After finishing my studies here in Prague, I found myself wondering what my specialization in Anglo-America literature might be useful for; I tried two jobs but never stayed for more than six months and in the end I spent most of the time doing translations from home, missing the company of other people.
In 2008 I grabbed the opportunity to work at Radio Prague, where meeting people and talking to them is the essence of the job. My regular features include Czech Life and In Focus. I mostly enjoy slightly quirky stories, such as those about communist-era design or mushroom picking, but I also like to cover cultural issues. And I do hope there are still plenty of them in store, waiting to be explored.
articles by the author
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New game aims to make Kafka’s work more accessible to young people
To mark the centenary of Franza Kafka's death, Charles Games studio along with Prague’s Goethe Institute developed a 3D game set in the world of Kafka’s novels.
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Study involving Czech scientists confirms first human presence in Europe 1.4 million years ago
The oldest known human settlement in Europe lies in western Ukraine. New findings have confirmed the oldest stone tools on the site date roughly 1.4 million years ago.
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Thousand-year-old bone skate discovered in Moravian city of Přerov
Archaeologists from the central Moravian city of Přerov have discovered an ice skate made of animal bone dating back some 1,000 years.
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Prague to become city of refuge for persecuted artists and writers
Prague has signed a contract with the Norwegian non-profit organisation ICORN, joining a network of cities prvising refuge to persecuted writers or artists.
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Heartcore: award-winning graphic novel examines modern-day relationships
We speak to Štěpánka Jislová about her latest book called Srdcovka (Heartcore), hailed by critics as one of the best Czech graphic novels in years.
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TV mini-series Volga dominates annual Czech film awards
Czech TV's series Volga swept this year’s Czech Lion national film awards at the weekend, picking up five prizes, including the Best Actor and best Supporting Actor.
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“Active in foreign policy and clearly pro-Western”, pundit on President Pavel’s first year in office
Friday marks Petr Pavel’s first year as president of Czechia. What have been his biggest successes so far? And did he succeed in uniting the divided Czech society?
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Forgotten sculpture designed by Jan Kaplický to go on display in Prague
A forgotten sculpture by architect Jan Kaplický was recently discovered in a factory in Italy. The giant stainless steel water drop will go on display in Prague.
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Project to revive abandoned WWII bunkers
Czech architect Juraj Lasovský has come up with a unique project reviving old military bunkers built in Czechoslovakia before the Second World War.
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Josef Škvorecký’s library to open in his home-town of Náchod
The private library of the late Czech writer, translator and publisher Josef Škvorecký will soon open to the public in his home town of Náchod in north Bohemia.
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