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Faraway Words

Natasa Vissarionos

The show covers top stories of the Greek Diaspora, featuring interviews with Greek expats or natives who choose to leave Greece behind to travel, study, or work abroad.

“Faraway Words” with Chryssa Skodra from Finland | 23 Apr. 2025
The show featured journalist and communications expert Chryssa Skodra, who has been living and working in Finland for the past 20 years. She spoke about life in the Scandinavian country, highlighting both its advantages and its challenges—among t...
“Faraway Words” with Georgia Karantona | 22 Apr. 2025
Georgia Karantona, Director of the Greek Children’s Library of London, was a guest on Tuesday, April 22, on "Faraway Words" in the studio of Voice of Greece. She spoke about the Greek Children’s Library of London, her participation in the Bologna International Children’s Book Fair, her l...
“Faraway Words” with Giorgos Dovolos | 15 Apr. 2025
The guest on the show was Giorgos Dovolos, professor of Byzantine music, lead cantor, and philologist. He spoke about the hymns of Byzantine music heard throughout Holy Week in Orthodox churches, emphasizing the deeper spiritual meaning of these days. Special mention was made of the Hymn of Kassiani,...
“Faraway Words” with Vassilis Papastergiadis | 14 Apr. 2025
The guest on the show was Mr. Vassilis Papastergiadis, the president of the Greek Community of Melbourne. Recently named "Lawyer of the Year" for Australia and New Zealand, Mr. Papastergiadis discussed the community's initiatives and future goals.He spoke about the ongoing expansion of the community's...
“Faraway Words” with Stratos Tzitzis | 09 Apr. 2024
Filmmaker and author Stratos Tzitzis, a long-time resident of Berlin, visited the studio of Voice of Greece on the occasion of the release of his film "I Have Something to Say" in Greek cinemas, as well as the publication of his book "I Have Something to Say… Elements for a Theory of Completion", w...
“Faraway Words” with Klavdia | 07 Apr. 2025
On Monday, April 7, Klavdia was a guest on Voice of Greece ahead of representing Greece at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest with her song Asteromata. In her conversation with Prokopis Agelopoulos and Natasa Vissarionos, she spoke about her lifelong passion for music, the path that led her to t...
“Faraway Words” with Stratoula Theodoratou about her film “Fauna” | 31 Mar. 2025
The show featured filmmaker and author Stratoula Theodoratou, who spoke about her life in Germany, where she was born, her love for radio, and the themes she explores in her films and books. Naturally, the discussion also centered on her latest film, Fauna, which premieres in Greek cinemas on April...
“Faraway Words” on World Theatre Day | 27 Mar. 2025
On World Theatre Day, the show hosted the following guests: – Minas Vintiadis, writer and journalist, whose play "The Lower Side of Parthenon" will be broadcast that same day by Voice of Greece;– Anastasia Revi, director, actress, and artistic director of Theatre Lab Company, which has been based in ...
“Faraway Words” about World Theatre Day in Brussels | 26 March. 2025
The show featured director and head of the Greek theatre group "Y-grec" in Brussels, Mr. Giannis Gavras. The discussion was inspired by the collective celebration of World Theatre Day (March 27) by all Greek theatre groups in Brussels. As Mr. Gavras mentioned, this year’s celebration will take p...
“Faraway Words” about the 10th Greek Film Festival in Berlin | 24 Mar. 2025
The show hosted Sofia Stavrianidou, director of the Greek Film Festival in Berlin, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year with a rich program. As the largest Greek film festival in Europe, it has been warmly embraced by audiences, consisting, according to Ms. Stavrianidou, of more than 50%...
“Faraway Words” about the Greek community of Augsburg | 19 Mar. 2025
Voice of Greece hosted Ms. Georgia Gouvalari, president of the Greek Community of Augsburg, who spoke about the history and activities of the community, which this year marks its 50th anniversary. As she mentioned, around 5,000 Greeks once lived in Augsburg, primarily working in the city's textile...
“Faraway Words” with Thomas Sideris about “The Return of Ivan” | 19.03.2025
The program hosted journalist and filmmaker Thomas Sideris, who spoke about his documentary The Return of Ivan, recently screened at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival. The documentary follows Russian-speaking journalist and author Ivan Avramov, who currently lives with his family in Kyiv. Filmed...
The creator of the campaign ‘Speak Greek in March’ on “Faraway Words” | 18 Mar. 2025
Sakis Zafeiropoulos, the founder and creator of the campaign Speak Greek in March, was featured on "Faraway Words" with Natasa Vissarionos on Voice of Greece on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. This campaign, launched in Melbourne, aims to encourage the use of the Greek language in Australia throughout March....
“Faraway Words” with Olga Ioannidou from Luxembourg | 17 Mar. 2025
Olga Ioannidou, a member of the Greek Reading Club and the NGO Mitos in Luxembourg, spoke on the show about this year’s participation in the 42nd Festival des Migrations, where the Greek pavilion hosted Aiōra Publications. Ms. Ioannidou discussed the Reading Club, the NGO Mitos, as well as the fe...
Eleni Delidimitriou – Tsakmaki on “Faraway Words” | 12 Mar. 2025
The beloved author of migration literature, Eleni Delidimitriou – Tsakmaki from Munich, was a guest today on the show “Faraway Words” with Mina Ralli, on the occasion of her well-known exhibition “MIGRED”, running from March 20 to March 30, 2025, at Schillerstrasse 38. The “MIGRED” exhibition, opening on Thursday, March 20, at 17:30 German time, is being held for the fifth consecutive year by Eleni Delidimitriou – Tsakmaki, in collaboration with the Palladio Foundation and under the auspices of the Greek Consulate General in Munich. The exhibition invites visitors to explore Greek labor migration to Germany over the past 65 ... Read more
“Faraway Words” for Tempi with K. Batzaki and N. Vissarionos | 28 Feb. 2025
A special broadcast curated and presented by Katerina Batzaki and Natasa Vissarionos on the second anniversary of the Tempi railway disaster. The program featured many Greeks from the diaspora across various cities worldwide, as well as professors who analyzed the role of journalists and the media in...
“Faraway Words” on the initiative “A Sip of Aegean” in Prague | 26 Feb. 2025
The show hosted Mr. Konstantinos Konstantinou, the Greek Ambassador to Prague, who discussed the upcoming events titled “A Sip of Aegean“, set to take place in the Czech capital from Wednesday, February 26, until March 7, 2025. This innovative initiative, organized by StoryDoc in the Czech Republic, is supported and co-funded by the Hellenic Parliament and the Hellenic Film and Audiovisual Center (EKOME), under the auspices of the Greek Embassy in Prague and in collaboration with ERT. The program includes lectures on archaeological treasures, screenings of Greek documentaries, and a showcase of Greek wine. The initiative combines screenings of creative ... Read more
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