The doctor of Gyaros | Wednesday 27 November 2024Lampros Vazaios narrates his experiences in the prison camps for exiled political prisoners on Gyaros and Leros, where he was stationed as a military doctor during the dictatorship.
Interviewee: Lambros Vazeos
Interview by: Stavros Vlachos
Podcast creator: Stavros Vlachos
Sound Designer: Iasonas Theofanou
Sound Editor: Dimitris Papadakis
Photos: Giorgos Gkounezos
Translator: Steve Lever
Voiceover: Steve Lever
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