After an eight-year break, Prague-based singer and songwriter Martina Trchová has just released a new album, called 90% Happiness, mainly inspired by motherhood.
On November 4th 2004, the Czech Senate approved the end of compulsory military service. Thousands of young men across the country were relieved.
Broadcast in English - 11/03/2024
On today’s Saturday show, we’re revisiting the story of Vit Pohanka, among the Czech reporters kidnapped near Baghdad. Amelia Mola-Schmidt interviewed Vit to find out more.
This year’s TEDx Prague theme is. I interview the program lead for the event, Markéta Jedličková, to gauge the vision for the event and what attendees can expect.
According to a recent study, the Czech capital stands out as one of the most popular European cities to visit in autumn.
News; Vyšehrad Bridge may be preserved; All Souls' Day trip to Prague; Metamorphosis: this year’s TEDxPrague; a visit to the Laichter House in Prague
For All Souls' Day (known as Dušičky in Czech), architect Filip Ditrich shared with us some of his knowledge of Prague’s cemeteries that you too might like to visit.
A team of experts has now put forward a study indicating that Prague’s Vyšehrad Railway Bridge could be repaired in just four years, with minimal impact on rail traffic.
We pay a visit to Laichter House, one of the most impressive buildings in Prague’s Vinohrady, designed by famous Czech architect Jan Kotěra for publisher Jan Laichter.
Test your knowledge of things Czech!
News; community childcare scheme may be rolled out in May; Czechoslovak soldiers killed at the Battle of the Dukla Pass have no memorial; Bouzov Castle's Trojan Horse.
Bavaria wants to improve the teaching of the Czech language in the border region. Six German-Czech bilingual schools are to be established in the next school year.
The Czech state is considering a nationwide scheme of neighbourhood children's groups, in which groups of four children are cared for by a member of the local community.
Over 600 of the nearly 2,000 Czechoslovak soldiers, who died at the Battle of the Dukla Pass, remain unlisted on any memorial. Czech historians are working to change that.
On the grounds of Bouzov Castle in the Olomouc region visitors come across a monumental wooden sculpture - a Trojan Horse with publicly accessible interior spaces.
News, de-mining system delivered to Ukraine by Czech volunteers, legendary Semafor theatre turns 65 and cafe May in Prague.
Beneath Brno, the “10-Z Bunker” reminds visitors of Czechia’s complex history. Built during WW2 to shield against bombings, the partially completed bunker provided refuge.
The Božena 5 de-mining system has been brought to the Kharkiv region by members of the Czech association, Team4Ukraine.
This Wednesday marks exactly 65 years since the first production of Prague’s legendary Semafor Theatre, established by the song-writing duo Jiří Suchý and Jiří Šlitr.
Šumava National Park, in the southwest of Bohemia, will now allow the restricted shooting of its wolf population by authorised individuals.
The Education Ministry wants to curb the excessively high number of Czech children who start primary school with a year-long delay for no good reason.
The unique exterior of Villa Stiassni in Brno, built for the textile manufacturer Alfredo Stiassni, stands out amidst a flood of autumn colours.
Kjell Moberg is the director of NIE theater which is an international theater company that performs in many countries, focusing on current day themes and stories.
New Leaf Czechia is a new project that aims to help the country’s homeless people with large, one-time financial donations.
