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 .

Award-winning Prague chocolate-makers on their craft and unconventional ingredients, Hradišťan and Spirituál kvintet sing Christmas carols

The remarkable journey of a young moose nicknamed Emil, Czech nativity scenes mirror everyday life, The lamplighters of Prague's Charles Bridge

Shelters and charities in Prague organize Christmas events for homeless people, Bringing science home for Christmas: the annual Czexpats Conference, Czech scientists discover rare male-less spider species in Prague, Czech Academy of Sciences launches a digital archive of 15,000 folk songs

In the weekend edition of Czechia in 30 minutes, we bring you the personal story of Czech geographer Bohumír Janský. His work took him from rural Bohemia to Siberia, Lake Baikal and South America, where he helped redefine the sources of the Amazon River. An inspiring story of curiosity, persistence and a lifelong passion for rivers.

News, Czech Constitutional Court scraps separate school enrolments for Ukrainian children, Václav Havel: a legacy growing ever more important?, portrait of Václav Havel "in his own words"

News, alcoholism serious problem in Moravia, Lidice Monument to be restored, Prague's Masaryk railway station 

On today's Czechia in 30 Minutes Show: The Economist ranks Czechia among world’s leading economies in 2025; to ban or not to ban cell phones? A question for Czech schools; Czech Academy of Sciences's a digital archive of 15,000 folk songs.

On today's Czechia in 30 Minutes show: President Pavel names new cabinet, stresses stability, NATO and EU responsibility; from Brno to Liverpool: building fragments to honour architect Ernst Wiesner; and later Former president of Ukraine Yushchenko on the EU's help to Ukraine and our future. Enjoy!

In this weekend edition of Czechia in 30 Minutes, our host is Professor Bohumír Janský, the Czech geographer who identified the true headwaters of the Amazon River. His pioneering expeditions in Peru reshaped scientific understanding of the world’s greatest river. He also reflects on the years he spent conducting demanding fieldwork around Lake Baikal.

On today's Czechia in 30 Minutes show: Why a tiny cinema at a railway station still matters in the age of Netflix; a decade since the Paris Agreement: The perspective of the French ambassador to Czechia; and later more on the dark side of early 20th century Prague. Enjoy!

Czech amateur theatre added to UNESCO‘s list of intangible cultural heritage, What makes Prague’s Old Town Square Christmas market one of the best, A taste of one of Czehia’s exceptional craft beers - Chroust.

News. Are government websites accessible for people with disabilities in Czechia? Czech schools test new PE programme and Czech illustrator showcases his U.S. road trip through pen-and-ink drawings

Babiš appointed PM, Prague's Astronomical Clock gets digital twin, half of Czechia affected by lack of social service workers, Prague city planning