BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//British Czech and Slovak Association - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:British Czech and Slovak Association X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for British Czech and Slovak Association REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20170326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20171029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20180325T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20181028T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20190331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20191027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20200329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20201025T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190305T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190305T203000 DTSTAMP:20260508T122353 CREATED:20181224T162106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181224T162106Z UID:2347-1551810600-1551817800@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Britain and Bohemia in the 15th century: the English struggle against the Hussite movement DESCRIPTION:A talk by Dr Mark Whelan\, an historian of late medieval and early modern Germany and Central Europe. He has held fellowships in Berlin\, Munich\, and Vienna\, and teaching posts at Royal Holloway\, University of London\, and the University of Manchester. He currently works at King’s College\, London\, as the German language and archives expert on the project ‘Bees in the Medieval World\, c.1200-1600’. \nThe kingdom of Bohemia obsessed contemporariess across Europe in the fifteenth century. Beginning in 1415\, when an international council burnt the Czech theologian Jan Hus\, his followers within Bohemia seized control of the kingdom and freed it from allegiance to king and pope\, threatening the ruling elites of Christendom and destabilising political and religious structures across the continent. These developments plunged swathes of Central Europe into brutal conflict\, and also saw Czech soldiers\, scholars\, and diplomats\, range from Scotland to Lithuania to gain support for the Hussite cause. This lecture focuses on the interactions between Bohemia and the British Isles in the fifteenth century\, including the transmission of texts and ideas between the two countries\, Czech attempts to enlist support for their cause\, and the often violent reactions of English rulers who denounced the Hussites as heretics and sought to crush them with military force. \nPrice £15 including a glass of wine (see link to booking form below). To pay at the door please notify events@czechfriends.net URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/britain-and-bohemia-in-the-15th-century-the-english-struggle-against-the-hussite-movement/ LOCATION:Czech Embassy\, 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190303T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190304T010000 DTSTAMP:20260508T122353 CREATED:20190210T180011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190210T181233Z UID:2484-1551600000-1551661200@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY: DESCRIPTION:Includes four panel discussions: \nSocial inequalities: are we truly equal in Czechia and Slovakia. \nThe rule of law: can law protect liberal democracy? \nPublic healthcare crisis: are private providers the answer? \nThe future of the energy industry: how should it look in Central Europe? \nFor full details and to book see website link below. URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/2484/ LOCATION:Sheik Zayed Theatre\, 54 Lincoln's Inn Fields\, London\, WC2A 3LJ\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190221T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190221T210000 DTSTAMP:20260508T122353 CREATED:20190131T112342Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190131T112342Z UID:2466-1550775600-1550782800@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:The Dark Side of Prague with writers Markéta Pilátová and Michal Sýkora and editor Pavel Mandys DESCRIPTION:Prague\, with its secret courtyards and magical atmosphere\, is revealed in a multimedia walk through its mysterious streets with leading Czech writers Markéta Pilátová and Michal Sýkora who wrap the beauty and history of the city into the noir genre and bring its shadiest/darkest corners to life. Extracts from the newly published Prague Noir anthology will be read by actors against a backdrop of the visual and musical Prague landscape to create an unmissable experience. Join the book’s editor Pavel Mandys\, writers Markéta Pilátová and Michal Sýkora in a discussion of the noir genre.\nPrague Noir is part of a popular book series published by Akashic Books dedicated to cities and noir. Prague\, like New York and Amsterdam\, now has a dedicated edition which not only introduces the noir genre in Czech literature but presents the crème de la crème of contemporary Czech writers in 14 stories. \n\nMarkéta Pilátová (1973)\nMarkéta Pilatová is a writer\, journalist\, children’s book author\, translator and hispanist. Her books have been translated into German\, Dutch\, Polish\, Portuguese and Spanish. Her novels The Yellow Eyes Head Home (2007) and My Beloved Book (2009) were nominated for the top Czech literary awards Magnesia Litera and the Josef Škvorecký Award. She also writes for children\, and her most acclaimed novels are The Fairy Vivivilla and the Shadows of Animals (2009)\, and Kiko and The Secret of the Paper Butterfly (2010) which was nominated for the Magnesia Litera Award.