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.
Segment from Český zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czech Aktualita Sound Newsreel) issue no. 29A from 1944 was shot during the Week of Czech Youth event organised by the Board of Trustees for the Education of Youth and held from 1 to 9 July. The programme included a concert held on Old Town Square on 8 July. The orchestra and choir consisted of several hundred young musicians and singers. Minister of Education and People´s Enlightenment and Chairman of the Board Emanuel Moravec and Deputy Mayor Joseph Pfitzner watched the event from the balcony of the Old Town Hall. The Board of Trustees´ youth set out from the square in a parade through the streets of Prague. The following day, a sports afternoon took place at Strahov Stadium. Guests of honour included Prime Minister Jaroslav Krejčí and the General Secretary of the Board František Teuner. Emanuel Moravec spoke to the participants. The programme included women´s floor exercises, track and field races and women in stylised costumes dancing to folk songs. The event was concluded with the athletes and audience paying homage to Adolf Hitler.
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. 51B from 1943 depicts the Youth Basketball Championship organised by the Board of Trustees for the Education of Youth and held in the Great Hall of Lucerna Palace in Prague from 10 to 12 December. The boys´ final was won by the Central Bohemia I team, who beat the Brno Region I team 27:13. The girls´ final was won by the Brno Region I team, who beat the team from Polabí 17:5.