Jan Velinger

All of today's dailies follow the continuing drama surrounding the arrest of Saddam Hussein - with every paper from MLADA FRONTA DNES to PRAVO speculating on the former…

Yes, the holiday season is upon us! My guest in this edition of One on One is Katharine Butler, the charming founder of Sparkys toy emporium here in Prague. In the…

In the end it could only be qualified as a serious set-back, not altogether unforeseen: failure at the EU Summit in Brussels for representatives from 15 member states and…

The beginning of December saw the formal launching of NATO's new multi-national Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear Defence Battalion in the town of Liberec. It…

There are many interesting stories in today's dailies, not least the opening of Yoko Ono's new exhibition in Prague, a decision by the Christian Democrats to support a…

Welcome to Czechs in History. In today's edition we look at the work of Bohumil Hrabal, the great Czech novelist whose contribution to modern European literature ranks…

It should have been a relaxing pre-Christmas Saturday spent seeing the sights and sounds of Prague's Old Town Square, hosting its traditional Christmas market. But for…

In recent years the Czech media has grown increasingly obsessed with one issue this time of year, which is whether traditional Czech Christmas figures - like Mikulas, the…

This is the 10th edition of Stepping Out. This evening we're coming to you from what is actually a tram depot (and cultural centre) in Prague 8 - Kobilysy. And here, once…