The first festival of an original Czech radio play Prix Bohemia took place in so called Culture House in a town of Mladá Boleslav from 7 to 11 June, 1976 and was focused entirely on dramatic production. The main organiser of the festival was the Czech Radio in Prague along with cosponsors, such as Union of Czech Dramatic Artists, Union of Czech Writers, People's Committee in Mladá Boleslav and Culture House in Mladá Boleslav.