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 04 September: ”Freedom was lurking at the corner”
An expatriate from Himare escapes from the oppressive everyday life of the Albanian regime, to face the inhospitable welcome in Greece that she so longed to come to know. Her love of all things Greek helps her overcome obstacles, but also brings her face to face with the Albanian police when she returns to Himare at a later date.
Wednesday 06 September: ”The Istanbul pogrom stigmatized us”
On the night of September 6, 1955, in Istanbul, Nikos Marousis can see the Turkish mob destroy the church in his neighborhood, amidst rapes and murders. Years later, in the course of his military service, he meets one of the culprits.
Friday 08 September: ”The Cretan composer of Love”
Aristides Chairetis aka ‘Gialaftis’, from Anogia village in Crete, explains how his love for nature, life and women made him one of the greatest folk musicians in the island.
On Sundays, istorima has two new episodes coming in – one in Greek (with Greek Audio) and one in English (with English Voiceover)
This Sunday 10 September:
”Take your horses and leave, the fire is approaching”
In 2014, Depy Kourellou decided to start afresh in North Evia. Fascinated by the area’s nature, she and her sister, Nancy, began rescuing abandoned and abused horses and equines. Everything was going well, until the summer of 2021.
”Meet Myrtis, an eleven-year-old from Ancient Athens”
During the construction of the Athens Metro, the skull of child is discovered, who died during the plague in the 5th century BC. Using the skull as a base, Professor Manolis Paparigorakis, who was researching the appearance of ancient Greeks, began to reconstruct the face of the little Athenian, who gained immortality.
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.
