CULTURE

H εκπομπή της Φωνής της Ελλάδας «Η Δική μας Πόλη» με τον Θέμη Ροδαμίτη στρέφει το ενδιαφέρον της στις θεατρικές σκηνές της Αθήνας και συνομιλεί με σκηνοθέτες και ηθοποιούς για τις παραστάσεις στις οποίες συμμετέχουν.

A different kind of journey—beyond maps and the labels of a “destination”—unfolded in the Voice of Greece program hosted by Katerina Batzaki on Monday, 30 March 2026. Karpathos emerged not as a place to visit, but as an experience to be lived—an island that resists the passage of time, preservin...

This episode of “Our Town” is dedicated to the leading Greek pianist and composer Giannis Spartakos. The program hosts his daughter, music professor and journalist Gina Spartakou, who traces the key milestones of her father’s remarkable career—from his early years and his involvement in silent cinema, wh...

Have you ever wondered why we know so little about the women who took part in the Greek War of Independence of 1821? Bouboulina, Manto Mavrogenous and the Souliot women make up the familiar trio of female figures taught in school, while the patriarchal narrative has been so dominant that...

“Our Town” welcomes to the studio of Voice of Greece the talented singers and songwriters Eftychia Mitritsa and Vasia Vougioukli. Eftychia Mitritsa talks about her major collaborations with leading figures of Greek music, including Stelios Mamangakis, Giorgos Dalaras, Manolis Lidakis and Dimitris...

Through their distinctive artistic approach, String Demons demonstrate that music can function as a contemporary, dynamic and interdisciplinary form of artistic expression—where emotion, storytelling and the intensity of stage presence are conveyed not only through sound, but also through t...

We celebrate World Theatre Day, a day dedicated to the power of stories that unite us and to the role of theatre as a bridge to culture. We travel to the Municipal and Regional Theatre of Crete (DIPEthe Crete), where we speak with its Artistic Director, Nikorestis Chaniotakis, and then to the Ancient...

Highlights from the 26th French Film Festival in Greece are brought to the forefront through the following standout feature: A thematic section titled “The Arts on Screen,” co-organized with the B. & M. Theocharakis Foundation and Flux Laboratory. The section includes a cycle of five film scr...

In the 26 March 2026 episode, author Vangelis Raptopoulos was the guest of Vasia Tzanakari—eloquent, full of enthusiasm and humor, in a conversation that moved along unexpected paths. Musical selections ranged from The Rolling Stones to Markos Vamvakaris and Miles Davis. Produced and presented b...

The legendary play by Alekos Sakellarios and Christos Giannakopoulos is brought to the stage in a new production directed by Olga Mourgela, with dramaturgical adaptation by Lefteris Eleftheriadis, for a limited run at the Lychnos Theatre. Olga Mourgela joins the program “Time in Greece” to speak wit...

On 25 March, the program “Remarkable Personalities”, hosted by Stavroula Karali, was dedicated to the women of the Greek War of Independence. Historian and professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Vasiliki Lazou—author of the book Women and the Revolution of 1821: From the Ottoman World...

How are national narratives formed? How do symbols, anniversaries and history shape the way we perceive the past — and ultimately ourselves? On Greece’s national anniversary, Wednesday 25 March 2026, we speak with Christina Koulouri, one of Greece’s leading historians of Modern and Contemporary Histo...

 “Our Town”, hosted by Themis Rodamitis, presents a tribute to the poet Christos Bravos, one of the most important voices of the poetic generation of the 1970s. Although he passed away at a young age, Christos Bravos left behind a significant body of work and a powerful poetic imprint, remaining unfor...

To mark Greece’s national anniversary on 25 March, journalist Katerina Batzaki traveled to Mavrommati in Karditsa—the birthplace of Georgios Karaiskakis.

"Our Town", hosted by Themis Rodamitis, presents a tribute to composer and musician Michalis Souyioul. A leading figure of the urban popular song of the interwar period (archontorebetiko), Michalis Souyioul was widely loved and sung by the people, remaining at the forefront of artistic creation for...

The program “Narratives” – “Stories and Fairy Tales for Children and Grown-Ups” marks two significant anniversaries this March. The occasion is the celebration of World Poetry Day on 21 March, observed worldwide, alongside the commemoration of the historic anniversary of Greek Independence Day (25 March...

In these sombre times we are living through, "Historical Walks" aspires to open a small window of hope, fostering the belief that a better future is possible. The program welcomes Sotiris Bakhtsetzis, Associate Professor of Theory of Contemporary Art and Curatorial Practices at the University of Thessaly.

Distinguished psychiatrist–psychoanalyst Savvas Savvopoulos speaks about the relationship between body and mind, Freud and somatization, narcissistic trauma, and the “confusion of tongues,” on the occasion of his latest book "The Mechanical Human – Silences of the Soul – Fractures of the Body." The discussio...