History
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Brno archaeologists reveal early Slavs used Germanic runes prior to Glagolitic script
Brno archeologists have discovered a fragment of an inscribed bone which proves that the oldest writing system used by the ancient Slavs were Germanic runes.
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“His story is a how-to manual”: New Winton website launched
A freshly launched website celebrates the legacy of Sir Nicholas Winton, who in 1939 saved 669 mainly Jewish children by helping them get to his native UK.
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New book maps fascinating history of Namibian children raised in communist Czechoslovakia
A new book by Czech anthropologist Kateřina Mildnerová called ‘Namibian Czechs’ maps a fascinating and little known chapter in Czechoslovakia’s history.
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Czech Made: the Veverkas' revolutionary ‘Ruchadlo’ plough
The Veverkas invented a revolutionary plough in 1827 that cut, lifted and turned the soil in one go. Why aren’t they better known? Find out in this edition of Czech Made!
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Brundibár: children’s opera from Terezín ghetto
In today’s edition of Sunday Music Show we’ll be listening to the children’s opera Brundibár, performed by children at the wartime Jewish ghetto in Terezín.
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On Int’l Holocaust Memorial Day, Czech politicians condemn misuse of Yellow Star by anti-vaxxers
International Holocaust Remembrance Day marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau by Soviet forces in 1945.
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Anniversary of the Week
Ignaz Schustala, founder of a company that later became Tatra, born 130 years ago
This week marks 130 years since the death of Ignaz Schustala - the founder of the Nesselsdorfer Wagenbau-Fabriks-Gesellschaft, which later became Tatra.
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Czechoslovak WWII veteran of Tobruk, Dunkirk battles dies at age 101
Bernard Papánek, who immigrated to Israel from Brno in the 1960s but lived out his final days in Slovakia, died of Covid-19 days after his birthday.
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Czech Made:The Sugar Cube
In the first part of our Czech Made series we bring you the story of the sugar cube invented by Jakub Krystof Rad in 1843 on the territory of present day Czechia.
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“This is a story about any society”: New book details world of Terezín Ghetto
In her new book The Last Ghetto: The Everyday History of Theresienstadt Anna Hájková draws on extensive research to recreate the world of Terezín.
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Anniversary of the Week
Founder of Czech Olympic Committee Stanislav Guth-Jarkovský born 160 years ago
Pedagogoue, publicist, writer and the founder of the Czech Olympic Committee Stanislav Guth-Jarkovský was born 160 years ago on January 23, 1861 in Heřmanův Městec.
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Felix Maria Davídek - founder of the underground church in Czechoslovakia
January 12 marks the centenary of the birth of Felix Maria Davídek a secretly ordained bishop and founder of the underground church in Czechoslovakia.
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