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Historical Walks

Marilena Katsimi

“Historical Walks”, ERT’s award-winning show, returns to the radio of Voice of Greece. Marilena Katsimi and her guests take you on a tour of Greece and the world, presenting topics from contemporary history and the historicity of current issues. The show, featuring recognized scientists, attempts to contribute to the promotion and demystification of difficult and often deliberately forgotten historical topics through the popularization of knowledge and to promote public debate.

Historical Walks: Cyprus – Its history, division, and future (Part II) | 24 Oct. 2026
Can an island that has remained divided for more than half a century find its way toward reunification? Who and what stand in the way of a settlement of the Cyprus issue? And how much hope can emerge from the communities themselves when politics seems to have reached an impasse? Marking the anniversary...
Historical Walks: Cyprus – Its history, division, and future (Part I) | 17 Oct. 2026
Can an island that has remained divided for more than half a century find its way toward reunification? Who and what stand in the way of a settlement of the Cyprus issue? And how much hope can emerge from the communities themselves when politics seems to have reached an impasse? Marking the anniversary...
Dromokaiteio: The history of Athens’ first psychiatric hospital | 10 Oct. 2026
To mark World Mental Health Day on 10 October, “Historical Walks” explores the history of psychiatry in Greece through one of its most emblematic institutions: Dromokaiteio. On 1 October 1887, 139 years ago, the “Zorzis and Tarsi Dromokaitis Asylum” opened its doors in Haidari. Its founding came at...
Equines in Greece today: Abuse, abandonment, and efforts to protect them | 03 Oct. 2026
To mark World Animal Day, observed each year on 4 October, this episode of “Historical Walks” is dedicated to horses, donkeys, and mules. For centuries, these animals were an integral part of human life, providing transport, working the land, carrying goods, and serving in wartime. Today, as the...
Brazil: Is there hope for the country of the future? | 26 Sept. 2026
Austrian Jewish writer Stefan Zweig called Brazil the “country of the future” in 1941. As Europe sank into Nazism and war, he saw the promise of a better world in Brazil’s wealth and cultural diversity. Eighty-five years later, as the country approaches its October elections, the question remains: Will ...
“Historical Walks” through Latin America’s largest country _ Part Two: A vast country of stark contrasts | 19 Sept. 2026
Racism and “whitening,” immense wealth and favelas, social inequality and the status of women. To what extent do different social classes live within their own “bubble”? Why do such vast inequalities not lead to stronger social resistance and demands for change? And how much has changed under Luiz In...
“Historical Walks” through Latin America’s largest country _ Part One: The making of a nation | 12 Sept. 2026
From Brazil’s Indigenous peoples and the Portuguese conquest of 1500 to the forced transportation of millions of enslaved Africans, independence, and the major waves of immigration: How did Brazil emerge as a multiracial and multicultural nation? The program’s guests are constitutional law expert Dim...
Historical Walks: Feminist movements in post-dictatorship Greece | 25 July 2026
Women in Greece began asserting their rights as early as the late 19th century. Following the fall of the dictatorship, the feminist movement gained widespread support, developed a strong political and social presence, and played a decisive role in shaping the country’s modern framework for gender e...
Justice through a gender lens: Kleio Papapantoleon on “Historical Walks” | 18 July 2026
Historical Walks,” hosted by Marilena Katsimi, examines the role of justice through a conversation with Kleio Papapantoleon, one of Greece’s leading trial lawyers, as part of its series exploring gender perspectives in history. For more than two decades, Papapantoleon has been involved in some of ...
Justice through a gender lens | 18 July 2026, 13:00
On Saturday, July 18, 2026, at 13:00 (Athens time), as part of its series exploring gender perspectives in history, Voice of Greece's “Historical Walks,” hosted by Marilena Katsimi, examines the role of justice through a conversation with Kleio Papapantoleon, one of Greece's leading trial lawyers. For mor...
Ποιες είναι οι Αντιγόνες των Καλαβρύτων; (Μέρος Β) | 11.07.2026
Ποια ήταν η επόμενη μέρα του Ολοκαυτώματος των Καλαβρύτων; Ποιοι ξανάχτισαν την πόλη από το μηδέν; Και πώς γράφεται η Ιστορία όταν αφηγητές της είναι οι γυναίκες;  Το επόμενο Σάββατο 11 Ιουλίου, στη Φωνή της Ελλάδας, οι “Ιστορικοί Περίπατοι” ταξίδεψαν στα Καλάβρυτα και, μέσα από μια έμφυλη προσέγγιση...
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