I may be completely English by origin, but I am also a committed Czechophile. After several years of occasional visits, I moved to the Czech Republic in 2019, initially to work as a language teacher. Certain global developments the following year made teaching difficult, so I was overjoyed to be given the chance in the summer of 2020 to undertake a PhD with the University of Edinburgh. For three and a half years, I carried out research in the academic field of linguistics, specifically on historical languages. During this time, Prague remained my home, but I had the good fortune to get to experience the delights of Scotland too.
I defended my thesis and completed the PhD in the spring of 2024. All throughout my studies, I developed my passion for public engagement and for sharing linguistics with a general audience. As well as through my writing, this personal mission involved audio adventures into podcasting. These in turn sparked a newfound passion for interviewing guests and creating interesting and entertaining content for listeners. When fate offered me this great opportunity to work for Radio Prague International, which perfectly combines my Czech interests and broadcasting aspirations, I jumped at the chance.
articles by the author
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Arnošt of Pardubice cruise ship is launched again!
The popular cruise ship Arnošt of Pardubice is once again taking passengers along the Elbe River after a three-year renovation. The overhaul cost eighteen million crowns.
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Team of Czech scientists win bronze at world autonomous drone race in Abu Dhabi
In Abu Dhabi, a team of Czech scientists came third at the world’s first racing competition for autonomous drones, which use on-board programming to fly.
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Hops and Holešovice: Prague Beer Fest returns to offer international selection of brews
Prague Beer Fest is taking place on 11th and 12th of April, and Danny Bate spoke to Miroslav Brada from the festival team to find out what brew is new this year.
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Prague primary school transforms teaching of Czech to foreigners with innovative textbooks
Teachers at a Prague primary school are changing how the Czech language is taught to foreign children, and have produced new textbooks that implement their method.
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Brno scientist discovers new bacterium in samples from Antarctica
Ten years ago, Kateřina Snopková from Masaryk University’s Faculty of Medicine brought back samples from Antarctica, since found to contained a new bacterial species.
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Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ is here: What do the USA’s new tariffs mean for Czechia?
To understand what President Donald Trump's new taxes on imports into the USA mean for Czechia, Danny Bate spoke to Lukáš Kovanda, chief economist at Trinity Bank.
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A need for speed: Racing driver Gabriela Jílková on women in motorsport and her love for driving
Gabriela Jílková, one of Czechia’s best racing drivers and a development driver for Porsche’s Formula E team, talks about her career and experiences as a woman in racing.
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Lover, libertine, Czech librarian? Exploring Giacomo Casanova’s final years in Bohemia
To mark 300 years since Casanova’s birth in 1725, Danny Bate spoke to Professor Leo Damrosch, to explore how the famous Venetian adventurer ended up a librarian in Bohemia.
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5 Czech castles to visit on a day trip from Prague!
Visiting a Czech castle is a good way to spend a day in Czechia – whether you’re here for the first time, or are a long-term resident in search of new weekend plans.
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New Czech report highlights impact of war in Ukraine on mental health
Journalist, photographer and researcher Jiří Pasz spoke to Danny Bate about a new in-depth report on the impacts of the war in Ukraine on mental health.
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