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.
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Press Review
A variety of faces appear on the front pages of Wednesday's newspapers. Ice hockey player Dominik Hasek "dominates" the dailies; the 38-year-old has just announced he is…
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"Comrades, it's not a fact, it really happened!" - a new project maps the absurdities of Communist…
"Comrades, it's not a fact, it really happened!" - that is just one of many absurd phrases recalled from the days of Czechoslovakia's Communist regime: nonsensical decrees…
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Czechs debate liberalisation of the drug laws
The International Day against Drug Addiction was observed this week and in Central Europe there was concern expressed that "recreational drug use and experimentation are…
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Sports News
The Wimbledon tennis tournament in London has not been going at all well for the Czech Republic's tennis players: of the ten who entered, only two - Novak and Stepanek …
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Deputy PM Mares seeks to make drug law clearer and more liberal
Under the current law on drugs, people can possess "not more than a small amount" of marijuana, though what constitutes a "small amount" is not specified. Recently, Deputy…
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Vladimir Bejval - from Czechoslovak child actor to Calfiornia cowboy
Vladimir Bejval is a man with an amazing CV. Child actor in Czechoslovakia, cowboy in the United States, tool maker, bodyguard and bounty hunter - Mr Bejval has been all…
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Sports News
The Czech Republic have taken their best ever tally - three medals - at the European Triathlon Championships in Karlovy Vary. Leading Czech athlete Roman Sebrle has taken…
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News of Radio Prague
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Sports News
The top Czech women's tennis player, Denisa Chladkova, will be seeded for the first time in her career when she takes part in the Wimbledon tournament next week. She says…
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Havel to represent the Czech Republic as goodwill ambassador
Judging by the responses to our competition, in which we asked who you considered the most interesting Czech of all time, the former president, Vaclav Havel, remains for…
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