Danny Bate

Actor Jiří Bartoška passed away on May 8th aged 78. Among his achievements, he will be fondly remembered for revitalising the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

The Regional Court in Brno has blocked the signing of the final contract for the new nuclear units in Dukovany, in response to a lawsuit by the French energy company EDF.

141% more new electric cars were registered in Czechia in the first quarter of 2025, the highest in the EU. To understand the uptake, we spoke to demographer Tomáš Sobotka.

May 5th marks 80 years since the Prague Uprising, the daring efforts of the Czech Resistance to throw off Nazi rule. Czech Radio is holding annual acts of commemoration.

A UNESCO and ICOMOS mission has recommended repairing the railway bridge over the Vltava at Vyšehrad. To understand why, we spoke to British structural engineer Ian Firth.

Rohan City, a planned neighbourhood east of Prague city centre, is set to include a series of streets that honour both nationally and internationally famous thinkers.

In memory of victims of excessive speed on Czechia’s roads, the iconic astronomical clock on Prague’s Old Town Square stopped for thirteen minutes on April 23rd.

On April 21st, Pope Francis passed away the age of 88. Political and religious leaders in Czechia have expressed condolences and shared memories of the late pontiff.

To understand the origins, need and current status of the Prague Metro's D line, Danny Bate spoke to Adam Scheinherr, councillor and chairman of the local party Praha sobě.

Here's a special Easter edition of our Czech Word of the Week series, featuring a list of essential vocabulary for Easter in Czechia, with a bit of word history too.