\n\nMichal Sýkora (1971)\nMichal Sykora\, an assistant professor at Prague’s Academy of Theatre\, Film and Media Studies\, focuses mainly on British detective stories and modern fiction. He has written a two-volume monograph on Vladimir Nabokov and two other works of literary scholarship\, but is also an author of detective novels inspired by the British detective genre. Three of his books (The Case for an Exorcist\, Blue Shadows and It’s Not Over Yet) have been adapted for the screen and shown to great acclaim on Czech TV. \nPavel Mandys (1972)\nPavel Mandys has worked as a literary and film editor for the Week magazine and is now editor of iLiteratura.cz. He regularly contributes to the Czech press – Lidové noviny\, Hospodárské noviny and A2. Mandys co-founded and co-manages the Magnesia Litera Annual Book Award. He is the author of The Idiot and his Return (together with Saša Gedeon\, 1999)\, Prague\, City of Literature (2012)\, 2×101 Books for Children and Young People (editor and co-author\, 2013) and editor of Prague Noir (editor\, 2016). \nTickets: £5 + booking fee via Eventbrite link below URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/the-dark-side-of-prague-with-writers-marketa-pilatova-and-michal-sykora-and-editor-pavel-mandys/ LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190219T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190219T203000 DTSTAMP:20260508T122353 CREATED:20181126T161835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181126T161912Z UID:2303-1550601000-1550608200@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Amnesty International and Prisoners of Conscience in Czechoslovakia (CSSR) DESCRIPTION:Susan Jenkinson will describe work at the International Secretariat of Amnesty International in the team concerned with Prisoners of Conscience in Czechoslovakia (CSSR) in the 1980s. Julia Sherwood\, who was also at the International Secretariat at that time\, but in another team\, will outline the case of her father\, Prisoner of Conscience\, Jan Ladislav Kalina\, imprisoned in Slovakia 1972-73. \nFree admission for members of the BCSA\, £10 for non-members\, full-time students £5.\nRegistration is necessary for all on Eventbrite (see link below) or by e-mail to bcsa@bcsa.co.uk URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/amnesty-international-and-prisoners-of-conscience-in-czechoslovakia-cssr/ LOCATION:Czech Embassy\, 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY CATEGORIES:BCSA Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190218T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190226T200000 DTSTAMP:20260508T122353 CREATED:20190104T125216Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190210T180341Z UID:2367-1550520000-1551211200@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Katya Kabanova DESCRIPTION:Czech tenor\, Pavel Cernoch makes his Royal Opera debut as Boris Grigorjevic. Born in Brno\, Cernoch began singing as a child in the Cantilena Chamber Choir. He studied singing at the Janacek Academy in Brno and with Paolo de Napoli (his current teacher) in Italy. He made his debut at the Bavarian State Opera in 2009 as Steva in Jenufa. \nRemaining performances on 18\, 21 and 26 February \nSung in Czech with English surtitles. URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/katya-kabanova/ LOCATION:Royal Opera House\, Bow Street\, London\, WC2E 9DD\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190201T073000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190201T213000 DTSTAMP:20260508T122353 CREATED:20190107T181229Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T181229Z UID:2397-1549006200-1549056600@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Smetana Piano Trio DESCRIPTION:PROGRAMME \nSergey Rachmaninoff: Trio elegico in G minor\, No. 1 \nBohuslav Martinu: Piano Trio Bergerettes H. 275 \nAntonin Dvorak: Piano Trio in F-Minor op. 65 \nJitka Cechova – piano\nRadim Kresta – violin\nJan Palenicek – cello \nTickets £10 to pay at the door.\nPlaces are limited\, please reserve tickets soon\nat ludmilastane@gmail.com or text 07468 570551 URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/smetana-piano-trio/ LOCATION:Velehrad London\, 39 Lonsdale Road\, London\, SW13 9JP\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190124T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190124T210000 DTSTAMP:20260508T122353 CREATED:20181230T130921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181230T135334Z UID:2352-1548356400-1548363600@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Revolution Begins at Home: The Women of Czech Dissent DESCRIPTION:An evening dedicated to women active in the Czech dissent movement and Charter 77 during the Czechoslovak communist regime of the 1970s and 1980s. Sociologist and gender scholar Marcela Linková and journalist Nada Straková will be joined by former dissident Kamila Bendová and DJ and writer Tobiáš Jirous to talk about the recent publication Revolution Begins at Home: The Women of Czech Dissent (eds. Linková & Straková\, 2017) and the ways in which women engaged in the different currents of political and cultural resistance. \nPublished in 2017 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Charter 77\, Revolution Begins at Home: The Women of Czech Dissent is a collection of interviews portraying twenty-one women who weren’t afraid to stand up to the Normalisation regime in Czechoslovakia during the 1970s and 1980s. By engaging in the struggle against totalitarianism\, they wanted to play their part in creating a better existence for themselves and their children. \nThese fascinating interviews conducted by the books´ editors Marcela Linková and Nadežda Straková contribute to our understanding of the ways in which women engaged in the different currents of the Czech dissident manifesto Charter 77 (the intellectuals\, the Christians\, the reform Communists and the cultural underground)\, in both\, large cities and in the countryside. The publication highlights the fact that one-third of Charter 77 spokespeople were women and seeks to create a more gender balanced discourse surrounding this part of Czech history. \nAn English translation is due in spring 2019. \nTickets £7.92 book on Eventbrite via link below. \nPhotograph from secret police archives taken by a secret police officer who was following Ivanka Hyblerová (code name balerina) in 1981 when she was nine months pregnant. URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/revolution-begins-at-home-the-women-of-czech-dissent/ LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190122T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190122T203000 DTSTAMP:20260508T122353 CREATED:20181126T160842Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181126T164256Z UID:2297-1548181800-1548189000@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:A Czechoslovak minister in exile DESCRIPTION:Ladislav Feierabend managed the impossible: he was a member of the war-time Protectorate government and at the same time head of a resistance group in contact with Edvard Beneš in London. So when a messenger was captured and forced to reveal everything\, in January 1940 Feierabend embarked on an escape worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster. He eventually joined Beneš’s government-in-exile as finance minister before returning to Prague in 1945. After the communist coup in February 1948\, Feierabend went into hiding until April when he was smuggled out of his homeland again\, this time with his family.