Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio

For the first time in 200 years is the collection of works by Danish painter Johann Jacob Stunder presented in central Slovak town of Banska Bystrica where he lived and died. In the series dedicated to 95 years of radio and 65 years of TV broadcasting in Slovakia, we explore the talent of actor-entertainer Ivan Krajicek.

Following the news bulleting we will talk about the new accredited service available to victims of hate crimes. The project of assistance to victims of hate crimes run by the NGO Human Rights League as of January, 2022, fills a gap that has existed in the field of providing this assistance in Slovakia so far, especially in relation to foreigners. later on the show we will also touch up on the recently medialised case of bullying among young adolescents that took place in one of the satellite villages around Bratislava. How important is the suburban context of this unfortunate case?

In the three short years of its existence the ESET Science Award has already gained a certain amount of international recognition, including the endorsement of one Nobel physics laureate and the direct involvement of another. Jonathan speaks with ESET’s Anton Zajac, the person most involved in establishing the award, about what motivated him and his colleagues to undertake this immense task, and how it all got started. Repeat: One of the ironies of scientific progress is the way in which new technologies can sometimes get in the way of each other. This phenomenon is clearly seen in the case of modern city lights causing a problem for astronomical researchers, the problem of ‘light pollution’. Jonathan speaks with František Kundracik, a light pollution researcher at the Physics, Maths and Informatics faculty of Bratislava’s Comenius University, about this problem and what he and his colleagues have been doing to help mitigate its impact.

News and Topical Issue.Young filmmaker Radka Šišuláková lived on the Bratislava streets for three days and made a short documentary about it. How was it and what mark did the experience leave on the filmmaker? You will find out in the first story of today. Then we will visit the village of Tužina where the recent archaeological findings became a proof of gold mining in the vicinity of the village in the Middle Ages. From Tužina we will move to the east of Slovakia where we will visit the ZOO in Košice and will discuss the possibility of a symbolic adoption of wild animals and how it can improve well-being of the animals in the Zoo. And finally, we will discuss the reasons why the prices of bread and pastry are going to rise in 2022.

Slovak experts agree, the strong health union of the EU would bring strong benefits to its member states even in non-pandemic times. Nitra aims to go greener and save money by introducing community composters. Bratislava, until now the only capital in Europe without a unified parking system, launched its system in January.

RERUN: An RSI reminder of quality art for children to be seen at TOTO! je galéria and at Biennale of Illustration Bratislava. All of this on the occasion of easening strict measures for cultural venues in Slovakia.

European handball coming to Slovakia. Petra Vlhová on a winning streak.

The introduction of any new technology, it seems, has its risks as well as its benefits, and Artificial Intelligence technologies are no exception. In this second part of our interview with Juraj Podroužek of the Kempelen Institute of Intelligent Technologies in Bratislava, he elaborates on the difficult question faced by many governments today of whether or not to allow the installation of biometrics facial recognition cameras in public spaces, and on the dilemma this question poses for policy makers. Repeat: Although many scientists believe we have learned almost all there is to know about the human anatomy, Professor of Anatomy Ivan Varga is among those who disagree. He speaks of his fascination with the microscopic world and the mystery of life, and why he thinks we are still a very long way from solving this as well as many other mysteries of the natural world.

News and Topical Issue. RERUN: In the first part of today’s programming we are going to discuss the challenges linked to the development of cycling mobility in Slovakia.

And in the second part of today’s programming, you will hear an interview with Slovak Alternative Summer festival organizer Marián Pavúk with whom we will discuss the alternative music scene in Slovakia.

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. He was recalled from his post from one day to another on 5th November 1994 when Prime Minister Vladimir Meciar succeeded to recall all the top authorities of state organs run by the Parliament and appointed members of coalition parties to the posts. Freedom and plurality of highly popular news format "Radiozurnal" was gradually being oppressed ending up in a pro-government and pro-Meciar propaganda. The situation was even worse in Slovak Television. In order not to think about growing personality cult, viewers were watching Repete, the now-cult retro-music show.