Prague, with its secret courtyards and magical atmosphere, is revealed in a multimedia walk through its mysterious streets with leading Czech writers Markéta Pilátová and Michal Sýkora who wrap the beauty and history of the city into the noir genre and bring its shadiest/darkest corners to life. Extracts from the newly published Prague Noir anthology... Read more »

Includes four panel discussions: Social inequalities: are we truly equal in Czechia and Slovakia. The rule of law: can law protect liberal democracy? Public healthcare crisis: are private providers the answer? The future of the energy industry: how should it look in Central Europe? For full details and to book see website link below.

A talk by Dr Mark Whelan, an historian of late medieval and early modern Germany and Central Europe. He has held fellowships in Berlin, Munich, and Vienna, and teaching posts at Royal Holloway, University of London, and the University of Manchester. He currently works at King's College, London, as the German language and archives expert... Read more »

Anna Hajkova, Martin Smok, Rose Holmes & Alex Maws Most have heard the name of Sir Nicholas Winton, a young British stockbroker who volunteered with the British Committee for Refugees from Czechoslovakia in 1938. But humanitarian rescue of thousands of refugees, from Austria, Germany, and Czechoslovakia, was a collective effort. And more often then not,... Read more »

University College Opera is proud to present the British première of Bedrich Smetana’s Libuše. Returning to the newly refurbished Bloomsbury Theatre, the cast and orchestra, composed of both professionals and students, will be led by musical director Charles Peebles and director Cecilia Stinton. Composed in 1871-72, UCO reimagines Smetana's Bohemian queen and her medieval court... Read more »

This will be the first time the Three Lions have faced the Czech Republic since August 2008. Tickets available from the website link below.

The first UK tour of Slovak singer Miro Jaros; his performance will offer children and parents the best of his work. The energetic show includes instructional songs so that playful children can learn useful things - how to care of animals, toys, to wash their hands and motivates children to move. The concert is not... Read more »

‘Insiders/Outsiders’ Festival – free illustrated talk by Dr Jana Barbora Buresova Although Czechoslovakia was headline news in 1938/39, little was known about its cultural heritage. Patriotic exiles in Britain therefore determined to preserve their cultural identity, and to host multi-faceted events at the Czechoslovak Institute and elsewhere. The Communist-inspired Czechoslovak-British Friendship Club, the Czechoslovak army’s... Read more »

The Munich Agreement doomed the first Czechoslovak Republic, paving the way for its March 1939 invasion by Nazi Germany eighty years ago. Chamberlain famously proclaimed ‘peace for our time’ on his return from the Munich conference, while Daladier muttered: ‘the fools, if only they knew what they are cheering’. The Czechoslovaks knew all along. As... Read more »