The BCSA is here to excite your interest in all things Czech and Slovak – from history to today's politics, architecture to film, sport to literature.
Membership of the BCSA offers a host of stimulating events, unrivalled networking opportunities, and plenty of fun.
Thursday 19 March 7-8.30pm
after the BCSA AGM 6-6.45pm
Czech Embassy cinema
The spy whom we love
Dr. Martin Brown will explore James Bond as a cultural figure of the Cold War. The talk will examine how Bond’s stories reflected—and sometimes reshaped—the politics, tensions, and popular culture of the era, and how the spy became a global, transnational icon across novels, films, comics, and video games.
Full details here
British Czech and Slovak Review
Exclusively produced for members of the BCSA, the Review is an established magazine that keeps abreast of developments in British, Czech and Slovak relations, the sort of coverage that rarely features in the mainstream UK media.
Members receive six issues each year, free of charge.
A selection of articles from previous issues is available to download here
Tuesday 10 February 6.30-8.30pm
Czech Embassy cinema
A mysterious people: Czech and Slovak Roma
Dr. Margaret Brearley will discuss the origins and language of the Roma people, their arrival in Europe and subsequent persecution, and their specific history in Czech and Slovak lands until today.
Full details here
Wednesday 11 February 7-10pm
“Get to know you” social
Bohemia House West Hampstead
Full details here