Czechia in 30 minutes

Pavel critical as Czechia sits out Ukraine peacekeeping exercise in Poland, One year of kratom regulation in Czechia brings debate over tighter controls, Angolan dance festival connects cultures in Prague

New exhibition celebrates the legacy of Czech inventor František Křižík, Suspected British spy and slave labourer gets royal honour: Jaroslav Peprník’s story, Cannafest takes place during first year home cannabis cultivation is legal in Czechia.

Czech astronaut Aleš Svoboda prepares for ISS mission, Foreign minister apologises after backlash over remarks about female hockey players, Bohemia versus Moravia

Lurdes Gloria Manuel named Czech Athlete of Year after dream season, New exhibition explores Jaroslav Čermák, the 19th-century Czech painter who made his name in Paris, Ostrava Zoo: home to 451 species, including some extinct in the wild

The Czech government's plan to abolish television and radio licence fees has sparked strikes at public-service broadcasters and protests in the streets of Prague. While Prime Minister Andrej Babiš insists that a new funding system can guarantee stable financing, critics fear that greater dependence on the state budget could undermine media independence. In this weekend edition of Czechia in 30 Min...

An exhibition in Prague looks at a now destroyed socialist-era sculpture; ex-US astronaut Andrew "Drew" Feustel discusses Czechia's contribution to space science and more.

News, Czechia receives rare books and publications from Czech-American communities abroad, more Czechs turning to AI for health advice -doctors ringing alrm bells. 

News, battle over funding for Czech public broadcasters, the Czech who "helped save the internet" and Czechia’s unusual cargo for space.   

Sports great Hašek demands laws to block Russian athletes, Czech military must prepare for prolonged war but lacks the funding and Egon Bondy’s 1970s novel Unsound Siblings gets English translation.

In this weekend edition of Czechia in 30 Minutes, we mark the anniversary of the founding of independent Czechoslovakia with President Petr Pavel's October 28 speech, presented in full in English translation. We then explore the question of Moravian identity: why do some people still identify strongly as Moravians, even though the historical border between Bohemia and Moravia has long since lost i...

News, juvenile violence on the rise -schools strengthen crisis-response training, Kumar Vishwanathan on three decades of supporting Roma in Czechia 

News, MP quits ANO but coalition retains solid majority, leading Czech palliative care NGO holds anniversary auction

Geraldine Manolas on preserving the legacy of Czechoslovak war veterans,  Andreas Halskov on the genius of Miloš Forman

The Babiš government’s fast-tracking of legislation to end license fees and fund Czech Television and Czech Radio from the state budget sparked protests at the weekend. Ian Willoughby discussed the situation in Pundit series with political scientist Jiří Pehe and Vít Pohanka prepared a report from demonstrations in two of the country's biggest cities.

In the weekend edition of Czechia in 30 Minutes, we revisit two reports recorded during the COVID pandemic, exploring the distinctive character of two very different Czech cities. Singer-songwriter Jaromír Nohavica reflects on his hometown of Ostrava, its industrial heritage and transformation. In picturesque Český Krumlov, artist Jana Pešková and radio documentary maker Ivan Studený recall how ma...

Gratias Agit Awards 2026: from preserving veterans’ legacy to promoting Czech music, Unsound Siblings: 1970s Egon Bondy novel gets English translation, More than tricks: How Czech freeskiers built a community on and off the slopes

News, unprecedented El Niño to hit Czechs in the wallet, Ji.hlava at 30: Documentaries that changed the world, Kingdom Come: Deliverance star Luke Dale on becoming a Prague “innkeeper”

News, Czech galleries explore art’s potential to improve mental health, Czech crop invention heads to European farms through British partnership

News, historic Spitfire returns to Czechia after decades abroad, exhibition documents Sigmund Freud’s childhood in his hometown of Příbor, Moravia

ANO failed to take a single constituency in second round run-offs to one-third of the seats in the Senate, virtual reconstruction of the Rolava-Sauersack tin mine and the history and future of one of the most distinctive and unique features of Czech public life: 11 million inhabitants divided into more than 6,200 municipalities.

How did Václav Havel lead, and did power change him? In the weekend edition of Czechia in 30 Minutes, Alexander Vondra recalls the dissident playwright who became president—and the friend he knew after his years at Prague Castle. Marking what would have been Václav Havel’s 90th birthday, we return to our interview in a longer version, exploring his character, his painstaking approach to speeches a...

Health Ministry planning financial incentive for preventive screenings, critics skeptical, “It’s unbelievable”: Pavel Haas Quartet wins latest Gramophone prize with Martinů: String Quartets, “There was no censorship”: Tomki Němec on photographing Václav Havel

Many in culture sphere in Czechia angered over new state arts policy; parrot breeding success for Prague Zoo.

News, Signalfest -Dreams and Visions, Climate change threatens rare Krkonoše mountain tundra, Amanita Design announces a sequel to Machinarium 

Young Brno scientist wins international award for early detection of heart failure, Soup that Helps: A local tradition with a charitable purpose, Czechia: a crossroads for Europe's migrating birds.