Thomas McEnchroe
I was born into a Czech-English family in Yorkshire, but grew up in Prague and joined Radio Prague International after finishing my Master’s degree. It is a fun job which allows you to cover various topics of which my favourite is history. In my free time I like to read and play floorball.
articles by the author
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Prague’s Ponrepo to screen "Arsenal" as part of series exploring Ukrainian filmmaking
Arsenal, a revolutionary epic that depicts the January uprising in Kyiv in 1918, is considered to be the most prominent expressionist film in Ukrainian cinematography.
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Fighting despite peace: Exhibition documents clash between German, US and Soviet forces in May 1945
One of the last battles to take place in World War Two Europe occurred south-west of Prague around the town of Milín, several days after Germany had officially capitulated.
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Expert: Govt. budget reforms “relatively solid compromise”
We asked politics professor Vít Hloušek from Masaryk University in Brno what he makes of the government’s largescale budget changes.
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Czechia’s surfers ready to represent country for first time at world championships
For the first time in the country’s history, Czechia is sending its own team to the ISA World Surfing Games – the sport’s world championships.
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Moravian winemakers up in arms over proposal to tax still wines
In Czechia, as in most Central and Southern European EU states, still wines are not subject to consumption tax. A proposal to change this has sparked heated protests.
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“We are music Olympians” – Czechia’s Eurovision hopefuls Vesna get ready for Tuesday’s big night
This Tuesday evening will see Czech girl band Vesna represent their country at the Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals in Liverpool.
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Tip for VE Day visit? Czechia’s Army Museum on Vítkov Hill
Located just below Prague’s Vítkov Hill, the Czech Army Museum is one of the places to check out if you are into military history, or just generally into great exhibitions.
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Vesna gearing up for Eurovision semi-finals
If you’re a Eurovision fan, you’ll already know that the semi-finals are coming up on Tuesday 9 May. The female group Vesna are representing Czechia at this year’s contest.
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Traveling exhibition brings everyday realities of war in Ukraine to Prague metro commuters
As of this week, commuters in some of Prague’s busiest metro stations are seeing photographs of war-stricken Ukrainians sheltering in their own underground.
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Sunbathing after Chernobyl – How Czechoslovakia reacted to the 1986 nuclear disaster
One of the largest nuclear accidents in history – the Chernobyl disaster, took place on April 26, 1986. The Czechoslovak government did much to hide its scale from citizens
