Jan Velinger

Every family has its own series of legends constantly retold. In my own, one of the enduring legends that fascinated me since youth was the story of my parents' marriage…

Today we look at the roles of some of those who believed in the Czech branch of socialism, announcers at Radio Prague during the 50s and 60s. We'll find out what inspired…

It's an idea that the city hall considered for a number of years before deciding on a final proposal in a public tender: the dream of building a world-class aquarium right…

The weekly The Economist has called it one of the funniest European films of the year and the most successful spoof in Czech history: we are of course talking about Vit…

Covering an event as extensive as the summer Olympic Games can only be described a dream come true for a young sports journalist - though certainly no walk in the park…

Czechs can take pride in the fact that they were among the pioneers of the modern Olympic movement. Although they missed the first games in 1896, they did take part in…

Southeast Bohemia's Landstejn Castle found south-east of Jindrichuv Hradec, close to the Czech - Moravian - Austrian border, remains one of the Czech Republic's most…

Over the last couple of days we've seen one of the first signs of autumn here in Prague, as swifts have started gathering for their annual migration to the south. But for…

The Czech edition of The Life of Jesus, a satirical comic book created by Austrian humorist Gerhard Haderer, is continuing to draw controversy in the Czech Republic, at…