Anna Prokova selects passages from works by foreign authors that engage with Greece—provided they might be read as :the opposite of a travel guide."
Demis Roussos is, together with Vangelis and Nana Mouskouri, the most recognizable Greek “brand” name in the field of music, having sold more than 50 million records in his unmatched career. His songs fully convey the Mediterranean summertime colours; as Roussos himself indicatively said: “The reaso...
Victoria Kavouriari welcomes child psychologist and speech therapist Christina Bogiatzi to “Human Landscapes.”Their conversation traces a journey from Athens and Glyfada to New York and back, offering a glimpse into the person behind the professional. Together, they discuss the stages of human deve...
When poet and lyricist Manos Eleftheriou was asked to write a short autobiographical note, he wrote the following text: “I was born in 1938 in Ermoupolis, Syros. I wrote poems, short stories and lyrics for many songs. I read many books, listened to a lot of music, saw places. I met great people and m...
“Our Town” presents a special tribute to Greek rock.Selected songs are accompanied by short narratives and background stories that shed light on their creation and impact.
Produced and presented by Themis Rodamitis
Gerasimos Lavranos is basically known to everyone more as a soundtrack composer and not so much as a songwriter. Indeed, some well-known Greek films from the sixties and seventies had their music composed by him. Today, we will be appreciating the more cosmopolitan creations of this great jazzman that...
"Our Town” presents the first in a series of four episodes dedicated to the sea.
Beloved songs are accompanied by short stories, poetic texts, and references to their creators—framing the sea as a timeless source of inspiration, expression, and joy.
Produced and presented by Themis Rodamitis
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This episode of “Our Town” features artists and bands from the Greek pop music scene of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, with selected songs and short stories behind them.
Produced and presented by Themis Rodamitis
Throughout the week that ends today, here at GME, we turned to the music of Epirus, a core type of Greek traditional music, and its main instrument: the Greek clarinet or clarino. Vassilis Soukas, Tassos Halkias, Giorgos Mangas, Manos Achalinotopoulos and Vassilis Saleas are the clarino instrumentalists...
A new regular segment of the show "Time in Greece" begins today, titled “Back in the Day…”
It will air every Friday starting this autumn, after the summer break.
Nikolas Angelidis becomes your time-travel guide, turning the calendar back to a specific date and leafing through the newspapers of th...
Vasilis Saleas is the soloist who brought the Greek clarinet to the greatest music halls around the world. Self-taught, he inspired great composers and has managed for many years to "dress" everything he loves with his favorite musical instrument and its melodies. Vassilis Saleas, who grew up in a house...
On this episode of “Wander Words…”, we journey through Greece as seen through the eyes of its writers — past and present. Writers driven by a yearning for escape trace the contours of the Greek land and soul. Through the evocative prose of Fotis Kontoglou, Stratis Myrivilis, Elias Venezis, and Christos Vakalopoulos, we explore landscapes both real and imagined, familiar and forgotten. A radio tribute to the timeless dialogue between place and story. Produced and presented by: Anna ProkovaSound design: Nikos Savvorginakis
Manos Achalinotopoulos considered by critics as the best clarinet performer of the new generation in Greece, was born and grew up in Athens. He started learning the flute and clarinet from a very early age. Manos Achalinotopoulos has travelled -playing clarinet, cawal and flutes- in more than 20 countries...
Iro Konstantopoulou… A high school student. A symbol of the Greek Resistance during the Nazi Occupation. She was tortured by the occupying forces and their local collaborators—traitors to their own people. Through her sacrifice, she taught us the meaning of dignity, struggle, justice, freedom, defiance, pai...
Tasos Halkias was among the most celebrated performers of Greek music in general, having a vast repertoire and command of many styles, and the music of Epirus in particular. He was born in 1914 near Ioannina in northwestern Greece. His family consisted of musicians going back to the 19th century. Halkias...
The tribute of “The Elves of Tradition” to the musical heritage of Thessaly continued on Monday, 14 July, with another live concert at the ERT Larissa studio, focusing on folk music from the Larissa region.
Participating musicians:Kostas Dedousis (clarinet)Lefteris Gallos (violin)Kostas Papadimitriou (lu...
Throughout the week that starts today, here at GME, we turn to the music of Epirus, a core exemplification of Greek traditional music, and its main instrument: the Greek clarinet or clarino. The reason for our tribute: the loss of Petroloukas Halkias a few weeks ago, at the age of 90. Vasilis Soukas...
History smells of rebellion—of the fight for justice and human dignity. It’s 14 July 1789. The Bastille falls, and with it, the tyrants who ruled within. The people rise. The French Revolution begins. That grim fortress—symbol of absolute power, suffering, and exploitation—collapses like a house of card...
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