\nHis daughter\, Hana Ludikar\, will share the remarkable details of this story with us. Bring your friends with you to enjoy this rare opportunity. \nFree admission for members of the BCSA\, £10 for non-members\, full-time students £5. \nRegistration is necessary for all on Eventbrite (see link below) or by e-mail to bcsa@bcsa.co.uk URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/a-czechoslovak-minister-in-exile/ LOCATION:Czech Embassy\, 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY CATEGORIES:BCSA Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190117T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190117T213000 DTSTAMP:20260508T122353 CREATED:20181206T190908Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181206T190908Z UID:2321-1547751600-1547760600@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Jan Palach + Q&A with director Robert Sedlacek DESCRIPTION:On 16 January 1969\, the Prague philosophy student Jan Palach set himself on fire in Wenceslas Square to protest against the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia. He died three days later. He was 21 years old. \nUsing available sources director Robert Sedlacek reconstructs the final months of Jan Palach´s life describing his path from an affectionate son\, a devoted friend\, a sensitive and thoughtful philosophy student to the Torch number 1. The resulting film is an impressive and atmospheric memento successfully portraying an uncompromising young man who brought the ultimate sacrifice in a hope to rouse the nation from lethargy. \nRobert Sedlacek\, CZ / SR 2018\, 120 mins\nCast: Viktor Zavadil\, Zuzana Bydzovska\, Denisa Baresova\, Kristina Kanatova\, Jan Vondracek \nTickets: £7 + booking fee via Eventbrite (see link below) URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/jan-palach-qa-with-director-robert-sedlacek/ LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190108T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190108T203000 DTSTAMP:20260508T122353 CREATED:20181008T154245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181112T145354Z UID:2180-1546972200-1546979400@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Prague and Innsbruck: the cultural patronage of the Archduke Ferdinand II DESCRIPTION:A lecture by Caroline Cannon-Brookes \nArchduke Ferdinand II (1529-1595) was Regent of Bohemia for twenty years in the middle of the 16th century. Born the second son of the future Emperor Ferdinand I and Anne of Bohemia\, he was highly educated and a cultivated humanist who established a sophisticated court in Prague which embraced both the Habsburgs and the Czech nobility. He oversaw renewals to Prague Castle and the Cathedral\, and promoted the Renaissance style. This is to be seen in the star-shaped Hunting Lodge Hvezda outside Prague\, which he is reputed to have designed. These ideas were soon taken up by the Czech nobility. Following in the Habsburg tradition\, the Archduke assembled an important library and formed a great collection of portraits\, armour and a cabinet of curiosities which he took with him when he moved to Schloss Ambras in the Tirol\, in 1567. These collections undoubtedly served as an inspiration for his nephew\, the Emperor Rudolf II\, who subsequently acquired them. In recent years many of these have been brought back from Vienna and have recently been displayed in an exhibition devoted to the Archduke Ferdinand II shown both at Ambras and in Prague. \nCaroline Cannon-Brookes is an art-historian\, trained at the Courtauld Institute\, and teaches at the University of Oxford Department for Continuing Education. She has led many tours to the Czech Republic to which she is a regular visitor. \nTickets £15 including a glass of wine URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/prague-and-innsbruck-the-cultural-patronage-of-the-archduke-ferdinand-ii/ LOCATION:Czech Embassy\, 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181210T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181210T213000 DTSTAMP:20260508T122353 CREATED:20180707T133016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180707T133016Z UID:1893-1544470200-1544477400@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Pavel Haas Quartet: Smetana and Janacek DESCRIPTION:Janacek’s two highly personal quartets have earned their places as 20th-century classics of the medium\, the first inspired by Tolstoy’s passionate novella The ‘Kreutzer Sonata’\, about an extramarital affair\, the second reflecting his own love for the married Kamila Stosslova. \nBedrich Smetana: String Quartet No. 2 in D minor \nLeos Janacek: String Quartet No. 1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’ \nLeos Janacek: String Quartet No. 2 ‘Intimate Letters’ \nTickets £40 £35 £30 £25 £18\nBookings are subject to a £3 booking fee. This fee covers the whole booking and is not per ticket. URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/pavel-haas-quartet-smetana-and-janacek/ LOCATION:Wigmore Hall\, 36 Wigmore Street\, London\, W1U 2BP\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181204T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181204T203000 DTSTAMP:20260508T122353 CREATED:20181011T094704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181127T102925Z UID:2189-1543948200-1543955400@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:How to become a Czech in one hour DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT \nKeen to learn something about the Czechs but too afraid to ask? \nThis one-man show performed in English by Czech actor Tomas Vanek explains some of the cultural pitfalls from the Czech point of view. \nBeer\, knedliky\, Karel