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Mikuláš Medek: the painter the communist regime tried to silence

Mikuláš Medek: the painter the communist regime tried to silence

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Václav Havel remembered

Czech democracy leader Václav Havel was born 90 years ago this October. We speak to several people who were close to the dissident playwright-turned-president.

02:57

ANO MP first to quit party during current government

For the first time in the term of the current Czech government, an MP, ANO's David Pražák, has left the party for which they were elected.
15:05

Government presses ahead with public media funding overhaul despite weekend demonstrations

The Czech government's refuses to give up plan to replace public media licence fees with state funding sparks protests and fears of political interference in broadcasting.
06:02

Pundit: Public media funding fight major test for Babiš government

The Babiš government’s fast-tracking of a bill to end license fees for public broadcasers, including a vote passed in the early hours of Saturday, has sparked protests.

Foreign policy

“Stronger together”: Babiš and Magyar pledge closer cooperation

At a meeting in Prague, the Czech and Hungarian governments agreed to strengthen bilateral ties and coordinate more closely on EU affairs, security, energy and transport.

Society

Anniversary of the Week

Martina Navrátilová at 70: from defection to 59 Grand Slam titles

Tennis legend Martina Navrátilová turns 70. She fled communist Czechoslovakia and went on to win 59 Grand Slam titles. Here is her story.

Culture

Franz Kafka | Photo: Atelier Jacobi, Wikimedia Commons, public domain

In Kafka's Footsteps

Franz Kafka was born in Prague, but where specifically did the world-famous writer grow up? Where did he draw inspiration, or even go on holiday?

Sport

09:04

More than tricks: How Czech freeskiers built a community on and off the slopes

What started as friends premiering their amateur movies has grown into a meeting point for a community of freeskiers in the Czech Republic.

Travel

32:10

Two Czech cities, two different worlds: Ostrava and Český Krumlov

In Czechast, we explore two contrasting Czech cities, Ostrava and Český Krumlov, through the personal memories of people whose lives are closely connected to them.

Picture of the week

World's parkour elite gather in Brno

Overcoming obstacles, spectacular acrobatic jumps and races against the clock.

Photogallery

Reopening of the Palace of Industry at the Exhibition Centre (Výstaviště) in Prague

Photo: Štěpánka Budková, Radio Prague International
Photo: Štěpánka Budková, Radio Prague International
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Video

Video of Signal Festival 2026: laser nad Vltavou, Laterna magika i Václav Havel

Lit up: Signal Festival in Prague

Petra Hůlová | Photo: Karolína Němcová, Czech Radio

Petra Hůlová on The Long Version: “It’s about my own experience of being used”

Written from the perspective of a female author in her 50s, Petra Hůlová’s The Long Version explores themes of gender, potential abuse and intergenerational tensions.

Milan Olšánek sculpture in Vysočina marking the Czech-Moravian border | Photo: Martin Veselka, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

Bohemia versus Moravia: Does the old divide still matter in Czechia?

Czechast explores whether Moravian identity still matters in modern Czechia, from a fading historical border to demands for political autonomy.

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Reopening of the Palace of Industry at the Exhibition Centre (Výstaviště) in Prague

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