David Vaughan

Sparta Prague managed to hold footballing giants Manchester United to a goalless draw in Prague on Tuesday night in their Champions League Group D match. In a tough game…

This week we visit Martin Machovec in his book-filled flat. Martin Machovec is a well-known literary critic, translator, editor and expert on the Czech underground scene…

If you go to Massachusetts Avenue in Washington DC - to the point where Embassy Row begins - just round the corner from the World Bank - you'll find a statue of…

Thursday saw the Prague premiere of a fascinating documentary film, made by the Austrian director Stephan Settele. The film, called "Gilaven! Sing!" looks at the life and…

It may seem hard to believe but it is fifteen years since the world witnessed the dramatic days of social upheaval and protest that eventually led to the fall of Communism…

"I am convinced that if we want to save this aspect of European culture, we must change it. If we want to preserve our social security systems, which we have built up over…

Today we look at one of the legendary figures in Czech history - sometimes described as the Mother of the Czech Nation - the medieval princess Libuse or Libussa, who has…