On the Thursday, 12 November 2026 edition of the program, we connected with Australia to speak with Giorgos Pattakos, president of the “Kourites” Cultural Heritage Center. Together with three dance instructors and a colleague documenting the visit, he is touring Australia and New Zealand. The tour inc...
Actor Giorgis Kontopodis, who stars in “Κοιμώμενος Χαλεπάς, ο Σαλός Άγιος” (“Sleeping Chalepas, the Holy Fool”), joined Prokopis Agelopoulos in the studio for “Take Your Time.”
An in-depth psychological portrait, the play explores the life and work of Giannoulis Chalepas, the great sculptor from Tinos...
On Tuesday, 10 November 2026, “Common Ground” on Voice of Greece took us to Pyrsogianni, the renowned village of stone masons in the Ioannina region, once the seat of the municipality of Mastorochoria. Joining us in the studio was Christos Martsekis, a lawyer and member of the Pyrsogianni Cultural Ass...
Veteran Greek cinematographer Nikos Kavoukidis, Nikos Pantermarakis, Sissy Papadogianni, and Loukas Palaiokrassas were among the standout figures at this year’s 14th Chania Film Festival. All four join Voice of Greece’s “Take Your Time,” which traveled to Chania for the festival’s closing days.
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On Friday, 6 November 2026, we devoted much of the program to exclusive Voice of Greece interviews with filmmakers at the 14th Chania Film Festival.
We spoke with Nikos Kavoukidis, an iconic cinematographer in Greek cinema who has also made important documentaries chronicling events in the country’s r...
The Thursday, 5 November 2026 edition of “Take Your Time” ran half an hour shorter than usual due to a work stoppage by the Journalists’ Union of Athens Daily Newspapers (ESIEA). The program opened with ERT journalist Fanis Papathanasiou on the U.S. midterm elections and what the results could mean ...
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, “Common Ground” took us to Kechrokampos, Kavala, a mountain village in Eastern Macedonia with Pontic Greek roots. Built on a fertile plateau near the Nestos Valley, it is home to just over 300 permanent residents.
Parents of children attending the village’s single-teacher eleme...
Director, producer, actress and animator Julia Speropoulos joined Prokopis Agelopoulos in the studio for “Take Your Time.”
Speaking on the program, she revealed for the first time that she is currently working on a feature-length documentary incorporating hand-drawn 2D animation, dedicated to leg...
On Friday, 30 October 2026, after reviewing current affairs and the news through the headlines, we spoke with honorary ambassador Andreas Papastavrou about the elections in Israel and what the outcome signals for the country’s future policy in the region.
At the start of the second hour, we connected w...
On Thursday, 29 October 2026, after reviewing the latest news and headlines, we explored what lies ahead for small and medium-sized businesses following the tax evasion scandals involving two major chains. Our guest was Giannis Hatzitheodosiou, President of the Athens Chamber of Tradesmen.
Then,...
On Tuesday, 27 October 2026, Voice of Greece’s “Common Ground” took us to Palaiochora in Halkidiki, a large village of around 800 residents at the foot of Mount Holomontas. Through conversations with local people, we discovered a community deeply attached to its traditions and history.
Evangelos Arvan...
On Friday, 23 October 2026, we opened with a review of current affairs through online and newspaper headlines. Before the end of the first hour, we discussed political developments with Theoni Koufonikolakou, spokesperson for the Hellenic Left Alliance (EL.A.S.).
In the second hour, Thodoris Tsimpidis,...
“Take Your Time”, hosted by Prokopis Agelopoulos, welcomed actor and writer Giorgos Galitis to the studio.
Galitis is currently starring in “Ta radikia anapoda” (“Pushing Up Daisies”), directed by Vladimiros Kyriakidis, at the Altera Pars theater. Now in its twelfth year, this darkly comic monol...
On Thursday, 22 October 2026, we welcomed Despina Sinou, Assistant Professor of Public Law and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Law, Political and Social Sciences at Sorbonne Paris Nord University, to discuss student protests in France and the broader demands of young people in Greece and across Europe....
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, “Common Ground” explored Archanes, a historic town whose distinctive character and carefully preserved architecture evoke Crete during the years of the Cretan State.
Located in the Heraklion hinterland, a few kilometers south of the city and east of Mount Juktas, Arc...
“Take Your Time” with Prokopis Agelopoulos welcomed Kostas Vatskalis, former Lord Mayor of Darwin and former senior minister in Australia’s Northern Territory government, to the studio.
Vatskalis left Athens in 1983 after falling in love with an Australian woman and moving to her home country. He we...
On Friday, 16 October 2026, we reviewed the day’s news through the newspaper headlines before asking Dimitris Karaitidis, ambassador emeritus, to analyze President Donald Trump’s moves ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, energy challenges, and the deadlocks that U.S. policies have created on the maj...
On Thursday, 15 October 2026, following a review of the day’s news and newspaper headlines, we spoke with Christos Rokas, a member of the Kypseli residents’ initiative, about the interim court measures secured in their campaign over damage to their properties caused by construction of the new metro lin...
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