A new translation of a key work of Czech literature, The Grandmother (Babička) by Božena Němcová, will be launched this month. It’s the work of Englishwoman Susan Reynolds,

David Mareček, director general of the Czech Philharmonic, discusses the appointment of Jakub Hrůša as next music director, the orchestra's international standing and more.

Right-wing populist Babiš is tipped to win October’s election, but the president is weighing barring him over his business interests and ambivalence toward NATO.

Vláda nedávno posvětila jednotný vizuální styl, který má zemi reprezentovat doma i v zahraničí. Je to povedený počin, teď je třeba zabrat s propagací anglického názvu země.

Anna Shavit is one of Czechia’s top experts on political marketing and has herself worked on major election campaigns. So how does she see this year's campaigning?

Barbora Baronová runs Wo-men, an independent publishing house based in Prague. She literally puts everything she has into the company, which is a true labour of love.

A historic hotel in Prague has been renovated with both historical accuracy and 21st century panache

Karel Kovář, who goes by the name Kovy, is one of Czechia’s biggest social media stars. This year he reached a million subscribers on YouTube and was named top influencer.

Šimon Šafránek is the creator of a new podcast on CzechTek, an unauthorised techno music event that culminated in 2005 in clashes between police and participants.

Writer-director Dužan Duong made a big splash at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival with his debut Summer School, 2001, dubbed the “first Czech-Viet” movie.

UK-born Marcus Mucha is the great-grandson of Alphonse Mucha and helps preserve the legacy of the world-renowned Czech painter, illustrator and graphic artist.

The upcoming parliamentary election in October has brought renewed discussion of a possible Czech exit from the EU.

Brit Isabel Stainsby is the translator of a gripping memoir by Roma journalist Patrik Banga, which has just been launched in English under the title The True Way Out.

In the spring of 1972, the Czech military subjected a group of volunteers to experimental doses of LSD. Among them was Jan Švankmajer – then a struggling artist. Thirty years on, the award-winning ani...

Among the tributes to Jiří Bartoška, who died last week at 78, has been one published by Variety from Steven Gaydos. He shares his memories of Bartoška and the festival.

Writer and artist Martina Skála has had an unusually broad range of jobs, from coaching the female leads on The Unbearable Lightness of Being to dancing with horses.

Antonín Kokeš is the man behind Antonínovo pekařství, a successful chain of bakeries just about to open a new branch, and also owns leading Czech board game makers Albi.