In this episode of "Wander Words", we travel back in time to the Hydra of the 1950s and ‘60s, when the island became a haven for an international community of artists and writers.
Through memories and fragments, we revisit the island as it was experienced by Leonard Cohen, Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika and his c...
Voice of Greece and the program “Historical Walks”, presented by Marilena Katsimi, invite listeners on a three-part radio journey into the world of the panigyri—that timeless celebration of faith, community, and tradition.
With us on this journey is ethnologist, folklorist, and traditional dance...
This Saturday, 02 August, from 12:00 to 13:00 Athens time, the program “Our Town” welcomes Spyros Soukis, the gifted and seasoned blues and rock guitarist. A passionate performer with an unmistakable sound, Soukis will speak about the music that shaped him, the concerts he plays across Europe and in ...
On Tuesday, 29 July 2025, at 22:00 (Athens time), “Human Landscapes” with Victoria Kavouriari explores the story of basketball coach Eleni Kapogianni.
Born and raised in Nea Ionia, always running and dribbling since childhood, Eleni Kapogianni went on to win six Greek Championships and fiv...
Greek-American journalist Dody Tsiantar is this week’s “Remarkable Personality”| 30 July 2025, 22:00
On Wednesday 30 July 2025, at 22:00 Athens time, Dody Tsiantar, journalist and former Associate Professor at the Columbia University School of Journalism in New York, is the featured guest on Voice of Greece in conversation with Christos Pagonis and Stavroula Karali.
In recent years, the Greek-American ...
The week from July 28 to August 1 aboard GME, Voice of Greece’s English-speaking broadcast about Greek song, is dedicated to Greece’s most prominent composer, Mikis Theodorakis. The occasion? The celebration of 100 years of his presence in our musical and social affairs, as he was born on July 29,...
Voice of Greece, ERT’s international radio station for Greeks around the world, continues its mission to promote, support, and showcase the Greek language and culture by reintroducing the special two-minute poetry segments “Poet of the Week”.
Each week is dedicated to a contemporary Greek poet, inclu...
On Monday, 28 July 2025, from 22:00 to 23:00 Athens time, the program “Our Town” will host composer and singer Pericles Kanaris.
The inspired artist will talk about his creative projects, his collaborations with notable musicians, and his specialization in the philosophy of music and its communicative nat...
“The great demonstration of 22 July 1943 against the planned expansion of the Bulgarian occupation zone”
– Panagiota Stathopoulou (17-year-old EPON member): stood in front of a tank, attempting to stop it with her body. She was struck, injured—or possibly killed—by the crew.– Koula Lili (19-year-ol...
The show pays tribute to Greek 'rebetiko' music, featuring artists who made history in the genre as well as rare recordings and new releases.
Voice of Greece, ERT’s international radio service, honors Mikis Theodorakis, Greece’s most iconic composer, by celebrating the 100th anniversary of his birth (29 July 2025) with a series of special tribute broadcasts.
Specifically:
On Saturday, 26 July 2025, from 17:00 to 18:00 Ath...
"Infinitely Curious", the English-language program of Voice of Greece, poses a question that concerns us all: How can we adapt to extreme heat before it’s too late?As temperatures soar and summers become increasingly longer and harsher, who gets access to cool environments — and who doesn’t?
From Athen...
On Sunday, 27 July 2025, from 12:00 to 14:00 Athens time, the radio show "Our Town" on Voice of Greece is dedicated to the great virtuoso and master of the clarinet, Petroloukas Chalkias, on the anniversary of his birth.
Joining the studio live are his grandchildren, Nikos and Petros Chalkias,...
On the Friday, 25 July 2025 episode of “Take Your Time”, we began with a review of the day's headlines from the internet and newspapers, followed by commentary on current events and international news with Ivana Djordjevic.
Our first guest was Dr. Panagiotis Sampatakakis, hydrogeologist (PhD, Uni...
To mark the centenary of the birth of two of Greece’s greatest modern composers, Mikis Theodorakis and Manos Hadjidakis, the program “Narratives – Stories and Fairy Tales for All Ages” presents a special tribute to the musical legacy of these two towering figures, born in the same year—1925—just three months...
This Saturday, 26 July at 10:00 a.m. (Athens time), Salvatore Conticello and La Strada Band — featuring Katerina Konstantinou, Edoardo Sovrani, Artemis Konstantinou, and Giorgos Goudousakis — leave the city streets behind for a while and perform live on “Ariadne’s Thread.”
A musical journey from the ...
Anna Prokova selects passages from works by foreign authors that engage with Greece—provided they might be read as :the opposite of a travel guide."
Tasos Lampropoulos, poet, writer, and thinker, was born in Athens and currently lives in Shanghai, China. He made his debut in Greek literature in 1993 with the poetry collection “Hellenic–Erotic–Reflective Poems” (Mavridis Publications).In the Delphi Panhellenic Poetry Competition in 1995, h...
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