Rosie Johnston

Church bells tolled across the Czech Republic on Sunday to commemorate the passing of the first Slav in history to lead the Roman Catholic Church. Thousands of worshippers…

Today's Czech books looks at the poet, surrealist, and one-time minister Vitezslav Nezval, charting his progress from 'enfant terrible' to 'homme d'etat'. The story all…

For today's spotlight, and with the coming of spring firmly in mind, I hopped onto the 112 bus and headed for Prague's Botanical Gardens. Prague has the unusual accolade…

In the light of two recent court rulings, deemed as victories for freedom of speech, the Czech Ministry of Culture has just hosted a discussion, on where freedom of speech…

"Giving children bread and butter, fruit and other treats between meals is ill advised. Firstly, their stomachs are not always strong enough to eat and digest everything…

In a whirl of smoke and mirrors, the Czech Republic acquired its most valuable manuscript for generations on Thursday. A mystery bidder, who turned out to be working for…

Czech farmers brought their complaints to the capital on Tuesday, protesting outside a shopping mall in Prague's Smichov district. They were campaigning for the protection…

Talk is afoot of the Prague Metro system expanding. Siemens is currently supplying Prague metro with its latest installment of trains. With Skoda Holdings also interested…

If you look up the term 'sidliste' in any dictionary, it will be translated as 'housing estate', which is not exactly accurate. While images of urban decay are attached to…

American General George Smith Patton was a key figure in the Second World War. His name is bound up especially with the liberation of Western Czechoslovakia. Between the…