Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio

Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio

Autor: STVR
Slovakia Today is an English language current affairs magazine bringing you the best from Slovakia. Our daily broadcast covers the latest from politics, society, arts and culture, business, science, healthcare and sports. Coming to you from Bratislava, from the studios of Radio Slovakia International – the foreign language channel of the public broadcaster STVR. Making Slovakia heard to the world!

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Zoznam epizód (100 epizód)

25:29
  
pred 17 hodinami

Excessive spending of Slovaks during Christmas. (4.12.2025 16:00)

RERUN: Latest data from Intrum survey about spending in Slovakia shows, that Slovaks are among the top 5 countries ranking the highest in excessive impulse spending. This problem gets even more severe with the upcoming Christmas holidays. We will shine a light on this topic, including expert opinion...
21:46
  
pred 6 dňami

Slovak namedays: KATARÍNA. Culture tips. (28.11.2025 16:00)

25 November is the name day of Katarína in the Slovak calendar. Martina Greňová Šimkovičová once again introduces some of the most notable women in Slovakia who share this name. And in the cultural tips, we bring an invitation to Vienna, where a former Slovak member of the Vienna State Ballet is inv...
26:54
  
26.11.2025

Light pollution and Slovakia’s dark East. (26.11.2025 16:00)

Light pollution is an increasingly widespread problem that has profound, negative effects on the human body and the natural world. This fact has led some to push for measures that aim to mitigate these effects. The first to recognize the problem and call for change were astronomers. In this episode,...
27:01
  
25.11.2025

White Crows in Slovakia Today. (25.11.2025 16:00)

This years Biela Vrana, White Crow awards were recently handed out. The awards recognize those people in our society who defend truth, justice and the public interest. Ben Pascoe talks with the organizers, jury members and this year’s laureates about why these awards are important.
29:12
  
24.11.2025

November 1989: Echoes of Freedom II. (24.11.2025 16:00)

In last week’s programme, we looked back at the Velvet Revolution and the events that brought down the communist regime in former Czechoslovakia. This week, we move from history to the present — exploring what the legacy of November ’89 means for Slovakia today. This year, November 17th was no longe...
32:21
  
21.11.2025

SPECIAL: Memories of 1989. (21.11.2025 16:00)

Thomas Lorman, historian of SSEES University College London, talks about 1989 in Central Europe; Jana Kirschner, Slovak star singer living in London, brings back her memories of November 1989
25:00
  
20.11.2025

Young people vs. electronic cigarettes and their future. (20.11.2025 16:00)

This show explores the growing use of electronic cigarettes among young people in Slovakia and how the new law proposal on banning the use of electronic cigarettes may affect them, including older generation of smokers and Slovak economy. Experts Filip Kužma from the Smart Consumer Institute and add...
20:43
  
19.11.2025

Mysterious Slovakia pt. 10 - Trenčín. Music made in Slovakia. (19.11.2025 16:00)

Mysterious Slovakia pt. 10 - Trenčín: In this episode, we journey to the legendary Trenčín Castle to uncover the moving tale behind its famed Well of Love. Listeners will be transported into the 16th-century love story of Omar, a Turkish nobleman, and Fatima, the woman he vowed to save. Captured and...
25:46
  
18.11.2025

Hockey Diplomacy in Slovakia Today. (18.11.2025 16:00)

United on the ice. This special event which aims to foster inclusion and resilience through sport, brings Slovak and Ukrainian children together on the ice to train with professional hockey players. The is organized by the Canadian, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish and Ukrainian embassies in Slovakia alo...
28:32
  
17.11.2025

November 1989: Echoes of Freedom I. (17.11.2025 16:00)

November 17 marks one of the most significant moments in modern Slovak and Czech history. In November 1989, people across Czechoslovakia took to the streets with hope and courage, ringing their keys in a symbolic call for change – and won their freedom. Thirty-six years after the fall of the totalit...
24:59
  
14.11.2025

In the memory of WWI. (14.11.2025 16:00)

In the rerun of 2018 tribute to victims of WWI, we get back to Fields of Remembrance at Westminster Cathedral. While in London, RSI captured the launch of "Bloody sonnets", the Slovak anti-war poetry classics by Pavol Orszagh Hviezdoslav.
27:02
  
12.11.2025

Exploring Dychovka With a Full Breath. (12.11.2025 16:00)

Dychovka music is a traditional genre that has been played for centuries throughout Slovakia. In this episode, we explore the variety of styles of dychovka through through the Na Plny Dych festival in Moravske Lieskove. There, members of the band Drietomanka (a regional favorite with a rich history)...
27:43
  
10.11.2025

Ondrej Nepela: Beyond the Golden Ice. (10.11.2025 16:00)

As a new Slovak moving portrait now in cinemas brings his story to life, we look back at the life and legacy of Ondrej Nepela — Slovakia’s greatest figure skater and one of its most celebrated athletes. Through archival recordings and new interviews with filmmakers, actors, and those who knew him, w...
29:08
  
07.11.2025

Remembering Daniel Tupý. Culture tips. (7.11.2025 16:00)

On Tuesday, 4 November, it was 20 years since the death of Comenius University student Daniel Tupý, who was killed in Bratislava in an attack by a group of people described by eyewitnesses as neo-Nazis. Daniel was targeted simply because of his long hair, glasses, and guitar. The guitar has now beco...
24:51
  
05.11.2025

Irish Theatre in Bratislava. Sounds of Democracy. (5.11.2025 16:00)

Irish Theatre in Bratislava – The Irish community, in cooperation with the Irish Embassy, is preparing a theatre performance of Moll by Irish playwright John B. Keane. We spoke about the upcoming performance with John Fagan, an Irishman living in Slovakia and a former professional actor who is organ...
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