Check out this year's Prix Bohemia Radio program. This year, festival-goers will yet again enjoy four days savoring radio works alongside a side program of theater performances, book-form reportages, and presentations of news and trends in podcasting.
PRIX BOHEMIA RADIO 2026 PROGRAMME
17–26 OCTOBER
Kavárna POTMĚ 9:00–12:00, 13:00–20:00
Horní náměstí, Olomouc | reservations: kavarna@svetluska.net
Mon–Fri: Schools have priority in the morning
Mon 19 October: Public programme outside the café in cooperation with APA assistants – Žijeme POTMĚ
Come for coffee with a festival guest
- 10. 14:30 Lucie Polišenská | 16:30 Libor Bouček
- 10. 17:00 Antonín Panenka
- 10. 15:00 Otakar Brousek, Ivana Plíhalová
SUNDAY 18 OCTOBER 2026
14:00–17:00
Czech Radio at Galerie Šantovka
Galerie Šantovka
Hosted by: Aleš Cibulka
Musical guest: O5 a Radeček
Guests: L. Bouček and J. Pokorný, Dita Vojnarová and J. Matějů (K. Gott), L. Polišenská and Michal Jagelka
Public event
17:00–18:30
Radiožurnál Guest with Jan Pokorný and Libor Bouček
Metropol Cinema, Sokolská 572/25
Guests: A. Gondíková, P. Horváth, A. Vrzák
Public event | Admission: CZK 200
16:00–17:30
The Invisible Actor – Olmerka
Red Church, Bezručova 3
Guests: L. Polišenská, V. Fridrich, A. Vrzák
Musical guests: N. Tichánková (vocals) and Jaroslav Novák (guitar)
Public event | Admission: CZK 100
MONDAY 19 OCTOBER 2026
09:00–10:30
Young Journalist Workshop with Michaela Vetešková
Private event for elementary schools
10:30–18:30
Public Listening and Discussion – Documentary Category
Palacký University Olomouc, Arts Centre, Univerzitní 3 | Theatre Hall – 3rd floor
Public event | Admission free with accreditation
13:15–14:45
Czechia Is Dying Out: We’ve Run Out of Children – Everywhere and for Everyone
Faculty of Jurnalism, Palacký University Olomouc, Křížkovského 14 | Václav Havel Hall
Admission free
15:00–16:30
Operation Viking: Spies in the Midst of the Cold War
Faculty of Jurnalism, Palacký University Olomouc, Křížkovského 14 | Václav Havel Hall
Admission free
15:00–16:30
Sound as a Ticket to History
Departments of History, Palacký University Olomouc, Na Hradě 5 | Lecture Hall
Admission free
18:00–19:30
Pavel Horváth’s Desítka with Antonín Panenka and guest
Jazz Tibet Club
Public event | Admission: CZK 200
19:00–20:30
Prix Bohemia Radio Festival Opening Ceremony
Czech Radio, Pavelčákova 2/19, Olomouc
Featuring: Ondřej Ruml
Hosted by: Jitka Novotná
Private event | Admission by invitation
TUESDAY 20 OCTOBER 2026
09:00–10:30
Vlnohraní: Czech Radio Educational Concert for Schools
Fort Science, 17. listopadu 7 (Laudon Hall)
Private event for primary schools
09:30–18:30
Public Listening and Discussion – Drama Category
Palacký University Olomouc, Arts Centre, Univerzitní 3 | Film Hall – 3rd floor
Public event | Admission free with accreditation
10:00–11:00
Good Advice from Czech Radio Olomouc
Czech Radio Olomouc, Pavelčákova 2/19
Admission free
09:45–11:15
Climate in Data
Faculty of Jurnalism, Palacký University Olomouc, Křížkovského 14 | Václav Havel Hall
Admission free
13:15–14:45
Politicians on Social Media
Faculty of Jurnalism, Palacký University Olomouc, Křížkovského 14 | Václav Havel Hall
Admission free
16:00–17:30
Talk with O. Brousek and I. Plíhalová
Villa Primavesi
Hosted by: Michal Bureš
Public event | Admission: CZK 100
17:00–18:30
Light Bulbs
Panel Discussion with Young Scientists
Palacký University Arts Centre, Univerzitní 3 | Corpus Christi Chapel
Public event | Admission free with accreditation
19:00–21:00
Petr Bezruč Theatre – Špinarka
Moravian Theatre Olomouc, Horní náměstí 22
Public event / VIP | Admission: CZK 320–520
20:00–21:30
Načeva and Band
Jazz Tibet Club
Public event | Admission: CZK 200
WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2026
09:30–16:00
Public Listening and Discussion – News Report Category
Palacký University Olomouc, Arts Centre, Univerzitní 3 | Theatre Hall – 3rd floor
Public event | Admission free with accreditation
10:00–11:00
Czech Radio Olomouc Interview with a festival guest
Czech Radio Olomouc, Pavelčákova 2/19
Admission free
09:45–11:15
Freedom of Speech
Faculty of Jurnalism, Palacký University Olomouc, Křížkovského 14 | Václav Havel Hall
Admission free
11:30–13:00
Interview with France Correspondent Martin Balucha
Faculty of Jurnalism, Palacký University Olomouc, Křížkovského 14 | Václav Havel Hall
Admission free
15:00–16:30
A Slovak Lesson – Debate
Faculty of Jurnalism, Palacký University Olomouc, Křížkovského 14 | Václav Havel Hall
Admission free
16:30–18:00
Invisible Acting with Martin Finger
Villa Primavesi
Hoste by: Michal Bureš
Public event | Admission: CZK 100
17:00–18:30
Hana Maciuchová – Passion
Premiere Cinemas Olomouc, Galerie Šantovka shopping centre, Polská 1
Public event | Admission: CZK 220–280
19:00–21:00
Radio Comes to You
Lipník nad Bečvou
Hosted by: A. Cibulka
Guests: A. Mynářová, P. Rozehnal and R. Schwab
Public event | Admission: CZK 200
19:30–21:00
Podcast Session
Sedmička, Sokolská 586/7
Guests: P. Uhlík, M. Samec and cimbalom
Public event | Admission: CZK 100
20:00–21:30
Czech Radio Olomouc Concert: Milan Kňažko & Story, with special guest Lucia Šoralová
Czech Radio Olomouc, Horní náměstí 21 (old building)
Public event | Admission: CZK 200
THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER 2026
09:00–11:30
Radio Junior: Eva Sinkovičová’s Zvídavec
Fort Science, 17. listopadu 7 (Laudon Hall)
Private event for elementary schools
09:30–14:00
Public Presentation and Discussion – Podcast Category
Palacký University Arts Centre, Univerzitní 3 | Theatre Hall – 3rd floor
Public event | Admission free with accreditation
10:00–11:00
Apatyka – Czech Radio Olomouc
Czech Radio Olomouc, Pavelčákova 2/19
Admission free
16:00–17:30
Talk: Igor Bareš Turns 60!
Czech Radio Olomouc, Horní náměstí (old building)
Guests: I. Bareš, D. Černá, J. Bartoň
Hosted by: Michal Bureš
Public event | Admission: CZK 100
20:00–21:30
Prix Bohemia Radio Festival Closing Ceremony
Olomouc Museum of Art – CENTRAL, Denisova 47
Awards Gala for the 42nd Edition of the Festival
Beata Hlavenková and Band
Hosted by: Jitka Novotná
Private event