Having moved from my native Ireland to the then newly established Czech Republic in 1993, I was hired at Radio Prague in late 2001. Within a few weeks of joining the station I had got to interview two members of Monty Python (Jones and Gilliam) and thought, This is the job for me. Since then I have reported on all manner of subjects, ranging from Czech accession to the European Union to an oyster eating contest on Old Town Square. My steady feature in recent years has been the interview slot One on One and though it is challenging constantly finding guests it has been a fantastic experience. Recording the monthly My Prague has also been a treat, with subjects almost invariably taking me to at least one spot with which I had previously been unfamiliar.
articles by the author
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Biochemist Jan Konvalinka: I hate us being called a “very good East European institute”
Well-known scientist Jan Konvalinka heads Prague's Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, which this year opened a lab in Boston.
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Watching the Jackals: Daniela Richterová on revolutionaries and terrorists in pre-‘89 Prague
Watching the Jackals by historian Daniela Richterová draws on intelligence files to reveal how revolutionaries and terrorists spent time in Prague during the communist era.
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Jitka Pánek Jurková: Czechia’s cultural credit is really strong – we just need to be smart about it
We talk to the head of the Czech Centres, Jitka Pánek Jurková, about what more the network can do to boost Czechia's image, how decisions are made on new branches and more.
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Pavel Klusák on Suchý, Šlitr and the explosion that was Semafor
The Semafor theatre was the most significant arts institution in 1960s Czechoslovakia. Its principals Jiří Suchý and Jiří Šlitr are the focus of an illuminating new book.
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Tom Gross: I delivered Western jeans to Václav Havel pre-1989
Tom Gross campaigned for Roma rights and was active in the media in early 1990s Prague. However, the Briton had had some remarkable experiences in the city years earlierl.
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Czechia in 30 minutes (November 23, 2024)
In-depth interview with Osamu Okamura, Czech-Japanese architect, populariser of architecture and brother of politicians Tomio and Hayato Okamura.
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Osamu Okamura: Most quality architecture is now happening outside Prague
Osamu Okamura was born in Tokyo to Japanese-Czech parents but moved to Prague at the age of three. An architect by profession, he is involved in a wide slew of activities.
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Igor Pomerantsev: The BBC, and Daniel Defoe, helped me understand democracy
Prague-based Russian poet and broadcaster Igor Pomerantsev discusses his close ties to Ukraine, where he still runs a poetry festival, Russian expanionism and far more.
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Adam Stewart: Many Czechs don’t believe Cimrman plays could possibly work in English
Adam Stewart is the founder of the thriving Prague Youth Theatre. He is also a leading member of the Cimrman English Theatre, which performs much-loved Czech comic plays.
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Success, home, friendship focus of Marie Dvořáková’s new Marie Tomanová documentary
Marie Dvořáková's documentary World Between Us follows photographer Marie Tomanová as her career skyrockets in NYC. It also focuses on the concepts of home and friendship.
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