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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Czechs, Germans and Austrians take part in reconciliation march commemorating violent post-war…
On May 31st 1945, in the aftermath of WW II, some twenty thousand German-speaking inhabitants of Brno were driven from their homes and forced to walk the 50 km distance to…
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Debate on Islam reveals strong emotions, less knowledge
A debate in the Czech Senate held under the title “Should we fear Islam” turned stormy on Wednesday after one of the speakers compared Islam to totalitarian regimes such…
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Czech government calls for better protection of Schengen border as alternate migrant routes revived
Czech Interior Minister Milan Chovanec is heading for Friday’s talks in Brussels with a clear-cut mandate: the Czech Republic will actively support measures to tighten…
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Daily news summary
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Czech culture minister at Sudeten-German Landsmannschaft: It is time for reconciliation
The annual meeting of the Sudeten-German Landsmannschaft in Nuremberg over the weekend is perceived as a turning point in the reconciliation between Czechs and Sudeten…
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Daily news summary
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Czech country music legend Mirek Hoffmann
In this Sunday Music Show we profile Czech country music legend Mirek Hoffmann. In a career spanning more than half a century the country singer recorded over 30 albums…
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Charles IV birthday celebrations to peak at the weekend
The Czech Republic is celebrating the 700th anniversary of the birth of Charles IV, King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor, whom Czechs perceive as the “father of the…
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Trabi Museum in Prague highlights the heyday of the communist-era plastic car
Last Saturday Trabant fans from around the country descended on Prague’s Motol district, in the western suburbs of the city, for the opening of the one-and-only Trabant…
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