The ground shook for days… Within the span of a single week, the Atalanti fault produced two devastating earthquakes. On this day, 27 April 1894, Agios Konstantinos was struck, while a week earlier, on 20 April 1894, a powerful quake hit Malesina. The tragic toll: 255 dead and entire neighborhoods r...
“The Elves of Tradition” with Maria Koutsimpiri presents a special tribute to the mainland Greek lute and its foremost virtuoso, Christos Zotos.
Joining the program in Studio E of Hellenic Radio, Vasilis Triantis speaks about the rich tradition of the mainland Greek lut...
We leaf through the press of another era, comparing the events and realities of the time with those of today… Before us lies an issue of Eleftherotypia, dated 24 April 1976. It is Holy Saturday.
We read about…
– An unprecedented Turkish show of force in the Aegean– The Director of General Securit...
Maria Stefanou, historian and museologist, and the child of a political refugee from a village in Ioannina, was born in Beloiannisz. Through her significant research on the creation and evolution of the village, she shares valuable insights—many of them previously unknown.
The program "Time in G...
In a historic village of Epirus, the birthplace of Georgios Karaiskakis, Skoulikaria in Arta, we were guided through the program “Common Ground” on Tuesday, 21 April 2026.
Our guides—joining us as studio guests—were Mr Lefteris Papakostas, historian and author, and Mr Periklis Migdos, Mayor of the ...
The program marks the anniversary of the imposition of the Greek military junta, 59 years ago today, through songs that express the resistance struggle and the hope for freedom, as well as through an interview with Moses Nikolaidis, President of the Federation of Greek Communities in Sweden.
Mr Nikolaidis...
We present a team with a rich history: A.O. Nazianzos Neas Karvalis. It is the pride of Cappadocia, now competing in the second division of the Kavala Football Clubs Association.
Yet the most important aspect that the people behind the club safeguard as the apple of their eye is the preservation...
On this episode, we revisit our archive to bring you a remarkable analysis of the zeibekiko, originally shared with us by the late music critic Giorgos E. Papadakis. This is paired with a selection of beloved songs that follow this distinctive rhythm, performed by voices both iconic and deeply expressive.
Produced...
Today marks the 91st birthday of acclaimed Greek filmmaker Costas Ferris. On this occasion, we revisit one of his most powerful works, “Rembetiko”—its iconic soundtrack, along with a selection of songs for which he wrote the lyrics.
A tribute that moves between cinema and song, highlighting the u...
We leaf through the newspaper OMADA from Tuesday, 17 April 1973. We discover…
• Olympiacos and PAOK battling for the Double• PAOK’s victory over AEK in Nea Filadelfeia• Giorgos Gonios giving it his all…• Stelios Skevofylakas and Giorgos Kefalidis declaring that AEK is the golden chapter of their live...
The road reveals our roots… Somewhere within history, we all search for our old, dust-covered identities—resisting oblivion and the signs of the times.
The “Rizes” Association of Asia Minor and Constantinopolitan Greeks of Chalandri is engaged in a genuine struggle to preserve memory and safegua...
We turn the pages of time back through history. In the first part of the program “Time in Greece”, we travel into the past and revisit significant events that took place on 16 April, along with notable figures associated with this date.
At the microphone: Nikolas Angelidis.
We turn back to history. We seek out the meaning of this very day. People and events that left their own indelible mark on history.
We encounter Kutahya Pasha before the Exodus of Messolonghi, Pacífico—who blockaded Greek ports—the legendary Titanic, the heroic Sacco and Vanzetti, Leonardo da Vinc...
We present the story of A.E. Didymoteicho, founded in 1933, a club that has competed in Greece’s national leagues and continues to represent the wider Evros region with pride. A story that reads like a fairytale—painted in green and white, and marked by the emblem of the shamrock.
Σήμερα, γιορτάζουμε το Πάσχα με αναφορές σε διηγήματα με πασχαλινό περιεχόμενο, και με τραγούδια από τα νησιά, τη Σμύρνη, την Κύπρο. Σημείο συνάντησης για το αποψινό μας ραντεβού: Πάσχα στα πέλαγα.
Επιμέλεια - παρουσίαση: Ηρακλής Οικονόμου
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Σήμερα, ακούμε τραγούδια για ανθρώπους που αναστήθηκαν, ξαναγεννήθηκαν και ξαναζούν. Το κύριο εργαλείο για να συμβεί αυτό είναι η αγάπη. Σημείο συνάντησης για το αποψινό μας ραντεβού: Ανάσταση.
Επιμέλεια - παρουσίαση: Ηρακλής Οικονόμου
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Throughout the Holy Week, here aboard GME, we become part of the great celebration of Easter, by linking the sacrifice of Christ with the sacrifice of the 200 resistance fighters at Kaisariani in 1944. Photos of their execution were recently found in Belgium and bought by the Greek state. So, inspired...
Throughout the Holy Week, here aboard GME, we become part of the great celebration of Easter, by linking the sacrifice of Christ with the sacrifice of the 200 resistance fighters at Kaisariani in 1944. Photos of their execution were recently found in Belgium and bought by the Greek state. So, inspired...
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