On Saturday, August 31st, 2024, the show “Our Town” presentσ a small tribute to Poetry and Music about the Sea.
The episode features selected poems by Elytis, Seferis, Cavafy, Karyotakis, Kavadias, and Empeirikos. Additionally, songs from Mikis Theodorakis’ work that reference the sea will be pla...
Originally from Chios and raised in Odessa in a wealthy family during the years of Tsarist Russia, Alkiviadis Kokkinakis is considered the father of the Fire Brigade in Greece. He served as the fire chief in St. Petersburg and brought his expertise, experience, and ideas to Greece, turning the concept...
It was August 29, 1912—exactly 112 years ago today—when journalist and amateur aviator Alexandros Karamanlakis tragically disappeared in the Gulf of Corinth.
The first Greek aviator to lose his life in history… The show Time in Greece with Nikolas Angelidis takes us on a journey through the story...
The show Time in Greece and Nikolas Angelidis present a comprehensive tribute to one of the greatest figures in Greek cinema, Alekos Sakellarios. He left an indelible mark on the industry, creating a legacy for future generations. Sakellarios was a master of his craft—bringing joy, crafting laughter, a...
Small yet significant stories of immigration to Australia. From the first Greek immigrants in Australia, who are said to have been seven sailors, possibly pirates, from Hydra in 1829, to other pioneering stories that have remained unknown to the general public until now…
A countess, a 99-year-old m...
Sir Alec, the designer of the legendary Mini Cooper—the best-selling car in history—is Greek, from Smyrna… Emerging from the hardships of displacement and uprooting, he rose to the top of the world with only one thing in mind… The design. Just the design! He hated mathematics and the culture of data...
On Sunday, August 25th, 2024, the show “Our Town” was dedicated to Leonidas Kyrkos. The program featured discussions by director Manos Zacharias and poet Titos Patrikios about Kyrkos, a leading figure of the Left and a pioneering fighter in social struggles. They ref...
He is a dramatic figure in history. Greek student Kostas Georgakis from Genoa, who self-immolated in front of the city's courthouse to send a message of freedom for Greece to the world. The show “Time in Greece” and Nikolas Angelidis delve into the details that led the young Corfiot geology student to ...
How can one approach the phenomenon that is Bellou? Is there a way? No… ONLY through emotion. Personal emotion… You might say, of course, that all songs evoke emotions and connect somehow with each person’s sorrows… But Bellou is something different. Unique and unsurpassed through the passage of time...
The story of the legendary composer of rebetiko and laiko music, Vangelis Papazoglou. During a time of hunger, poverty, war, and betrayal, when darkness fell over the land, he abandoned his beloved bouzouki and took to the streets with a cart, becoming a junk dealer. "I don't play bouzouki for the occupiers...
The riveting story and journey of a legend in classical music. We present to you the life, works, and passions of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. From Tsarist Russia and Saint Petersburg to the pinnacle of the world. Through doubts, harsh criticism, and a relentless pursuit of recognition…
Eleni Vallianou, a native of Kefalonia, is a heroine of the French Resistance. She fought passionately and fiercely against the fascists, was captured, tortured, and executed by the Gestapo on August 15, 1945, in Nice. Her code name in the Resistance's secret groups in Cannes was "La Veilleuse," meaning...
On the occasion of the Assumption Day celebration, on Sunday, August 18th, “Folk Paths” featured a live recording at Studio B of the Hellenic Radio with distinguished musicians and artists.During the first hour of the show, Giorgos Zampetas, along with Nikos Graigos, Makis Psaradellis, and the exce...
A tribute to the defiant doctor Vasilis Tsironis, who hijacked a plane 45 years ago today to bring global attention to what was happening in Greece under the military junta of the colonels. As a doctor for the exiles on Ai Stratis, an unyielding mind, he went on a hunger strike demanding the return...
Today'se episode of "Time in Greece" with Nikolas Angelidis pays tribute to Bertolt Brecht, the renowned German playwright, ideologist, and activist known for his epic theatre. The program delves into Brecht's life devoted to the stage, his writings, and the music inspired by his ideas. Brecht's relentless...
On August 12, 2024, it has been 71 years since the most catastrophic earthquakes in the history of the Ionian Islands. From August 9 to 12, 1953, Kefalonia, Ithaca, and Zakynthos were nearly completely leveled.“Time in Greece” and Nikos Angelidis are conducting a historical review of this merciless pas...
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