After spending much of my youth abroad I came back to Prague in my late teens to study at Charles University and I knew right away that this was the city I wanted to call home. Joining Radio Prague in 1986 was a lucky break. I was there to see the crowds welcoming Gorbi at Ruzyne Airport, I found myself reporting on the fall of the Iron Curtain and getting my first taste of adrenalin. Ever since, it has been an exciting road to tread. And when the generally fascinating world of politics becomes too much I balance it out with whacky human interest stories from the Czech Republic hoping to raise a smile somewhere on the other side of the globe.
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Churches dedicated to the Czech nation’s patron saint: St. Wenceslas
September 28 is St. Wenceslas Day, a state holiday marking the death of the nation's patron saint.
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The cult of St Wenceslas in music: St. Wenceslas Chorale
The cult of St Wenceslas is ever-present in Czechia, not least in the field of music. The best example of this is the St. Wenceslas Chorale.
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Intelligence chief says Russian agent bribed journalists and public figures to spread propaganda
Intelligence chief Michal Koudelka on Monday highlighted the activities of Russian agents in the country in connection with the war in Ukraine.
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Kateřina Sam on the disappearance of birds and insects and their crucial role in the eco-system
Entomologist Kateřina Sam has been mapping the interdependence of birds and insects and how their disappearance may affect the whole eco-system.
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Veteran cars ordered to undergo vehicle inspection every five years
The authorities have tightened the rules for the roughly 45,000 veteran and vintage cars in Czechia.
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Czech scientists develop miniature “weather station” for space
Czech scientists have developed a small weather station for space. The gadget tracks streams of charged particles moving in space and the first is already in orbit.
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Czech ambassador to NATO: The alliance is undergoing a once-in-a-generation transformation
Jakub Landovský, Czechia’s ambassador to NATO, talks about the war in Ukraine, its impacts on global security and whether it can change the world order as we know it.
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Illegal billboard owners still playing cat-and-mouse game with the authorities
Czech highways and first-class roads are dotted with illegal billboards. A new amendment to the road law, due to come into force next year, should put an end to that.
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Musician Ondřej Glogar plays the carnyx at Crystal Valley Week glass festival
Visitors to the Crystal Valley Week glass festival, taking place in Liberec this week, were wowed by the sound of a Celtic carnyx.
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Czech government wants to regulate kratom and other psychoactive substances
The Czech government has decided in favour of regulating, rather than banning, the sale of kratom, CBD or HHC products.
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