Christian Falvey

The Minister of Culture, Jiří Besser, has appointed a fresh face to the head of the Czech Republic’s National Gallery, that of economist Vladimír Rösel. Though chosen for…

This week sees an important holiday for a fifth of the world’s population, namely Buddhists, who will be marking the anniversary of the birth, enlightenment and death of…

This edition of our Sunday Music show takes you through two decades of Čechomor, once known as the 'Czechomoravian Music Society', a band of former rockers who have…

Nice numbers across the board for Czech economy; inner-circle Sazka critic sacked; slim pickings for fruit farmers; a new civil code brings big changes; and fair trade is…

The Czech lands have a long military history to be sure, but for a place that lacks a sea there is a surprisingly interesting naval history as well. Episodes of Czech…

On Monday the government presented what it hopes is the final draft of crucial legislation that has been in progress for a decade – the Czech Republic’s new Civil Code…