Czechia mourns Sir Tom Stoppard, the world famous playwright who never forgot his Czech roots. Czech and US-american scientists launch a global real-time drought tool. What is Casanova’s connection to Bohemia?

In this edition of Czechia in 30 Minutes, we look at the everyday reality of Czechs living in Belgium. Our guide is Linda Tejchman, co-founder of the Czech-Belgian Chamber of Commerce, whom we met in the university city of Leuven. The episode explores work, identity, community ties, and what it means to build a Czech life in the heart of Europe.

News, Czechs and burnout, Prague City Transport seeking more female drivers,  Švankmajerová retrospective at DOX , Martin Reiner

Who will govern Czechia? New cabinet unveiled; From baby-head candle-holders to rubber-boot vases: Qubus marks 25 years of Czech design, Prokop Valley: a natural and historical treasure in Prague

New screening programme targets addiction risks, Funding announced to preserve German heritage of the Czech borderlands, A stroll through Vyšehrad Cemetery.

Czech-Polish presidential meeting overshadowed by security concerns. Rare gold-decorated shoe among artefacts from 12th-century Třebíč excavation. Czech psycholinguist Nikola Paillereau on how bilingual babies learn languages.

The Pavel–Babiš clash in context: echoes of past power struggles at Prague Castle, Bell forged from Russian weapons used in Ukraine now sounds above Prague: “May it awaken those who sleep”, “Finding dead bodies is never easy”, says Petr Novotný, the Czech rescuer in Taiwanese mountains

On today's Czechia in 30 Minutes show, we bring you an exclusive feature from a Radio Prague trip to Ukraine, when we were able to meet a number of Ukrainian soldiers and amputees who were at the frontline and are now in rehabilitation centers. The feature also details the trip we made with a group of international journalists to the Kyiv Economic Forum, after which we met with former president of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko, among many other things. After that, we have a report about how a fifth of Czechs are affected by poverty. Enjoy!

Smart T-shirt monitors stress, Czechs' English language skills improving, new book of photographs of St. Vitus Cathedral

News, Nuremberg trials anniversary,“Shoebox“ Christmas gift collection, Bohemian Switzerland Ridge Trail, Malešice Botanical Garden