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Worlds apart? Book explores Karlovy Vary festival in Cold War

Practically half of Karlovy Vary International Film Festival's history took place in the Cold War era – and that is the subject of a new book edited by Jindřiška Bláhová.
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World Roma festival begins in Prague

They call it the biggest Roma culture festival in the world, and it’s back in Prague for the 14th year. The Khamoro, or World Roma Festival, means nine days of some of the…
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Irish Franciscans in Prague

When, at the end of the 16th century, the English Queen Elizabeth drove all members of the Franciscan religious order out of Ireland, little did she realize that she was…
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Czech castles and chateaux pay tribute to Charles IV

With the arrival of spring the country’s many castles and chateaux open to visitors, offering exhibitions, concerts and theatre performances in period dress. This year the…
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Mailbox

Today in Mailbox: political situation in the Czech Republic, Sunday Music Show, Radio Prague's old jingles, listeners' quiz answers. Listeners quoted: Brack Brown…
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Jazz, traffic lights and the timeless beauty of Ruthenia: a taste of Czechoslovakia between the wars

In this episode I use the radio archives to evoke the atmosphere of Czechoslovakia during the First Republic of the 1920s and 30s. The recordings that survive offer a…
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Tanec Praha in Prague for fifteenth time

For the fifteenth time, the Tanec Praha festival is back in full swing in the Czech capital, featuring foreign dance companies from eight countries and numerous…
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My Prague – Glen Emery

Glen Emery has been in Prague since the early 1990s and today owns the lively and cosmopolitan bar Bukowski’s in Žižkov. But the Canadian, a font of great anecdotes and…
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Daily news summary

Summer drought could be worst in years, climatologist says Since 2012, the Czech Republic has experienced a severe drought every year, but this summer’s could prove the…
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The former gold-mining town of Jilove

In this week's Spotlight, we visit the little town of Jilove, some 20 kilometres south of Prague, along the lower Sazava River. Despite being a small town with a…
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Precious notebook belonging to Czech-born composer Rejcha discovered near trashcan in Paris

A notebook by Czech-born musician and teacher Antonín Rejcha, who spent most of his life in Paris, was recently discovered lying by some trashcans in the French capital.
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Prague gears up for weekend of major centenary celebrations

Countless events will take place around the Czech Republic next weekend marking the anniversary of the foundation of Czechoslovakia on October 28, 1918. In Prague the…
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The Villa Becher – a beautifully restored estate in Karlovy Vary’s Westend neighborhood

Uphill from Karlovy Vary’s famous colonnade with its lavish, pastel-colored buildings, a little off the beaten track in the city’s Westend neighborhood, visitors to the…
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Brno marks anniversary of founder of modern genetics

The Moravian city of Brno has been marking a double anniversary this week: 183 years since the birth of the founder of modern genetics Gregor Mendel, and 150 years since…
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Michal Horacek - Part Two: the world of betting, lyrics, and "Cesko hleda superstar"

In today's 2nd part of a special two-part One on One we continue our discussion with Michal Horacek - one of the Czech Republic's most successful lyricists, whose work…
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Prostejov

The picturesque town of Prostejov lies in Moravia's Hana region, near the town of Olomouc. Sitting on a key trade route connecting Europe's south with Europe's north…
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Petr Prchal & Lucie Seifertova - king and queen of the "Brave Czech Nation"

Outside, on a cold winter's day, there is a rough-and-tumble park. But, inside, in the room where I am is an artists' studio, a studio many Czechs, especially those with…
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Documentary filmmaker Martin Šmok on a database of 52,000 testimonies of the Holocaust

The visual history archive of the Shoa Foundation of University of Southern California contains more than 50,000 testimonies of holocaust survivors. A year ago, Prague…
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Ma Vlast by Bedrich Smetana celebrates 125 years since its premiere

The familiar sound of harp opens the cycle of six symphonic poems entitled Ma Vlast or My Country, written by one of the most famous Czech composers Bedrich Smetana. This…
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1989 Around the World

A personal reflection on the November 17th freedom celebrations in Prague.
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The Four Corners of the Czech Republic, Pt. IV: Podluží

The border point of the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria is the confluence of two great rivers, the Dyje, from the west, and the Morava, from which the region of…
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Wolfe von Lenkiewicz: giving the works of the Old Masters a surprising new twist

Wolfe von Lenkiewicz is a recognized London-based artist known for his reconfigurations of well-known imageries from art history. He is currently exhibiting some of his…
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Daliborka: Prague Castle’s medieval prison whose first inmate inspired a national legend

The Daliborka tower at Prague Castle is known to most Czechs as a prison and the site of a well-known national legend. It tells the story of Dalibor of Kozojedy.
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The film score genius Zdeněk Liška

Some of the best Czech films of the 1960s and 70s, such as Markéta Lazarová, Shop on Main Street, and The Cremator, have one thing in common, besides the country of origin…
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The film score genius Zdeněk Liška

Some of the best Czech films of the 1960s and 70s, such as Markéta Lazarová, Shop on Main Street, and The Cremator, have one thing in common, besides the country of origin…
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