Radio Prague - English

Iconic Barrandov Bridge sculpture collapses, Czechia's first train-tram hits test track, President Pavel interview 

Series on the history of RPI -part 2. The turbulent years of the Prague Spring and the Soviet-led invasion.

Broadcast in English - 07/17/2026

Stone heart of Europe monument, Vamos Argentina! The team's biggest football fan lives in Czechia, Rudy Linka and Bohemia Jazz fest  

Prague Castle opens new Czech design shop amid changes under President Pavel, Recreational boating booming in Czechia, Wimbledon champion Linda Nosková for RPI: I want to enjoy my time on court

The government is planning legal changes that would impact Ukrainian citizens; an artwork by a Czechoslovak soldier based in England during WWII has gone back there.

Fruit Gathering wins top prize while Juliette Binoche honoured at Karlovy Vary, Linda Nosková and Karolína Muchová reflect on historic Czech Wimbledon final, Turning the tide: How man-made forest ponds are bringing water back to the landscape

RPI will celebrate its 90th birthday on August 31. In our 8-part series we look back at the history of Czech Radio's international service and the events that shaped the station over the years. Part 1 focuses on the station's early years.

What do you call an all-Czech Grandslam final? A Czech-mate!, Should Czechia lower the age of criminal responsibility? New report highlights rise in violent crime, 1940s coal plant comes alive as Street Art Festival transforms unusual Olomouc landmark

Colours of Ostrava festival has new stage, oldest oak in Czehcia is 492, Czech Technical University has 2 fission reactors for training students 

Czechs to join PURL initiative in aid of Ukraine, historic Prague tower taken off the market, Šumperák houses 

Czech delegation to come under scrutiny over defense spending at NATO summit, Brno-made drug detector could transform police investigations worldwide, Anna Schinz on A Happy Family: “We wanted to tell this story without judging anyone”

One June morning in 1621, Prague's Old Town Square became the stage for one of Europe's most dramatic political executions. This weekend edition of Czecvhia in 30 minutes brings abriged edition of Blood in Bohemia, a special series of Czechast. It follows the fate of the twenty-seven leaders of the Bohemian Revolt after the Battle of White Mountain. It explores how their deaths transformed the Czech lands for centuries to come.

Rediscovering Jan Hus: Beyond the myths and legends, Turning the tide: How man-made forest ponds are bringing water back to the landscape, Why study Czech today? Neil Bermel on language, translation and the future of Czech studies

“We're 80 years old” – Karlovy Vary to celebrate landmark(s) in style, What's killing the fish? Czech researchers are looking for answers, Little Hanoi: Next Generation explores what it means to grow up Vietnamese in Czechia

Is 41.9 degrees Celsius the new normal for Czech summers? Record temperatures in Czechia prompt calls for summer protection of homeless, Prague Zoo welcomes great-grandson of sea lion Gaston, Prague exhibition revisits the legacy of Vojta Náprstek

General Hlaváč takes over Czech military, pledges stronger army and closer NATO readiness, Scholars from around the world gather in Prague for World Czech Studies Congress, Irish Ambassador Alan Gibbons: “Each member has different history, but EU project has been transformative”

Why Czech leaders quarrel about NATO summit, Prague's CAMP leaves the iconic Prager's Cubes ahead of major renovation, KoresponDance: The festival bringing international artists to the Bohemian Moravian Highlands

Three royal officials were thrown from a window at Prague Castle in 1618—and survived. But the Second Defenestration of Prague helped ignite the Thirty Years' War, one of the deadliest conflicts in European history . The weekend edition of Czechia in 30 Minutes presents an abridged episode of Blood in Bohemia.

NATO summit dispute linked to next presidential election, Prague to boast one of Europe's longest street art murals, Ostrava Zoo: home to 451 species, including some extinct in the wild

Poor tactics, tired players and deeper flaws: why Czechia failed at the World Cup, elephant Hansken returns to Czechia after 400 years – this time in metal, "Strawberry dumplings feel like a warm hug in a bowl": Evie Harbury on the magic of Czech cuisine

Pavel-Babiš clash over NATO summit heads to Constitutional Court, From silent films to Hollywood: St. Vitus Cathedral shines on the silver screen for almost a century, Prague's Jewish Quarter: small district with big history

Czech public broadcasters hold warning strike over funding reform, “Incredible excitement”: Hollywood icon Dustin Hoffman set for 60th Karlovy Vary Film Festival, Four-year ban leaves Vondroušová's tennis future in doubt

Broadcast in English - 06/22/2026

This weekend edition of Czechia in 30 Minutes brings you a shortened version of another episode from Blood in Bohemia, our special series within the Czechast podcast. Together with British journalist Rob Cameron, Vít Pohanka explores the dramatic events of July 1419, when an angry crowd stormed Prague's New Town Hall and hurled councillors from its windows. The first Prague defenestration marked a turning point in Czech history and helped set the stage for the Hussite Revolution.

