All evenings are broadcast live from the Křižík Pavilion at the Holešovice Exhibition Center in Prague. That’s where StarDance takes place. The dance couples have been training since the end of July in rehearsal rooms on Kavče hory. The contestants only saw the broadcast location for the first time this week. “It doesn’t look as … Read more
Antonín Dvořák loved nature. “In the most beautiful forest I spend the most wonderful days in beautiful weather and I am constantly admiring the enchanting birdsong,” he wrote in 1884 from his summer residence in Vysoké u Příbram. Eight years later, he reported from New York that nature needed “its diminuendo and morendo to revive … Read more
He indirectly said of her that she was cute. Every now and then, she throws gentle sarcasm at him. “You know what I’m going to miss? When I was on the jury, I used to go to Náplavka every Saturday morning, and now I will have to go to the Exhibition Grounds,” he answered for … Read more
Editor, writer and screenwriter Petr Hořejš, author of the extensive book series Wandering in the Czech Past, has died. The man who previously wrote under the pseudonym Petr Hora lived to be 84 years old. His wife Jitka Hořejsová informed about his death on Thursday. He started creating a series of books about Czech history … Read more
There can be no doubt that the Czech TV series “Chalupáři”, which has been entertaining viewers for almost fifty years, is one of the most successful ever filmed in our country. Its popularity is proven by the fact that, even after many reruns, it is still ranked among the most watched shows. This is also … Read more
Television viewers are getting a glimpse into the significant difference between Halina Pawlowská as the former presenter of the Czech Television talk show “Banana Fish” and her current self. In a recent interview on the CNN Prima News program “Povídej,” Pawlowská surprised many with her new appearance and demeanor. However, she still introduced herself as … Read more
“I’m bothered by people who stir up aggression and confrontation and are stupidly sharp in their harnesses. Yes, they are among the politicians,” says the actor and director of the Dejvické Theater Miroslav Krobot. According to him, even artists should not be afraid to talk more about what is happening in the world: “Since the … Read more
While Czech Television is commemorating its seventy years of existence with the controversial series “Volha”, giving the impression that this institution was staffed only by people who filmed nothing but normalization propaganda, drank themselves into unconsciousness, had sex and abused each other, it simultaneously broadcasts a number of films, series and entertainment programs that were … Read more
His dream is to drive a Volga on Czechoslovak TV and to drive Karel Gott on set – the prankster Standa Pekárek will appear in the new Czech TV miniseries Volha. The representative of the main character, Kryštof Hádek, says that actors generally like negative characters. “I think that there are things hidden in every … Read more
Russian aggression against Ukraine enabled Czech Television to take advantage of all the advantages and positives of public broadcasting. A wide team of quality reporters and cameramen. Great human, technical and financial background. The editorial office was thus able to send reporters to Ukraine continuously throughout the year. They captured the very beginning of the … Read more