In addition to the Christmas markets, Prague also revives a tradition every December on the Charles Bridge, dating back to the days when street lamps were powered by gas.
Prague Christmas events for the homeless, annual Czexpats Conference, scientists find rare all-female spider in Prague, Czech Academy launches digital archive of folk songs
The Christmas atmosphere awaited visitors to the Punkva Caves in the Moravian Karst. Guides and boatmen brought the tours to life with a variety of costumes.
We speak with Milan Řezáč about a new spider found on Prague’s Petřín Hill that reproduces without males—the first parthenogenetic spider species known in Europe.
Each Christmas, Czech scientists return home from abroad. Many join the Czexpats in Science Conference - what are its aims?
Charitable organizations in Prague will offer festive meals to homeless people again this year.
In December 1985, the western part of what was then Czechoslovakia was struck by the strongest earthquake of modern times, shaking buildings near the border with Germany.
With Christmas approaching, enjoy rock-infused carols performed by the Czech rock band Olympik, combining classics, baroque pieces, and original compositions.
Broadcast in English - 12/21/2025
A remarkable life story in the weekend edition of Czechia in 30 minutes: Czech geographer Bohumír Janský and his journey from Bohemia to the Amazon.
Broadcast in English - 12/19/2025
This year's Oscar shortlist for Best Animated Short Film includes Hurricane and I Died in Irpin. The co-produced film Mr. Nobody Against Putin is also in contention.
France has handed over to Czechia three wooden statues stolen in the early 1990s. The statues were officially returned this week at the Czech Embassy in Paris.
Colin Stuart has been a firm fixture on the Prague music scene since the early 1990s. As well as producing Ecstasy of St. Theresa and other bands he helmed Colorfactory.
December 18 marks fourteen years since the death of former president Václav Havel. Political analyst Jiří Pehe reflects on why his legacy is increasingly important.
News, Constitutional Court scraps separate school enrolments for Ukrainian children, Václav Havel: a legacy growing ever more important?, Václav Havel "in his own words"
The Constitutional Court has struck down legislation that allowed for a separate enrolment of children from Ukraine into Czech primary schools as discriminatory.
For Prague Off the Beaten Track, Masarykovo nádraží—Masaryčka—is a favourite: the city’s oldest railway station, opened in 1845, still fully functional, and useful.
News, alcoholism serious problem in Moravia, Lidice Monument to be restored, Prague's Masaryk railway station
New data on alcohol addiction treatment reveal stark regional differences. Most Czechs undergoing treatment for alcohol addiction come Moravia.
The statue of 82 children in Lidice, commemorating the Nazi destruction of the village in 1942, will undergo restoration over the next five years, the Lidice Memorial says.
Today: The Economist ranks Czechia among world’s leading economies in 2025; to ban or not to ban cell phones?; Czech Academy of Sciences's archive of 15,000 folk songs.
In 2025, Czechia ranked as the world’s sixth-best performing economy, according to The Economist. But did it really perform that well?
Should Czech schools ban mobile phones or accept them as part of everyday learning? Parents, teachers and lawyers are now openly questioning where smartphones belong.
Today: President Pavel names new cabinet; building fragments to honour architect Ernst Wiesner; and later an interview with former president of Ukraine Yushchenko. Enjoy!
