We turn the calendar back 61 years and leaf through Athlitiki Icho, dated Saturday, 13 February 1965. Together, we discover…
Olympiacos and Panathinaikos trying to escape the bad weather
AEK’s triumphant victory over Beogradski in the European Champions Cup (Basketball)
The exclusion of And...
The life and work of the legendary Panos Tzavellas… His guerrilla hideout, the boîtes and the songs that made history, his deep devotion to poetry…
Today we meet his life companion and devoted musical collaborator, Natasa Papadopoulou Tzavella. The occasion for our gathering is the newly released book...
On this day, Greek citizens head to the polls… The Municipal Elections of 1934 would go down in history.
It was the first time women were granted the right to vote. It was the first time municipalities with a strong refugee population were administratively separated from the Municipality of Athens. A...
The program “Time in Greece” and Nikolas Angelidis welcome to the studio of Voice of Greece Venos Valachas, a former star of Kallithea, Korinthos, Egaleo, and of the American pitches, wearing the jersey of the historic Greek American Athletic Association.
The prolific striker of earlier years unr...
On World Greek Language Day, the program "Time in Greece" presents an in-depth exploration of the Greek-language media of the Diaspora.
From the first Greek newspaper published in Vienna in 1784 to the present day, the program journeys across all continents, tracing the paths of Greek journalism...
The Soviet satellite launched into space
The snowstorm sweeping across New York
The fashion for glasses taking Hollywood by storm
The young man who turned into a Teddy Boy because of love
The headhunters in Dutch New Guinea
The longest-serving dictator in Europe
A breakthrough in...
Nikolas Angelidis and the program "Time in Greece" turn back the pages of history to the most harrowing moments in Greek football.We trace the stories of footballers who lost their lives on the pitch—or away from it. This is an in-depth investigation, the result of extensive research, taking us back a...
I’ll tell you a story—maybe two—about Vamvakaris known as “Koilias,” the brother of Markos Vamvakaris.A great and celebrated bouzouki player, he delighted generations upon generations in Greece and in America alike with his playing. He lived there for many years, raised a family, and was beloved in the ni...
Today we travel to Platanorevma, Kozani, to meet the local team — the winged Ermis. Everything you need to know about the history and home ground of the club competing this season in the B Division of the Kozani Football Clubs Association. We also listen to the team’s outstanding club anthem.
Elpida Karamandi — the heroine of the Partisans. A woman who became a symbol of the Resistance in former Yugoslavia. Honoured in 1951 with the title of Hero of Yugoslavia, her legacy lives on today in monuments, streets, and even schools that bear witness to the heroic Greek woman from Florina. She d...
We turn the calendar back to 1985 and leaf through the sports newspaper “Filathlos”, dated Wednesday, 30 January. Here’s what we read about…
The incredible incidents in Salamina and the brutal beating of a referee during the match Aias Salaminas – Anagennisi Artas
Anthimos Kapsis being removed f...
With a name as weighty as history itself…The child of the refugees from Fanari, who put down roots in Perama…
Founded in 1927, wearing yellow and black and bearing—at first—the emblem of the double-headed eagle, AE Peramatos has inscribed its own indelible chapter in the history of amateur sport.
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A tribute to the life and work of Thymios Karakatsanis, the great Aristophanic actor…In his own words, he speaks about theater, his combative presence on stage, the struggles of peoples for justice, Tambouria, and Karolos Koun…
We turn the calendar back 65 years… “Back in the day”, we open the newspaper Apogevmatini, dated Monday, 23 January 1961, and read that:
John F. Kennedy was sworn in as President of the United States
A chauffeur deliberately injured his wife
Robots will take over the management of businesses in th...
What was Athens’ original name? When is the city first recorded in history?This program invites listeners to a journey through the history of the Greek capital and its course across the centuries.
An encounter with lesser-known aspects of Athens’ past—facts and stories you may never have heard, read ...
The third time the country is declared bankrupt… The date is 10 December 1893, and Charilaos Trikoupis announces to the Greek people that the country has gone bankrupt… That is how history tells it. But is that really the case? Even today, historians continue to investigate whether—and how—the phrase ...
We explore the history of Mandrakiakos and listen to the club’s anthem, celebrating a team that has risen as far as the Gamma Ethniki. As every Tuesday, the program "Time in Greece" is dedicated to grassroots sport.
From the turbulent past of Mandra, traced back to antiquity, to the sporting journey o...
On this day, January 19… One of the greatest maritime tragedies in history occurred. The SS Heimara, carrying 616 people (530 passengers and 86 crew members), sank in the South Euboean Gulf. An explosion rocked the ship, which turned into a shapeless mass and drifted uncontrollably for an hour and a...
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