See what’s coming up on on the BCSA’s Events Calendar.
A Zoom lecture by Dr Mark Whelan. The coming of the Black Death to Europe was a defining epidemiological event, killing anywhere between twenty-five and eighty percent of the continent’s population in the years 1347-1351. With Covid-19 sweeping the globe, interest in past pandemics and the historical comparisons they may provide has never been higher.... Read more »
An online Zoom talk by Daniel Majer about the political role Czech protest music has played in Czech and Slovak history from the Austro-Hungarian empire until today. Following the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, Karel Kryl composed ‘Bratříčku, zavírej vrátka’ (Keep the gates closed, little brother) as his reaction to the occupation. In... Read more »
A roundtable discussion to commemorate the birth of Alexander Dubček (1921-1992) online via Zoom. 27 November 2021 marks one hundred years since the birth of Alexander Dubček, icon of Czechoslovakia’s political reform movements in 1968 and 1989 and one of the most important figures in twentieth-century Slovak politics. SPEAKERS: MUDr. Pavol Dubček is the son... Read more »
As the festive season approaches, we thought our last regular "get to know you" meeting this year should be special. Join us to exchange your stories and experiences of Christmas, past and present, sample some traditional Christmas cookies and sing a few songs and carols. Everybody with Czech or Slovak connections or interests is welcome... Read more »
A talk on Zoom by Nina Fořtíková, a sixteen-year old Prague schoolgirl, about the attitude of her generation towards Czech political life. She is not an average Czech teenager; when she was thirteen Nina joined a debating club which required wide reading on political matters. Nina submitted an essay Why people prioritise optimism over their... Read more »
Anne of Bohemia, the eldest daughter of Charles IV, married King Richard II of England in 1382 at the age of 16 . The speaker will be Dr Shubhankar Reddy, who will be giving the talk from his home in India, such is the wonder of Zoom. He is a doctor of medicine who has... Read more »
Literature suggests that communist dogmas and public health practices drove immunisation and science innovation. During the Covid pandemic Czechs created biosensors, coronavirus-killing paper and researched the relationship between smoking and the virus. Joseph Black will join us on Zoom from Sydney, Australia to share his views on topics covered in his essay that was awarded... Read more »
An online Zoom event. If you wish to participate please register at bcsa@bcsa.co.uk. Login details will be shared only with those who confirm their attendance. Czech-born British GP, Dr Eva Hnízdo will introduce her book Diagnosis London, published in Czech in Prague in 2020, and her novel Why didn’t they leave?, which was published in... Read more »
A welcome return to our calendar of social events, this year at a new venue and held in conjunction with the Czech British Chamber of Commerce. Come and join us at the Czech and Slovak National House and enjoy an afternoon relaxing with Czech, Slovak and British people. Bring your friends and family, all are... Read more »
Sir Michael Burton, former chairman of the BCSA, will be in discussion with Dr Jana Buresova about his diplomatic memoirs. A wide-ranging and fascinating account of his thirty-seven-year career, entitled "On Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service: From the Arab World to the Berlin Wall", the book culminates in his three-year mission as British Ambassador in Prague... Read more »
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