Victims of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church in Czechia have written a petition calling for the resignation of the head of the church, Prague Archbishop Jan Graubner.
News; New production of Smetana’s Dalibor; AI recreates voice of Czech literary great Karel Čapek; Ambassador Emily McLaughlin: Canada and Czechia “share a lot of values”
In August 2023, Canada appointed a new Ambassador to Czechia, Emily McLaughlin. I met with her at the Canadian Embassy in Prague to discuss her mission.
The National Theatre in Brno has prepared a new staging of his opera Dalibor. Its British director David Pountney found inspiration in IRA man Bobby Sands.
Thanks to AI, visitors to Karel Čapek's memorial home can now hear his voice guiding them through his beloved summer residence.
News; Significantly less snow in Czechia’s future; Czech hedgehog: 1930s anti-tank obstacle also seen in today’s Ukraine; Peter Zusi on Karel Teige
The village of Sulislav in the west of Czechia celebrated its first Masopust (Mardi Gras) in 1785 and locals have been following the colourful tradition ever since.
The “Czech hedgehog” is, as the name suggests, a Czech invention. The anti-tank obstacle dates back to the 1930s, when it was intended for border protection.
Temperatures in Czechia are currently well above the seasonal average, says Šimon Bercha, hydrologist at the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute.
Peter Zusi, a London-based associate professor of Czech and Comparative Literature, discusses his book on Karel Teige, teaching Czech authors – and his teenage rock past.
On 11 February 1929 a temperature of -42.2 was registered at Litvínovice in South Bohemia. It was the lowest temperature since records began in Bohemia and Moravia.
This week’s Sunday Music Show profiles chanson singer, guitarist and composer Lenka Filipová, who will turn 70 next week.
Broadcast in English - 02/11/2024
John Bok: Eternal rebel who was Havel’s handyman then security chief
Voting in the European Tree of the Year 2024 contest is currently underway. Czechia’s candidate is an unusually shaped pear tree from Mrákotín in East Bohemia.
News: NGO helps students without Czech succeed; pear tree to represent Czechia in Europe; and it is 65 years since Jaroslav Heyrovský won the Nobel Prize for chemistry.
META is an NGO based in Prague that focuses on supporting students whose mother language is not Czech. I visited their classroom to learn more about the work they're doing.
Sixty-five years ago Czech scientist Jaroslav Heyrovský won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his discovery and development of polarography.
"Sokol as an organizationa was vital for founding independent Czechoslovakia," says Milan Kocourek, along time producer and reporter of the BBC World Service.
News; Czechs to abstain in EU migration pact vote; Sir Simon Rattle on his new role at the Czech Philharmonic; and Kutná Hora's little-known Belveder.
World famous conductor Sir Simon Rattle has just signed as principal guest conductor with the Czech Philharmonic from next season. He tells us why.
The summer palace Belveder near Kutná Hora was once an architectural gem. Although it is now in ruins it has a powerful presence that fires the imagination.
Czechia has announced that it will abstain in the vote on an EU migration and asylum pact expected to take place later this month.
More than 250 athletes from 33 countries have gathered in the town of Nové Město na Moravě for the Biathlon World Championships.
News, Are some lawmakers also spreading disinformation? A Lot With Little: new exhibition at CAMP, Richard Santus on how he flew a vintage plane from Australia to Czechia.
