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.
articles by the author
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Parents of baby girls prepare to swap their children
The parents of the two baby girls who were accidentally swapped at birth ten months ago are slowly coming to terms with the situation. Following the shock of the…
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News
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Kupka painting sets new auction record
In May of this year "Abstract composition" - an oil on canvas by the Czech-born abstract artist Frantisek Kupka - fetched a record price at auction 13.4 million crowns …
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Magazine
If a Czech were to create a robot what would it do? Tap beer of course! Visitors to the Olomouc town library can now admire the smallest cookbook ever shown in the Czech…
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Baby swap at hospital uncovered nine months later
The story of two little girls who were exchanged at birth in a hospital mix-up and ended-up living with strangers has shocked the nation and evoked a wave of public…
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Czech Republic may lose millions of euros from EU structural funds
The European Commission has warned EU members who joined the alliance in 2004 that they stand to lose the funds reserved for them in the block's joint budget because they…
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Green Party divided over minister's forced resignation
The forced resignation of Education Minister Dana Kuchtova - over a botched application for EU funds - has caused a storm of controversy inside the Green Party. Five…
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News
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Many Czech servicemen suffering from "war syndrome"
Since the Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999 seven thousand of its elite troops have served in international missions in the Persian Gulf, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq…
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The verdict on Czech civil servants: good work, poor attitude
Excessive red-tape and arrogant civil servants have long been a problem in the Czech Republic. A recent study conducted by the Prague-based Westminster Agency indicated…
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