The Thursday, 5 November 2026 edition of “Take Your Time” ran half an hour shorter than usual due to a work stoppage by the Journalists’ Union of Athens Daily Newspapers (ESIEA). The program opened with ERT journalist Fanis Papathanasiou on the U.S. midterm elections and what the results could mean for U.S. domestic politics, wartime diplomacy, and the economy.
The program then reviewed the headlines from news websites and newspapers. Ivana Djordjevic rounded out the first hour with international news and updates from the Balkans.
In the final half hour, Matthaios Frantzeskakis, director of the Chania Film Festival, reflected on this year’s 14th edition and discussed the festival’s year-round activities, with a focus on its educational programs.
To close the show, Petros Konstantinidis, president of the Friends of Stelios Kazantzidis Association of Elassona, shared details of an event the association was holding in Haidari at noon on Sunday, 8 November.