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Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
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- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (4.11.2026 16:00)
Following recent structural changes, RSI is introducing a new broadcasting schedule from November. The daily news bulletin will be complemented by a special…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (3.11.2026 16:00)
Following recent structural changes, RSI is introducing a new broadcasting schedule from November. The daily news bulletin will be complemented by a special…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (2.11.2026 16:00)
Following recent structural changes, RSI is introducing a new broadcasting schedule from November. This week’s programme begins with a weekly news roundup…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (1.11.2026 16:00)
On the occasion of All Souls’ Day, Radio Slovakia International revisits a special feature prepared by Ben Pascoe in 2022. Through conversations with…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (31.10.2026 16:00)
We take a look back at the week's headlines and some of our best stories from the past week.
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (30.10.2026 16:00)
RERUN: Mozart's Requiem played in St Martin's Cathedral in Bratislava ahead of All Saints Day in 2017; Rafal Kiepuszewski's real and virtual walk around Slovak…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (29.10.2026 16:00)
In this program, we travel to Trenčín to explore two events that bring people together through storytelling and art. At Braided Stories, storytellers from…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (28.10.2026 16:00)
To mark the 108th anniversary of the establishment of Czechoslovakia, Patrícia Polakovičová revisits two reports from the Radio Slovakia International…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (27.10.2026 16:00)
Nova Trznica, the new market hall, is the futuristic looking building at Bratislava’s Trnavské mýto. In the past, it was a bustling market hall, an…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (26.10.2026 16:00)
We explore Slovakia’s new primary school curriculum reform and what it means for pupils and teachers. Plus, Slovak Sound Check celebrates its 60th episode with…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (25.10.2026 16:00)
This week we continue our centenary celebrations with another instalment of our series exploring the history and legacy of Slovak radio. We also bring you the…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (24.10.2026 16:00)
Breaking news of the week and summary of shows by the English section of RSI
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (23.10.2026 16:00)
After almost 20 years at RSI, I, Martina Greňová Šimkovičová, am leaving you with a programme dedicated to Slovak literature in English translation — a subject…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (22.10.2026 16:00)
In today's programme, Patrícia Polakovičová revisits the work of Proti prúdu, the organization behind Slovakia’s street magazine Nota bene, which supports…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (21.10.2026 16:00)
Are healthcare clowns artists — or healthcare assistants? Our colleague Veronika Ščepánová takes a closer look at ČERVENÝ NOS Clowndoctors, an organization…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (20.10.2026 16:00)
Ben Pascoe talks with former local member of parliament and political advisor Boris Azaltovic about the upcoming regional and local elections. They explain how…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (19.10.2026 16:00)
Pink October highlights the importance of breast cancer prevention and early detection. Zuzana Bardyová from the National Oncology Institute discusses progress…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (18.10.2026 16:00)
Sunday with RSI, music, letters, good vibes and the next part of or Window to the World series.
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (17.10.2026 16:00)
A look back at the past week in Slovakia and on RSI.
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (16.10.2026 16:00)
As part of the Gothic Route project, the gates of eleven historic churches in the Gemer and Malohont regions open to tourists during the season. Experts gather…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (15.10.2026 16:00)
On the occasion of International White Cane Day, Patrícia Polakovičová looks at everyday life for blind and partially sighted people in Slovakia. Together with…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (14.10.2026 16:00)
Country music and cowboy culture have found an audience in Slovakia, from the campfire songs and Czech-Slovak folk traditions of the Country Lodenica festival…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (13.10.2026 16:00)
On the 24th of October Slovakia goes to the polls to vote in regional and local elections. This means electing regional parliaments and governors, Mayors and…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (12.10.2026 16:00)
Social media, loneliness and rising mental health concerns: what are young people in Slovakia telling us? Following World Mental Health Day (Oct 10)…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (11.10.2026 16:00)
On 2 October, 2026, it was exactly 100 years since the launch of regular radio broadcasting on the territory of what is now Slovakia. To mark this anniversary…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (10.10.2026 16:00)
We take a look back at the week's headlines and some of our best stories from the past week.
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (9.10.2026 16:00)
On 29 September, Slovak author Vladimír Rosenfeld, who lives in Hawaii, was a special guest at the Slovak premiere of "Life or Film", a documentary about…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (8.10.2026 16:00)
Can sunlight be brought back after sunset? In the first part of the programme, Patrícia Polakovičová speaks with Miroslav Kocifaj from the Slovak Academy of…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (7.10.2026 16:00)
Today, we bring you stories of connection across generations and borders. We revisit the story of Kristína Holecová, whose simple act of kindness towards an…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (6.10.2026 16:00)
Ben Pascoe sits down with pundit, translator and author Samo Marec to discuss the State of Slovakia Today.