Julian Lennon: “Behind the camera I could be anybody, which is what makes me happy”, Rare Roman jug buried in 5th-century grave found almost intact in Moravia, Ukrainian veterans are helping build the future of drones in Czechia

Metronome festival celebrates 10th year at new venue , Can 250 years of weather data be trusted? Inside Prague's Clementinum Observatory, “Like discovering the Holy Grail”: Auschwitz Museum unveils Alfred Kantor's extraordinary Holocaust sketchbook

News,  Prague's Jiřího z Poděbrad Square officially reopens, Troja Festival,  interview with Czech climber František D'Agostino

Funding shake-up sparks political storm over Czech public media, After decades in exile, a Hollar masterpiece returns to Edvard Beneš's home, Friendship, culture and giving back: Diplomats raise CZK 1.3 million for Czech causes

A giant of glass and sound: St. Vitus Cathedral gets powerful new voice, unique archive documents thousands of Jews connected to Ostrava, St. Martin in the Wall: one of Prague's oldest—and most welcoming—churches

The latest episode of Blood in Bohemia, presented in the weekend edition of Czechia in 30 Minutes, explores one of the darkest episodes of early Czech history. British journalist Rob Cameron and Vít Pohanka discuss the remarkable life of Duke Jaromír—a Přemyslid prince who survived castration, decades of imprisonment and blinding, only to meet a violent end. Together with medieval historian Jan Zelenka, they examine what this extraordinary story reveals about power, violence and the making of the early Czech state.

SpaceBuzz in action: Rocket shaped simulator enabling virtual journey to space touring Czechia, praying mantis named Czechia's Insect of the Year as the species spreads across the country, new Prague exhibition explores the hidden architecture behind Czechia's cottage culture

News, Czech government tightenes drug policy, Zdena Mašínová obituary, Victoriia Kralko, author of award-winning audio series Hovory

A village wiped from the map: Lidice lives on in memory, Who reads what? The surprising patterns hidden in 17 million library loans, “It's a big moment”: Prague approves plan paving way for massive number of new flats

News, Czech astronaut to fly to ISS, Czechs and FIFA, Czech linguists recording stories of El Salvador's Nahuat Pipil, Prague's new development plan   

News, Czech priests executed by communist regime beatified, Vamberk bobbin lace first Czech craft to receive European protected geographical indication status.Vojtech Naprstek exhibition in Prague.  

The powerful Vršovci family rose to prominence in medieval Bohemia, only to face a brutal and bloody downfall. In the weekend edition of Czechia in 30 Minutes, Blood in Bohemia explores the massacre that nearly erased the clan from history and helped strengthen the rule of the Přemyslid dynasty.

Václav Havel Library loses co-founder Dagmar Havlová amid deepening crisis, Czech energy giant ČEZ takes first step towards full state ownership, Rare African hawk eagle chick hatched at Czech zoo in what is likely a European first, Holešovická tržnice: Prague's former abattoir turned vibrant market and cultural hub

Black-clad broadcasters warn funding reform could threaten media independence, Closely Watched Trains turns 60: Revisit the station where the Oscar-winning film was shot, Inside Phonopolis, the striking new game from Czech studio Amanita Design

“It's a big moment”: Prague approves plan paving way for massive number of new flats,  Czech tennis sensation Jakub Menšík storms into Roland Garros semifinals, The art that captivated Paris: Historic Mucha poster collection on display, Czech Academy of Sciences' digital archive of folk songs

From Czechia to Myanmar: Karlovy Vary unveils 2026 Crystal Globe competition line-up, Survey finds widespread experience of teacher-student relationships in Czechia, Stalin in Prague: A symbol of electronic music and free spirit

A quiet Czech hero of WWII is honoured in Spain; a new system aims to help prisoners stay out after release; new Czech test may help identify dementia.

Was the destruction of the Slavníkovci clan a ruthless act of political consolidation, or something more complex? In the weekend edition of Czechia in 30 Minutes, we bring you a shortened version of Blood in Bohemia episode, exploring the massacre that helped shape the future of Bohemia and continues to raise questions more than a thousand years later.

Leaning church or the deepest-sounding bell? Night of Churches invites to explore and reflect all across Czechia, New gold coin celebrating Plzeň sells for nearly CZK 60,000,  “When I go to the US people only know Kundera” – Jan Zikmund on bringing today's Czech writers to the world

New funicular cars for Prague's Petřín unveiled; garden of notable Prague villa opens to public; Czech project saves eels.

 FM Macinka addresses UN Security Council, Czech Senate marks 30 years since founding, trip to Folimanka Park

Richard Falbr, 1990s union leader and politician, dies at 85, Child dies of diphtheria in Czechia, prompting renewed warning against delaying vaccines, Klánovice Forest: Prague's largest woodland with a dark past and peaceful present

Prague Sounds line-up, Belvedere reconstruction, Sudeten German gathering in Brno

Nanoplastics penetrate the lungs' protective barrier: "We have no way to eliminate them," scientists warn, “Brits and Czechs have a lot of shared DNA,” says Ambassador Matt Field at launch of new book, Štvanice: Prague crossroads of history and sports

Fragile Security conference: Ukraine war defining security challenge of our time, About half of the domestic harvest destroyed by spring frost, the cost will be significant, This year's Open House Prague to highlight urban transformation through sites such as Bubny Station and the Severin riding hall

Czechia to receive American doctor exposed to ebola, new plaques at Old Jewish Cemetery, Czechia among top 10 conference destinations