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Chip Erwin - An American making planes in Moravia

Chip Erwin is an American man who runs a factory making light aircraft in Uherske Hradiste, south Moravia. He himself is a passionate pilot and not only does he take part…
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Ramiro Cibrian - EU ambassador to Prague

Rob Cameron's guest on this week's One on One is Ramiro Cibrian, head of the European Commission delegation in the Czech Republic and EU ambassador to Prague. Their…
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Mailbox

Today's Mailbox includes Topics: Text of Radio Prague competition winning entry. Cultural events in Prague during Summer. Is the Vltava River a part of Prague's transport…
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From South Africa to Zlín: Brian Jakubec on rediscovering the Bata legacy that shaped his life

Brian Jakubec was born in South Africa, but his life was shaped by events that took place in far-away Czechoslovakia when his father joined the Bata shoe empire.
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Andrea Vytlačilová: up-and-coming young fashion designer on dyeing with avocados

Andrea Vytlačilová is only 26 years old – but already has an extremely impressive CV. An up-and-coming designer, she was one of Forbes Czechia’s 30 under 30.
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UK comic artist Rachael Smith on her Prague residency and the benefits of keeping diary comics

Rachael Smith is a young, comic artist from the UK, who has just undertaken a three-week residency programme in Prague.
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Conference on Future of Europe aims to give citizens a stronger voice

European citizens will have the opportunity to bring in their own ideas on EU reform and policy as part of the Conference on the Future of Europe.
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Karolína Milerová – keeper of Krtek flame with big plans for future

Karolína Milerová, who is 23, found herself running an international business following the death in 2011 of her grandfather, Zdeněk Miler. He was the creator of the…
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New playground as a helping hand to students and teachers

Playgrounds and school yards are by nature a place for fun, games and laughter. But often they are not made with the needs of the children in mind. This year, a unique…
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News

Outgoing government meets for last time Members of the outgoing government of the Civic Democrats, TOP 09 and LIDEM met for the last time on Wednesday before a new…
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“Banksy of Brno” moves from streets to gallery

Perhaps Brno’s best known street artist, the man known as Timo has just moved indoors for the first time, with a new exhibition at the city’s Off/Format gallery. Timo’s…
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Jaroslav Pavlíček : a lifetime devoted to survival

Jaroslav Pavlíček is a survival expert, author and head of the Eco Nelson Antarctic research station located on Nelson Island in the South Shetlands, about one-hundred…
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The strange tale of the Czechs in Siberia, as told by a British novelist

The award-winning recent novel, "The People's Act of Love", by the British writer James Meek, has an amazing cast of characters. It is set in the vast isolation of Siberia…
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The 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia through the eyes of Soviet troops

August 21 marks the anniversary of the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union and other communist countries. The occupation crushed an attempt to reform the…
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A post-crisis interview with Prime Minister Petr Nečas

The Czech government has been through a great deal in the nine months since the three-party coalition was formed. While struggling with wide-ranging systemic reforms, the…
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Alchemy and wife swapping in Renaissance Bohemia

The philosopher, scientist and mystic, John Dee, was one of the great figures of Elizabethan England. He was a close confidante of the Queen and one of the founders of…
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Rudy Linka – a guitar virtuoso bringing world renowned musicians to Czech cities and towns with Bohemia Jazz Fest

The world-renowned jazz guitar player Rudy Linka was born in Prague but moved to Sweden at a young age. After half a decade there he left for the US, and has been living…
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Ewald Osers: “a certain talent for languages”

Last month we heard the sad news of the death of Ewald Osers at his home in England at the age of 94. Born in Prague at a time when it was still part of the Austro…
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Museum of Communism offers foreign visitors a glimpse of life behind the Iron Curtain

On Prague’s Na Prikope street, in the very heart of the city –right next to McDonalds – is a Museum of Communism. What comes as a surprise to many locals and foreign…
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Using classical music to help children out of poverty

In this special programme, David Vaughan looks at a unique project to encourage children with musical talent who come from some of the poorest families in the Czech…
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Havel was destined to lead but acted as one of team during revolution, recalls friend and cohort Žantovský

Among those closest to Václav Havel was Michael Žantovský. The two were among the founders of the opposition Civic Forum in the whirlwind period of the Velvet Revolution…
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Dickens and the Good Soldier Švejk

Here is a question for the Dickens bicentenary. What is the connection between the great 19th century English novelist and the best-loved Czech literary anti-hero? The…
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People will pay for quality online news, says iHNed boss Lucie Tvarůžková

How are Czech newspapers dealing with the shift to an online world? Is their present, mainly free model sustainable? And what will the media landscape look like in a…
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Politicians consider dual-language curriculum to help Romany children overcome language barrier

Overcoming the language barrier is one of the main hurdles Romany children face on starting school and is one of the oft-cited reasons for putting them in “special schools…
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My Prague – Martin Dušek

Among the small number of Czech directors in competition at the Karlovy Vary festival, which gets underway next weekend, will be documentarian Martin Dušek, with his…
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