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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Igor Pomerantsev: The BBC, and Daniel Defoe, helped me understand democracy
Prague-based Russian poet and broadcaster Igor Pomerantsev discusses his close ties to Ukraine, where he still runs a poetry festival, Russian expanionism and far more.
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Adam Stewart: Many Czechs don’t believe Cimrman plays could possibly work in English
Adam Stewart is the founder of the thriving Prague Youth Theatre. He is also a leading member of the Cimrman English Theatre, which performs much-loved Czech comic plays.
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Success, home, friendship focus of Marie Dvořáková’s new Marie Tomanová documentary
Marie Dvořáková's documentary World Between Us follows photographer Marie Tomanová as her career skyrockets in NYC. It also focuses on the concepts of home and friendship.
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Anne Marie Kenny: From singing at Havel’s invitation to business in ‘90s Prague
Singer Anne Marie Kenny first came to Prague in 1990 at the invitation of Václav Havel, who facilitated a concert for her, before later having business success in the city.
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Jan P. Muchow: During EOST hiatus I’d always meet bandmate Winterová on school run
Jan P. Muchow discusses this year's return of Ecstasy of St. Theresa after a long hiatus, plans for new music, his film composing and producing at a famous Berlin studio.
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Petr Sís: My Amadeus poster was incredible calling card in US
Czech-born, US-based illustrator and writer Petr Sís, who has a brand new book collaboration, discusses it, his poster for Amadeus and his planned "road movie" memoir.
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“No other spirit has so much mystery”: Evan Rail on absinthe’s Czech links and more
Evan Rail’s The Absinthe Forger is a true crime story that also explores the fascinating history of the spirit itself. But did you know about its many Czech connections?
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Moving forward, step by step: Marek Hovorka on 28 years of Ji.hlava
As founder and director of the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, Marek Hovorka is one of the most important people in the area of documentaries in Czechia.
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Writer Jana Prikryl on how her parents’ escape from Czechoslovakia shaped her life – and language
Jana Prikryl was five when her parents fled communist Czechoslovakia and the poet and literary editor says it was "incredible luck" that she became an English speaker.
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Euan Edworthy: My RAF father said, Don’t forget those brave Czech airmen who fought in WWII
UK public relations man Euan Edworthy has been involved in a number of initiatives in Prague, perhaps most notably building a monument to Czechoslovak WWII RAF aviators.
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