Today’s program is dedicated to the legendary saltadoroi (children and teenagers in occupied Athens who jumped onto moving trucks to steal food and supply starving families.)Katerina Katsari, creator of the documentary Korona-Grammata: The Saltadoroi of Athens (Heads or Tails: The Saltadoroi of Athens) j...
Actress/director and poet Ioanna Lioutsia was the guest on Giannis Papoutsakis’s programme “Journeys Basking in Greek Light”, where she spoke about her latest poetry collection titled “Urban Anxiety”. The broadcast featured songs by Farandouri, Alexiou, Poulopoulos, Androulakis, and others.
Director Artemis I...
The program welcomed journalist Chara Agridioti from Paris, who guided us through the GrecDoc Greek Documentary Festival, taking place in the French capital from 21 to 23 November. Founded in 2019 by philhellene documentary producer Michel Noll and the Cine Club team, the festival aims to showcase the...
Our Town” with Themis Rodamitis presents a reflective tribute marking 52 years since the Polytechnic uprising – honoring the young people who stood up to the violence of the military dictatorship of 21 April, even sacrificing their lives. The program's guest for the occasion is Dimitris Papachristos, the ann...
“The Polytechnic in Poetry” was the theme of Giannis Papoutsakis’ program "Heliotrope" on 17 November. The broadcast featured poems by Ritsos, Vrettakos, Anagnostakis, Kostoula Mitropoulou, Sinopoulos, Lena Papa, V. Samoilis, and Ilias Gris, along with songs performed by Bithikotsis, Frantouri, Xylou...
The legend of Greek song, Kostas Hatzis, was hosted by Giannis Papoutsakis on his show “Journeys Basking in Greek Light” on 16 November, in a conversation about his life story, the themes of his songs, the era of the bouat, and the people who stood by him in difficult times.Also joining the discussion was...
The internationally renowned and ever-restless artist speaks about his latest large-scale work, “Δέος” (Awe) in an in-depth conversation with Themis Rodamitis.
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...
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