Conductor Václav Talich with the Czech Philharmonic recording Petr Ilyich Tchaikovsky´s Pathétique Symphony on a vinyl record in a fragmented segment from Československý filmový týdeník (Czechoslovak Film Weekly Newsreel) 1953, issue no. 36. Talich in a newsreel segment from the documentary Velcí hudebníci a zpěváci (Great Musicians and Singers, 1931), now considered lost. Talich with Stanislav Mojžíž-Lom in his office in the National Theatre. Talich during the opening of the Municipal Theatre in Písek on 1 February 1940 in a segment from Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czechoslovak Aktualita Sound Newsreel) 1940, issue no. 7B. Excerpt from the speech given by Talich during the presentation of National Awards at the Municipal House in Prague on 12 July 1942 in a fragmented segment from Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czechoslovak Aktualita Sound Newsreel) 1942, issue no. 29.
Actor Vlasta Burian during a guest performance in Brno. Burian at the Secondary School of Decorative Arts in Prague shown with his own portrait carved in glass in a segment from Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czechoslovak Aktualita Sound Newsreel) 1942, issue no. 28. Burian´s act called �Greco-Roman Wrestling with a Chair´ in a segment from Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czechoslovak Aktualita Sound Newsreel) 1944, issue no. 47.
Segment from Český zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czech Aktualita Sound Newsreel) 1943 issue no. 26A from 1943 captures the Slavia vs. Pilsen water polo match that was a part of the Provincial Youth Swimming Championship organised by the Board of Trustees for the Education of Youth in cooperation with the Czech Amateur Swimming Union and held at the swimming pool in Prague-Barrandov on 3 and 4 July.
The segment of Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czechoslovak Aktualita Sound Newsreel), 1938, issue no. 8A shows a speech delivered in Czech by Wenzel Jaksch, the MP for the German Social Democratic Workers' Party (DSAP), about the possible coexistence of, and understanding between, Czechs and Germans.
Segment from Český zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czech Aktualita Sound Newsreel) issue no. 9B from 1944 covered one of the events of the mandatory youth service organised by the Board of Trustees for the Education of Youth. Specifically, it consisted of recreational winter sports activities (skiing, sleighing) with the aim of improving physical fitness and strengthening collective spirit.
Segment from Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czechoslovak Aktualita Sound Newsreel) 1942, issue no. 32B, reports on a workers´ holiday organized by the Reinhard Heydrich Foundation for Workers´ Recuperation in Český Šternberk. A view of the exterior of the health resort. Holidaymakers are sunbathing on the terrace. A waiter is carrying plates full of food in the dining room. People are eating. A close-up of a man drinking beer from a beer mug. Holidaymakers playing volleyball. A fisherman is sitting on the bank of the Sázava River. People are bathing in the river and in the weir. Český Šternberk Castle can be seen in the background.
Segment from Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czechoslovak Aktualita Sound Newsreel) 1942, issue no. 24A, reports on a workers´ holiday organized by the Reinhard Heydrich Foundation for Workers´ Recuperation in Luhačovice. Footage of a train arriving at the railway station and the welcoming of the holidaymakers. Lunch is ready for visitors at a local restaurant. Holidaymakers rest on the hotel terrace, some play volleyball or skittles. Others explore the surrounding countryside. Footage of a walk to the Luhačovice Dam. Girls sit on the grass, weaving flower wreaths. Holidaymakers taste the local mineral water.
Segment from Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czechoslovak Aktualita Sound Newsreel) 1942, issue no. 32A, reports on a workers´ holiday organized by the Reinhard Heydrich Foundation for Workers´ Recuperation in the village of Věšín u Blatné. Holidaymakers walk through the health resort´s gate. Morning exercise in the courtyard. A waiter carries plates full of food across the outdoor dining room, people are eating. Footage of holidaymakers enjoying leisure activities, an improvised boxing match, swimming in the pool, playing water sports. A view of an entrance arch with a sign saying "Welcome to the Workers´ Health Resort".
Segment from Český zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czech Aktualita Sound Newsreel) issue no. 7B from 1944 was shot at the Youth Ice Sports Championship, which culminated with the Ice Sports Week organised by the Board of Trustees for the Education of Youth at Štvanice Ice Arena in Prague from 1 to 6 February. The team LTC Prague beat the team SSC Říčany 4:0 to win the youth ice hockey final. General Secretary of the Board František Teuner presented diplomas to the winners of Ice Sports Week.
Segment from Český zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czech Aktualita Sound Newsreel) issue no. 7A from 1944 contains footage from the Youth Ice Sports Championship , which culminated with the Ice Sports Week organised by the Board of Trustees for the Education of Youth and held at Štvanice Ice Arena in Prague from 1 to 6 February. The programme included a performance of single figure skating.