The episode opens with a song performed by Elena Nathanael from the album “To Χρονικό των 3 ημερών (Chronicle of the Three Days), with music by Anacreon Papageorgiou and lyrics by Kostoula Mitropoulou. The song refers to “Kostantis,” referring to the first victim of the Polytechnic uprising — Diomidis Komninos, aged 17.
“Our Town” with Themis Rodamitis welcomes novelist, essayist and translator Philip Dracodaidis, a distinguished figure in Greek literary and intellectual life.
Mr. Dracodaidis reflects on the defining points of his career, the condition of the modern Greek essay, and his concerns for Greek letter...
“Ariadni’s Thread” welcomes singer Natalia Kotsani and accordionist Vaggelis Papageorgiou for a two-hour tribute marking the anniversary of freedom – with songs that have carried the meaning of resistance across generations.
Sometimes a simple paper boat — the kind children fold with their own small hands — can carry you remarkably far, until suddenly you find yourself face-to-face with the great seas and the ships that traverse them.Something like that happen on “Fair Winds and Following Seas – Saturday Shift” with Antonis Ka...
Daphné Kritharas is a remarkable figure of the Greek diaspora. Although she left Greece as a toddler and did not have the chance to grow up in her homeland, her connection to it is deep and unwavering. She returns whenever she can - she has a particular love for Ikaria - while building an important ...
The program “Take Your Time” with Prokopis Agelopoulos welcomed Dimos Avdeliodis, one of the most significant Greek directors, to the studio of Voice of Greece.
Born in Chios, Avdeliodis was admitted to the School of Philosophy at the University of Athens while simultaneously enrolling in Gio...
Author Vaggelis Georgakis was the guest of Giannis Papoutsakis on the programme “Travelling with Greek Light” on 13 November. The broadcast featured songs with lyrics by Lefteris Papadopoulos.
On Thursday, 13 November, the programme “Imprint” with Fuli Zavitsanou welcomed Theodora Psychoyou, Professor at the Department of Musicology at the Sorbonne and Director of the Institute for Research in Musicology (IReMus), on the occasion of the international conference to be held at the Sorbonne on ...
A school church in Constantinople. Sofia and Manolis, twins from Alimos, travel with their class to the homeland of their grandmother - a place they have heard so much about. On Proti, the smallest of the Princes’ Islands and once a place of exile for Byzantine emperors, a precious secret has been h...
Nefeli Markaki and Petros Politis, creators of the artistic group “Nefelopetra,” spoke on Giannis Papoutsakis’ programme “Journeys Basking in Greek Light” on 12 November about their new production titled ”Στιγμές” (Moments).
The program hosted Anastasios Strikos, conductor and pianist, a permanent resident of Vienna, who spoke about the tribute concert to Manos Hadjidakis taking place on Monday, November 17, in the concert hall of Austrian Radio, featuring the Ensemble Retro Vienna.
The program also welcomed Triantafyllos...
How does the daughter of a famous and talented father grow up? How does her adult life unfold when he has already passed away? And what becomes of all the things that were never spoken? How can a father’s unspeakable experiences in the Mauthausen concentration camp be transformed into art?
Director E...
The playwright and actress Tatiana Kirchof and actress Katerina Baxevanakis were guests of Giannis Papoutsakis on the program “Traveling with Greek Light” on 11 November, where they spoke about the theater productions “Yucali” and “Marilyn”, respectively, in which they appear.
On Monday, 10 November 2025, “Our Town” on Voice of Greece hosted the distinguished and multi-awarded poet Antonis Fostieris, one of the most significant voices in contemporary Greek poetry and a leading representative of the Generation of the ’70s.
In an open-hearted conversation with Themis Rodamiti...
On 10 November 2025, “Heliotrope” with Giannis Papoutsakis welcomed mental health counsellor Panagiota Panoria, who joined the programme from Stuttgart to reflect on the healing power and essential role of love in our lives. The episode also included a poetic tribute titled “Rain in Poetry”, featuri...
Journalist and author Despina Sotiropoulou was a guest on the program and spoke about the podcast “A Summer Morning”, which was included in the competition section of the 66th Thessaloniki International Film Festival. The creator takes listeners on a journey from her quiet neighborhood, once the his...
This episode of the Voice of Greece radio program “Journeys Basking in Greek Light”, presented by Giannis Papoutsakis, was dedicated to the poet of Romiosyni, Yiannis Ritsos, on Sunday, 09 November 2025, marking 35 years since his journey into eternity on 11 November. The episode celebrated his poe...
On Sunday, 09 November 2025, Voice of Greece presented the second part of the tribute by the program “Our Town” to Dionysis Savvopoulos, focusing on the second creative phase of the great artist – from “Tραπεζάκια έξω” (Tables Outside) to “O Chronopoios” (The Time Maker).
Taking part in the broadcast are acto...
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