On 28 October, Greece’s Ohi Day national holiday, “Remarkable Personalities” on Voice of Greece takes listeners back to Thessaloniki under German occupation. The program explores a lesser-known chapter of modern Greek history: the story of children who fought for survival, dignity, and freedom in th...
Voice of Greece and “Sound Portraits” conclude their tribute to Odysseas Elytis, exploring how the Nobel laureate’s experience of the war of 1940 shaped his poetry.
In this final installment, Stavroula Karali, with sound editing by Giorgos Kostopoulos, presents “Heroic and Elegiac Song for the Los...
Annita Panaretou joins “Remarkable Personalities” with Stavroula Karali on Voice of Greece. She is the author of “Adding to the Memory of the World: Greek Hostages and Prisoners in Nazi and Fascist Camps and Prisons, 1941–1945,” published by Papadopoulos Publishing and honored by the Academy of Athens...
The episode focuses on “Open Papers,” a collection of Elytis’s essays, writings and reflections on poetry, art and life. Through his thoughts and personal references, the program explores his understanding of the world, the Greek language, the creative process and the role of poetry. Passages from ...
The episode’s guest is Annita Panaretou, author of “Adding to the Memory of the World: Greek Hostages and Prisoners in Nazi and Fascist Camps and Prisons, 1941–1945” (Συμπληρώνω τη μνήμη του κόσμου. Έλληνες όμηροι και αιχμάλωτοι σε ναζιστικά και φασιστικά στρατόπεδα και φυλακές, 1941-1945»), published by Papado...
The episode focuses on Elytis’s life and development as a poet. It traces his childhood and youth, his early literary explorations and association with the Generation of the ’30s, his experience of war, the emergence of his distinctive poetic voice, and the international recognition that culminated in ...
Kostas Angelis, author of “Lefteris Kiosses: Hail, Greece, Mother of Heroes — Kaisariani, 5 June 1942,” published by Historical Quest, is this week’s “Remarkable Personality” on Voice of Greece on Wednesday, 7 October, at 22:00 Athens time.
The author reveals the little-known story of Lefteris Ki...
The third and final episode in Voice of Greece’s tribute to rebetiko, presented on “Sound Portraits” with Stavroula Karali, traces rebetiko’s journey from censorship under the dictatorship of Ioannis Metaxas and the years of the Occupation to the postwar period.
Through the music of Vasilis Tsitsan...
Maria Stambouloglou joins Stavroula Karali on “Remarkable Personalities”. A philologist, she is the author of «Το Ρεμπέτικο Τραγούδι και η Ιστορία του», published by Baltas Editions.
The episode explores the history of music from Asia Minor and rebetiko. It traces the roots, influences and evolu...
Voice of Greece presents the second part of “Sound Portraits”’ tribute to rebetiko. The episode takes listeners to Piraeus between the two world wars and explores the people and places that shaped its rebetiko scene.
The songs evoke Markos Vamvakaris and the celebrated Piraeus Quartet, as well ...
“Remarkable Personalities” with Stavroula Karali welcomes Dr. Eleni Rapti, an archaeologist, historian, and author of the book «Σμύρνη, το καύχημα της Ιωνίας. Η εκπαίδευση των Ελλήνων», published by Herodotos Editions.
Rapti discusses Smyrna’s extensive network of Greek schools, its students and...
“Sound Portraits” presents the first of three episodes devoted to rembetiko.
Titled “Rembetiko: From the musical roots of Asia Minor to Piraeus,” the episode traces rembetiko’s origins in Greece and in the major multicultural cities of Asia Minor. It focuses particularly on Smyrna and Constantinople, where dif...
“Remarkable Personalities” continues its tribute to the Asia Minor Catastrophe of September 1922. Stavroula Karali welcomes historian and professor at the Hellenic Army Academy Nikos Kanellopoulos, co-author with Nikos Tombros of the book «Η Τραγική Ιστορία των Ελλήνων Αιχμαλώτων στη Μικρά Ασία 191...
“Sound Portraits,” presented by Stavroula Karali, takes listeners on a journey through the unforgotten homelands.
Beginning in Smyrna, we follow the musical paths of the Greeks of Asia Minor through Ayvalik, Vourla, Constantinople and Pontus, before continuing to the rock-carved towns of Cappadocia.
Songs of ...
Historian and Hellenic Army Academy professor Nikos Kanellopoulos joins Stavroula Karali on Voice of Greece’s “Remarkable Personalities”. Together with Nikos Tombros, he co-authored the book «Η Τραγική Ιστορία των Ελλήνων Αιχμαλώτων στη Μικρά Ασία 1919-1924», published by Minoas Publications.
In t...
“Sound Portraits,” presented by Stavroula Karali, takes listeners on a journey through the unforgotten homelands.
Beginning in Smyrna, we follow the musical paths of the Greeks of Asia Minor through Ayvalik, Vourla, Constantinople and Pontus, before continuing to the rock-carved towns of Cappadocia.
Songs of ...
“Remarkable Personalities” with Stavroula Karali, welcomes author Andreas Baltas for a program exploring the history of sports in Asia Minor.
A professor at the Hellenic Open University and author of ““Refugee Sports Clubs in the Interwar Period, 1922–1940” (Baltas Publications), Baltas discusse...
The program's tribute series “Poetry Set to Music” continues exploring the unique meeting point of poetry and music, highlighting works that have left an enduring mark on Greece's cultural heritage—poems celebrated not only for their literary merit but also for their transformation into timeless songs...
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