David Vaughan

When Audrey Knoth was growing up, there seemed to be huge gaps in her family's past. She tells the story of a discovery that has changed her life.

Jaroslava Skleničková, the last surviving woman of Lidice massacre, has died at the age of 98, leaving behind a legacy of strength and courage.

In Their Own Words: Tagore, Janáček and yoga: Czech-Indian connections over two centuries

We draw from the archives to explore the long and rich tradition of Czech-Indian links – through music, literature, geopolitics and even yoga.

The sounds of 1968 and 1969: Jan Palach and the abnormality of normalization

Through the sound archives we tell the tragic story of Jan Palach, we look at his legacy, and trace the beginnings of the process that came to be known as “normalization”.

Through the alchemy of the radio sound archives we travel in time to 1968. We experience the great hopes and bitter disappointments of a dramatic year. 

The Ukrainian novelist Natalia Matolinets talks about her native city of Lviv and its similarities to Prague, and how both cities have inspired her writing.

Few people know that one of the most influential post-war Indian writers spent nearly ten years in Prague. The writer Ashutosh Bhardwaj talks about a fascinating link.

Helene Ritchie and her book telling the moving story of her search for her family’s past.