The segment captures events preceding the installation and subsequent unveiling of the memorial statue of French historian and Slavonic scholar Ernest Denis on Lesser Town Square in Prague. Members of the Commission for the Construction of Denis´s Memorial use a maquette to find the best place for the statue. The event is witnessed by the artist, the sculptor Karel Dvořák. A shot of Dvořák in his studio in the courtyard of a house on Janáček Embankment in Smíchov, Prague. Digging works for the pedestal followed by the unveiling of the memorial on 27 October 1928, the eve of the tenth anniversary of the Czechoslovak Republic. President Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, Minister of Education Milan Hodža, Prague Mayor Karel Baxa, General Jan Syrový, MP Antonín Uhlíř, French General Eugene Mittelhauser, French politician Alfred Oberkirch and others are present on the grandstand. Speech by Minister of Foreign Affairs Edvard Beneš. An image of the President T. G. Masaryk and Edvard Beneš.
The segment of Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czechoslovak Aktualita Sound Newsreel), 1938, issue no. 33 shows children playing in gas masks in Prague.
Segment from Český zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czech Aktualita Sound Newsreel) issue no. 1A from 1944 was shot during a Christmas exhibition organised by the Board of Trustees for the Education of Youth and held in the hall of the Black Rose Palace in Na Příkopě Street in Prague from 18 to 22 December. The exhibition included a display of the 500 prettiest toys made as part of the Sewing Dolls initiative. Girls made 59,000 dolls, out of which 44,000 went to the children of the labourers working in the Reich and 15,000 to the children of the German soldiers fighting on the front. The exhibition was toured by Minister of Education and People´s Enlightenment and Chairman of the Board Emanuel Moravec and General Secretary of the Board František Teuner.
The segment of Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czechoslovak Aktualita Sound Newsreel), 1938, issue no. 39 appeals to the public to donate blood in preparation for the expected military conflict. It includes illustrative shots of how donated blood is preserved for use in the combat environment. The report includes information about different blood groups and how healthy blood donors are tested by the Czechoslovak Red Cross.
Segment of the Český zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czech Aktualita Sound Newsreel) 1942 No. 41 captures the funeral of Alexandr Commichau, head of the Reich Labour Service, held on 5 October 1942 in the Spanish Hall of Prague Castle, decorated with Nazi emblems for the occassion. The deceased´s military honours are on display next to a bier with the coffin. Mourners include the widow, a little girl and State Secretary Hermann Frank. Acting Reich Protector Kurt Daluege lays down a wreath from Adolf Hitler. The funeral speech is delivered by Deputy Chief General of RAD Wilhelm Decker (silent). The procession with the coffin, which will be transported to a crematorium in Prague, moves through the Matthias Gate.
Segment from Český zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czech Aktualita Sound Newsreel) issue no. 49AB from 1943 captures the concert called Five Years Leading the Nation, which was organised by the Board of Trustees for the Education of Youth to mark the fifth anniversary of Emil Hácha´s presidency, and held at Smetana Hall in the Municipal House in Prague on 29 November. General Secretary of the Board František Teuner gave a speech at the formal event. The programme included a selection of folk songs by Otakar Jeremiáš performed by the Czech Choir and the Kühn Children´s Choir accompanied by the Czech Philharmonic under the baton of Karel Šejna.
Segment from Český zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czech Aktualita Sound Newsreel) issue no. 42A from 1944 was shot during a concert organised by the Board of Trustees for the Education of Youth and held in the Smetana Hall of the Municipal House in Prague on 3 October. The concert was dedicated to mark the 70th birth anniversary of the late composer Josef Suk. The programme, prepared by the Czech Philharmonic led by conductor Otakar Pařík, included the symphonic poem "Praga".
Segment from Český zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czech Aktualita Sound Newsreel) issue no. 9B from 1943 captures an ice sports course for mandatory youth service instructors, which was organised by the Board of Trustees for the Education of Youth as part of the Ice Sports Week event held at Štvanice Ice Arena in Prague from 1 to 6 February. Training in speed skating and ice hockey was led by hockey players Josef Maleček, Vladimír Zábrodský and Jiří Tožička. The event was attended by General Secretary of the Board František Teuner.
Segment from Český zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czech Aktualita Sound Newsreel) issue no. 4A, B from 1945 shows how, in early 1945, Czech agricultural youth were involved in digging trenches as a part of their forced labour (Totaleinsatz). Their work was supervised by instructors of the Board of Trustees for the Education of Youth. General Secretary of the Board František Teuner arrived to inspect their progress.
Segment from Český zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czech Aktualita Sound Newsreel) issue no. 32B from 1943 was shot during an event organised by the Board of Trustees for the Education of Youth in the summer of 1943. Czech youth helped with harvesting as part of their mandatory service.