CULTURE

Giannis Papoutsakis presents a special tribute to the songs of September on this episode of “Journeys Basking in Greek Light”.With songs by Kalogiannis, Protopsalti, Thalassinos, Asteriadi, Xylouris, Peridis, Delivorias, Stratos Dionysiou, and others. Produced and presented by Giannis Papoutsaki...

There are people who resemble mountains, with peaks and slopes, ravines and valleys, carrying both horizons of light and shadows. There are people like seas, from open gulfs to vast oceans, with waters calm or tempestuous, their shores either close at hand or so distant they appear only after long...

"Our Town” with Themis Rodamitis showcases the 9th International Kalamata Music Days festival.  Guest on the program are composer and pianist Stathis Gyftakis, founding member of the festival and Artistic Director of the Kalamata Municipal Conservatory. He shares the vision and philosophy behind...

One of the foremost figures of the Modern Greek Enlightenment… The great Cephalonian prose writer and satirical poet, Andreas Laskaratos, unfolds before us his turbulent life and his rich body of work. A lawyer never accepted by the establishment, almost a doctor, yet ultimately a rare kind of t...

On Sunday, 31 August 2025, Voice of Greece’s program “Our Town” presents “The Universal Mikis”— a creator who was recognized and honored across the globe by millions who saw in him a human symbol of world peace and culture. The episode will feature Mikis Theodorakis’ film music for int...

with Nikoletta Liakostavrou Radio Summer Party!!! A two-hour summer party with the “VinylHolics”! For those who didn’t go on holiday, for those just back from holiday, and for those about to go on holiday! Dimitris Gletzakos, Giorgos and Spyros Arvanitakis on Voice of Greece—back again a...

On Saturday, 30 August 2025, Voice of Greece’s program “Our Town” with Themis Rodamitis hosted Betty Harlafti. The distinguished interpreter of Mikis Theodorakis spoke about the grand concert for world peace, in which she is participating as a guest of the renowned composer Zülfü Livaneli, in Miletus ...

From Alexandria to Marseille, then to Athens, from serving as a wartime radio operator to stepping onto the stage and the big screen to deliver unforgettable laughter—Dinos Iliopoulos is one of the great figures of Greek cinema and theatre. “Time in Greece" presents his story, his body of work, and...

Professor Eleftherios Platon of the Department of History and Archaeology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens speaks about the history of the Minoan Civilization and the Palace of Knossos, the excavations of Arthur Evans that brought invaluable finds to light, the myth of the Minotaur and the laby...

"Time in Greece" brings to the spotlight the legendary Dire Straits. To stir memories for the older generations – and to let the younger ones discover them… The iconic guitarist Mark Knopfler, one of the greatest in his field, founded the band in 1977 together with his brother David (also on gui...

“Our life is but a flash… yet we can still make it count.” - Nikos Kazantzakis  What is the measure of human existence compared to the billions of years of the universe?  How does someone go from learning to cook a meal or build a piece of furniture, or even creating a work of art -...

Georgios Souris left his mark on his time… Many hated him, but many more adored him. Called the “modern Aristophanes”, he wrote about kings and their kin – and just when you thought he was praising them, he would, through allegory, turn it into biting satire. He was even prosecuted for it! One poe...

“Our Town” presents the second part of the tribute to the musical collaboration of Theodorakis and Lagios. The two composers were friends, lived in the same neighborhood “in the shadow of the Acropolis,” and shared similar musical and aesthetic tastes. Between them, there was mutual respect, love, ad...

“Our Town” presents a tribute to the “Greek summer.” The show explores the uniqueness of the Greek summer, how it is experienced over time, and the elements that make it a natural, enjoyable, and distinctive “universe.”The summer as experienced by foreign travelers, philhellenes, notable personalities...

This episode of “Our Town” showcases special interpretive moments of Mikis Theodorakis. The great composer uniquely performed some of his own songs — in concerts, in the studio, with small or large orchestras, and at times on the historic piano in Nea Smyrni.The broadcast features some of the fine...

At the very moment when the business world and the media are cultivating a new storytelling around the humble cucumber-and-tomato salad – where cucumber becomes a sun in slices, tomato a ruby of the garden melting into olive oil, and feta a small manifesto of Mediterranean life – public opinion, on ...

The Voice of Greece program “Voices and Music” hosted Katerina Chatzinikolau, award-winning violinist, professor at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and the first woman to serve as permanent concertmaster of the Athens State Orchestra. Produced and presented by Alexis Kost...

"Imprint" with Fuli Zavitsanou welcomes Orestis Tatsis, Artistic Director of the Thessalian Theater, on the occasion of the International Network of Ancient Drama, which will take place for the 5th consecutive year in Larissa from 23 to 30 August 2025. The guest speaks about this vibrant meeting...