Voice of Greece

A 13-year-old boy lives through the nightmare of the massacre of Kalavryta in 1943 by the Germans and comes close to death in a metaphysical experience of fear. Today, every German word brings him before the same images. Narrator: Giorgos Dimopoulos Interview: Stavros Vlachos Podcast...

In 1943, the young Nikos Davanos sees his house and town destroyed in a German bombardment during the Second World War. Living in utter poverty, he wishes on a star that he might find a better life. Interviewee: Nikos DavanosField Reporter: Fotini PipinaProducer: Maya FilippopoulouSound Designer:...

When her father announces to her her engagement to a man twenty years her senior, Chrysa runs away from home to secretly marry her lover. As the wedding is happening, the police knock on the door. Narrator: Chrysa Kyriakati Researcher: Eleni Lozou Podcast Creation: Maya Filippopoulou Sound...

Amid moments of heroism but also brutality, Giorgos Parastatidis survives the three times his village, Mesovouno of Kozani, was burned down. Narrator: Giorgos Parastatidis Researcher: Niki Fotiadou Podcast Creation: Maya Filippopoulou Sound Design: Iasonas Theofanou Sound Editing:...

During the bombing of Litochoro by the Germans in 1943, a small child sees his house being destroyed. In absolute poverty, he wishes upon the stars for a better life. Narrator: Nikos Davanos Researcher: Fotini Pipina Podcast Creation: Maya Filippopoulou Sound Design: Iasonas Theofanou Sound...

At a time when the Greeks of Peran are becoming fewer and fewer, Katia Kyratzi, the famous Madame Katia, still manufactures handmade hats with the most elegant materials and with a lot of love at the Chatzopoulos covered walkway. Narrator: Katia Kyratzi Researcher: Dafni Zachariadou Podcast...

The mountain climber Antonis Sikaris tells the story of the first winter ascent of the deadly peak K2, during which five of his comrades lost their lives. Interviewee: Antonis Sikaris Field Reporter: Stavros Vlachos Producer: Stavros Vlachos Sound Designer: Alex Retsis Sound...

Vangelis Petroulakis piloted the last plane that took off amid fire from Nicosia airport before it was bombed by the Turks in 1974 and stopped operating to this day. Narrator: Vangelis Petroulakis Researcher: Arestia Papadimitriou Podcast Creation: Stavros Vlachos Sound Design: Giorgos...

On one of the last days of the Greek Civil War, in a village of mount Parnon, groups of organization X members order the residents to gather in the square. The sight they see traumatizes them forever. Narrator: Maria Tseleki Researcher: Tselekis Panagiotis Podcast Creation:...