Ian Willoughby

TV journalist Darja Stomatová has been reporting from Ukraine since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Last week she received one of Czech journalism's top honours.

Czech interest in this year’s Academy Awards will centre on Mr. Nobody Against Putin, a Danish-Czech production nominated in the Best Documentary Feature category. 

Bet Orten studied in the UK and was an assistant to a photographer in NYC. Her Instagram profile describes her as a “female photographer taking pictures of other females”.

Security expert Michal Smetana discusses what a US move on Greenland could mean for NATO and the future security of Czechia and other European states.

US historian of Czech heritage Cynthia Paces is the author of Prague: The Heart of Europe, which traces the city’s history from the 10th century to the modern era. 

Markéta Irglová has had a busy 2025, releasing a new album and touring with Glen Hansard as The Swell Season after a break of a decade and a half. 

Colin Stuart has been a firm fixture on the Prague music scene since the early 1990s. As well as producing Ecstasy of St. Theresa and other bands he helmed Colorfactory. 

Katherine Kastner co-owns Hunt Kastner, a Prague gallery that has helped develop the international careers of many Czech artists. "Kacha" herself has deep Czech roots.

A relatively little known but highly distinctive Brno district is the subject of Kamenka Republic, a new book edited by writer and (soon to be ex) publisher Martin Reiner. 

Max Diesing runs Maximum Underground, an alternative music shop located in Prague’s Old Town for many years.