Pavla Horáková

Every Czech knows the tune. "Ta nase pisnicka ceska" or "That Czech Song of Ours" was voted one of the ten greatest hits of the 20th century in a poll conducted by Czech…

Prague's Svandovo Theatre aims to be a cultural centre for contemporary literature, music, theatre and visual arts. It is trying to keep the price of its tickets low to…

Are you a young Central European scientist who'd like to start a project but are clueless as to where to look for funding? Or maybe you are a woman scientist who's looking…

On Sunday Pope John Paul II declared five Roman Catholics blessed, adding them to a list of some 1,340 people he has so far put on the road to sainthood. Pope John Paul II…

In this week's Mailbox: the Czechs' achievements in the football World Cup, Radio Prague's production of Vaclav Havel's play, winner of September competition. Listeners…

September 28th is St Wenceslas Day, commemorating the Czech nation's patron saint, Prince Wenceslas, or Vaclav. He was slain by his own brother in the year 935 near Prague…

Topics discussed in this week's Mailbox: speed limits in the Czech Republic and Czech charitable organisations active abroad. We quote from letters from Ashik Eqbal Tokon…

Two research centres in the Czech Republic are taking part in a pioneering international project - putting together a digital archive of the testimonies of Holocaust…