Louis XIV was a life-long enemy of the Holy Roman Emperors, and Kings of Bohemia, Leopold I and Charles VI. The armies of his successor Louis XV occupied Prague in 1741. Thereafter, however, the Bourbons became allies of the House of Austria. During the revolution the resort of Teplitz/Teplice in Bohemia became the residence of... Read more »

This film explores the two-year long collaboration between Czech UK based artist Míla Fürstová and the legendary band Coldplay for the visual concept of their Ghost Stories album. Against the background of this intense and mutually inspiring collaboration, it reveals the creative development of an outstanding artist, the vital role of a supporting family, the... Read more »

The Bata Shoe company, one of Czechoslovakia’s most successful companies, founded a satellite factory and a garden city in East Tilbury beside the Thames. John Tusa's father was the managing director from 1939 to 1969. This is the story of the company's success, Bata's vision and ambition, and the people who worked for him. Sir... Read more »

Sacred baroque music for four solo voices and continuo by forgotten Czech-born masters, Jan Dismas Zelenka and František Tůma. Programme Miserere Mei Deus - Tůma Settings of 10 sub tuum praesidium, ZWV 157 - Zelenka  Stabat Mater - Tůma Apollo of the Arts Lucinda Cox, soprano Tristram Cooke, countertenor James Robinson, tenor Edmund Saddington, bass... Read more »

Bianca Bellová in conversation with Glen James Brown to celebrate the launch of The Lake. Followed by a drink reception and book signing. Winner of the 2017 EU Prize for Literature, writer Bianca Bellová discusses her highly topical book The Lake with Glen James Brown to celebrate the book’s English-language publication by Parthian Books. Set in a fictitious country with references to... Read more »

A chance to see a rarely screened film  directed by Martin Fric and starring Hugo Haas and Adina Mandlova. A light hearted romp mainly set in and around a Prague music publishing shop. A young composer falls for the publisher’s daughter but the road to love is complicated when he gains employment at the shop... Read more »

A screening of the film by Sean Ellis followed by a talk by George Bearfield, author of Foursquare: the Last Parachutist to commemorate 80 years of Operation Anthropoid. British director Sean Ellis' Anthropoid is the latest film adaptation of the operation’s story, starring Irish film stars Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan. George Bearfield is the... Read more »