Society
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Can new Telecom owner halt decline in number of fixed line telephones?
Over the last half decade or so there has been a dramatic fall in the number of old-fashioned, fixed line telephones here in the Czech Republic. Telefonica O2 (formerly…
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Day centre's closing impacts homeless community but city working on solution
Fourteen years after it was founded, a key asylum facility for the homeless in Prague was closed at the beginning of September, sparking fears of a negative impact on the…
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Clash of wills between president and judiciary
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday set an important precedent when it invalidated President Klaus' decision to sack Iva Brozova as head of the Supreme Court in February…
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Jan Spata: A documentary maker of everyday life
Jan Spata would have celebrated his 74th birthday on October 25 if he hadn't died in August this year after a short and serious illness. A documentary maker, cameraman and…
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New book by Czech journalist looks back at 9/11 and more
This week, the world is remembering the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States. To mark the anniversary, a book was launched in Prague on Monday…
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Emergency skyscraper parachutes originally designed and tested by Czech firm
On the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, some attention in the Czech Republic has focused on special emergency…
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Martin Palous - remembering 9/11 and the world today
In this week's One on One, my guest is Martin Palous, the new Czech Ambassador to the United Nations. Martin Palous has long been a leading Czech intellectual and his c.v…
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Mailbox
This week we quote from letters and greetings sent in to Radio Prague for the 70th anniversary of its first broadcast. Listeners quoted: Jay Ham, Nadia Alkon, Fernando…
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Magazine
Czechs re-enact the coronation of Emperor Charles IV. Baby Methusaleh comes to Prague! And - a young man seems to have started a pink bike craze in the Czech capital! Find…
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Czech contemporary history triggers debate at historians' congress
Hundreds of historians from around the country flocked to the town of Pardubice in eastern Bohemia for a regular gathering this week. For three days, historians from…
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St.Vitus now in Church ownership
One of Prague's most visited tourist attractions has changed ownership. For 13 years the Roman Catholic Church sought to regain ownership of Prague's famous St. Vitus…
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Domestic violence remains a big problem
Although it rarely makes news headlines, domestic violence is the most widespread form of violence in the Czech Republic, according to a report released on Wednesday. In…
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