The history of famous Czech circus families is well known. However, even circus families are affected by the changing times, and so when Ferdinand, the father and ringmaster, bitterly complains that circuses used to stick together like a family, but today a family that sticks together is like a circus attraction, everyone has to think about how to save the international circus festival and, in fact, Circus Maximum itself.

The fairy tale is based on two fairy tales by Božena Němcová, "Righteous Bohumil" and "The Black Princess". It tells the story of a weak king and his wife, whose desire for a child leads her to a conspiracy with the devil. The princess, who grows up under the influence of the "impure" powers, only escapes from their power thanks to her love for the fisherman Radek.

A romantic story about the power of love. A television fairy tale.

This romantic fairy tale is based on a story by German writer Theodor Storm. It tells the story of two young children, Kristian and Elke, who, thanks to their bravery and honesty, manage to overcome the Fire Lord, the evil Iris, to free the Rain Fairy and save the whole Earth from drought and thirst.

What happens when a young man starts believing the fabrications in newspapers? Astrology brings him nothing but new problems, especially with his parents. Sometimes, however, a horoscope can help open up new perspectives on life, as happened to his adult sister, who falls in love... with a newspaper boy.

A German Platoon is explored through the brutal fighting of the Battle of Stalingrad. After half of their number is wiped out and they're placed under the command of a sadistic captain, the platoon lieutenant leads his men to desert. The platoon members attempt escape from the city, now surrounded by the Soviet Army.

An old English legend about a poor boy who became mayor of London served as the basis for a television adaptation. The orphan Dick Whittington was blessed with nothing more and nothing less than honesty, hard work, sincerity, a sense of honor, and justice. Together with a stroke of luck, it is precisely these character traits that help him become a respected and wealthy young man and a loving husband. And so this charmingly old-fashioned story, in which decency, diligence, and personal effort lead to success and fulfillment in life, retains its appealing and necessary relevance to this day.

A holiday story about how little Jakub found the right man for his mother. An advertisement in which Mr. Vlk offers free accommodation at his country cottage in exchange for holiday housekeeping brings together three people, each unhappy in their own way: Vlk, an "almost old bachelor", whose acquaintance with a young girl, Mrs. Jelínková, who is in vain looking for a stronger emotional relationship after the death of her husband, is not working out, and little Jakub, for whom none of his mother's suitors have yet been able to replace his deceased father. The situation becomes complicated when his mother falls ill and Vlk has to take care of the boy alone. Jakub wins a new father, thanks to him the two adults become closer, and he finally has the father he chose and deserved.