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 07 August
”The Italians took everything from us”
During the Occupation of Naxos island, the Italians confiscated food and animals, leading the inhabitants of the island to face hunger and death. One day, Olympia Skyvalaki’s mother puts herself in front of the pistol of a soldier who has just grabbed the last bread of the family.
Wednesday 09 August
” I was struck down by ‘the bends‘ ”
A diver from Kalymnos had just emerged from a 60 meters dive when, all of a sudden, he loses consiousness.
Friday 11 August
”Love is what made Kosmas”
Georgia Stathousi recounts how the residents’ love of their homeland have turned Kosmas in Arkadia into one of the most beautiful villages of Mount Parnon.
On Sundays, istorima has two new episodes coming in – one in Greek (with Greek Audio) and one in English (with English Voiceover).
This Sunday 13 August
‘A shipwreck on the rocks of A Coruna”
A Greek tanker sinks outside the Spanish city of A Coruna, causing one of the greatest marine environment disasters in history. Engineer Marinos Garbis survives the wreck and when he returns to Greece, the reaction of his young son leads him to a life changing decision.
”A field of poppies” [English Voiceover]
In a field outside Palaiokastro Serres, in the 1950s, a family cultivates poppies – without knowing their “side effects”.
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 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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Info
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.
