David Vaughan

Marie Gailova has two degrees and speaks several languages. She also belongs to the Czech Republic's Romany minority. Her father came to Prague from a typical Romany…

The Canadian writer, journalist and translator Paul Wilson knows the Czech Republic inside out. He was in Prague in the 1970s, when he got to know many of Czechoslovakia's…

Matej Minac is a Slovak living in Prague. He is one of the most respected film makers currently working in the Czech Republic, well known above all for his documentaries…

Zdenek Macal is one of the most celebrated Czech conductors, and for the next three seasons he will be succeeding Vladimir Ashkenazy as chief conductor of the Czech…

This weekend marks the end of an era in modern Czech history. The presidential fanfare sounds this weekend for the last time for Vaclav Havel. President Havel's third term…

Last week one of the most prominent dissidents in Cuba, Oswaldo Paya, was in the Czech Republic. Because of their shared experiences of communism Cuban dissidents have…

Friday saw the international press premiere in Prague of an extraordinary film. "Somewhere Better", a co-production between Czech Television and the BBC, looks at one of…

Jaroslava Moserova is one of the most widely respected Senators in the Czech parliament, and has even been spoken of as a possible successor to President Havel. But her…

Last November the film director Matej Minac achieved something beyond his dreams. His film "Nicholas Winton - the Power of Good", won the greatest international honour…

For this week's Witness, the last before Christmas, we bring you the story of a dream come true. Professor Frantisek Janouch is one of Europe's foremost nuclear physicists…