Surveillance, poetry and the coming of freedom: British writer Jim Potts recalls his years in Prague
14.11.2025 - 11:00
Jim Potts is a poet, writer and filmmaker who worked for the British Council for 35 years, serving in many different countries the world over. In the years between 1986 and 1989, he was head of the British Council in Prague, in what was a groundbreaking period for Czechoslovakia leading up to the Velvet Revolution and the fall the fall of communism after four decades of totalitarian rule. On a recent visit to Prague Jim Potts visited Radio Prague and shared some of his memories of the time.
