In conversation with Aid Kid - Faces of Czech Music
On our first episode, we speak with musician, composer, producer, and DJ, Ondřej Mikula - better known as Aid Kid.
Ninety-five years ago, Václav Vojtěch, geography teacher, scientist and polar explorer, became the first Czech to reach Antarctica together with an American expedition.
News: What next after postal voting clears first hurdle?; Czech WWII diplomat honoured for saving Jews; and TV series highlights daughter of National Revival figure.
Following days of filibustering, the lower house on Thursday approved a government proposal to allow postal voting for Czechs living abroad.
A memorial plaque was unveiled in Marseille on Friday dedicated to former Czechoslovak diplomat Vladimír Vochoč, who helped to save hundreds of Jews during the Holocaust.
A new mini-series dedicated to Zdeňka Havlíčková, the daughter of the famous Czech journalist Karel Havlíček Borovský, is currently being shot in Czechia.
A memorial was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Prague in advance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Václav Šulista, Czech Honorary Consul in Basel Switzerland: Czechs should be a bit more like Americans, proud of their country and its achievements.
News; Pehe: Gender focus in Czech Istanbul Convention debate aids Russia; Greenery on the green line; Canadian hockey players
A new six-metre-wide installation that extends from floor to ceiling in Prague’s Můstek metro station contains around 30 plants growing in a smart greenhouse.
The Senate has voted against ratification of the Istanbul Convention, which seeks to prevent, prosecute and eliminate domestic violence. But why has Czechia rejected it?
News; initiative to train Ukrainian pilots gives students “second wind”; Czech scientists set off on Antarctic expedition; Czech region with most UNESCO heritage sites
The government announced a project bridging the Czech Technical University and National Aviation University, where Ukrainian students will get their pilot certification.
Scientists from Masaryk University in Brno set out on Wednesday on their 20th expedition to the Johan Gregor Mendel Polar Station on Antarctica’s James Ross Island.
Vysočina can proudly boast that it has more UNESCO World Heritage sites than any other Czech region. An area of rural idyll, its largest city still only has 50,000 people.
News; Conference marks 20th anniversary of Czechia’s accession to the EU; Czechia still not ready to move towards euro adoption
This year's celebrations of the 20th anniversary of Czechia’s accession to the EU kicked off on Monday with a conference marking the country’s 20-year membership.
Come visit Prague zoo to admire a newborn gorilla cub at the Dja pavilion! It is the second baby gorilla born in captivity in Czechia.
Twenty years after joining the EU, Czechia is still not ready to make a move towards euro adoption.
News; filmmaker Bille August; ‘80s INXS video
Academy Award and two-time Cannes winning Danish director Bille August is in Prague to promote his latest work, The Kiss at the SCANDI film festival.
Many music videos have been made in Prague over the decades. But perhaps the best known of all is the video for Never Tear Us Apart by INXS. Its director looks back.
Czech composer Antonín Dvořák is best known for his New World Symphony, but one of his other outstanding and much loved works is his Symphony No. 8 in G major.
Broadcast in English - 01/21/2024
