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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Freshly digitised recordings bring T.G. Masaryk’s funeral to life
Newly digitised recordings from Radio Prague International broadcasts of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk's 1937 Prague funeral recreate the atmosphere of the time.
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Economist: Czech inflation finally slows but still far from culmination point
Czech year-on-year inflation slowed in August, from 17.5 percent in July to 17.2 percent, but does this mean the Czech economy has finally turned a corner?
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Czech ambassador to Canada on energy security and the country's Volhynian Czechs
We caught up with Czech Ambassador to Canada Bořek Lizec to talk about the search for Russian energy alternatives, as well as about his encounters with Volhynian Czechs.
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Javelin great Barbora Špotáková ends career, her world record still unbeaten
Two-time Olympic champion and world-record holder Barbora Špotáková officially announced that she is ending her professional career as a javelin thrower on Friday.
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Queen Elizabeth II “was a beacon of Czech-British relations”, says former ambassador to UK
The former Czech ambassador to the UK Michael Žantovský recalls his encounters with Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away on Thursday.
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Sunflowers of Hope project seeks to create “library of emotional messages” for Ukraine
Using Ukraine’s national flower as a symbol, Sunflowers of Hope seeks to combine financial donations with messages of emotional support.
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Petr Jákl: Jan Žižka movie is “Braveheart about a Czech hero”
This week sees the long anticipated premiere of 'Medieval', the most expensive Czech film in history. We spoke to the film director Petr Jákl.
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“People are afraid of the future”: Expert on anti-govt. protest in Prague
Saturday saw tens of thousands of people demonstrating on Prague’s Wenceslas Square against what they see as government mishandling of the energy crisis.
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Olomouc university sets up own brewery – for experiments and “teambuilding”
Olomouc’s Palacký University is building a micro-brewery for its students. The new facility will be used to teach various aspects of beer.
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First female firefighter joins Prague’s emergency team
The emergency corps of Czechia’s Fire and Rescue Service has a new team member and for the first time ever – it’s a woman.
