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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 (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.
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (5.9.2026 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 (4.9.2026 16:00)
Roman Bomboš brings another story linked to the centenary of radio broadcasting in what is now Slovakia. This time, he focuses on the first professional…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (3.9.2026 16:00)
How much can a simple conversation, a cup of coffee or just a little attention mean to an older person? In this programme, we meet Kristína Holecová, the…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (2.9.2026 16:00)
As housing prices continue to rise in Slovakia, finding an affordable place to live is becoming increasingly difficult. At the same time, the environmental…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (1.9.2026 16:00)
In honour of the anniversary of the Slovak Constitution, Ben Pascoe brings you interviews with constitutional experts Radoslav Prochazka and Vincent Bujňák.
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (31.8.2026 16:00)
Experts say that walking to school independently helps children develop self-confidence, responsibility and social skills. Yet many parents remain hesitant…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (30.8.2026 16:00)
In 2026, Slovak Radio is marking 100 years since broadcasting began in what was then Czechoslovakia. For most of that time—90 years, in fact—broadcasting to…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (29.8.2026 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 (28.8.2026 16:00)
Martina Greňová Šimkovičová revisits a report from Banská Bystrica, from Professor Ladislav Sára Street, home to a Slovak Radio studio. The report recalls…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (27.8.2026 16:00)
In today’s programme, we will mark the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Mohács, a turning point that profoundly reshaped Central Europe and the territory of…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (26.8.2026 16:00)
The Pohoda Festival is known not only for its music, but also for its atmosphere of mutual respect, trust, and a willingness to help. What creates this…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (25.8.2026 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 (24.8.2026 16:00)
Slovakia’s labour market is entering a period of profound change. An ageing population, labour shortages, migration, new technologies and artificial…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (23.8.2026 16:00)
In this sunday show, we are going to read some of the letters that our listeners have sent to us, you are going to learn about the partnership between Slovak…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (22.8.2026 16:00)
Saturday´s frontpage once again brings you an overview of what made headlines this week in Slovakia. Later in the programme, we´ll hear excerpts from this…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (21.8.2026 16:00)
Summer Reading with RSI is a series spotlighting Slovak literature in translation. Published in 2026, The Book of Bratislava brings together ten stories by…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (20.8.2026 16:00)
What does humanitarian aid really mean, and who are the people behind it? On World Humanitarian Day, we look at the different forms humanitarian work can take…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (19.8.2026 16:00)
The first Vietnamese migrants began arriving in what was then Czechoslovakia nearly seventy years ago. Today, around 10,000 Vietnamese people live in Slovakia…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (18.8.2026 16:00)
In September, Bratislava region will host Shalom Chaverim, the 3rd edition of the Jewish Cultural Festival. Concerts, exhibits, events and even a festival…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (17.8.2026 16:00)
The third edition of our summer series HerStories from the Capital: Remarkable Women of Bratislava shines a light on three extraordinary women whose lives were…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (16.8.2026 16:00)
Sundays with RSI. Music, good vibes and good wishes from our listeners.
