"Our Town" welcomes the award-winning and multi-talented actor Manolis Mavromatakis for an engaging conversation with host Themis Rodamitis.
Mavromatakis reflects on key moments from his career in theater, cinema, and acting education, offering insights into the significance of the Greek language,...
The show featured filmmaker and author Stratoula Theodoratou, who spoke about her life in Germany, where she was born, her love for radio, and the themes she explores in her films and books. Naturally, the discussion also centered on her latest film, Fauna, which premieres in Greek cinemas on April...
The show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" with Giannis Papoutsakis on March 30th was dedicated to Kostas Virvos, the folk poet behind some of Greek music's greatest hits.
Songs of his were performed by Bithikotsis, Kazantzidis, Moscholiou, Marinella, Ninou, Tsitsanis, Poly Panou, Giota Lydia, Chalkias,...
Our Town presents a special tribute to Stella Haskil.The renowned Greek singer, considered one of the greatest voices of the difficult interwar years, uniquely interpreted the works of legendary Greek popular composers such as Tsitsanis, Kaldaras, Chiotis, Vamvakaris, Binis, and others.
Joining th...
On Thursday, March 28, 2025, a protest event took place at the entrance of the National Gallery of Athens, calling for the reinstatement of the censored works "The Art of the Irrational" (Η Τέχνη του Παραλόγου) by Christoforos Katsadiotis. Censored artworks from 1945 to the present were displayed in...
“Historical Walks” with Marilena Katsimi hosts historian Dimitris Baharas on the occasion of his new book, How and Why the Greek Revolution Came to Be (“Πώς και γιατί φτάσαμε στην ελληνική επανάσταση”). Together, they take us on a journey through the Peloponnese to explore the lives of the prokritoi—the local rulers of Morea. The goal is to understand how and why they chose to revolt.What drove men, mostly in their sixties, to abandon the security of their social and economic status and take up arms in 1821?What common traits defined this group, and what were their shared aspirations?What role did the Filiki Eteria (Society of Friends) play ... Read more
"Our Town" with themis Rodamitis presents a special tribute to poet and translator Giorgos Blanas, one of the leading figures of Greece’s literary generation of the 1980s. The program aims to highlight the wisdom and transcendent intellectual maturity of a man deeply respected and cherished in the lit...
What kind of training must a recruit undergo before serving as an Evzone? What do the 400 pleats of the fustanella symbolize? And what is it like to march down Fifth Avenue in Manhattan?
“Ariadni’s Thread” welcomes Giorgos Tsioulos, who went viral on TikTok with a video from h...
A Radio Recording by the Greek Theater Workshop of Brussels. Featuring Tasos Nychas and Giannis Ambazis.
What would you do if you were a once-successful stockbroker on the verge of total financial ruin, with only… 50,000 euros left to your name? Certainly not what the protagonist in "The Lower S...
On World Theatre Day, the show hosted the following guests:
– Minas Vintiadis, writer and journalist, whose play "The Lower Side of Parthenon" will be broadcast that same day by Voice of Greece;– Anastasia Revi, director, actress, and artistic director of Theatre Lab Company, which has been based in ...
On the Thursday, March 27, 2025, episode, after reviewing the newspaper headlines, we discussed the political news with journalist Giannis Skalkos.Before the end of the first hour, Lyssandros Tsilidis, President of the Federation of Hellenic Associations of Travel and Tourism Agencies, updated us on...
In a dystopian world, two men "encounter" one another, yet they are unable to see each other. One treads upon the surface of the floor, while the other is trapped beneath it, swallowed whole. The man below implores the one above to help him escape. But is the man on the surface willing to extend a hand...
Director Kostas Kimoulis and actor Markos Gettos were guests on "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" with Giannis Papoutsakis on March 26th, where they discussed the play "The Last Apology of Nikos Koemtzis."
The show featured songs by Kazantzidis, Bithikotsis, Savvopoulos, Sakellariou, and Chrysaf...
Giorgos Sarantaris was cherished in a unique way by poetry lovers, leaving behind a powerful poetic legacy. Some of Greece’s greatest poets wrote about him, including Odysseas Elytis, who considered him his mentor.The program explores the remarkable poet and thinker's philosophy on art and life, his d...
Distinguished author, poet, and thinker Tasos Lampropoulos, who excels in China where he resides, was a guest on this episode of Heliotrope with Giannis Papoutsakis. He discussed not only his literary work but also the relationship between Greek and Chinese cultures, Mikis Theodorakis’s concert in B...
The show hosted Sofia Stavrianidou, director of the Greek Film Festival in Berlin, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year with a rich program.
As the largest Greek film festival in Europe, it has been warmly embraced by audiences, consisting, according to Ms. Stavrianidou, of more than 50%...
The radio show Journeys Basking in Greek Light with Giannis Papoutsakis on March 23 was dedicated to the great Greek lyricist Akos Daskalopoulos. His life and timeless songs were celebrated through the voices of legendary artists such as Bithikotsis, Dalaras, Poulopoulos, Marinella, Koumioti, Violaris,...
“Our Town” presents a tribute to Manolis Angelopoulos.
The renowned singer left a powerful mark on Greek popular music. Throughout his long career, he collaborated with outstanding composers such as Kaldaras, Bakalis, Verveniotis, Mitsákis, Chiotis, Tsitsanis, Pitsiladis, and Nikolópoulos, as we...
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