News; Czechia vetoes EU call for ceasefire in Lebanon; Designblok 2024 to celebrate youth and longevity in art; Marek Hovorka on 28 years of Ji.hlava
The longest tram in the world, produced by Czechia’s Škoda Group, is set to go into operation in the German Rhine-Neckar region in the south-west of the country.
Czechia has vetoed a European Union statement that urged an "immediate ceasefire" between Israel and Hezbollah and condemned the civilian casualties in Lebanon.
The annual Designblok, the biggest festival of its kind in Central Europe, has just got underway in Prague. We discuss the event with its director Jana Zielinski.
As founder and director of the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, Marek Hovorka is one of the most important people in the area of documentaries in Czechia.
Join us on a trip to Prague, “The City of a Hundred Spires”. Our drone video will show you some of the Czech capital’ most famous landmarks from a bird's eye view.
News, Adolf Loos building in Plzen to become museum, Kutna Hora featured in Kingdom Come:Deliverance II, life of Lidice survivor Jaroslava Sklenickova.
In roughly half a year, fans of the video game Kingdom Come: Deliverance will have the chance to explore the streets of medieval Kutná Hora in the upcoming sequel.
A Plzeň building partly designed by the architect Adolf Loos, in which the surrender of the German garrison occurred on May 6th 1945, is set to be renovated and repurposed.
Jaroslava Skleničková, the last surviving woman of Lidice massacre, has died at the age of 98, leaving behind a legacy of strength and courage.
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News; ANO’s win in 2024 Czech regional and Senate elections; first-ever astronomical clock in US; Ministry of Foreign Affairs opens archives; Jirka Chroustovský interview.
September 30 marks eighty-six years since the signing of the Munich Agreement. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared documents from the week before the infamous agreement.
Last week’s regional elections saw Andrej Babiš and his ANO party triumph. On Saturday, ANO also led in the Senate elections, securing eight of the 27 seats contested.
The town of Cedar Rapids in Iowa now boasts the only astronomical clock in North America, honouring the Czech and Slovak immigrants who settled in the United States.
Visitors to Prague's Troja Chateau could admire an exhibition of FIAT model from 1920 to the present day.
On today's show, we bring you Karel Gott’s greatest hits in commemoration of the fifth anniversary of his passing.
35 years ago tomorrow, one of the most significant events of the end of the Cold War took place in the garden of the West German Embassy in Prague.
Broadcast in English - 09/29/2024
The opposition ANO Party has marked a significant victory in the 2024 Senate elections, securing eight of the 27 seats available.
Broadcast in English - 09/28/2024
"I like the idea of diving into my music and flowing with it,“ says multimedia artist, composer and clarinettist Tomáš Dvořák, also known as Floex in Faces of Czech Music.
September 28 is St Wenceslas Day, a state holiday in the Czech Republic, marking the death of the nation's patron saint.
News; a new report shows increase in social media addiction among teens; Czechs at the Brooklyn Book Festival; historian Rosamund Johnston on radio under communism.