Gott and the Czech fashion for wearing socks with sandals are just a few topics that are touched upon. \nThe BCSA is delighted that the Royal Theatre and Club Chic in Vinohrady\, Prague has agreed to this London performance. URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/how-to-become-a-czech-in-one-hour/ LOCATION:Czech Embassy\, 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY CATEGORIES:BCSA Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181124T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181124T210000 DTSTAMP:20260508T122353 CREATED:20181115T112322Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181115T112610Z UID:2273-1543082400-1543093200@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Great Britain and the breaking up of Austria-Hungary\, the rise of Czechoslovakia and other successor states in 1918 DESCRIPTION:FEDERATION OF SLOVAKS IN GREAT BRITAIN \nProgramme \nBritish attitudes to the breaking up of Austria-Hungary and the creation of new states  Professor Robert Evans\, Oxford University \nGreat Britain and the creation of Czechoslovakia in 1918  Dr. Vladimír Daniš\, Federation of Slovaks in Great Britain \nThe End of the Marriage: Explaining the Slovaks Decision to join Czechoslovakia in 1918   Dr. Thomas Lorman\, SSEES University College London \nThe First World War\, Great Britain and the Creation of the Kingdom of Serbs\, Croats and Slovenes  Dr. Bojan Aleksov\, SSEES University College London \nRomania in geopolitical European context (1918-1920)  Dr. Marusia Cirstea\, University of Craiova    \nBreaking up Austro-Hungarian economy: sudden or gradual?   Dr. Tomas Cvrcek\, SSEES University College London  \nWe are looking forward to seeing you\, please express your interest by 20th of November 2018 to secretaryfederacia@gmail.com enter your name & surname URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/great-britain-and-the-breaking-up-of-austria-hungary-the-rise-of-czechoslovakia-and-other-successor-states-in-1918/ LOCATION:Velehrad London\, 39 Lonsdale Road\, London\, SW13 9JP\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181123T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181123T223000 DTSTAMP:20260508T122353 CREATED:20170417T090802Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181025T144421Z UID:789-1542997800-1543012200@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:BCSA Annual Dinner 2018 DESCRIPTION:Our twenty seventh annual dinner will be held on Friday 23 November in the heart of Bloomsbury. This highlight in the BCSA calendar is a wonderful opportunity for Slovaks\, Czechs and Britons to mingle in a convivial atmosphere\, to meet old friends and make new ones. Members and non-members alike will be made welcome at a drinks reception including Czech Budweiser Budvar lager\, enjoy a three-course dinner with wine\, hear our speaker and the results of our annual writing competition.\nThe raffle features a number of very desirable prizes including flights to Poprad with a three-night stay for two in Aqua City Resort\, close to the beautiful Tatra Mountains or a Danubius Hotels ‘Taste of Piestany’ relaxing stay for three nights. For visitors to Prague\, win two-nights’ accommodation at the Cloister Inn or tickets for a performance by the Prague Shakespeare Company. Continuing on from last year’s auction of Banksy street art\, there will be an opportunity to bid for a limited edition print of contemporary artwork by the Connor Brothers. \n18.30-19.30 drinks reception\n19.30-22.30 dinner \nspeaker: Sir Michael Burton\, BCSA president \ndress code: lounge suit \nTickets: BCSA members £47.50\, non-members £57.50\, full-time students £40.00 \, tables for 10 £475.00 \nBooking closes on 19 November (see Eventbrite link below) URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/bcsa-annual-dinner/ LOCATION:Radisson Blu Edwardian Bloomsbury Street Hotel\, 9-13 Bloomsbury Street\, London\, WC1B 3QD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BCSA Events ORGANIZER;CN="BCSA":MAILTO:bcsa@bcsa.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181122T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181122T210000 DTSTAMP:20260508T122353 CREATED:20181012T125103Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181012T125103Z UID:2208-1542913200-1542920400@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:The Velvet Revolution + discussion with Pavel Seifter and Jiri Priban DESCRIPTION:A testimony to the heady days following the 17 November 1989\, this edited footage of interviews and news journals successfully evokes the atmosphere of the 30 days which paved the way to democracy in Czechoslovakia. \nCasting students and former dissidents led by Vaclav Havel in the main roles it chronicles the Velvet Revolution\, when riot police crushed a peaceful student rally in Prague and the subsequent protests that ended the Communist era in Czechoslovakia. Edited within ten days at the end of the revolutionary  year\, this is cinema vérité at its best and an opportunity to revisit the unfolding of history. \nFollowed by discussion with Pavel Seifter\, former Czech Ambassador to the UK\, Charter 77 signatory and founding member of the Magic Lantern Civic Forum\, and Jiri Priban professor of sociology and philosophy of law\, Cardiff University and a 1989 student leader. \nPetr Slavik\, Jiri Strecha\, 1990\, 69 min\, English commentary \nTickets £7.92 via Eventbrite link below URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/the-velvet-revolution-discussion-with-pavel-seifter-and-jiri-priban/ LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181120T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181120T190000 DTSTAMP:20260508T122353 CREATED:20181112T154105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181112T154105Z UID:2267-1542733200-1542740400@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Cooperation in the Home Affairs Agenda after Brexit DESCRIPTION:Join UCL SSEES as we host Minister Jan Hamáček (Czech Minister of the Interior)\, for this discussion and a reception afterwards. \nWith Brexit fast approaching states need to continue working together in order to reassure the public that their safety is paramount. Brexit may to certain aspects weaken\, but