CULTURE

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...

Many wonder if poetry still exists and who is writing poetry today… And if so, who is actually reading it? This episode of "Ariadni's Thread" hosts Yolanda Tsianbokalou aka Sadahzinia, former member of the hip hop/low bap group Active Member and author, Giorgos Nikas, conductor of Social Was...

25 March is not only a day of national remembrance, dedicated to the heroic struggle of the Greeks to cast off Ottoman rule and to the birth of the independent Greek state. It is also a timeless tribute to the fighters of freedom, as well as an opportunity to bring into focus a less...

On the 19 March 2026 broadcast, poet and translator Danae Sioziou was the guest of Vasia Tzanakari, on the occasion of World Poetry Day. Together, they explored questions such as: can today’s 16-year-olds take an interest in poetry? What is its place in a contemporary world that seems to be moving t...

Alekos Koutsogiannis, Assistant Professor of Political Theory at the Department of Political Science of the University of Crete, speaks on "Imprint" about the contribution of the great German philosopher Jürgen Habermas to European thought. Jürgen Habermas, one of the most influential philosophers o...

“I love Callas and Sotiria Bellou. And I do not feel divided. Let those who are scandalized by this come to understand what is happening within me,” said Yiannis Tsarouchis… The program "Time in Greece" and Nikolas Angelidis present a live tribute to Sotiria Bellou. Eleni and Angeliki Lazarou perfo...

Nikos Anastasopoulos, Professor of Modern Greek History at the University of Ioannina and author, among other works, of the historical book “From the Massacre of Chios to the Exodus of Messolonghi: Military Failures and Their Consequences” (Metaichmio Publications), speaks with Stavroula Karali on the...