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All the news in politics, culture, sport and science, along with in-depth reports and fascinating interviews, from Radio Prague International. Everything you need to know about the Czech Republic. Every weekday and Saturday.
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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
Injured speleologist saved in dramatic rescue operation in Moravian Karst , Palach anniversary, Prague as seen from tram 22
Czech conductor Jakub Hrůša has been named Artist of the Year for 2026 by the International Classical Music Awards, the health risks of tatooing, trip to Brno's Spilberk fortress
Confidence vote debate opens in Chamber of Deputies, Moravian folk shawls go digital, interview with Radio Farda’s Hannah Kaviani on Iran
Suing the president: how unusual is it in Czech politics?, Let’s Protect Prague’s Nights: White light turns darkness into day, Museum in Mladá Boleslav creates replica of interwar years aircraft, ‘We are very concerned’: Czechia's Honorary Consul in Nuuk on Trump and Greenland
War in Ukraine and the conflict in Gaza have reshaped international politics — and forced smaller countries to define their role more clearly. In the weekend edition of Czechia in 30 Minutes, former foreign minister Jan Lipavský reflects on how Czech diplomacy responded to these turbulent years. Now an opposition MP elected on the Civic Democratic Party ticket, he also shares his view on where Czech foreign policy stands today and what lies ahead.
Rare books return to monastery library in Votice. Why the ice on the Lipno reservoir has turned green. Michal Smetana on Trump, Greenland and the future of European security.
Czech ammunition initiative to go on: government shifts stance after taking office, Czech scientists study how salt destroys metal structures to protect bridges and spacecraft, From Prague to Australia: the lost photographs of Jiří Viktor Daneš, Czechoslovakia’s first consul down under
On today's Czechia in 30 Minutes show: Important veteran of the First Czechoslovak Army Corps, Miloslav Masopust, has died; Florenc21’s transformation of one of Prague’s key urban sites; and later Bohem Brewery: Showing London what good lager tastes like.
Opposition seeks removal of Czech lower house speaker after controversial speech, Czech scientist named among Time’s 100 Most Influential People for HIV breakthrough, Czech juniors to play for gold at World Championships after defeating Canada 6:4 in shootout, Czech Academy of Sciences launches a digital archive of 15,000 folk songs
Divorces in Czechia to become simpler and cheaper in 2026, Over 300 prisoners were released in Czechia on New Year's Day, Cynthia Paces on her new book 'Prague: The Heart of Europe'
In a special edition of Czechia in 30 Minutes, we return to a conversation with Czech conductor Jakub Hrůša recorded earlier this year. At the time, Hrůša was preparing for a major new chapter in London, with further milestones still to come. Looking back, the interview captures a moment that would come to define an exceptional year in his career.
On today's Czechia in 30 Minutes show: New Czech firework rules ahead of New Year’s Eve: what you need to know; police warn more Czechs targeted in overseas drug courier scams; and later, how Czech NGO Koridor UA supports Ukraine’s communities.
News, Czechs giving more to charity, Prague exhibition explores the art of activism, trip to Novy Svet
As the year 2025 draws to a close, Czechia has reached a historic milestone by ending its dependence on Russian oil and gas. In Czechia in 30 Minutes, political scientist and energy security expert Martin Jirušek (Masaryk University) explains why this took so long and what finally triggered the change.
Czech collector exhibits Harry Potter memorabilia, Jablonec is home to the world's biggest exhibition of glass Christmas ornaments .
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