Green Thursday on your plate
The Thursday ahead of Easter is named green Thursday in Slovak tradition. The tradition rules us to eat something green like spinach, peas or green onion.
6. 4. 2023 | 15:49
Články / So Slovak
Slovak spring in Saratoga Springs
How do Slovaks decorate their Easter eggs? Actually, you can find out also in Upstate New York.
6. 4. 2023 | 15:32
Greetings from you!
On 29th March, 1993, Radio Slovakia International made Slovakia heard to the world for the first time in English, German, French and Russian. Many of our listeners were awaiting this date, since t ...
31. 3. 2023 | 18:30
Where have I seen Sabinov?
In April 1966, Czechoslovakia won its first Oscar for the best foreign language film. The winning movie was - The Shop on Main Street and the Slovak co-director of this film, Ján Kadár, accepted the aw ...
15. 8. 2022 | 16:21
Where have I seen Bojnice?
Bojnice Castle is one of the oldest and most important monuments in Slovakia. It stands on a travertine mound above the city. The first written record of the castle dates back to 1113 – the deed of the ...
15. 8. 2022 | 16:05
World class embroidery
The years 2021 and 2022 were years of the Olympic Games. At both, the summer event in Tokyo and the winter in Beijing, the Slovak team represented the country not only in sports but also on a catwalk, so to speak.
31. 3. 2022 | 15:14
95/65: ENCORE! Ivan Krajicek
Actor, entertainer, singer, theatre director. For 20 years, Ivan Krajicek was producing three radio programs broadcast in the entertainment prime time of the socialist country’s media – Sunday morning. ...
21. 2. 2022 | 14:28
95/65: Encore! -8- Meciarism
In 1990, Vladimir Stefko's idea as a newly appointed director general was to rebuild Slovak Radio into an institution that would be independent of the government and any political party.
15. 12. 2021 | 07:58
95/65: ENCORE! -7- Satire and music
The 1980’s in the Slovak part of Czechoslovak radio, as well as television, recorded a gradual penetration of satire in its broadcasting. Pod Pyramidou and Humorikon are some of them.
3. 12. 2021 | 15:39
95/65: ENCORE! -6- Normalised 70’s
In 1970’s, the texts of radio as well as TV shows were not controlled but the final program. If it did not fit with the ideology, it was not the author who was sacked but those who let the program on a ...
11. 11. 2021 | 14:47
