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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Emil Viklický on finding freedom in jazz, Havel, Murakami and more
Jazz pianist Emil Viklický, who has just turned 75, discusses his life and career, including studying in the US, his love of Moravian folk, collaborations and more.
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Czechia halts sales of painfully hot crisps making headlines in Europe
Czech-produced Hot Chip Challenge crisps are marketed as extremely hard to consume. Now domestic authorities have halted their sale following alarm in other EU states.
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“He realised the best thing was to go”: Coach quits moments after Czechs reach Euros
The Czech soccer squad qualified for Euro 2024 on Monday, but the celebrations were dampened when coach Jaroslav Šilhavý announced live on TV that he was stepping down.
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Timothy Garton Ash: 34 years on, Eastern Europe does not exist
Timothy Garton Ash, who spent time in this region when communism was collapsing, spoke last week to Czech Radio about those dramatic times and where Europe is going today.
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EP89: Roman David
Academic Roman David has fascinating insights into how the Czech justice system, and society, dealt with the transition to democracy after the 1989 fall of communism.
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Books inspiration for major new exhibition at Prague’s Kunsthalle
Books and libraries are the inspiration for READ, a major new exhibition at the Kunsthalle Praha gallery curated by Scandinavian art duo Elmgreen & Dragset.
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New Czech Radio podcast traces aftermath of Norway attacks
Surviving Utoya and Oslo is the title of a new podcast produced by the Czech Radio station Radio Wave. We speak to its creator Lukáš Houdek.
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“He was a rare person”: Karel Schwarzenberg recalled
Tributes have been paid to Karel Schwarzenberg, who died at the weekend at the age of 85. We discuss the late politician and aristocrat with his friend Michael Žantovský.
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The aftermath of the Velvet Revolution – was justice delivered?
How effectively was justice served after the fall of communism? What moves proved effective and what mistakes were made? Academic Roman David has studied the matter deeply.
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“I think they did the right thing,” says maker of new Mašín brothers doc
A new documentary explores the story of the Mašín brothers group, three of whom shot their way from Communist Czechoslovakia to the West in 1953. Jan Novák is its creator.
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