Broadcast in English - 05/22/2022
For decades the Prague Spring festival has opened with Bedřich Smetana’s Má vlast, or My Country.
The first unique Leksell Gamma Knife to be introduced in the Czech Republic was bought by the Charter 77 foundation 30 years ago.
Interview with Barbara Winton about father Sir Nicholas Winton; report on Doreen Warriner, who also helped organise kinderstransports from Prague to UK.
News; new Prague museum brings back 1970s to ‘80s Czechoslovakia; Czech Effective Altruism movement holds second global conference; 111 places in Ostrava you shouldn’t miss
Most people have not heard of the Effective Altruism movement. But it is gaining increasing visibility, and not only in the Anglophone world – it is also active in Czechia.
A new book called 111 Places in Ostrava You Shouldn’t Miss takes you on a tour of the north Moravian city, highlighting some of the less obvious targets.
A new museum opened this week in Prague’s Kotva department store, depicting the way of life in 1970s and ‘80s Czechoslovakia.
News; Change in approach aims to deter Roma refugees; Thirty years later, was voucher privatisation a good decision?Exhibition brings Czech animation to life
The government scheme made it possible for any Czech adult citizen to buy a “voucher book” that contained shares in a range of state enterprises. But was it fair?
