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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“Karel Kryl was scary”: Hynek Pallas on growing up in a Czech cultural hub in Sweden
Journalist and film critic Hynek Pallas grew up in a notable Czech household in Sweden, where his dissident family settled after being forced out of Czechoslovakia.
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Prague concert and requiem planned for late musician Ivan Král
Next week a concert and requiem mass are being held in Prague for Ivan Král, who performed and wrote with such rock greats as Patti Smith Group and Iggy Pop.
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Schools reopen under shadow of Covid but more closures ruled out
Czech children returned to schools on Wednesday for the start of an academic year that will be marked by Covid-19. But the government doesn't envisage more school closures.
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Economists expect sharp second quarter rise in Czech salaries
Salaries in the Czech Republic probably increased by between 7.5 percent and 13 percent in the second quarter of this year, according to economists.
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Ethan Hawke gets award while film on migrants wins top prize at KVIFF
Johnny Depp and Ethan Hawke were among the special guests at Karlovy Vary's closing, while a film exploring the situation of African migrants in Europe was named Best Film.
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EP15: Štěpán Hulík
Štěpán Hulík shot to attention almost a decade ago when, still in his 20s, he wrote Burning Bush, a big-budget mini-series helmed by the great director Agnieszka Holland.
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“We hope it will be a warm celebration of cinema”: East of West head on first KVIFF in two years
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which begins Friday, prides itself on bringing titles from the ex-Eastern bloc to audiences via its East of the West competition.
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Shortage of chips also hitting Czech secondhand car sales
The number of secondhand cars available on the Czech market has fallen considerably as a shortage of computer chips means fewer new automobiles are now being produced.
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Czech IT firms look East over shortage of local specialists
Czech companies in need of IT specialists are increasingly seeking to recruit from states in the former Eastern Bloc, the news website iDnes.cz reported.
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What does poor week for Czech clubs in Europe say about domestic football league?
It has been a week to forget for Czech football clubs in qualifiers for Europe's international competitions. But what do these results say about the domestic game?
