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Czechia in 30 minutes
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All the news in politics, culture, sport and science, along with in-depth reports and fascinating interviews, from Radio Prague International. Everything you need to know about the Czech Republic. Every weekday and Saturday.
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When Prague opened a window onto the Thirty Years’ War
2d ago00:29:06Tap to summarizeThree royal officials were thrown from a window at Prague Castle in 1618—and survived. But the Second Defenestration of Prague helped ignite the Thirty Years’ War, one of the deadliest conflicts in European history . The weekend edition of Czechia in 30 Minutes presents an abridged episode of Blood in Bohemia.
Transcribe →NATO summit dispute linked to next presidential election, Prague to boast one of Europe's longest street art murals, Ostrava Zoo: home to 451 species, including some extinct in the wild
3d ago00:28:26Tap to summarizeNATO summit dispute linked to next presidential election, Prague to boast one of Europe's longest street art murals, Ostrava Zoo: home to 451 species, including some extinct in the wild
Transcribe →Why Czechia failed at the World Cup, elephant Hansken returns to Czechia after 400 years, Evie Harbury on the magic of Czech cuisine
4d ago00:29:13Tap to summarizePoor tactics, tired players and deeper flaws: why Czechia failed at the World Cup, elephant Hansken returns to Czechia after 400 years – this time in metal, "Strawberry dumplings feel like a warm hug in a bowl": Evie Harbury on the magic of Czech cuisine
Transcribe →Pavel-Babiš clash over NATO summit heads to Constitutional Court, From silent films to Hollywood: St. Vitus Cathedral shines on the silver screen for almost a century, Prague’s Jewish Quarter: small district with big history
5d ago00:28:19Tap to summarizePavel-Babiš clash over NATO summit heads to Constitutional Court, From silent films to Hollywood: St. Vitus Cathedral shines on the silver screen for almost a century, Prague’s Jewish Quarter: small district with big history
Transcribe →Czech public broadcasters hold warning strike over funding reform, Dustin Hoffman set for Karlovy Vary festival, Vondroušová handed four-year ban
6d ago00:28:57Tap to summarizeCzech public broadcasters hold warning strike over funding reform, “Incredible excitement”: Hollywood icon Dustin Hoffman set for 60th Karlovy Vary Film Festival, Four-year ban leaves Vondroušová's tennis future in doubt
Transcribe →Prague Defenestration: the day councillors flew from windows
1w ago00:27:38Tap to summarizeThis weekend edition of Czechia in 30 Minutes brings you a shortened version of another episode from Blood in Bohemia, our special series within the Czechast podcast. Together with British journalist Rob Cameron, Vít Pohanka explores the dramatic events of July 1419, when an angry crowd stormed Prague's New Town Hall and hurled councillors from its windows. The first Prague defenestration marked a turning point in Czech history and helped set the stage for the Hussite Revolution.
Transcribe →Julian Lennon Prague exhibition, Rare Roman jug buried in 5th-century grave found in Moravia, Ukrainian veterans are helping build the future of drones in Czechia
1w ago00:27:41Tap to summarizeJulian Lennon: “Behind the camera I could be anybody, which is what makes me happy”, Rare Roman jug buried in 5th-century grave found almost intact in Moravia, Ukrainian veterans are helping build the future of drones in Czechia
Transcribe →Metronome festival celebrates 10th year at new venue , Inside Prague’s Clementinum Observatory, Auschwitz Museum unveils Alfred Kantor’s extraordinary Holocaust sketchbook
2w ago00:27:50Tap to summarizeMetronome festival celebrates 10th year at new venue , Can 250 years of weather data be trusted? Inside Prague’s Clementinum Observatory, “Like discovering the Holy Grail”: Auschwitz Museum unveils Alfred Kantor’s extraordinary Holocaust sketchbook
Transcribe →Prague’s Jiřího z Poděbrad Square reopens, Troja Festival, Czech climber František D'Agostino
2w ago00:29:04Tap to summarizeNews, Prague’s Jiřího z Poděbrad Square officially reopens, Troja Festival, interview with Czech climber František D'Agostino
Transcribe →Funding shake-up sparks political storm over Czech public media, After decades in exile, a Hollar masterpiece returns to Edvard Beneš's home, Friendship, culture and giving back: Diplomats raise CZK 1.3 million for Czech causes
2w ago00:29:04Tap to summarizeFunding shake-up sparks political storm over Czech public media, After decades in exile, a Hollar masterpiece returns to Edvard Beneš's home, Friendship, culture and giving back: Diplomats raise CZK 1.3 million for Czech causes
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