The acclaimed jazz musician joins Themis Rodamitis in the studio to discuss the milestones of his distinguished career, his collaborations with leading figures on the international jazz scene, and the Greek musicians who are forging their own paths in jazz.
The pianist and multi-instrumentalist talks...
In the second part of her journey to Dimitsana, Katerina Batzaki turned away from the visible for a while and sought the voice of a place: in songs passed down from one generation to the next, in words that have survived through the centuries, and in the people who decide that something from the past...
Today, we embark on a magical journey to Anafi, where we meet Mayor Iakovos Roussos, the longest-serving mayor in Greece. He has led the island’s municipal administration since 1998.
Today is an important day for this beautiful Cycladic island, as it celebrates the feast of Panagia Kalamiotissa. C...
The beloved actor left his mark on acting, directing, poetry, and songwriting. He was especially admired for his outlook on life, his sensitivity, and his lifelong commitment to the ideals he had embraced in his youth. Speaking with humor about the characters he had played, he once said: “I’ve got...
From the mines of Serifos to the pastry shop in Menis Koumantareas’s “Kyria Koula.” From Epidaurus to Verona, and from Lamagari on Samos to medieval Scotland. At the Vretania Theatre, in Exarchia walking Mrs. Ioulia’s dog, at the Municipal Theatre of Piraeus and, time and again, in ancient Athens. Konstantinos Plemmen...
Together, we bid farewell to summer vacation and the more carefree, bohemian version of ourselves, easing the melancholy over time gone by with my summer playlist.
Songs featured:
Διακοπές – N’ Cheezed
Μαύρα Μάτια – Tiny Jackal, Thomas Konstantinou feat. Thygateres
Δονούσα Μάγισσα – Andromeda Band
Ho...
“Remarkable Personalities” with Stavroula Karali, welcomes author Andreas Baltas for a program exploring the history of sports in Asia Minor.
A professor at the Hellenic Open University and author of ““Refugee Sports Clubs in the Interwar Period, 1922–1940” (Baltas Publications), Baltas discusse...
The program welcomed Foteini Papadimitriou, author of the historical novel “Η πρώτη έποικος,” published by Pigi Publications. As she explained, the book tells the true story of Katherine Plessou-Crummer, the first Greek woman to migrate to Australia, in 1835.
The author discussed her research int...
“Our Town” presents the second part of its tribute, “Sacred Performances.”
The program celebrates Flery Dantonaki and Arleta, two outstanding singers who each left a distinctive mark on Greek music.
Produced and presented by Themis Rodamitis
n Dimitsana, history does not stay within the pages of books. It walks the cobbled streets, opens the doors of old mansions and meets the present.
In the first part of “Moving Worlds”’ tribute to Dimitsana on ERT’s Voice of Greece, Katerina Batzaki took listeners to the heart of Gortynia through...
As Kostis Palamas wrote, “The scent of summer is in the air; the beaches and boats lie waiting.”
Through music, song, and poetry, the program celebrates the season people look forward to all year: a time to unwind, rest, escape the daily routine, and cast off the burdens of everyday life through new...
“Our Town” presents a tribute to the ancient Greek lyre and its place in contemporary music education.
Performing and joining the discussion in Studio B of Hellenic Radio are Nikos Xanthoulis, teacher and researcher of the ancient Greek lyre; Giorgos Tabakis, virtuoso of the guitar and...
Do you know where some of the best-known proverbs come from and what they mean? Or do you simply use them out of habit?
Nikolas Angelidis and “Time in Greece” delve into history to explore the origins and meanings of familiar proverbs. Some of the stories behind them will quite literally leave you...
“Remarkable Personalities” with Stavroula Karali presents Part II of a historical tribute to Greek aviators and their operations during World War I.
Returning to the Voice of Greece studio are Konstantinos Lagos, professor at the Hellenic Air Force Academy, and Pantelis Vatakis, retir...
Do you know where some of the best-known proverbs come from and what they mean? Or do you simply use them out of habit?
Nikolas Angelidis and “Time in Greece” delve into history to explore the origins and meanings of familiar proverbs. Some of the stories behind them will quite literally leave you...
Do you know where some of the best-known proverbs come from and what they mean? Or do you simply use them out of habit?
Nikolas Angelidis and “Time in Greece” delve into history to explore the origins and meanings of familiar proverbs. Some of the stories behind them will quite literally leave you...
"Our Town” welcomes three leading participants in the Delphi International Psychoanalytic Symposium: Symposium chair and psychoanalyst Dimitris-James Jackson, and psychoanalysts Maria Chatziandreou and Sotiris Manolopoulos.
Dimitris-James Jackson discusses “Authority and Authoritarianism,” a subje...
How much of a place can fit into a glass of wine?
On Monday, August 24, “Moving Worlds” traveled with Katerina Batzaki to Kefalonia, into the heart of the grape harvest, where grapes become wine and wine becomes memory.
Petros Markantonatos of Gentilini Winery & Vineyards took listeners int...
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