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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“It’s actually very simple”: How EU citizens can vote in Czechia’s local elections
In a fortnight’s time, voters will be going to the polls in Czechia in local and Senate elections. EU citizens may be unaware they can also take part in the former.
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Czech indie band Ida the Young heads to UK for eight-date tour
Unusually for a Czech band, Ida the Young are just about to begin an eight-date tour of England. We caught up members Iris Hobson-Mazur, Marek Koliha and Pavel Kielberger.
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“He’s in the right hands”: Havel’s widow entrusts legacy to Municipal Library
Václav Havel's widow this week entrusted Prague’s Municipal Library with preserving the legacy of the dissident dramatist-turned-president.
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Designer on Petřín’s new cable cars: “I was like, Oh my God, it’s working!”
New cable cars have just entered operation on Prague’s Petřín Hill. I discussed the system with its designer Anna Marešová, shortly after its maiden run on Monday evening.
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Letters to Olga: Exhibition showcases Havel’s prison correspondence
Among events in Prague marking the imminent 90th anniversary of Václav Havel’s birth is an exhibition of letters the then dissident sent his wife from a communist jail.
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Czech Pavel Hlava on capturing unique images of 9/11
Czech man Pavel Hlava captured on video both the first and second planes hitting the World Trade Centre in New York on September 11, 2001. It was a unique recording.
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In Memoriam: Otto Jelinek, Prague-born Canadian politician and skating world champion
Otto Jelinek, who was born in Prague but spent almost all of a remarkable life in Canada, has died at the age of 86.
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Wimbledon champion Nosková reaches last eight at US Open
Wimbledon winner Linda Nosková beat Marta Kostyuk in dramatic style to reach the quarter-finals of another Grand Slam, the US Open, for the first time.
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Security incidents in Germany reverberate in Czechia
Recent security incidents in Germany are prompting a response in Czechia, with the foreign minister rejecteing Russia's characterisation of a drone attack in Leipzig.
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Lost Václav Havel play Warning set for Prague premiere
A previously lost play by Václav Havel, Warning, will soon get its first performance, after being completed by director and actor Jiří Havelka.
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