Ian Willoughby

A meeting of the Visegrad Four leaders in Prague on Tuesday comes against a backdrop of calls to cancel it after Slovakia PM Fico made a speech widely seen as pro-Russian.

Russia's full invasion of Ukraine started two years ago. And to find out something about young Ukrainian refugees' lives in Czechia we invited two into our studios.

A Median poll published Tuesday suggests the Czech Pirate Party, one of the smaller parties in the coalition, are now ahead of government leaders the Civic Democrats. Why?

Czechia ended compulsory military service two decades ago. Now, however, the head of the country’s army, Karel Řehka, says it may be necessary to bring it back.

President Petr Pavel made headlinesat the Munich Security Conference by saying Czechia could secure 800,000 artillery shells for Ukraine, if partners provided the funding.

Academic Peter Zusi discusses teaching Czech literature, his new book on the Czech avant-garde and Karel Teige and his teenage rock band with a future movie star.

February 15 marks the centenary of the birth of the multi-talented Jiří Šlitr. With stage partner Jiri Suchý, Šlitr was a driving force in Prague’s Semafor theatre.

Prague 10 has just unveiled a new visual identity that works with various takes on the logo X, the Roman numeral for 10. But what is the value of such branding?

The “Czech hedgehog” is, as the name suggests, a Czech invention. The anti-tank obstacle dates back to the 1930s, when it was intended for border protection.

Peter Zusi, a London-based associate professor of Czech and Comparative Literature, discusses his book on Karel Teige, teaching Czech authors – and his teenage rock past.