Richard Fidler

Radio Interviewer & Author of The Golden Maze, the History of Prague
11 April 6pm
Prague City University Polska 10, Prague 2

Please email info@canza.org to reserve your seat

Come along to Prague City University's Polska Campus and meet Australia’s most renowned radio Interviewer, Richard Fidler.



David Vaughan from PCU’s School of Media & IT will be interviewing Richard, the host of Australia’s most successful podcast and radio series, Conversations. Richard will also be launching his book The Golden Maze, a history of Prague.

Richard has had a long and varied career in the entertainment industry. He first came to public notoriety as a member of the Doug Anthony Allstars, a provocative musical comedy-alt rock group who toured Adelaide and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals. They were immensely popular with the Edinburgh crowd which led to regular, comedic television appearances in the UK. On returning to Australia DAAS grew in popularity and eventually landed their own television show DAAS Kapital.

Richard left the group in 1994 to pursue a writing career and occasional hosting gigs on TV. In 2005, he began his career in radio for the national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC). 

He is best known for his Conversations program on ABC’s Radio National. The programme is a one-on-one conversation with a local or international guest with a story to tell and is broadcast throughout Australia every weekday and internationally through the Conversations Podcast. It is the most popular podcast in Australia with more than six million programme downloads a month.

Richard has continued to pursue his writing career and has successfully published non fiction works, particularly on history and politics. His latest work – The Golden Maze, is a history of the city of Prague and stretches back to the city’s origins right up to now. The book will be officially launched at this special MITS speaking event. 

Richard has a long-held fascination for Prague and its people having made the decision to fly to Prague during the Velvet Revolution to witness the Czech nation emerge from communism. The Golden Maze is the result of years of research, as well as one-on-one interviews with Czech historians and dissidents undertaken during his Prague residency at Prague City of Literature. Since publication, The Golden Maze has been shortlisted for the General nonfiction book of the year at the 2021 Australian Book Industry Awards.

 

Anzac Day

23 April 11am till 6pm
Commonwealth War Graves & VK Slavia Rowing Club

After a 3 year break due to the pandemic we're pleased to announce that Anzac Day is returning to the social calendar! 

The day starts at 11am at the Commonwealth War Graves in Prague 3 for the ode and official wreath laying ceremony.

When concluded, everyone is invited to take the courtesy bus directly to VK Slavia Rowing Club in Prague 5.

From 12.30 VK Slavia is exclusively ours. Bring a picnic blanket and lots of cash for food, drinks, a raffle and a voluntary entry fee to help us raise money for SKP Hopo to house and feed several Ukrainian families in Prague 9.

Our entertainment programme features Ella CR, a vocalist who mixes improv and creative looping of voice and music in funk, soul, hip hop, jazz and reggae genres and DJ Little Frank playing funk and soul till the sun goes down. 

Plus we will have activities for kids, speeches and fabulous food and drink such as Aussie Meat Pies and Sausage Rolls from the Pie Shop, Aussie Sweet Treats (including homemade Tim Tams!) from new business Sweet Oz, premium Aus and NZ wines, soft drinks and Ferdinand Beer.

Anzac Day is an important commemorative day for Australians and New Zealanders but we encourage ALL nationalities to join, mix and enjoy a day that celebrates our freedom and sovereignty, particularly pertinent given the current political climate and after the last few challenging years!

Supported Charity:
https://www.facebook.com/skphopo/
Businesses:
https://www.facebook.com/pieshopprague/
https://www.facebook.com/SweetOzPrague



Coming soon, another outdoor event in May, plus Save the Date for the CANZA Charity Ball…