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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The great air escape – how three former RAF pilots escaped communist Czechoslovakia by hijacking…
Exactly 70 years ago, three former RAF pilots staged the greatest air escape in Czechoslovak history. Defying strict Communist security measures, they flew themselves…
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Health officials and IT groups use big data to track spread of coronavirus
Nearly half of the Czechs who were quarantined after returning from Italy, broke the government order, data released by an independent IT initiative shows. It was…
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Tribute to Czech queen of jazz and swing Eva Pilarová
She was one of the biggest stars on the Czechoslovak music scene during the 1960s and 1970s. Known for her three and a half octave soprano voice and down to earth…
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Dana Zatopkova – Olympic gold winner and national sweetheart
Dana Zátopková – one of the greatest Czech sportswomen of all time and a national sweetheart – died last Friday at the blessed age of 97. The winner of two Olympic medals…
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“I am taking it minute by minute” – Foreigners in the Czech Republic on quarantine and being cut…
There are more than half a million foreigners living in the Czech Republic, according to data from the Ministry of Interior. With the COVID-19 epidemic in full swing…
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Coronavirus: Czech scientists focus on role proteins play in spreading COVID-19
Scientists across the world are working to better understand the novel coronavirus now affecting hundreds of thousands of people. The Institute of Organic Chemistry and…
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Coronavirus: 1 in 5 Czech businesses impacted by quarantine measures, HK ČR survey shows
The government’s recent measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus have impacted around 20 percent of businesses in the country, a lightning survey conducted…
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“Like waking up into a sci-fi movie” - Moravian districts quarantined from the world thanks to…
Due to being one of the epicentres of the coronavirus outbreak in the Czech Republic, 21 districts in the Moravian region around Olomouc have been closed off to the…
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Prague Stock Exchange falls to its lowest since economic crisis in 2009
This Monday morning the Prague Stock Exchange (PX) fell to its lowest point since the economic crisis in April 2009, after losing 30 percent of value over the past month…
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In Memoriam: Czech swing and jazz queen Eva Pilarová
Eva Pilarová, one of the most acclaimed Czech singers of the second half of the twentieth century, has died at the age of 80. Famous for her swing and jazz songs, as well…
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