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Karel Čapek on the “Decline of the Times” — a timeless take for the summer Aug 16, 2025

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This weekend edition of Czechia in 30 Minutes features something a little different: a short story by Karel Čapek, one of the most famous Czech writers. Written in the early 1930s and later published in his collection Apocryphal Tales, On the Decline of the Times humorously shows that every generation believes the present is worse than the past. It’s a witty reminder that many of our “unprecedented” worries may be as old as humankind itself.

Czech pharmacies to offer flu vaccinations, Hanzelka and Zikmund exhibition, Brendan McNally Aug 15, 2025

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On today's Czechia in 30 Minutes Show: Selected Czech pharmacies to offer flu vaccinations this autumn; the world hasn’t changed much since Hanzelka and Zikmund, says exhibition curator; and in our feature, we meet Brendan McNally, author of a book on Martha Dodd – a spy for the Soviet Union who spent decades in Prague. McNally learnt about her from a Czech colleague when he first moved to the city.

Letní Letná festival, Czech junior athletes among Europe’s best, Divoká Šárka Aug 14, 2025

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On today's Czechia in 30 Minutes Show: Letní Letná festival offers Prague a carnival of the best new circus and theatre; Czech junior athletes among Europe’s best, breaking records; and, for our feature, another edition of our Prague Off the Beaten Track series, this time in Divoká Šárka. Enjoy!

Escaped wolves in Šumava park, World Yo-Yo Contest in Prague, Ratibořice Chateau, Chomutov Zoo Aug 13, 2025

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News; Escaped wolves spark search and safety measures in Šumava National Park; The favourites triumph in the World Yo-Yo Contest, for the second time held in Prague; A trip to Ratibořice Chateau, where European nobility and Russian Tsar Alexander I met; Chomutov Zoo, from an open-air heritage museum to a vistas of free-roaming wildlife.

FM Lipavský in Ukraine, Prague Lesser Town's historic house signs, Jewish identity in Czechoslovakia Aug 12, 2025

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On today's Czechia in 30 Minutes show: Foreign Minister Lipavský in Ukraine: Czechia backs Kyiv before Alaska Summit; Prague’s Lesser Town boasts 70 historic house signs, which once served in place of numbers; and in our feature, we look back at Jakub Ferencik’s interview with historian Ivan Puš about the history of Jewish identity and belonging in Czechoslovakia. Enjoy!

Czechia's Oscar nomination, new national logo, escaped lion shot dead Aug 11, 2025

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Oscar nomination announced, Czechia unveils new national logo, escaped lion shot dead, hiking around Czechia

Broadcast in English - 08/10/2025 Aug 10, 2025

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Broadcast in English - 08/10/2025

Holašovice: Life behind thge painted walls of South Bohemia’s UNESCO Gem Aug 09, 2025

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In this weekend edition of Czechia in 30 Minutes, Vít Pohanka speaks with Julia Kňažková, a Slovak who has made her home in the picturesque South Bohemian village of Holašovice. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is famed for its perfectly preserved Baroque farmhouses and centuries-old village layout — and for the everyday life that continues behind its painted façades.

Negative impact on Czech trade due to US tariffs, Czech scientists investigate sleep, Aleš Březina Aug 07, 2025

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On today's Czechia in 30 Minutes show: The negative impact on Czech foreign tradedue to US tariffs; experts at Czech Academy of Sciences investigate sleep; and, for our feature, an interview with Aleš Březina, director of the Bohuslav Martinů Institute and co-curator of the festival ‘Martinů and His World’, celebrating the legacy of the great Czech composer at Bard Music Festival. Enjoy!

Zeman’s Journey to the Beginning of Time turns 70, Knödel Express trains to continue, Jihlava Zoo Aug 06, 2025

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News; Karel Zeman’s Journey to the Beginning of Time turns 70 – a Cold War cinema classic; Czechia’s iconic “Knödel Express” not being written off just yet; RPI visits Jihlava Zoo in the Vysočina Region.

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