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Musical Horizons
Maria Reboutsika
SCHEDULE VOICE OF GREECE

Istorima

Istorima was created by the journalist Sofia Papaioannou and the historian Katherine Fleming and is implemented with a founding grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF)

Meet Myrtis, an eleven-year-old from Ancient Athens
During the construction of the Athens Metro, the skull of child is discovered, who died during the plague in the 5th century BC. Using the skull as a base, Professor Manolis Paparigorakis, who was researching the appearance of ancient Greeks, began to reconstruct the face of the little Athenian, who...
”Take the horses and run! The fire is approaching” [Greek Audio]
In 2014, Depy Kourellou decided to start afresh in North Evia. Fascinated by the area’s nature, she and her sister, Nancy, began rescuing abandoned and abused horses and equines. Everything was going well, until the summer of 2021. Narrator: Depy Kourellou Researcher: Eva K...
The Cretan composer of love [Greek Audio]
Aristides Chairetis aka 'Galiaftis', from Anogia village in Crete explains how his love for nature, life and women made him one of the greatest folk musicians in the island. Narrator: Aristides Chairetis (Gialaftis) Researcher: Nikos Kallergis Podcast creator: Stavros Vlachos Sound designer:...
The Istanbul pogrom stigmatized us [Greek Audio]
On the night of September 6, 1955, in Istanbul, Nikos Marousis can see the Turkish mob destroy the church in his neighborhood, amidst rapes and murders. Years later, in the course of his military service, he meets one of the culprits. Narrator: Nikos Marousis Researcher: Daphne Zachariadou Podcast...
Freedom was lurking at the corner [Greek Audio]
An expatriate from Himare escapes from the oppressive everyday life of the Albanian regime, to face the inhospitable welcome in Greece that she so longed to come to know. Her love of all things Greek helps her overcome obstacles, but also brings her face to face with the Albanian police when she returns...
The ‘Lord’ of the Acropolis
Do we really see everything on an archaeological site? What goes on when the visitors leave? What special requests do visitors make? Sotiris Gousis worked as a technician on the Acropolis for decades. He knows all its hidden secrets and shares a few of them with us…  Interviewee: Sot...
The top scorer in the history of Aris [Greek Audio]
Dinos Kouis, the iconic football player of Aris, has made sure to embellish his talent with hard work and preparation. After a successful career on the courts, he continues to believe that if you really want something, you will surely achieve it. Narrator: Dinos KouisResearcher:...
Istorima – Connect with your History [04.09.2023-10.09.2023]
Stories of people from all over Greece: of their hometowns, stories of love, stories that changed Greece or defined it, modern or old stories. Stories that are not recorded in the history books and that could easily be lost in time. This week’s episodes you shouldn’t miss: Monday 04 September: ''Freedom was ...
Hijackings and aircraft crashes at the abandoned airport | Friday 01 September 2023
[Greek Audio] Istorima is the largest project for recording and preserving oral histories of Greece. More than 1,000 young researchers find narrators listen, collect and preserve stories of people from all over Greece: Stories of their hometowns, stories of love, stories that changed Greece or...
Konstantinos Rigos: Around the world by dancing [Greek Audio]
The first memory he has of dancing was as a teenager, outside the "Pallas" cinema in Pagrati, after the movie "Saturday Night Fever". Konstantinos Rigos, Ballet Director of the Greek National Opera, recalls his first trips abroad: Tbilisi, Batumi, Bogota, Caracas. Some episodic… Interviewee: K...
The greatest scam of my life [Greek Audio]
Perhaps 'easy money' isn't that easy, after all. Giorgos Giannoulakis was living the high life with all the money, confort and luxury he could wish for...until the day his beloved uncle's scam came to light. Up util the day, his uncle's whereabouts are unkown. Interviewee: Giorgos...
Istorima – Connect with your History [28.08.2023-03.09.2023]
Stories of people from all over Greece: of their hometowns, stories of love, stories that changed Greece or defined it, modern or old stories. Stories that are not recorded in the history books and that could easily be lost in time. This week’s episodes you shouldn’t miss: Monday 28 August: ''The grea...
A sea of wreckage [Greek Audio]
One spring afternoon of 1954, a group of boys from Sofades, Karditsa are walking through a meadow, when a great earthquake lets them witness an unprecedented sight of nature. It was the earthquake of Sofades that left behind 25 dead, hundreds injured and 6500 damaged buildings. Interviewee: Thanasis...
Tolkien: New myths from old?
Tolkien wanted to create a mythology for the British ‘like that of the Greeks’. Was Galadriel, the queen of elves, inspired by Circe and Calypso? Bilbo by Odysseus? What do Ajax and Boromir have in common, and what is the link between the fate of Atlantis and the fall of Numenor? Interviewee: Dim...
Karagiozis will never grow old [Greek Audio]
Who is Karagiozis after all? Sokratis Kotsores, Karagiozis puppeteer, analyzes, with a sense of humor and a love of his art, the multiple personalities and readings of Karagiozis, who are still alive to this day. Interviewee: Socrates KotsoresRerearcher: Penny VassilakiPodcast...
The Germans saved our village [Greek Audio]
During the Occupation, Bulgarian troops approach Paleokastro, Serres. Then a woman draws out a plan. Interviewee: Koula AlexandridouRerearcher: Konstantinos DoganisPodcast Creation: Maia FilippopoulouSound Designer: Giorgos RamantanisSound Editor: Dimitris PapadakisPhotos...
A radio pirate from Tinos island [Greek Audio]
In the 70s, in the village Pyrgos of Tinos island, a sculpture student opens the “pirate” amateur radio station "Unknown X". How many different music genres can possibly fit into a single music show? How can song dedications to people over the radio lead to fights and breakups? And how unknown was "Un...
The lost El Greco
In the middle of the 16th century, the painter Domenikos Theotokopoulos, who would later become widely known as El Greco, painted an icon of the Virgin Mary in Crete. Wars, revolutions, massacres, and persecutions followed. People fled, taking this icon with them across the Aegean, and the identity...