Stories of people from all over Greece: of their hometowns, stories of love, stories that changed Greece or defined it, modern or old stories. Stories that are not recorded in the history books and that could easily be lost in time.
This week’s episodes you shouldn’t miss:
Monday 28 August: ”The greatest scam of my life”
Perhaps ‘easy money’ isn’t that easy, after all. Giorgos Giannoulakis was living the high life with all the money, confort and luxury he could wish for…until the day his beloved uncle’s scam came to light. Up util the day, his uncle’s whereabouts are unkown.
Wednesday 30 August: ”Konstantinos Rigos: Around the world through dance”
The first memory he has of dancing was as a teenager, outside the “Pallas” cinema in Pagrati, after the movie “Saturday Night Fever”. Konstantinos Rigos, Ballet Director of the Greek National Opera, recalls his first trips abroad: Tbilisi, Batumi, Bogota, Caracas.
Friday 01 September: ”Hijackings and aircraft crashes at the abandoned airport”
Deadly hijackings and fatal plane crashes, as experienced by the former director of Ellinikon International Airport.
On Sundays, istorima has two new episodes coming in – one in Greek (with Greek Audio) and one in English (with English Voiceover)
This Sunday 03 September:
”The top scorer in the history of Aris”
Dinos Kouis, the iconic football player of Aris, has made sure to embellish his talent with hard work and preparation. After a successful career on the courts, he continues to believe that if you really want something, you will surely achieve it.
«The ‘Lord’ of the Acropolis»
Do we really see everything on an archaeological site? What goes on when the visitors leave? What special requests do visitors make? Sotiris Gousis worked as a technician on the Acropolis for decades. He knows all its hidden secrets and shares a few of them with us…
Monday – Friday new episodes are available from 21.00, while Sunday’s first episode in Greek is available at 11.00 and the second one (in English) is available at 17.00. (Athens time)
You can find the episodes on both ERTecho radio plarform and on the Voice of Greece website (vog.ert.gr) and app, under the Podcasts category.
Edited for ERTεcho by Calliope Kapetanopoulou
Edited for the Voice of Greece by Ermioni Katsigianni
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Istorima was created by journalist Sofia Papaioannou and historian Katherine Fleming and is implemented with a founding grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), as part of its initiative to Empower and Restart Youth.
Istorima’s podcasts and videos arise from the work of more than 1,000 young researchers across Greece, who take on the task of finding and collecting personal stories of people and stories of their hometowns.
Life stories, love stories, stories that changed or defined us, stories modern or old. Stories that are not recorded in the official history books and that could easily be lost in time.
