Ian Willoughby
Having moved from my native Ireland to the then newly established Czech Republic in 1993, I was hired at Radio Prague in late 2001. Within a few weeks of joining the station I had got to interview two members of Monty Python (Jones and Gilliam) and thought, This is the job for me. Since then I have reported on all manner of subjects, ranging from Czech accession to the European Union to an oyster eating contest on Old Town Square. My steady feature in recent years has been the interview slot One on One and though it is challenging constantly finding guests it has been a fantastic experience. Recording the monthly My Prague has also been a treat, with subjects almost invariably taking me to at least one spot with which I had previously been unfamiliar.
articles by the author
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Ministry foresees 3.1 percent growth this year, more in 2022
In a new prognosis the Czech Ministry of Finance says it expects growth of 3.1 percent this year and that the budget deficit will reach 8.8 percent of GDP.
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Little-known 37-year-old in frame to be Czech foreign minister
The Social Democrats have announced a new nominee to take over the post of Czech foreign minister: hitherto deputy interior minister Jakub Kulhánek, who is 37.
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Czech state of emergency finally ends – so what now?
A state of emergency imposed to combat alarming Covid numbers in the Czech Republic has ended after more than six months. So what happens now?
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“He wanted to start a new religion”: Masaryk’s ambitious plan for the new Czechoslovakia
President Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk had a very ambitious plan when he founded Czechoslovakia: to create a new, civil religion.
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Czechs abroad “running” campaign for postal voting rights
Czechs abroad calling for the introduction of postal voting in their native country have launched a novel campaign.
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Czech Next Wave - EP10: Illustrator Lenka Šimečková
Illustrator and comics artist Lenka Šimečková has established herself as one of the most exciting names in her field, with work that appears in comics, books and games.
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New project delivers virtually reality theatre to Praguers’ homes
A new project is helping Prague theatres hit by the Covid situation, bringing productions by top companies via "take-away" virtual reality headsets delivered courier.
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Czech New York pt. 2: “Many émigrés were accused of being Communist spies”
In Czech New York, Martin Nekola documents the fresh influx of notable post-war émigrés to the Big Apple, including some of the leading names in Czechoslovak culture.
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Petr Kellner, huge figure in post-1989 Czech business, dies in helicopter accident
Petr Kellner, a dominant figure in Czech business in the country’s post-1989 period who also enjoyed global success, died in a helicopter crash in Alaska at the weekend.
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More Czechs consume wine than beer, survey finds
The alcoholic drink that is consumed by the most people in the Czech Republic is not beer but wine, according to a new survey.
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