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Why Buildings Should Make Us Happier

What makes a theatre or concert hall really come alive? Why is the way people flow through a space so important to its design? Do architectural legacies tend to fade quickly?  John Tusa talks to architect, Nicholas Thompson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How To Keep Going Forward

What does it take to be a composer? Why shouldn’t you worry about the past? How does a composer come to terms with an ever-changing musical landscape?  In this week’s episode, Sir John Tusa speaks to composer, Thea Musgrave. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How To Keep Going Forward

What does it take to be a composer? Why shouldn’t you worry about the past? How does a composer come to terms with an ever-changing musical landscape?  In this week’s episode, Sir John Tusa speaks to composer, Thea Musgrave. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

459: John Tusa in conversation with Charlotte Metcalf

Charlotte Metcalf talks to John Tusa, the distinguished journalist and arts administrator about his new podcast, The Best is Yet to Come, interviewing oldies in their nineties about their lives.  He also talks about own his life, from leaving Czechoslovakia on the brink of war to his life in Londo…

Witnessing the Fall of the Soviet Union

What did Mikhail Gorbachev identify as the key problem within the Soviet Union? How should the British Ambassador in Moscow manage their relationship with the Kremlin? And was it the experience of working in the KGB that made Vladimir Putin such a ruthless operator? In this week's episode, John Tus…

Witnessing the Fall of the Soviet Union

What did Mikhail Gorbachev identify as the key problem within the Soviet Union? How should the British Ambassador in Moscow manage their relationship with the Kremlin? And was it the experience of working in the KGB that made Vladimir Putin such a ruthless operator? In this week's episode, John Tus…

Designed to Belong: Modernism, Industry and Community

Recorded live at the Czech Embassy Cinema in London, this event was organised by Czech Centre London as part of the London Festival of Architecture. This panel discussion explores how architecture shapes our sense of belonging, not only by providing shelter, but by structuring everyday life, commu…

Czech Side Story - Sir John Tusa

The first guest of the Czech Side Story podcast is Sir John Tusa, a British journalism legend, former Managing Director of the BBC World Service and a native of Zlín. Sir John shares how the son of a Baťa manager became one of Britain’s most respected journalists, reflects on the Czech Republic’s …

The sound of soft power

In 2025, Voice of America was thrust into the spotlight when the bulk of its funding was taken away. But in an era shaped by the internet and social media revolutions and with the West's funding priorities changing, it was not the first international broadcaster to go quiet. The soft power war of t…

Nuremberg: The Trial of Major War Criminals

Carried out in Nuremberg, Germany, between 1945 and 1949, the Nuremberg trials were held for the purpose of bringing Nazi war criminals to justice. The most widely-known of those trials was the Trial of Major War Criminals, held from November 20, 1945, to October 1, 1946. Judges from the Allied pow…