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Government extremism report raises questions; historic store in regions gets renovation; Prague exhibition highlights artistic value of writing instruments.

Czech Fluxus artist, musician and ex-National Gallery chief Milan Knížák dies at 86, Remembering Pavel Jungwirth, the world-class chemist whose excitement was infectious, Who reads what? The surprising patterns hidden in 17 million library loans

Progress in artificial joint replacement, 2026/2027 season in Czech football kicks off, interview with František D'Agostino who this year joined the elite group of climbers who can boast a one-day ascent of El Capitan's El Niño route

President vetoes government’s budget rules reform, successful designer Pavel Fuksa on creating strip for club Slavia Prague, Miss Czech Republic on her Japanese and Moravian identity, beauty and Miss Universe

Gov backs mobile phone ban in schools, Milan Babík on the future of Vaclav Havel Library , interview with Neil Bermel. Professor of Czech Language and Linguistics

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

In the weekend edition of Czechia in 30 Minutes, we introduce Blood in Bohemia, a new Czechast series by Vít Pohanka and Rob Cameron. The first episode explores the violent death of Saint Wenceslas and what it reveals about early Czech history.

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

“Father of detox” Jaroslav Skála began helping people sober up in Prague 75 years ago, Lynx Bardi crosses Czechia from south to north in record-breaking journey, Jules Verne’s dream machine takes flight in Czech record-breaking replica

News, Globsec conference in Prague, Saint Zdislava's skull saved, new gallery space in Prague, the problems young mums face when returning to work

Broadcast in English - 05/16/2026

Czech Radio Plus conference to spotlight Ukraine’s future and Europe’s defence strategy, Who is turning 100 and still making children laugh? Meet Hurvínek, Prague Fringe at 25: Steve Gove and Angus Coull on turning an idea into a leading fringe festival

Daniel Žižka takes Eurovision stage with Crossroads, Czech animation at its best: Popular Czech bedtime story character Maxipes Fík turns 50, Baba, Prague’s modernist plateau: architecture, views and European heritage

Pundit discusses the debate over a Sudeten German meeting planned for Brno; Catholic prelate warns of curse after theft of relic; Book World Prague chief on 2026 edition.

Europe’s most notorious art forger now exhibiting in Prague, new app to help cities adapt to climate change, history of Czechia's Šumperaky houses