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"There are more places like this one in the country but as far as size, uniformity, and fame are concerned, we can rightfully claim that Chanov is our Ghetto No. 1." - a quote from a new 90 minute documentary on one of the most infamous Roma housing estates in the country. For almost a year, Czech director Ivan Pokorny filmed the daily life of its residents and explored why Roma and non-Roma Czechs find it so hard to co-exist.

The sound of jazz by a skilled trio of musicians greets visitors at one of the most highly regarded events of the season: the awarding on Thursday of the Czech national prize for the year's outstanding design. Traditionally the event, organised by the Design Centre in cooperation with the Quality Council of the Czech Republic and titled Excellent Product of the Year - is held at Prague's Bethlehem Chapel, and it is nothing if not prestigious. It draws hundreds of designers as well as government ministers, manufacturers and business insiders to get

In this week's Arts, one of Czechoslovakia's most infamous communist show trials could be about to become a Hollywood blockbuster. We talk to a young Czech film producer who wants to take the story of Milada Horakova to the silver screen.

Libena Rochova is one of the Czech Republic's best-known fashion designers, whose work has turned heads both abroad and at home. Last October, viewers were able to see "Dialogue" - an acclaimed exhibition featuring twenty-nine of her designs at Prague's Kampa Museum. Now, Libena Rochova has taken the show a step further: in April, seventeen of those pieces will go on exhibit at the Czech National Building in New York City.

In this week's edition of the Arts: the band Krystof are the biggest winners at this year's Andel music awards; how have legal music downloads taken off and how does the future look for music sales in general in the Czech Republic?

Many Irish plays have appeared in Czech theatres in the last decade or so, in what has been something of a boom for Irish drama in the Czech Republic. The latest is A Skull in Connemara by Martin McDonagh, which recently received its Czech language premiere at Prague's Svandovo Divadlo.

The Jeden Svet (One World) festival of human rights documentaries is run by the NGO People in Need. This year's One World, featuring over 120 films, has just come to an end in Prague, and now moves on to the provinces. In this edition of the Arts we speak to the man behind the colourful festival and many of this year's guests.

In today's Arts: a new TV drama looks at the ill-fated mission of Czech paratroopers during WW II. We also talk to the organisers of an awards ceremony and exhibition recognising the country's best graphic prints.

The Czech Republic is this year taking part in the Eurovision song contest for the first time, with Czech TV launching a new competition on Friday to find the country's representative. In this programme we meet some of the entrants - and find out why several Czech stars said no to a chance to appear in front of hundreds of millions of TV viewers around the continent. And guess which Czech represented another country in the Eurovision back in 1968?

In this week's Arts: a new exhibition of drawings and paintings by American "Beat generation" poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti opens in Prague. Also: the National Museum announces plans for the renovation of the city's Vitkov Memorial.