In this Sunday Music we feature music by the Mandrage, a Plzeň-based band whose music ranges from soft and pop-rock to pop-punk.
Daily news summary 30.12.2017
Babiš planning changes,church wins architectural recognition, fireworks
New Year fireworks display to celebrate centenary of Czechoslovakia
The traditional New Year fireworks display in Prague will take place at 6pm on January 1st, kicking off a year packed with anniversary events in the Czech Republic. The display be a celebration of the...
Public events planned to celebrate arrival of New Year
A wide variety of events have been planned in celebration of the New Year. Amateurs and professional runners will be able to take part in the traditional midnight race starting ten minutes to midnight on...
Half of Czechs against law forcing shops to close on selected public holidays
Close to half of Czechs would like to see the law forcing shops to close on selected holidays scrapped. According to a poll conducted for Czech Radio by the Median agency 48 percent of respondents...
Weather forecast
The last day of the year should bring a warming with partly cloudy to overcast skies and day temperatures between 7 and 11 degrees Celsius. ...
Church of St. Václav one of top ten architectural projects of 2017
The Church of St. Václav in Sázovice, in the Zlín region, has been listed as one of the top ten architectural projects of 2017 by Azure Magazine. The circular building inspired by Roman architecture was...
Social Democrats may back Babiš in second effort to form government
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš who has failed to secure support for his minority government in the lower house, may be able to rely on backing from the Social Democrats and Communists in a second attempt...
Babiš government preparing changes in procedural rules
The new government of Andrej Babiš, which is making far reaching changes in the administration of individual ministries, wants to radically change the procedural working order of the government and strengthen the position of the prime...
The Toymaker: scars of the Holocaust in Prague and Melbourne
At the end of 2015 the Australian novelist and essayist Liam Pieper was Prague’s first writer-in-residence through the UNESCO City of Literature programme. His two months in Prague bore fruit. Last year Liam’s powerful and disturbing...
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