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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

09:14
History

The Czechoslovak occultist plot to kill Hitler by magic

It seems that it was not only border fortifications and an alliance with France that were facing Adolf Hitler’s plan to crush Czechoslovakia during the 1938 Sudetenland…
04:06
Culture

World-renowned surrealist Jan Švankmajer turns 85

One of the world’s most acclaimed surrealist filmmakers Jan Švankmajer turned 85 on Wednesday. His signature surreal style, which relies on stop-motion animations and…
03:34
European Union

Fear of EU directive makes Czechs hurry to secure building permits

Czechs are racing to file applications for building permits, with official figures showing that the number of applications in the first half of 2019 was the highest in 10…
04:17
Domestic affairs

Prosecutor drops fraud case against Czech PM – but story not over yet

Prime Minister Andrej Babiš can let out a sigh of relief, albeit a temporary one. On Monday morning, Deník N broke the story that the state attorney had halted the…
03:34
Culture

Baritone Adam Plachetka launches new record – and sings to audience in bathtubs

The renowned Czech baritone Adam Plachetka launched his new CD on Wednesday. Called Winter Journey, the album contains his renditions of 24 poems set to music by Schubert…
13:12
Science and technology

Aero: Next generation plane will help change air force pilot training

For the past five years one of the world’s oldest aircraft manufacturers, Aero Vodochody, has been developing a next generation jet trainer. Engineers say that one of its…
05:10
Business

Billion-dollar factory opens in Žatec as Nexen Tire launches production in Europe

Business and government representatives gathered near the western Bohemian town of Žatec on Wednesday to attend the official opening of a new Nexen Tire plant. The factory…
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Business

Vast majority of Czech consumers want better quality food, survey shows

The vast majority of Czech consumers, some 97 percent, want tougher quality parameters on foodstuffs sold in the country, according to a June survey whose results were…
03:42
History

Czech scholar helping throw more light on origin of Byzantine-era church in Ashdod-Yam

Since the discovery of a Byzantine-era church in Israel’s Ashdod-Yam, archaeologists have had a better opportunity to study the Eastern Roman Empire’s sixth century…

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