There are over 80,000 Roma gypsies in the Czech Republic

The Roma population of the Czech Republic have experienced a history of friction in their relationship with the rest of the Czech population.

Marina Denysenko from neighbouring Ukraine, travels through the Czech Republic talking to all parties and discovers just how far this relationship has diminished.

What has gone wrong with this relationship? Were there less problems under Communism, or was discrimination just better hidden then?

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This programme was first broadcast in May 2007 and was produced by Marina Denysenko of BBC's Ukrainian Service.