CULTURE

On Monday, 20 April 2026, the Voice of Greece program “Moving Worlds” with Katerina Batzaki welcomed journalist and documentary filmmaker Olga Laskaratou to the studio, on the occasion of her new work on Andreas Laskaratos and “The Mysteries of Kefalonia.” Through a personal journey that begins ...

Journalist Chara Agridioti joined the program to discuss two cultural events with a distinctly Greek presence: – The Paris Book Festival, featuring Greek authors—mostly from the diaspora (Vasilis Panourias, Makis Malafekas, Christos Markogiannakis, Maria Kalantzopoulou, among others), and – The p...

Apostolos Chatzichristos, a gifted and well-educated musician, remained somewhat underappreciated during his lifetime, even as many of his top-tier songs became major hits. This program sheds light on key aspects of this remarkable artist, who came from Asia Minor and earned the admiration of his peers—today r...

The music-theatre performance “The Scarlet Letter” is a poignant artistic tribute to the life and sarifice of Evagoras Pallikaridis—the young Cypriot poet and freedom fighter who came to embody the struggle for liberty. Through the directorial and musical vision of its creator, Salina Gavala, the production bridges historical memory with contemporary reality, foregrounding the enduring significance of freedom, identity, and human dignity. Produced and presented by Ariadni-Sofia Kouri

“Remarkable Personalities” turns to April 1941 and Greece’s northern front, where one of the most dramatic—and at the same time heroic—chapters of modern Greek history unfolded: the Battle of the Metaxas Line. Konstantinos Lagos, Professor of Air Force History at the Hellenic Air Force...

The tribute features songs by the creator who united all Greeks and left the most powerful imprint of laïko inspiration on Greek music. Songs loved in gatherings, on laïko stages, and in the recording studio—along with their lesser-known stories—are presented in distinctive performances by great voice...

Easter calls for good company — and we’ve got just that! In the special Easter episode of "Ariadni's Thread", we set up a delightful radio feast filled with music, high spirits, and the aromas of Greece. Clink your glasses of ouzo and join us as we enjoy great music together with Stavros Tsantes and...

On Easter Sunday, 12 April 2026, "Our Town" with Themis Rodamitis presented the first part of the tribute titled "Festive Songs by Tsitsanis." The tribute features songs by the creator who united all Greeks and left the most powerful imprint of laïko inspiration on Greek music. Songs loved in gatherings, ...

“Our Town” with Themis Rodamitis presents an episode titled “Songs and Hymns from East and West.” Guest in the studio, Fenia Papadodima speaks about the devotional element as expressed across different countries of the Mediterranean. The program features songs that trace the passage of time from as...

“Ariadni’s Thread” welcomes Kostas Konstantatos for a special episode—an encounter between art and faith.The artist sets aside his role as a musician with Encardia and Alcedo Folk Band to speak with us about his work in iconography. He shares how Southern Italian and broader Mediterranean influences ha...

Την Μεγάλη Παρασκευή το θείο δράμα κορυφώνεται. Λίγες ώρες πριν την περιφορά του Επιταφίου γνωρίζουμε ιδιαίτερα έθιμα σε διάφορες γωνιές της Ελλάδας.   Θα μιλήσουμε για την περιφορά του Επιταφίου στα Καμίνια της Ύδρας με τον Δήμαρχο – Γιώργο Κουκουδάκη, για την συνάντηση των τριών επιταφίων στη Σύρο θα μιλήσουμε με τον Αντιδήμαρχο Τουρισμού – Γιάννη Βουτσινό, έπειτα θα κατέβουμε στην Κάρπαθο όπου με την Φωτεινή Χαλκιά-Καζαμία – Υπεύθυνη Γραφείου Τύπου Δημάρχου, θα μας μιλήσουμε για τις τελετουργίες της Καρπάθου και το σημαντικό μνημόνευσης των νεκρών και τέλος στην Καβάλα θα μιλήσουμε με τον Αντιδήμαρχο Πολιτισμού – Απόστολο Μουμτζάκη για το κάψιμο του Ιούδα.  Επιμέλεια – Παρουσίαση: Αριάδνη-Σοφία Κούρη

Alternative sound meets contemplation through songs—“hymns” specially selected for Holy Week. The mystical atmosphere of the Easter period comes to life through iconic poems and prose by Greek writers on the theme of Easter, some of them rendered through the voice of 12-year-old Kostis. From Nick ...

Archimandrite Filotheos Dedes, Director of Church Construction at the Holy Synod and cleric of the Archdiocese of Athens, reflects on one of the most dramatic and theologically profound nights of the Christian tradition. At the heart of the discussion lies the Last Supper—the final gathering of Christ w...

Professor Efstathios Lianos Liantis, Vice President of the Department of Social Theology and Religious Studies at the School of Theology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, examines the deeply subversive dimension of Christ’s teaching—one that directly challenged the established orde...

The Vougiouklis sisters return to “Our Town” to travel across regions of Hellenism and beyond, exploring emblematic melodies from the international repertoire. Often described as “priestesses of multiculturalism,” they perform in more than 20 languages and dialects, exploring the expressive potential o...

Past. Present. Future. And back again to the past. Three women. Shadow women. Women of thought. And a girl. Dead. Alive. Fernando Pessoa’s “The Mariner” unfolds as a torrent of associations—or rather, a cry of anguish. Here, words, faces, thoughts, mirrors, and landscapes plunge into the vast an...

On “Musical Horizons,” hosted by Maria Reboutsika, we had the opportunity to travel to a world where music meets sensitivity and giving. We heard Natalie Sellinidou speak about the unique Cat Festival—an event dedicated to stray cats, adoption, and unconditional love. Joining her was Alexis Kosta...

Eleni Vougiouklis and Souzana Vougiouklis guide listeners into a rich sonic landscape of traditional hymns, gospel and ritual laments from Greece and around the world. Drawing on their own research and storytelling, they create a deeply atmospheric experience where two voices—resonant like an ancient pr...