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (15.8.2026 16:00)
Weekly digest of the news and features aired on Radio Slovakia International. Patrícia Lucia Balajová takes listeners on a journey through the House of the…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (14.8.2026 16:00)
In this interview, conducted on the occasion of the centenary of radio broadcasting in what is now Slovakia, former RSI English Section member Warren Turner…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (13.8.2026 16:00)
Slovakia is experiencing a continued decline in birth rates, with fewer children being born each year and noticeable changes in the country’s demographic…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (12.8.2026 16:00)
History, innovation and culture come together in this three-part feature exploring the many ways Slovakia is shaping its future while preserving its past. Step…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (11.8.2026 16:00)
The annual Slkno v Siete awards, recognizing the best in Slovak cinema were recently handed out. Ben Pascoe brings you interviews and sounds from the gala…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (10.8.2026 16:00)
According to the European Innovation Scoreboard 2025, Slovakia’s innovation performance stands at just 62.6% of the EU average. The challenge is often not a…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (9.8.2026 16:00)
We first read a couple of your letters and reception reports from our mailbox and then listens together to a couple of iconic Slovak songs with strong and…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (8.8.2026 16:00)
After the news frontpage - a compilation of latest headlines from Slovakia - comes a short recap of Martina Greňová Śimkovičová´s feature on 100 years of…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (7.8.2026 16:00)
Summer Reading with RSI is a series spotlighting Slovak literature in translation. Published in 2026, The Book of Bratislava brings together ten stories by…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (6.8.2026 16:00)
The Franciscan Church in Bratislava is the city's oldest preserved church that has remained in continuous use to this day. Its history is inseparably linked…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (5.8.2026 16:00)
In this episode, we explore what drives ordinary people to step forward in extraordinary times. Social psychologist Barbara Lášticová from the Slovak Academy…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (4.8.2026 16:00)
Ben Pascoe sits down with Israeli Ambassador to Slovakia, Cobi Yanovsky. In addition to discussing the state of relations between Slovakia and Israel, they…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (3.8.2026 16:00)
3 August 2026 marks a special day in the history of radio broadcasting in Slovakia. All channels of the public broadcaster are coming together for a day of…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (2.8.2026 16:00)
As a new month begins, this Sunday we’ll announce the winner of the sixth round of our competition Living Water – Živá voda and launch the next round, taking…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (1.8.2026 16:00)
An overview of this week´s news combined with three excerpts from Monday´s, Tuesday´s and Wednesday´s magazines from RSI english section. More on Bratislava´s…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (31.7.2026 16:00)
First up is our Monthly Catch-Up (or Monthly Ketchup, if you prefer!) – a light-hearted roundup of the stories, events, and moments that shaped Slovakia over…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (30.7.2026 16:00)
Can theatre be a place where diagnoses fade into the background, giving way to talent, creativity and the joy of performance? In this programme, we'll…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (29.7.2026 16:00)
What if the most valuable thing science can teach us isn't a formula or a discovery - but a way of thinking? In this feature, young Slovak researcher Anna…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (28.7.2026 16:00)
Ben Pascoe visited this years Duhovy, or Rainbow pride in Bratislava. He talked with organizers, volunteers, and attendees, including ambassadors there to show…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (27.7.2026 16:00)
In the second episode of our summer series HerStories from the Capital: Remarkable Women of Bratislava, Bratislava tour guides Ľubomíra Černáková and Katarína…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (26.7.2026 16:00)
To mark the centenary of radio broadcasting in what is now Slovakia, Roman Bomboš spoke to leading figures of Slovak music radio, collecting their memories of…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (25.7.2026 16:00)
This Saturday show once again brings you an overview of this week´s news from Slovakia and also pices of Jeremy Hill´s Wednesday feature and Patrícia…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (24.7.2026 16:00)
Summer Reading with RSI is a series spotlighting Slovak literature in translation. Published in 2026, The Book of Bratislava brings together ten stories by…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (23.7.2026 16:00)
For 25 years, the street magazine Notabene has been helping people experiencing homelessness and those in difficult life situations in Slovakia regain…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (22.7.2026 16:00)
In this episode, we explore two distinctive cultural events that are helping shape Trenčín’s year as a European Capital of Culture. First, we step inside the…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (21.7.2026 16:00)
Ben Pascoe talks with musicologist, musical journalist, musician and music lover Oliver Rehak to give you an intro to Slovak music today.
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (20.7.2026 16:00)
On July 21, we mark 146 years since the birth of Milan Rastislav Štefánik — a remarkable astronomer, aviator, military leader, and diplomat who played a…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (19.7.2026 16:00)
Tune in and enjoy another edition of our Window to the World series. And, as always, we also devote this Sunday to letters from our listeners.
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (18.7.2026 16:00)
A look back at the past week in and on Slovakia Today.
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (17.7.2026 16:00)
As Pohoda celebrates its 30th edition, Slovakia’s largest summer multi-genre festival finds itself at the centre of debates about its political and socially…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (16.7.2026 16:00)
Step back in time as we explore the rich history of Bratislava’s Coronation Days. Learn about the traditions behind the coronation of Hungarian monarchs…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (15.7.2026 16:00)
What do a bakery and a textile laboratory have in common? More than it might seem. In this programme, we explore two places where experience, precision and…
- Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio
Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (14.7.2026 16:00)
Former Slovak living abroad, current Slovak citizen, Gregory Fabian sits down with Ben Pascoe to discuss the state of Slovakia today. How Mr. Fabian came to be…