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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Magazine
The latest fad in the Czech Republic: seven mile boots. Tomato battles in the town of Radvanice and the summer exhibition Sculpture Grande has one exhibit less - a six…
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New plans for Terezin highlight the history of the former World War II ghetto
A plan to turn the former World War II ghetto of Terezin into a university town along the lines of Oxford or Cambridge has been abandoned. Six years after the idea was…
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Government's fiscal reform package wins approval
The lower house of Parliament on Tuesday passed a package of fiscal, welfare and healthcare reforms aimed at cutting the country's steep budget deficit and preparing it…
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Charles Bridge gets a facelift
Repair work has started on Prague's most famous landmark Charles Bridge - which recently celebrated its 650th anniversary. The bridge was last repaired in the second half…
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Fate of reforms uncertain ahead of crucial vote in Parliament
The centre-right Czech government is holding intensive last-minute negotiations to secure support for a fiscal reform package that the prime minister has staked his…
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Letter from Prague
Journalism has plenty of perks- free meals, free rides, meeting interesting people and "being where the action is" as they say. Some time ago I went to interview an elite…
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Magazine
Hitting your mayor over the head with a microphone is not a good idea - but a Czech woman has just got away with it. What are vultures doing in the Czech Republic? And, it…
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New verdict on police brutality case
On Thursday a regional court sentenced a former police officer to three years in prison for having beaten to death an aggressive drunk driver. The highly publicized case…
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Government's reform package hangs in the balance
The fate of the government's fiscal reform package hangs in the balance after a second coalition deputy said he might not support it. Civic Democratic Party deputy…
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