spejbl and Hurvinek being a famous father-and-son pair of…

As a NATO member, the Czech Republic needs balanced armed forces which would both fulfil the needs of the country itself and meet the requirements of the Alliance…

The major international stories covered by the Czech newspapers today are the parliamentary elections in France and the nightmarish Sunday in Moscow, where football fans…

Recently the Supraphon record company organised a small celebration to mark the 15th anniversary of the first CD released in Czechoslovakia, in May 1987, the first ever in…

Dangerous children's infectious diseases have been eradicated, but they are replaced by fractures, poisoning, burns and fatal injuries. Experience shows, however, that the…

Most of the Czech newspapers today carry photos of Queen Elizabeth II amid cheering crowds in London during celebrations of her Golden Jubilee. Photos from the World Cup…

With just over a week to go before the general election in the Czech Republic, political parties are jostling for voters in all possible ways. But how effective are their…

As you may know, an international marathon of readings from Czech and Slovak literature started on Friday in Prague, and it is continuing in a kind of global relay race at…

An international marathon of readings from Czech and Slovak literature starts in Prague at 2 o'clock on Friday afternoon. Over the next 200 hours - that is more than 8…