Pavla Horáková

Last June the first "baby box" was opened in the Czech Republic - a place where mothers can give up their unwanted babies anonymously for adoption. Last Friday, the baby…

This week we introduce two new voices on Radio Prague and we return to St Valentine's Day celebrations. We quote from e-mails sent by: Thomas Kuca, Tom Hawman, USA; K…

Hello and welcome to Radio Prague's Czech-teaching programme, focusing on idioms featuring domestic plants and farm crops. Today we take a closer look at spices and herbs…

The majestic building of Prague's National Museum, standing on top of Wenceslas Square, opened in 1891 to provide a dignified home for the institution, founded in 1818…

Have you ever wondered where the ruby colour of red wine comes from? And did you know that some wine producers enhance the colour of wine even though they shouldn't? These…

The Czech Republic is stepping up measures against the spread of bird flu as cases of the potentially deadly H5N1 virus have been reported in wild swans in neighbouring…

This week in Mailbox we answer a question about Radio Prague's annual listener's competition and reply to a comment regarding Radio Prague's broadcasts on the topic of…

Welcome to Radio Prague's Czech-teaching programme discussing idioms about farm crops. Today we look at peas, nuts, seeds and the like.

Visitors to Prague will have noticed that unlike in many Western countries, pornographic magazines are freely available at Czech newsagents. So far Czech law has only…