Pavla Horáková

The BBC Symphony Orchestra, one of the world's great orchestras, has announced the name of its new Chief Conductor. It is Jiri Belohlavek, one of the most acclaimed Czech…

Dear listeners, or shall I say karaj auskultantoj... In case you haven't recognised the language - it was Esperanto - the most widely spoken artificial language in the…

This Monday marks the 220th anniversary of the birth of one of the great daughters of the Czech nation. Magdalena Dobromila Rettigova was a woman of many talents and…

In this week's edition: the quality of Czech beer, "commercialisation" of Prague, bounced e-mail messages sent to Radio Prague. Listeners quoted: Lindley Becker, USA…

Iraqis living abroad have begun casting their votes in the country's landmark general election, two days before polling stations open in Iraq. Members of the Iraqi…

What do Ireland, Italy, Cuba, and the Czech town of Bystrice nad Pernstejnem have in common? Well, they've all decided to crack down on smoking in public places. Bystrice…

One of the many things that took the Czech Republic after the fall of communism was the arrival of plastic bottles. Although there had already been a very efficient system…

A diplomatic row has broken out between the Czech Republic and Belarus. On Wednesday, the Belarusian authorities expelled a Czech diplomat after arresting and detaining…