Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:14:04 +0200https://english.radio.cz/guests-castle-frank-zappa-and-pope-8581251© 2026 Radio Prague International During Václav Havel’s first year as Czechoslovak president, Prague Castle saw a string of visitors from around the world. And they did not just include heads of state and other political dignitaries. On January 21 1990, one of the first foreign guests to be received by the new president was none other than the legendary American rock musician, Frank Zappa, who had been one of the inspirations for the Czech underground movement in the ‘70s and ‘80s, including Havel himself. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/havel_papez_1.jpg?timestamp=1591322459 https://english.radio.cz/guests-castle-frank-zappa-and-pope-8581251 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9