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (5.10.2026 16:00)
Jozef Sabovčík, the two-time European champion and 1984 Olympic bronze medallist known as “Jumping Joe,” was inducted into the Slovak Figure Skating Hall of…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (4.10.2026 16:00)
Sunday Listener's Tribune l Competition: Living Water l Musical Chapters: Peter Dvorský
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (3.10.2026 16:00)
A look back at the past week in Slovakia and on RSI.
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (2.10.2026 16:00)
On 3 October 2021, exactly five years ago, Anca Monica Dragu, an iconic producer of RSI’s English section, passed away. On the occasion of the centenary of…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (1.10.2026 16:00)
Why should we care about deforestation in a vast African country like Cameroon? We may think that, as people living as far away as Slovakia, there is little we…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (30.9.2026 16:00)
Interviews with Kristína Gendová Ružíková and Marion Jansen of the OECD at Agrokomplex 2026. These were originally broadcast by Andrej Ševčenko.
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (29.9.2026 16:00)
Ben Pascoe talks with Mária Modrovichová one of the organizers of the literary festival NovoTvar which brings literarture and poetry from around the world to…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (28.9.2026 16:00)
Every September, the President of the European Commission delivers the State of the Union (SOTEU) address to the European Parliament, outlining the EU’s main…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (27.9.2026 16:00)
In this Sunday show we are going to read some of the letter from our listeners and then talk about the 70th anniversary of Slovak Television with a mnumber of…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (26.9.2026 16:00)
In local and regional elections in Slovakia, foreign nationals with residence permits can vote. As a build-up to these elections, slated for 24 October 2026…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (25.9.2026 16:00)
On Thursday, 24 September, Slovak cinemas welcomed "For Love", the latest feature film by acclaimed director Marko Škop. The filmmaker, who won the FIPRESCI…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (24.9.2026 16:00)
In her show, Patrícia Polakovičová introduces a new album bringing together renowned Slovak poet Ivan Štrpka and Altar Quartet. She also looks back at the 36th…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (23.9.2026 16:00)
Although the topic of Roma education has resonated in debates for many years, little attention is paid to the key actors in education – teachers. in this…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (22.9.2026 16:00)
At the end of October, Slovakia will go to the polls to vote in Local and Regional Elections. In the first of a series of shows about the upcoming elections…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (21.9.2026 16:00)
On the occasion of the 280th anniversary of the birth of Móric Beňovský, we explore the extraordinary life of the 18th-century soldier, traveller and author…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (20.9.2026 16:00)
This Sunday, we’ll open another Window to the World, taking you to the Czech city of Zlín and the Slovak city of Trenčín, two cities connected by a…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (19.9.2026 16:00)
A recap of the past week in Slovakia and a look back at some of our recent reports.
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (18.9.2026 16:00)
In this Friday show, we are bringing an extensive report from the 21st International Film Festival Cinematik with the focus on premiers of internationally…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (17.9.2026 16:00)
What do the latest PISA results reveal about the skills of Slovak students? The OECD’s 2025 assessment points to some stabilisation, but also persistent…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (16.9.2026 16:00)
This week the 21st Fjuzn Festival kicks off in Bratislava. Fjuzn is unique and is the largest multi-genre and multicultural event focused on migration and…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (15.9.2026 16:00)
In honour of the special day in Slovakia, we take a look back at some interviews explaining where this tradition comes from and why it is celebrated here.
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (14.9.2026 16:00)
The fourth edition of our summer series HerStories from the Capital: Remarkable Women of Bratislava brings together three women whose lives took very different…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (13.9.2026 16:00)
As we celebrate 90 years of shortwave broadcasting abroad from what was then Czechoslovakia, I’ll be talking to our devoted listener Murali in Sweden and his…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (12.9.2026 16:00)
Breaking headlines of the week and feature teasers from RSI English section editors.
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (11.9.2026 16:00)
Throughout the summer, RSI has been running a series of readings from Slovak literature in English translation. For our English-speaking audience, we’ve been…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (10.9.2026 16:00)
REPRÍZA: Marking the 30th anniversary of Child Safety Helpline, this programme examines the current state of mental health among children and minors in…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (9.9.2026 16:00)
The new school year has brought several changes to Slovakia, including the launch of the country’s biggest education reform in the past 20 years. At a press…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (8.9.2026 16:00)
Ben Pascoe visits the special centenary exhibit at the Slovak Radio building with a special guest and introduces you to our newest colleague Octavia.
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (7.9.2026 16:00)
Why do people give? What does generosity really mean, and what shapes charitable behavior in Slovakia compared to other countries? To explore these questions…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (6.9.2026 16:00)
RSI Sunday, music, letters from listeners and the 8th round of the Ziva Voda competition.