News; Minister: Czechia wins broad support for shells-for-Ukraine plan in Paris; Banks placing obstacles in way of Czech arms exporters; New production brings communist-era dissident home theatre back to life; Harpsichord maker Jukka Ollika

Big differences among leaders of V4 countries ahead of Prague summit; new study to detect harmful chemicals in children’s bodies gets underway; how a Czechoslovak émigré established the Bača Cup tradition in Pennsylvania

Episode two of the Faces of Czech Music podcast, in conversation with mezzo-soprano Bella Adamova.

News; Sex helpline upgraded to cover sexual orientation and gender identity concerns;Franz Kafka and German-speaking literature focus of this year’s Book World Prague; Mykola and Mariia: Young Ukrainians in Czechia open up

News; Social geographer: Majority of Ukrainian refugees employed far below their skill level; Lost and found: 1935 passion play music score preserved in family archivePilot flies vintage Aero 145 from Australia to Czechia

News; how did the Pirate party beat government leaders the Civic Democrats in the latest poll?; a new bill proposes a minimum of one-third women in upper management positions in large companies; a trip to the newly renovated Automatic Mills in Pardubice

News; Army chief says military service may need to return; scientists prepare for a nuclear waste repository; and František Bělský, a successful Czech sculptor in the UK.

Interview with Jan Sokol, the noted Czech philosopher and one-time politician who died three years ago this week.

News; Official: “In-depth public discussion” on firearms critical in wake of December shooting; Project studies impact of wolves on Šumava forest regeneration; First Czech female rabbi Kamila Kopřivová

News; Disinformation in Czechia; Centenary of musician Jiří Šlitr