definitely not break off all ties between the UK and the EU. Due to the termination of the UK´s participation in many of the EU´s instruments\, both sides will experience a drop in the current level of cooperation\, which will to a degree also apply to police cooperation. We have to bear in mind that global and organised crime networks will adapt to the new conditions and circumstances at least as flexibly as the legitimate actors. Therefore\, the key challenge for us in the near future will lay in the search to creatively compensate for these new risks and lost opportunities by strengthening security cooperation at a bilateral level as well as in EU-UK relations. We must not let this opportunity slide by us. \n  URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/cooperation-in-the-home-affairs-agenda-after-brexit/ LOCATION:UCL SSEES\, 16 Taviton St\, London\, WC1H 0BW\, United Kingdom ORGANIZER;CN="UCL SSEES":MAILTO:ssees-events@ucl.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181117T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181117T160000 DTSTAMP:20260508T122353 CREATED:20181023T140050Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181024T164409Z UID:2237-1542463200-1542470400@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:The Legacy and Lessons of 1968 DESCRIPTION:Fifty years ago\, Czechoslovakia was about to enter a period of ‘normalisation’ following the invasion of that country by the Soviet Union and its allies. Mike Waite (author of Communism and Democracy) and David Parker will draw upon their recent publications to reflect upon the significance of this event for the communist movement and socialism for which it was both a major set back and a turning point. It acted as a spur to Eurocommunism\, to rethinking the relationship between Communism and Democracy and to new strategies for the achievement of Socialism.\nMike will offer some overall perspectives on the significance of 1968 as a turning point for left wing politics and prospects.\nDavid will draw on the remarkable correspondence of his Communist father with a disillusioned Czech – conducted in defiance of the censors from 1968 to 1971- to illustrate the human and political costs of ‘normalisation’\, the aspirations of the two men for a better future and the continuing relevance of their thoughts about how to get there. \nFree to attend – all welcome URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/the-legacy-and-lessons-of-1968/ LOCATION:Marx Memorial Library\, 37a Clerkenwell Green\, London\, EC1R 0DU\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181113T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181125T200000 DTSTAMP:20260508T122353 CREATED:20180913T164027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181112T154407Z UID:2139-1542137400-1543176000@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Rendezvous in Bratislava: a time travelling new piece of music theatre DESCRIPTION:Miriam and her granddad are making a cabaret together. They’re the perfect double act: He’s got the stories\, she loves telling them\, and they both have a flair for the theatrical. The only problem is – they’ve never met. And he’s been dead for 37 years. \nLaco Kalina was a dramaturg\, satirist\, collector of jokes and writer of cabarets\, born in Slovakia in 1913 and died in Germany in 1981. He survived the fascists only to be imprisoned by the communists\, who believed he was a threat to the regime. \nUsing his autobiographies\, jokes and scripts\, we present this generationally challenged duo: a contemporary cabaret featuring original music and real live Slovaks.\n \n2018-19 UK tour  for full details of venues and booking details see website link below \n19 & 20 Oct Peterborough Platform 8 (www. jumpeduptheatre.com) \n26 & 27 Oct Wigan Arts Festival (www.wiganarts.com) \n3 Nov Torbay Doorstep Arts (www. doorsteparts.co.uk) \n8 & 10 Nov Thanet Looping the Loop (www. loopingtheloopfestival.org.uk) \n13-24 Nov London Battersea Arts Centre (www.bac.org.uk) \n25 Nov Exeter Phoenix (www.exeterphoenix.org.uk) \n30 Jan Reading South Street Arts (www.readingarts.com/south-street) \nCreated by Miriam Sherwood. Music by Thom Andrewes and Will Gardner \nDeveloped at Battersea Arts Centre and supported by Arts Council England\, Unity Theatre Trust and JW3 URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/rendezvous-in-bratislava-a-time-travelling-new-piece-of-music-theatre/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181107T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181107T210000 DTSTAMP:20260508T122353 CREATED:20181027T103345Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181027T103345Z UID:2252-1541615400-1541624400@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Book launch – Blood\, White and Blue DESCRIPTION:Urbane Publications invites you to the launch of Blood\, White and Blue. \nAll are welcome. \nJoin the author James Silvester\, as he presents the first in a new series of books featuring Lucie Musilova. A half Czech spy\, Lucie fights for a country that hates her as the spectre of Brexit looms. \nJames is the author of the ‘Prague Thrillers’ series – Escape to Perdition and The Prague Ultimatum. \nPlease RSVP Matthew Smith matthew@urbanepublications.com URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/book-launch-blood-white-and-blue/ LOCATION:Meditatio Centre\, St Mark’s Church\, Myddleton Square\, London\, EC1R 1XX\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181102T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181104T200000 DTSTAMP:20260508T122353 CREATED:20181008T152753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181022T152734Z UID:2174-1541183400-1541361600@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Made in Prague Film Festival DESCRIPTION:Friday 2 November \n6.30pm President Blaník \n8.20pm Barefoot plus Q&A with Zdeněk & Jan Svěrák \nSaturday 3 November \n4.00pm The White World According To Daliborek \n6.30pm Insects \n8.30pm Bear With Us plus Q&A with Tomas Pavlicek & Ivana Chylkova \nSunday 4 November \n2.00pm Angel of the Lord 2 in Czech only plus workshop for children \n4.15pm Cervena \n6.05pm Winter Flies \n8.00pm The Interpreter plus Q&A with Martin Sulik URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/made-in-prague-film-festival/ LOCATION:Regent Street Cinema\, 307 Regent Street\, London\, W1B 2HW END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181030T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181030T210000 DTSTAMP:20260508T122353 CREATED:20181012T121911Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181012T121911Z UID:2194-1540926000-1540933200@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:The Birth of Czechoslovakia: Myth and Reality DESCRIPTION:Exactly 100 years ago\, at the end of the First World War\, a new state of Czechoslovakia was created in central Europe. For many this ‘national state’ of Czechs and Slovaks was a dream come true: it gave rise to the myth that the next twenty years were a golden age of Czech history. But how true was this? How stable or viable was the first Czechoslovak state? Did problems lie in the very way it was created out of war? \nThis lively panel discussion\, involving four historians\, will unpick the myths in order to understand the genesis of Czechoslovakia\, the hopes and fears that accompanied its formation\, and the tensions which faced the Czech and Slovak leaders from the very beginning. \n“The idea of nationalism [is] the realization of the principles of democracy\, not as regards the individual but as regards the nation as a whole”\nEdvard Benes\, “The Problem of the Small Nations after the World War\,” The Slavonic Review 4:11 (Dec. 1925) \nWith Etienne Boisserie\, Jana Osterkamp and Jakub Benes; chaired by Professor Mark Cornwall \n\nEtienne Boisserie is Professor of Central European modern and contemporary history at the National Institue for Eastern Languages and Civilizations (Inalco\, Paris). He also teaches modern Slovak and Czech history. He is the author of several studies of Slovak history at the end of the 19th and during the first half of the 20th century. His latest research deals with Czech Lands and Slovak counties during WW1 and he has recently published “The Czechs in Austria-Hungary at War”. \nJana Osterkamp is a historian and legal scholar. In the last academic year she was Chair of East European History at the LMU Munich and since 2012 she has been the director of the “Emmy Noether” junior research group “Ordering Diversity. Concepts of Federalism in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and its Successor States“. She previously focused mainly on modern history in East and Central Europe\, and the constitutional\, legal and contemporary history of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. She was also among the principal investigators in the international graduate programme “Religious Cultures in Nineteenth and Twentieth-Century Europe” in Munich\, Prague and Poznan. Her current research encompasses a larger study of the history of federalism in the Habsburg Empire in the long 19th century. \nJakub Benes teaches modern European history at the University of Birmingham. He is author of the award-winning monograph Workers and Nationalism: Czech and German Social Democracy in Habsburg Austria\, 1890-1918 in which he outlines the influence of the phenomenon of nationalism on workers’ movements since the end of the 19th century. He is interested in topics in modern east central European history and his current research focuses on peasants’ revolts and peasant movements in twentieth-century Europe. \nA professor of Modern European History at the University of Southampton\, Mark Cornwall is one of the UK’s leading experts on modern Czech history. He has written extensively about twentieth-century Czechoslovakia including the ‘Sudeten question’. Until recently he was also chair of the UK Forum of Czech and Slovak Studies\, aiming to promote British academic research on Central Europe. \nAccompanied by screening some rare archival footage of Prague on 28 October 1918. \nTickets £7.92 book online via Eventbrite link below. URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/the-birth-of-czechoslovakia-myth-and-reality/ LOCATION:Czech Embassy\, 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181028T153000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181028T173000 DTSTAMP:20260508T122353 CREATED:20180810T180712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180810T180712Z UID:2047-1540740600-1540747800@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:St. Wenceslas: silent film with live musical accompaniment DESCRIPTION:A landmark in Czech cinema\, this historical epic is the only film to attempt to reveal the life of the country’s patron saint.\nA milestone in Czech cinema history\, this silent epic made in 1929 was the most expensive Czech film at that time\, with the largest set constructed in Europe to accommodate a cast of over 100\, together with 1\,000 extras for the lavish battle scenes.\nIts team of cinematographers included Jan Stallich (Ecstasy) and Otto Heller\, who later worked with Max Ophuls and Laurence Olivier\, as well as Michael Caine on The Ipcress File and Alfie. Recalling the work of Griffith and Fritz Lang\, Jan S. Kolár’s vast\, ambitious production tells the 10th century legend of Václav\, Duke of Bohemia (St Wenceslas) who successfully defeated his enemies but was murdered by his own brother. Václav became the patron saint of Czechoslovakia; a famous statue of him at the top of Wenceslas Square in Prague is a national rallying pint. \nAccompanied by vocal artists and musicians from Cappella Mariana\, a Prague-based early music ensemble specialising in medieval polyphony\, this rare and precious screening provides a magnificent celebration of the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia. \nTickets £12.50 from event website link below URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/st-wenceslas-silent-film-with-live-musical-accompaniment/ LOCATION:Barbican Centre\, Silk Street\, London\, EC2Y 8DS\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181017T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181017T203000 DTSTAMP:20260508T122353 CREATED:20180831T112859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181008T143117Z UID:2116-1539801000-1539808200@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:T.G. Masaryk: a reflection by his great-granddaughter DESCRIPTION:THIS