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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Prague’s link to global literature passes away: Poet Michael March dies at age 78
The Prague-based, American-born poet Michael March died on February 23rd. He had lived in Prague since 1996, and was the founder of the celebrated Prague Writers' Festival.
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Cars and candles to Ukraine: How Czechs are providing non-military supplies to Ukrainian troops
Three years on, many Czechs are still actively supporting Ukraine’s war efforts. Danny Bate spoke to Jiří Pospíšil from the organisation Pomáháme Ukrajině about their work.
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Alarming increase in violent attacks by minors in Czechia – what could be to blame?
Violent crimes committed by under 18s have increased by 25% in Czechia over the past two years, leaving the country worried about its children.
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Calling Zelensky a dictator requires "dose of cynicism”: President Pavel reacts to Trump statements
Czechia’s leaders have responded to statements by Donald Trump, in which the president called Ukrainian head of state Volodymyr Zelensky a “dictator without elections”.
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‘The Living Dream of Andy Warhol’: Works of iconic artist to go on display in Pardubice
From February 24th, an art exhibition entitled ‘The Living Dream of Andy Warhol’ will run for two months at the Gočár Gallery in Pardubice.
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Iconic Prager’s Cubes look set for renovation in 2025
The modernist buildings of the Association of Design Studios in Prague's New Town, known colloquially as ‘Prager’s Cubes’, should get a much-needed renovation in 2025.
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80 years ago: American bombs fell on Prague
On February 14th 1945, a deadly Allied bombing raid claimed hundreds of lives when the city of Prague became an unexpected target of the US Army Air Forces.
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Play Mozart! Innovative Mozart-themed museum opens in heart of Prague
Recently opened in Malá Strana, the Mozart Interactive Museum offers visitors a unique experience. Danny Bate took a tour with its director, Eva Velická.
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Professor Robert Langdon comes to Prague in Dan Brown’s new novel!
Dan Brown, author of international bestsellers like The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons, has set his next mystery-thriller in Prague, entitled The Secret of Secrets.
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Czech scientists in Albania discover world's largest underground thermal lake
Czech scientists have discovered in southern Albania the world's largest underground thermal lake, named Lake Neuron, after the foundation that funded the expedition.
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