I may be completely English by origin, but I am also a committed Czechophile. After several years of occasional visits, I moved to the Czech Republic in 2019, initially to work as a language teacher. Certain global developments the following year made teaching difficult, so I was overjoyed to be given the chance in the summer of 2020 to undertake a PhD with the University of Edinburgh. For three and a half years, I carried out research in the academic field of linguistics, specifically on historical languages. During this time, Prague remained my home, but I had the good fortune to get to experience the delights of Scotland too.
I defended my thesis and completed the PhD in the spring of 2024. All throughout my studies, I developed my passion for public engagement and for sharing linguistics with a general audience. As well as through my writing, this personal mission involved audio adventures into podcasting. These in turn sparked a newfound passion for interviewing guests and creating interesting and entertaining content for listeners. When fate offered me this great opportunity to work for Radio Prague International, which perfectly combines my Czech interests and broadcasting aspirations, I jumped at the chance.
articles by the author
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5 Czech castles to visit on a day trip from Prague!
Visiting a Czech castle is a good way to spend a day in Czechia – whether you’re here for the first time, or are a long-term resident in search of new weekend plans.
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New Czech report highlights impact of war in Ukraine on mental health
Journalist, photographer and researcher Jiří Pasz spoke to Danny Bate about a new in-depth report on the impacts of the war in Ukraine on mental health.
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Invisibility cloaks for Ukraine: Czech experts produce anti-drone camouflage for Ukrainian soldiers
Invented and manufactured in Czechia, a special cloak that can make soldiers invisible to enemy drones is being used and requested by special units of the Ukrainian army.
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The Czech Yugo fan: Daniel Sywala on Czech-Serbian relations and promoting ex-Yugoslavia
Journalist, broadcaster and tutor Daniel Sywala discusses his work promoting former Yugoslavia, as well as Czech-Serbian relations and the historic protests in Belgrade.
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Third of people, mostly women, have experience of drink spiking, new Czech survey shows
There were previously no statistics for drink spiking in Czechia, but now Beat Sexism has published an initial study that reports hundreds of cases in the country.
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“It seems like the last chance”: Czechia’s Serbian community takes part in historic protests
We spoke to Daniel Sywala, a broadcaster, journalist and teacher, about the current protests in Serbia, and how Czechia’s Serbian community has been getting involved.
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“I had to leave with honour”: Top speed skater Sáblíková finishes fifth in final World Championships
Martina Sáblíková came fifth in the Women’s 5000m at this year's World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships, the first time she did not win a medal in the event.
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80 years ago: The Moravia–Ostrava offensive, the bloodiest battles on Czech soil
As part of our WWII anniversary series, we look at the events and significance of the brutal Moravia–Ostrava offensive, with comments from expert historian Jiří Neminář.
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Meet the flint stones: Olomouc scientists track prehistoric hunters through flint samples
Prehistoric mammoth hunters who moved across the Czech lands roughly 30,000 years ago are being tracked today by Olomouc scientists through the stones they left behind.
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Social scholarships for university studies look set to expand and support more students
Only five hundred students currently receive social scholarships in Czechia, but this now looks set to change.
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