Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio

In this show, you are going to hear a repeat of a Christmas-themed story by a student from bilingual grammar school in Prešov that was presented by Kamila Galjuš on December 18, 2024. In the second part you are going to hear about the Slovak holiday known as Three Kings, or the Epiphany aired last year, presented by Martin Bednárik and Ben Pascoe.

Sunday Music Selection: New beginnings.

A bark beetle disaster in Brezno, the launch of a non-fiction book about the 2022 terrorist attack in Bratislava, a thunderstorm that ended the Pohoda Festival in Trencin, a tribute to the legend of independent theatre production and a Roma Holocaust expert talking in Kosice. All this in the final round of the year 2024 in the English section of Radio Slovakia International, the public broadcaster...

Ben and Patka discuss the past week in Slovakia and look ahead to interesting upcoming events.

Interviews with Mirta Lourenco, UNESCO chief of media development and media and information literacy, Noel Curran, Director General at EBU, Cilla Benkö, Swedish Radio Director General about the role of public media.

On the 1st of January 2025, we bring you a special New Year's edition of Slovakia Today, presenting highlights of the year 2024. Enjoy!

In honor of Silvester (New Year's eve) the English section of RSI choose their favorite songs from 2024 to help you get ready to ring in the new year.

In this Monday show, Patka is going to talk to the general director and headmaster of the newly opened high school Skyro, that is the first one in Europe focused on AI technologies. You are also going to hear an opinion of experts from Národný inštitút vzdelávania a mládeže about incorporating the AI into the education as we know it.

Sunday Music Selection: Party!

Throughout the year, the team at the English section of Radio Slovakia International, Slovakia’s national broadcaster, reported on these and many other events. In this two-part special program, “Year in Slovakia”, we highlight some of the stories that made headlines, as well as lesser-known events that carry significant importance for the country. In the first part, we bring you the stories that c...

Ben and Patka talk Silvester traditions and look around the country at the different New Year's eve celebrations.

On the second day of Christmas, Christians commemorate the first martyr, St Stephen, who was stoned to death for his faith. Another important Stephen known in this region of Europe was King Stephen of Hungary, who was also very devoted to God. That is why today on Radio Slovakia International we are going to dedicate a special programme to Stephens or Stefans and to Hungary, or rather to the symbo...

Christmas in Slovakia has evolved significantly in recent years. Climate change has made a white Christmas less predictable, and the consumption habits of the modern Western world have lessened the appeal of handmade, locally produced goods. However, there are individuals and communities across the country who are preserving traditions and shifting their priorities, making Christmas in Slovakia a...

Ben Pascoe looks into modern Slovak Christmas traditions and how western culutre is influencing Slovak Christmas. He sits down with pop culutre theorist Juraj Malicek for a different point of view of local traditions.

Ježiško 999 99. This is an address that has been known to both kids and adults in Slovakia for decades, more specifically, for 26 years. Slovak Post annually receives thousands of letters from all around Slovakia and even the world from children, who are reaching Ježiško with their biggest Christmas wishes.

Sunday Music Selection: Christmas with all kinds of emotions.

News overview. Topic: Accessible Christmas. We present a charitable project that provides Christmas Eve dinners to those who cannot afford it and we look back at the production of a fairy tale in Slovak sign language that will be aired by Slovak Television during the Christmas holidays.

Ben and Patka discuss Slovak Christmas and look ahead at events taking place between the holidays.

Martina Šimkovičová Greňová talks to Professor Katarina Gephardt about the compendium "Home and the World in Slovak Literature. The Literature of a Small Nation in Context". The promoter of Slovak literature in English translation, Julia Sherwood, provides information about the Slovak authors included in the 2024 Seagull's Books catalogue and answers the question of how the situation of publishing...

The festive season is upon us, and preparations for the Christmas holidays are in full swing. This year, Radio Slovakia International invited students to write Christmas-themed stories and reflections for our broadcast. We are delighted to present, through the English service of the national public broadcaster, the creative works of talented students from the Bilingual Grammar School on Konštantín...

Ben Pascoe looks at the situation with Mental Health in Slovakia today. His guest are League for Mental Health in Slovakia Executive Director, Andrej Vrsansky and Co-founder and Director of Calma Mental Health Clinic, Andrej Glezl. (Rerun)

In this Monday show, Patka is going to walk you through two topics. Recent survey by research company NMS showed that over a quarter of Slovaks have faced sexual harassment in public transport. In the second part of the show we re going to talk about how tourism in Slovakia can be more ecological and sustainable.

Sunday Music Selection: Snowy Music

News overview. Slovak Culture Torch protest series: A report by Jeremy Hill. Women in Science Pt. 3: Computer scientist Mária Bieliková. Ski season in Slovakia. Spending of Slovak consumers.

Ben and Patka have a special show dedicated to giving you all the info you need about winter sports in Slovakia today. They also look back at the past week and ahead at some events that might interest you.