The segment of Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czechoslovak Aktualita Sound Newsreel), 1938, issue no. 23 captures Peter Hletko´s speech on the importance of the Pittsburgh Agreement and continues with a report on the meeting between the five-member delegation of the American Slovak League, led by Peter Hletko, and President Edvard Beneš, which was held in Prague on 30 May 1938.
The segment from the 1938 Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czechoslovak Aktualita Sound Newsreel) Issue No. 39 encourages blood donating in preparation for the anticipated war. The information given on the Czechoslovak Red Cross' activities is illustrated by footage of blood donations, Red Cross nurses taking blood samples, and the canning of blood for military purposes.
The segment of Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czechoslovak Aktualita Sound Newsreel), 1938, issue no. 33 shows children playing in gas masks in Prague.
The segment of Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czechoslovak Aktualita Sound Newsreel), 1938, issue no. 34 captures a speech given by Eddy Sherwood, an American journalist, Protestant missionary and YMCA official, in which he talks about the brave stance adopted by the Czechoslovak nation in the critical days of 1938.
The segment of Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czechoslovak Aktualita Sound Newsreel), 1938, issue no. 52 reports on the elections to the Slovak Land Assembly, the highest legislative body of autonomous Slovakia within the framework of the Second Czechoslovak Republic, which were held on 18 December 1938. The footage shows preparations for the distribution of ballots at the Town Hall in Bratislava.
The segment of Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czechoslovak Aktualita Sound Newsreel) from late September 1938 captures the recording of a radio speech given by General Jan Syrový to accept his appointment to the office of Prime Minister on 22 September 1938, in which he responds to the national demonstration for the unity of Czechoslovakia held in front of the Parliament building in Prague. He urges the demonstrators, as well as all citizens, to remain calm and sensible and to return to work.
The segment of Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czechoslovak Aktualita Sound Newsreel), 1938, issue no. 28 reports on the visit of Giuseppe Dalla Torre, the editor-in-chief of the Vatican City State´s daily newspaper of L´Osservatorio Romano, to Czechoslovakia.
The segment of Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czechoslovak Aktualita Sound Newsreel), 1938, issue no. 52 promotes a collection of toys and books for the children of Sudetenland refugees. The footage shows parts of the collection organised by Pilsen soldiers under the leadership of Jan Klouda, an engineer and doctor of technical sciences.
The segment of Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czechoslovak Aktualita Sound Newsreel), 1938, issue no. 15 features the speech delivered by MP Luděk Pik, the Mayor of Pilsen, to mark the opening of the Sixth Pilsen Jubilee Exhibition, held from 26 June to 11 September 1938. The footage is complemented by images of Pilsen. The Mayor highlights the importance of the Pilsen and Chodsko regions in defending Czechoslovakia
The segment of Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czechoslovak Aktualita Sound Newsreel), 1938, issue no. 10 consists of a montage of archive film material created to mark the 88th anniversary of the birth of the late President Tomáš Garrique Masaryk.