Christmas gift that is less about stuff and more about experiences! BCSA Membership 2026 Christmas Gift - for purchase to current BCSA members as a present for non-members. Just send the respective amount to the BCSA account and send name of those gifted to [email protected].

Buckingham Palace, London November 20, 2025 Presenting my credentials to His Majesty. 🇨🇿🇬🇧

Under the coalition agreement reached, each party selected its own nominees for their given portfolios on the understanding that they would respect each other’s choice. english.radio.cz/who-will-gover…

Ambassador Bartuška visited one of the largest steelworks in the UK @7_steel_uk, which employs more than 800 people and is owned by the Czech group @7industriesgroup🔧🇨🇿🇬🇧 The visit focused on supporting innovation, investment, and strengthening partnerships between CZ and Wales.

🎭 Sir Tom Stoppard, born in Zlín as Tomáš Straussler in 1937, has passed away at 88. 💬 "The world is losing an exceptional artist, and we are losing a man who has never forgotten his roots," wrote the Czech Foreign Ministry. "Honor his memory." expats.cz/r/gaaip

Brundibár Arts Festival, Newcastle 31st January - 8th February 2026 Brundibár Arts Festival was launched in January 2016 as the first annual festival in the UK dedicated to the Music and Arts of the Holocaust. brundibarartsfestival.com

A Renaissance chateau in Pardubice will have a new representative hall with a unique wavy bubble ceiling designed by architect Eva Jiřičná. It consists of 1,100 bubble-shaped pieces made of plaster that will ensure ideal acoustic conditions. english.radio.cz/eva-jiricna-de…

Prague Uncovered: A Local’s Guide to Modern and Contemporary Architecture, published by local non-profit Mapamátky and released this month, maps 70 buildings across 17 neighbourhoods that tell a completely different story about the Czech capital. expats.cz/czech-news/art…

According to the plan, proposed by independent experts, the holding’s shares will be managed through a trust structure by an independent trustee, who will be overseen by an independent protector. english.radio.cz/andrej-babis-b…

After five years of renovation, the main building of the Museum of Prague at Florenc is reopening to the public. Visitors will find a completely new digital and interactive exhibition based on the museum’s Langweil Model of Prague. english.radio.cz/museum-prague-…

A fantastic night at the BCSA & CBCC Annual Dinner in London! Keynotes: • Tomáš Čermák • Ina Jovicic Great conversations with Ambassadors Susko & Bartuška. Lively raffle benefiting both BCSA & CBCC educational initiatives and a separate auction. Thank you for coming.

The global architecture community is mourning the passing of Frank Gehry, the Canadian-American architect whose innovative designs redefined modern urban landscapes. Gehry died on Dec. 5 at his home in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 96. expats.cz/czech-news/art…

ENROLMENT FOR THE WINTER TERM OF OUR CZECH LANGUAGE COURSES IS NOW OPEN! Give someone (or yourself!) a gift of learning Czech in 2026🎄 Our online courses offer all levels, including a Complete Beginners course, starting in mid January. Info & enrolment: bit.ly/CzechLanguageC…

ČTK Andrej Babiš was appointed Czech prime minister for the third time on Tuesday morning at Prague Castle. His return comes almost four years after he left office, as ANO forms a coalition with SPD and the Motorists. english.radio.cz/live-babis-bec…

Czechia has been ranked the world’s sixth-best performing economy this year, according to a new analysis by media magazine The Economist, marking one of the country’s strongest showings in more than a decade and a sharp climb from 18th place last year. expats.cz/czech-news/art…

Fragments of some of Brno’s best-known buildings are about to travel hundreds of kilometres to Britain. They’re headed for a Liverpool cemetery, where they will become part of a new memorial to Ernst Wiesner, a leading architect of interwar Brno. english.radio.cz/brno-liverpool…

The statue of 82 children in Lidice, which commemorates the destruction of the Central Bohemian village by the Nazis in 1942, is set to undergo a major restoration in the next five years. english.radio.cz/sculpture-lidi…

Masarykovo nádraží, known as Masaryčka, is one of those places that feels both central and strangely overlooked. Opened in 1845, it is Prague’s oldest railway station and a rare example of a historic terminal still in everyday use. english.radio.cz/masarycka-1845…

Tom Stoppard: a charmed life Monday 29 December BBC 4, 10pm A repeat of a 2021 programme with Alan Yentob.