Poslechněte si podcast: Havlová leaves Havel Library, ČEZ nears state control, rare hawk eagle hatches, Holešovická tržnice
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
Czechia in 30 minutes
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Broadcasters protest funding reform, Closely Watched Trains turns 60, Amanita Design's Phonopolis
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
Prague approves new zoning plan, Jakub Menšík into Roland Garros semifinals, Mucha poster collection
“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
Karlovy Vary 2026, Widespread experience of teacher-student relationships, Stalin in Prague
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
Czech hero honoured in Spain, system to help prisoners, new Czech dementia test
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.
The massacre that helped create the Czech state? The bloody fate of the Slavníkovci
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.
Night of Churches, New gold coin celebrating Plzeň, Jan Zikmund on taking Czech literature abroad
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
Petřín funicular cars unveiled, Prague garden opens to public, eels saved
New funicular cars for Prague's Petřín unveiled; garden of notable Prague villa opens to public; Czech project saves eels.
FM addresses UN Security Council, Czech Senate turns 30, Folimanka Park
FM Macinka addresses UN Security Council, Czech Senate marks 30 years since founding, trip to Folimanka Park
Ex-union leader Richard Falbr dies, Diphtheria death prompts vaccination warning, Klanovice Forest
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
Prague Sounds line-up, Belvedere reconstruction, Sudeten German gathering in Brno