The 2024 Prague Sounds music festival will feature jazzer Branford Marsalis alongside lesser known names in the fields of hip-hop, modern classical and electronic music.
Hidden in plain sight in Prague’s Dejvice district, the Grand Hotel International blends Soviet-style grandeur with Cold War secrets and modern-day charm.
Jim Potts is a poet, writer and filmmaker who was head of the British Council in Prague from 1986 to 1989. On a recent visit to Prague he shared his memories of the time.
As EXPO 2025 in Osaka opens this coming Sunday, the acclaimed Czech circus company La Putyka is putting the final touches on a unique production for the Czech National Day.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day offers Czechia a chance to reflect on the horrors of the Holocaust, and to consider what work still needs to be done.
The Semafor theatre was the most significant arts institution in 1960s Czechoslovakia. Its principals Jiří Suchý and Jiří Šlitr are the focus of an illuminating new book.
Veteran journalist Petr Brod, a recent recipient of the Medal for Merit in Diplomacy, discusses Czech-German relations and the role of radio in Czech society today
No foreigner can have had such an impact on Prague in the modern era as Serge Borenstein, who is best known for redeveloping the city's Karlín district.
This week sees the anniversary of the death of the Hussite general Jan Žižka, and the city of Tábor is commemorating the event with an exhibition and a weekend festival.
Prague is sometimes romantically called the City of a Hundred Spires. You can probably count even more overlooking the capital from Prague Castle or hills offering a view…
After decades as one of Czechia’s best-known authors, Jaroslav Rudiš is about to see the first publication of one of his novels in English, with Winterberg’s Last Journey.
Brass-band music has a long history in the Czech Republic. In fact, some of the world's best known marching songs were first written and played in this country. Today…
What you're hearing is the Czech national anthem "Kde domov muj" -"Where is my homeland". This Tuesday marks the 180th anniversary since the song was composed. The music…
A new translation of a key work of Czech literature, The Grandmother (Babička) by Božena Němcová, will be launched this month. It’s the work of Englishwoman Susan Reynolds,
In this week’s Sunday Music Show we will introduce you to the popular band Nightwork, whose music can be described as satirical, absurdist or just plain silly. But the six…
Christmas is not Christmas without music, and on this occasion we will be sharing with you some of the rich spirit and history of Czech carols, some from Christmas past…
We continue with the year 1948. The year 1948 went down in the history of Czechoslovakia. In February there was a Communist coup, which came to be reflected in the music…
It is a key anecdote in Czech musical history: that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart felt better in Prague than anywhere else. That feeling was based - among other things, no doubt…
Dr. Tomáš Páleníček is a leading Czech proponent of the use of psychedelics in certain kinds of psychiatric treatment. Such research has history in this part of the world.
This week's topics: Martin's last Mailbox. The history of Czech Airlines. Prague Autumn Music Festival. The Academy of Sciences. The size of the Czech Republic. Statistics…
On this week’s Sunday Music Show we mark the birthday of Antonín Dvořák, who would have 170 candles on his cake this year. Unfortunately he only lived to the age of 63…
And now it's time for this week' edition of Czechs in History, in which we look at some of the great figures in the history of the Czech Lands. This week, Nick Carey takes…
Tuesday marks the 20th anniversary of the premature death of Milan “Mejla” Hlavsa, a key figure in the history of Czech alternative music.
It is often noted that the Czech Republic lies in the heart of Europe; what then lies at the heart of the Czech Republic? Well, there are pastures, woods and hills, a…