IS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT! \nCharlotta Kotik will speak about his involvement in the foundation of Czechoslovakia and his attitude towards Slovakia. \nTomas Garrigue Masaryk (TGM) remains an icon of the first Czechoslovak republic as its president from 1918 to 1935. The BCSA is honoured that his closest living relative has accepted our invitation to mark the centenary of Czechoslovakia. The event has been organised with the kind cooperation of the Czech and Slovak Embassies. \nCharlotta Kotik grew up in communist Prague at a time when her great-grandfather’s surname and image was vilified by the regime. Her mother\, Herberta\, was the daughter of TGM’s eldest son Herbert; she was named after her great-grandmother\, Charlotte. However her first name had too much symbolism so is was changed to Karla by the authorities. This family heritage also restricted her education but eventually she managed to complete a degree in art history at Charles University in 1968 at the same time as working full-time at the National Gallery. \nIn 1970 Charlotta emigrated to the United States where she worked at an art gallery in Buffalo until 1983 when she moved to the Brooklyn Museum\, becoming head of the department of contemporary art until 2007. Today she spends time in her native country where she lectures and participates in an award for young artists as well as visiting her grandchildren who live in Prague. \n  \nIllustration: President T.G.Masaryk painted in Lany and Topolcianky 1927-30 by Frantisek Hornik URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/t-g-masaryk-a-reflection-by-his-great-granddaughter/ LOCATION:Slovak Embassy\, 25 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BCSA Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181015T210000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181017T130000 DTSTAMP:20260508T122353 CREATED:20180831T152612Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180831T152612Z UID:2122-1539637200-1539781200@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Winter Flies (Vsechno bude) DESCRIPTION:Two teenagers embark on a quixotic journey in a stolen car across the Czech Republic in Olmo Omerzu’s bittersweet take on the road movie genre. \nTwo showings as part of the BFI London Film Festival: \nMonday 15 October\, ICA Cinema at 21.00 \nWednesday 17 October\, BFI Southbank at 11.30 \nTickets on sale from 13 September \n  \n  URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/winter-flies-vsechno-bude/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181013T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181013T213000 DTSTAMP:20260508T122353 CREATED:20180804T144724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180807T091635Z UID:2014-1539459000-1539466200@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Smetana 'Ma Vlast' DESCRIPTION:A complete performance by the West London Sinfonia of six symphonic poems composed between 1874 and 1879  by the Czech composer Bedrich Smetana to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovak independence in October 1918. \nTickets £14\, concessions £12\, child/student £5. Buy on the door or online from the link below. \n  URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/smetana-ma-vlast/ LOCATION:St Michael & All Angels Church\, Bath Road\, Bedford Park\, London\, W4 1TT\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181009T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181009T203000 DTSTAMP:20260508T122353 CREATED:20180826T113559Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180826T113559Z UID:2107-1539109800-1539117000@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:A Celebration of Czechoslovak Culture in Wartime Britain DESCRIPTION:An illustrated talk by Jana Buresova \nCzechoslovakia was headline news in 1938/39\, yet little was known about its cultural heritage. Patriotic exiles in Britain determined to remedy this through multi-faceted entities such as the Czechoslovak Institute\, graced by Queen Elizabeth\, Queen consort\, who attended an exhibition of Wenceslaus Hollar’s engravings. It also hosted contemporary artists such as Friedrich Feigl\, Marie-Louise von Motieczky\, sculptor Mary Duras and musicians including Vilem Tausky. But the Communist-inspired Czechoslovak-British Friendship Club\, the Czechoslovak Army’s Sokol branch\, and regional clubs played a vital role too. \nTickets £15\, including a glass of wine\, available online from www.czech friends.net or to reserve a place email events@czechfriends.net \nImages: camouflage background courtesy of MOD (photograph by Amanda Reynolds); St Paul’s Cathedral London on fire by Wenceslaus Hollar; image of Sokol Exhibition in London\, October-November 1943. URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/a-celebration-of-czechoslovak-culture-in-wartime-britain/ LOCATION:Czech Embassy\, 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY ORGANIZER;CN="Friends of Czech Heritage":MAILTO:info@czechfriends.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181008T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181012T180000 DTSTAMP:20260508T122353 CREATED:20180706T141912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181007T190647Z UID:1867-1538992800-1539367200@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Mini Wonders - Czech Toys Past and Present DESCRIPTION:From Fatra to Merkur\, Czech toys have a long and successful history both in their homeland and abroad. The early 20th century saw their story begin\, and it has been intensively explored and developed since then. Drawing attention to unique Czech craftmanship\, the “Mini Wonders” exhibition presents modern toy design as well as designs dating back almost a hundred years. \nSince the first design was born in 1920\, Czech toys have made a name for themselves internationally. They saw an unprecedented success at the Expo 1958 in Brussels\, where Czechoslovakia showcased an exhibition focused on the world of children created by artist Jirí Trnka and toy makers Viktor Fixl and Václav Kubát. \nMore recently\, interest in Czech toys was renewed thanks to Libuše Niklová’s 2011 retrospective “Plastique ludique” at the Musée des arts décoratifs in Paris\, followed by the 2012 Museum of