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In 1987 a Czechoslovak Tatra truck set off on a trip around the planet that was to take in no fewer than 67 countries. The crew were treated like heroes when they left. However, by the time they returned communism had ended and interest in their adventures evaporated fast. Now long-lost footage from the trip is to be shown for the first time at Czech Radio.

Not all Brits are ecstatic as their country leaves the European Union this Friday. Some are looking to secure EU citizenship through a second passport. This is also the case in Czechia where the number of British nationals applying for Czech citizenship has increased more than threefold since 2016.

A number of Czech travel agencies have cancelled or are trying to reschedule package trips to China in view of the situation surrounding the coronavirus crisis, the Czech News Agency reported.

Czech nanofiber technology firm Respilon Group says it has developed revolutionary masks capable of isolating and killing viruses, such as the one currently affecting China. To find out more, I spoke to Respilon CEO Roman Zima and began by asking him how the mask works.

There has been big news for Czech soccer this week, with international midfielder Tomáš Souček joining English Premier League side West Ham. The deal could be short-lived if the club get relegated – but otherwise the 24-year-old should become one of the most expensive Czech players of all time.

Kafka, Čapek, Kundera and Havel, these are all world renowned names, but what about all the others? How well are Czech authors actually known abroad? Can you find a bookshop in Berlin, Madrid, Moscow, Paris or New York that aside from classics such as The Good Soldier Švejk also sell the works of contemporary Czech authors? At Radio Prague International we have decided to map out the popularity and availability of Czech books abroad and find out which books have been translated into international languages such as English, German, Russian, Spanish

Czech geologists and geophysicists have been hard at work drilling the deepest geothermal borehole in all of central Europe. The borehole, on the outskirts of the northern Bohemian town of Litoměřice, is a staggering 1.6 kilometres deep – so far. The ambitious project is part of an ongoing effort to wean the county off of coal, which pollutes the air and accelerates global warming.

The Czech NGO Brontosauři v Himalájích has been helping in the village of Mulbekh in Little Tibet for more than ten years now. Their latest project is called Czech Science to Little Tibet and aims to provide regular teaching of science, with the help of Czech teachers and scientists.

While there are still no confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the Czech Republic, facemask and basic pharmaceuticals sales are going through the roof as many have chosen to take precautions. These involve prevention measures in one of the country’s most popular local destinations for Chinese tourists.

A series of events are set to take place in New York and Washington this week to mark the upcoming 75th anniversary of the liberation of Pilsen by US troops. The main goal of the events, which culminate on Wednesday at the National Bohemian Hall, is to invite Americans to take part in the annual freedom celebrations, which are going to be even bigger this year.