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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

News, Corruption in Czechia: stuck in the middle between East and West, Criticised at home, praised abroad: Czech Olympic outfits draw attention at Milan–Cortina opening ceremony, Czechia's ‘celebrity priest': Martina Viktorie Kopecká on modern ministry in the Czechoslovak Hussite Church

Czechia off to strong Olympic start with gold for Maděrová and silver for Jílek, Czech government weighs social media ban for under 15s, Darja Stomatová on four years of covering Ukraine war

Security has returned to the centre of European politics — and Czechia is no exception. In the weekend edition of Czechia in 30 Minutes, foreign-policy analyst Filip Scherf discusses Russia's role, Czechia's place in Europe, and why self-confidence and resilience matter as much as military strength.

News, Czech athletes at Winter Olympics, Blackcap named Bird of the Year 2026, interview with two successful Prague chocolatiers.

Babiš-Meloni talks in Rome, Czech hokey team heads to Milano Cortina hoping for medal, how Czechs helped make first Winter Olympics official. 

South Bohemian governor unveils new movement aiming to bridge Czech political divide, Skeleton racer Anna Fernstädtová: Overcoming adversity headfirst down the ice, Lover, libertine, Czech librarian? Exploring Giacomo Casanova's final years in Bohemia with Professor Leo Damrosch

Stanislav Přibyl appointed new Archbishop of Prague, Czechia's last hard coal mine closes as 250 years of mining come to an end, Katherine Kastner on fascinating Czech family history – and building one of Prague's top independent galleries

Demonstration in support of Czech president, Snowboarder Eva Adamczyková back at the Olympics, President Zelenskyy on Czech Radio

What kind of country is Czechia inside the European Union and NATO today? In the weekend edition of Czechia in 30 Minutes, foreign-policy analyst Filip Nerad reflects on how Czechia's role in Europe has evolved over the past decade. Drawing on his experience as a former Brussels correspondent and his current work at the Globsec Policy Institute, he also assesses the first signals sent by the new government in Prague. The interview offers a concise, international perspective on Czech foreign and security policy today.

Czech children online for 5 hours a day, Ester Ledecka profile, interview with Radovan Síbrt, one of the producers of Mr. Nobody Against Putin

Historic Prague Castle Guard loosens the rules to recruit new members, Jizerská padesátka: the legendary cross-country ski race honouring a mountaineering tragedy, interview with actress Zuzana Stivinova

Tensions between the president and foreign minister, Prague architecture of the 1990s, Folk songs go digital on písňovna.cz

Government approves 2026 budget reflecting new priorities, Speed skater Metoděj Jílek - Czechia's teenage Olympic medal hope, Prague Philharmonia performs at Carnegie Hall

Czech foreign policy at a crossroads, Radio Prague International's 90th anniversary QSL cards, The Last Peasant War with historian Jakub Beneš

In the Czechia in 30 minutes weekend edition, former Czech NATO ambassador Jakub Landovský speaks candidly about Russia's war against Ukraine and Europe's response to it. Drawing on his experience inside NATO, he explains why strong words were not matched by clear strategy or resources. Landovský also reflects on the lessons of 1989 and the emotional forces behind political change. He outlines what he sees as the main security threats facing Czechia today. And despite growing global instability, he explains where he still finds reasons for cautious optimism.

Police detain man suspected of acting for Chinese intelligence;  Bartůňková enjoys breakthrough Australian Open run; Euan Edworthy on Czech-British relations    

‘No more animal testing': Scientists in Zlín developing lab model of the human small intestine, Prague unveils winning design for Miloš Forman Square redevelopment, Understanding Czechia's falling birth rate  

Czech Press Photo awards announced, pucks for the Winter Olympics are Czech-made, the history of Czech type design     

Czech–Hungarian alignment on migration, war and V4, Ice Age horse engraving found in Moravian Karst cave, history of license plates in Czech lands, Lesser Town 

Prague Philharmonia's US tour, Erotikon returns to screens with new accompaniment, Prague's Bohnice

Political scientist and journalist Tomáš Klvaňa, now Executive Director of Aspen Institute Central Europe, speaks about how power really works and why liberal democracy is facing growing pressure. Drawing on his experience as an academic, journalist and former spokesman for President Václav Klaus, Klvaňa reflects on the decline of traditional media and the rise of populism. 

Venezuela releases Czech political prisoner: Prague signals readiness for diplomatic reset, Petr Pavel's Ukraine visit highlights care for wounded soldiers and war-affected children, Photographer Bet Orten on art, motherhood and moving on from fashion