Czechia in 30 minutes

Czech-Slovak joint cabinet session, push to criminalize drink spiking, Czech scientists develop probiotic dental nanofloss, Pisek bridge

News. Editors vs. PM Babiš: Czech media push back over attacks on journalism, Czech experiment with cash and social help for homeless people challenges stereotypes, How Liberec Zoo became a global leader in bird of prey conservation

Czechia in 30 minutes (weekend edition) explores a cinema hidden inside a railway station in Olomouc. The Waiting Room offers films alongside creative ideas—from community screenings to unusual clubs. It's a reminder that cinema can still surprise, even in the streaming era.

Efforts to curb kratom use among teenagers, Czechs beat Ireland in World Cup qualifier, history of Czech typography

Oscar-winning film director Svěrák turns 90, Figure- skating WC in Prague, end of coal mining in Ostrava-Karviná basin

Czech, US nationals among suspects charged in Pardubice terror arson case, Prague's National Museum sends mobile 3D digitization lab to Ukraine to protect cultural heritage, Dozens detained in major match-fixing and corruption probe in Czech football, Lokšany Library: The oldest castle library in Bohemia

Czech coalition moves to scrap licence fees for some groups, sparking backlash, how to travel responsibly in Czechia: new guide encourages visitors to explore the country with respect, who owns Czech football?

Pardubice arms firm fire sparks debate over security, Českomoravská metro station reopens with bubble glass panels by Maxim Velčovský, Klánovice Forest: Prague's largest woodland with a dark past and peaceful present

Joy Kadečková's life was shaped by a promise she made during the Second World War to her Czech husband, an RAF pilot. After his death, she moved with their son to Czechoslovakia and built a life there through decades of political upheaval. In the weekend edition of Czechia in 30 Minutes, we bring you her extraordinary story from the Memory of Nations archive.

Dismissal without explanation: National Gallery Prague enters uncertain chapter, Giant E. coli lands in Brno for the Days of Electron Microscopy,  Prague Castle research reveals hidden wilderness

Resilience: Czech documentary highlights efforts to save white-tailed eagles from illegal poisons, More than just music: 15 years of the Žižkovská noc festival bringing values to the stage, Czechia boasts the biggest organic lavender field in Europe

Helena Horská: “If you don't feel safe, you won't do business”, Kutná Hora chocolatiers travel to London to collect ‘chocolate Oscars' medals, Strahov Library: Baroque gem ranked among the most beautiful in the world, Suitcase of journalist Milena Jesenská discovered after decades acquired by Prague museum

News, Making culture accessible to all: Prague's Jewish Museum opens concerts to people with dementia, Czech swimmer Jakub Kačerovský first Czech to swim across Cook Strait solo, Voices of Dead Languages: Jan Bičovský on bringing ancient languages back to life

Czech Oscar joy: Co-produced documentary Mr. Nobody Against Putin among winners, Makers “over the moon” as Caravan takes top prize at Czech Lions, New fuel price reporting rules take effect in Czechia amid oil market tensions, Czech Academy of Sciences launches a digital archive of 15,000 folk songs

More than three decades after the Velvet Revolution, debates about how Czech society deals with its communist past continue. In Czechia in 30 Minutes, Vít Pohanka speaks with Kamil Nedvědický, First Deputy Director of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes, about justice after 1989, the legacy of the 1948 communist coup, and why understanding life under the regime remains important for younger generations today.

Czech firms seek opportunities in Texas during Deputy PM Havlíček's US trade mission, Czech experts help breed Philippine eagle chick for the first time in 13 years, New Czech Radio U.S. correspondent Jana Ciglerová on Czech-Americans and MAGA and trading Miami for Washington

Misha Glenny: Babiš will take notice of Orban defeat, “How and why we group together”: 12th edition of Bazaar Festival focuses on community, Journalist Petr Brod on Czech-German relations and the place of radio in society

If President Pavel isn't opposition leader, who is?; tourism inspired by video game Deliverance: Kingdom Come; scientist Veronika Verdonckt Smutná.

One World Film Festival, Czech investors bracing for losses in Dubai, interview with transgender activist Lenka Kralova

Petr Pavel on international affairs on third annivesary in office; Winter Paralympics success; zoo breeds rare chameleons; 1970s film How a Housing Development Is Born

Averil Huck's feminist walking tours uncover Prague's hidden women's history, Bohemian Switzerland Ridge Trail

Pundit: Coalition “will clash more often” now Babiš has immunity, Prague museum acquires suitcase of journalist Milena Jesenská, Vít Hořejš and Bonnie Stein on their indie movie co-starring 200-year-old Czech marionettes

Czechia less vulnerable to energy turmoil despite Middle East tensions, illegal distilleries on the rise following hike in excise tax, Karel Břinda on research at Harvard and working with bacteria as if they were books

Pavel prioritises security in speech to MPs amid defence spending debate,  Historic crystal chandelier from Hejnice church undergoes restoration in Kamenický Šenov, Radio Prague Int. launches 90th birthday celebrations amid fears of closure

Efforts continue to repatriate hundreds of Czech tourists stranded in the Middle East, Stone found in a South Moravian backyard identified as Bronze Age spearhead mould, Prague-based chocolate company Steiner & Kovarik     

Moves to repatriate Czechs stuck in Middle East amid conflict; museum celebrates glassmaking tradition; the Fulbright Scholars who have stayed in Czechia.

After recent conversations with two former Czech foreign ministers, the weekend edition of Czechia in 30 Minutes brings a different perspective. Defense reporter Kateřina Gruntová offers a younger generation's view on NATO, Article 5, and the changing Czech Army. She also explains why security is not just a military issue, but a responsibility shared by society as a whole.

Newly-designed Czech beer glasses, Czechs prepare for driverless cars, architect  Jan Bureš on 1990s Prague architecture

Survey: Czechs back state defense, but doubt their country's ability to stand alone, Stolen Baroque statue of Pontius Pilate on Římov pilgrimage route comes home, New online database maps Prague's art monuments and architecture, Písňovna: digital archive of 15,000 folk songs

Foreign Minister Macinka speaks at UN during high-profile US visit, Pragueshorts marks 20th edition with over 100 films from around the world, New era for Ještěd Mountain: Modernized cable car and ownership changes, Science without Borders: cancer biologist Kateřina Jeřábková-Roda

Ukraine war anniversary - divide on political scene over further aid, Caritas CR helping civilians in Ukraine, interview with czech fighting in Ukraine against Russia

Environment minister appointed, Berlinale and BAFTA awards for Czech cinematography, Czechia's performance at  the Winter Olympics in Italy.

Tomáš Petříček joins the Weekend Edition of Czechia in 30 Minutes to examine constitutional tensions and political responsibility in Czechia. He explains why separation of powers matters and why compromise is unavoidable in a diverse society. The conversation also turns to Europe's security and the war in Ukraine.

News, 200-year-old linden at Prague Castle: Masaryk's favourite tree to survive in clones, Oskar Ed named Czech comic book of the year at the Muriel Awards, From Charter 77 to Jim Henson's studio: Jitka Exler's journey to Sesame Street and The Muppet Show

Prague takes a “wait and see” approach to Trump's Peace Council, post-1989 Czech art in Prague exhibition, Timothy Cheek on 20 the century conductor Vítězslava Kaprálová

News, Czechs offer Slovakia emergency oil as Druzhba dispute escalates, ALL THINGS DIGESTING: Listening to your gut, Anticipating accidents: Petr Dobiáš's vision for smarter elderly care

News, Government approves extension of special long-term residence for Ukrainian refugees, Non-alcoholic beer: A healthy sip of the golden brew in Dry February, Prague as a hub? What the Epstein files reveal about Czech connections

Czech voices at the Munich Security Conference: Pavel on populism and Macinka on divided West, Zuzana Marešová, last of Winton's children in Czechia, dies at 94, Lucky Friday 13th: Two more medals heading to Czechia

In the weekend edition of Czechia in 30 Minutes, Martin Kroupa of Post Bellum organization discusses the Memory of Nations project, one of Europe's largest oral history archives. He explains how eyewitness testimony, archival research and public support shape its work. The conversation explores why preserving personal memory remains vital for understanding Czechia today.

Czechia steps up presence at Munich Security Conference with three top representatives , “Everywhere – even under Russian occupation – radio waves still find their way”, “Exhausted but happy”: Czech speed skating icon Martina Sáblíková ends historic career at Milan Winter Olympics, Prague Talk with football journalist Karel Häring 

National Theatre reconstruction of New Scene, Roma music genre halgató, Eccentric Czech adventurer: Jan “Eskimo” Welzl  

Chytilová's 1979 PanelStory at the Berlinale, Czechia's historically first winter olympic medal, Science without Borders: researcher Štěpánka Nedvědová on proteins