Rosie Johnston

Today's Arts takes a look at the Czech literary phenomenon that is Michal Viewegh. Loved and hated in equal measure in the Czech Republic, he is yet to take the English…

All over the Czech Republic, expect to hear the pitter-patter of tiny Terezas; and the tantrums of boys called Jan. They were last year's most popular names for babies…

You might well remember the posters of an animated Mona Lisa all over Prague two years ago, advertising the city's first biennial. Two years on, and the sharpest among you…

After a bitter struggle for rights, lasting over a decade, one of Bohumil Hrabal's best loved novels 'I served the King of England' is to be turned into a film. The…

Thursday saw the launch of a new three way Czech dictionary; giving the English, German and French translations of thousand of Czech words. While the dictionary is far too…

A million Britons are set to visit the Czech Republic in the coming year, with well over half of them holidaying in Prague. The rise and rise of the 'budget airline' has…

The Czech version of the television game show 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' created its first millionaire last week. Ironically, this was not during the programme…

Snowboardaci' or 'Snowboarders' as it is known in English was the biggest-grossing Czech film of last year. It was an unexpected smash hit, making several of its young…

Ostrich meat is not a regular feature on Czech menus, and its distinctive dark red fillets are yet to reach the supermarket shelves. But ostrich farms are springing up all…

Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the period in which Christians prepare for Easter. Here in the Czech Republic many people are observing "masopust", which literally…