Modern Art exhibition “Century of the Child: Growing by Design 1900–2000” in New York\, which also featured toys by renowned Czech designers. \nToday a young generation of designers and illustrators keeps the tradition of Czech toys alive while giving them a fresh look. They present an opportunity for designers to express their imagination\, extend their creative borders and fulfil their potential. \nThe exhibition includes metal construction sets by Merkur\, a wooden balance bike by Re Pello\, inflatable plastic toys by Fatra (featuring award-winning designers Libuše Niklová \, Zuzana Lednická\, Anna Kozová and Jerry Koza)\, and magnetic wooden puzzles by Detoa. A wonderful experience indeed! \nVitrinka Gallery\nOpening hours from 24 Sep – 12 Oct: Mon-Fri: 10 am – 6 pm URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/mini-wonders-czech-toys-past-and-present/ LOCATION:Czech Centre\, 30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181006T174500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181006T200000 DTSTAMP:20260508T122353 CREATED:20180828T180511Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180828T180511Z UID:2111-1538847900-1538856000@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Lost in Munich: screening & panel discussion DESCRIPTION:A witty farce about the French prime minister’s parrot\, a witness to the Munich Conference\, who reveals its secrets decades later\, wounded national pride and the perils of filmmaking. \nSir P\, a 90-year-old parrot who once belonged to the French prime minister responsible for signing the 1938 Munich Agreement which forced Czechoslovakia to cede much of its borders to Germany\, finds himself at a press conference in Prague as a living relic of the time. Repeating the controversial statements of his former owner\, Sir P gets kidnapped by Pavel\, a disgraced Czech journalist\, who uses the bird to revive his own career and failed marriage\, causing a diplomatic scandal. \nStarting as a light-hearted absurdist comedy the film switches to a mockumentary about the filming of the Czech-French co-production which is plagued with problems not least of which is the lack of money\, the principal actor’s allergy to the feathered star and a disgruntled crew developing new theories about the 1938 event and provocative generalizations about the Czech national character. Part irreverent history lesson and part movie business satire this is a witty\, multi-layered farce by Petr Zelenka with an engagingly cynical humour which cuts across national borders. \nFollowed by a debate ‘Munich\, Tragic Myth or Diplomatic Victory?’ with Vit Smetana\, Institute of Contemporary History\, Czech Academy of Sciences\, and historian Peter Neville\, author of Hitler and Appeasement: The British Attempt To Prevent the Second World War\, and Eduard Benes and Tomas Masaryk. Makers of the Modern World. \nTickets £14.10 adult £13.0 student/retired £7.70 child\, available from link below URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/lost-in-munich-screening-panel-discussion/ LOCATION:Gate Picturehouse\, 87 Notting Hill Gate\, London\, W11 3JZ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181003T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181003T210000 DTSTAMP:20260508T122353 CREATED:20180728T132455Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180803T115906Z UID:1950-1538589600-1538600400@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Cultural and History Quiz DESCRIPTION:Idiom\, a column of 8\,000 books in the vestibule of Prague Municipal Library created in 1998 by Slovak artist Matej Kren \n  \n  \nThe BCSA is organising a novel event that will take place at the Czechoslovak National House in West Hampstead. \nCome and pit your wits in teams of up to eight with Slovaks\, Czechs and Brits! If you don’t have a team\, we’ll do our best to put you in one. \nOur experienced quiz masters\, Simon and Nichola\, will prepare questions based on Czech\, Slovak and British history and culture. \nWe really hope you can join us for what should be a fun\, friendly occasion. \nTickets £12.50 on sale via the Eventbrite link below and include a pre-ordered traditional Czech/Slovak meal (chicken/pork schnitzel or fried cheese). URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/cultural-and-history-quiz/ LOCATION:Czechoslovak National House\, 74 West End Lane\, London\, NW6 2LX\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BCSA Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/quiz-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180927T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180927T210000 DTSTAMP:20260508T122353 CREATED:20180909T133442Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181001T100506Z UID:2131-1538074800-1538082000@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:The battle on the radio waves: the new media of the 1930s and the Sudeten crisis DESCRIPTION:International diplomacy stopped working.  A new breed of authoritarian ruler emerged\, contemptuous of the rules of diplomacy and collective security\, and willing to lie and bully to build power and influence.  Europe’s democracies were confused and defensive.  It is 1938 and Germany is putting pressure on Czechoslovakia. Join David Vaughan and Michael Tate in a discussion of the use and abuse of radio\, the new media of the 1930s. \nDavid Vaughan is a writer and broadcaster. His second book\, Hear My Voice is set in the tense atmosphere of Central Europe on the eve of WWII.  A former BBC Prague correspondent\, David Vaughan was editor-in-chief of the international service of Czech Radio for eight years. He studied Modern Languages (French and German) at Balliol College\, Oxford and is also fluent in Czech\, having lived in Prague since 1991.  Hear My Voice was originally commissioned as a play for Czech Radio\, and was then turned into a book which was awarded the Czech Book readers’ prize in 2015. URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/the-battle-on-the-radio-waves-the-new-media-of-the-1930s-and-the-sudeten-crisis/ LOCATION:School of Slavonic & East European Studies\, 16 Taviton Street\, London\, WC1H 0BW ORGANIZER;CN="UCL SSEES":MAILTO:b.posluch@ucl.ac.uk END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR