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. 31 captures politicians Rudolf Beran and Vladislav Klumpar during their visit to a refugee camp near Kladno, which was established for those who fled the Sudetenland. The footage includes a report on a charity collection for the refugees conducted at the Drtina Comprehensive School in Prague´s Smíchov district.
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. 46B shows Košice, Slovakia, prior to its annexation to fascist Hungary following the Vienna Arbitration. It includes footage from the Main Square with its busy marketplace. Refugees are shown leaving with hay wagons loaded with furniture, while citizens of Hungarian origin and supporters of Horthy´s regime decorate the square with Hungarian flags
The segment of Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czechoslovak Aktualita Sound Newsreel), 1938, issue no. 32 explores the Runciman Mission to Czechoslovakia. The footage includes images showing the arrival of the diplomat Walter Runciman, as well as his meetings with President Edvard Beneš and Prime Minister Milan Hodža.
Rough footage capturing both the mobilisation and the subsequent demobilisation of the Czechoslovak Army in 1938. The first part was shot on 23 September after the declaration of general mobilisation, and shows civilians as they are issued military uniforms. The second part shows the demobilisation authorised at the extraordinary meeting of the Ministerial Council on 6 October. Soldiers are shown in the barracks handing in their uniforms. An officer passes out certificates of praise for military service.
The segment of Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czechoslovak Aktualita Sound Newsreel), 1938, issue no. 43 offers images from the newly established border between Czechoslovakia and Germany following the forced surrender of the border regions to Germany in September 1938. Czechoslovak soldiers are checking permits to cross the border. Vehicles with refugees are passing through the border gates.
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.
The segment of Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czechoslovak Aktualita Sound Newsreel), 1938, issue no. 27 reports on the 16th International Congress of PEN. Clubs held in Prague from 26 to 30 June 1938. The delegates include President Edvard Beneš and his wife Hana, the writers Karel Čapek, H. G. Wells and Olga Scheinpflugová, and Vojtěch Mastný, the Czechoslovak envoy to Berlin.