Istorima

The only thing Karin knew about her origin was that she had been adopted from Greece in 1963, after being found on the doorstep of an orphanage in Athens. That was until she started looking for the true story behind her adoption. Karin never expected what she would discover. Interviewee:...

In Salamis in the 1950s, the father of a young girl discovers his daughter is secretly dating her neighbor and demands that they get married immediately. In the middle of the argument, she takes her beloved and they leave. Narrator: The narrator has asked to be pseudonymized Researcher:...

During the construction of the Athens metro, the skull of a child who lost her life in the plague of the 5th century BC is discovered. Based on this skull, Professor Manolis Papagrigorakis, who was researching what ancient Greeks looked like, begins the reconstruction of the face of the little Athenian,...

In a one-of-a-kind account, seafarer Giannis Nanos transports us to the fateful journey of the cargo ship that set out from Piraeus, caught fire and sank off the coast of Tanzania. Narrator: Giannis Nanos Researcher: Maria Katti Podcast Creation: Stavros Vlachos, Daphne Matziaraki Sound...

Vasilis Siametis grows up in poverty after the war and ends up in a children's town in Ziros, Filippiada. It all goes well, until the day of King Paul's death. Narrator: Vasilis Siamettis Researcher: Peny Vasilaki Podcast Creation: Maya Filippopoulou Sound Design:...

Maria Loi, who has has cooked for celebrities and Presidents, is working to change the world - one healthy bite at a time. Interviewee: Maria LoiInterview by: Sofia PapaioannouProducer: Charis PagonidouSound Designer: Dimitris PalaiogiannisSound Editor: Vassilis TrigkrisPhotos: The Life of Loi:...

The story is intertwined with the local legend of the Crusades era and a dark love story lends its name to the famous gorge of Samothrace. Narrator: Rodanthi Dimitresi Researcher: Katerina Pistola Podcast Creation: Maya Filippopoulou Sound Design: Iasonas Theofanou Sound...

On the eve of the celebration of Saint John in 1950, bonfires are lit in the streets of refugee Kokkinia and young girls start to get the silent water for Klidonas. Narrator: Kaiti Zazopoulou Researcher: Ioli Apostolou Podcast Creation: Daphne Matziaraki Sound Design: Dimitris...

On a quiet evening, with calm seas, a boat with three people sets out for open sea fishing, never to return. An unknown visitor shortly after, adds even more mystery to the case. Narrator: Achilleas Ntoutsis Researcher: Sissy Papadopoulou Podcast Creation:...

While a girl is gathering greens in a field in Sitia, she notices something that resembles a fossil. This fortuitous event would lead to the discovery of the largest land animal that ever lived in Greece, 8.5 million years ago. Narrator: Charalampos Fasoulas Researcher: George Gounezos Podcast...

Stories from the daily life of a taxi diver in the streets of Athens. Interviewee: Markos KarofylakisField Reporter: Panagiotis DelisProducer: Stavros VlachosSound Designer: Iasonas TheofanouSound Editor: Spyros LymperopoulosVideo Director: Stefanos BertakisVoiceover: Tery Lemanis Istorima...

A child of divorced parents seeks the father figure between his biological father and stepfather. Narrator: "Akis" Researcher: Orestis Fakorellis Podcast Creation: Stavros Vlachos Sound Design: Alex Retsis Sound Editing: Spyros Lymperopoulos Video...

Nikitas Kotsiou, an artillery shooter, was sent in 1951 to fight in Korea. Narrator: Nikitas Kotsiou Researcher: Georgia Kaki Podcast Creation: Andreas Pappas Sound Design: Giorgos Ramantanis Sound Editing: Dimitris Papadakis Istorima is the largest project for...

Giannis Tavladorakis recounts how a prayer, a lullaby, and mantinades saved him when he was shipwrecked off the coast of Crete. Narrator: Giannis Tavladorakis Researcher: Alkinoos Bagkeris Podcast Creation: Maya Filippopoulou Sound Design: Dimitris Palaiogiannis Sound...

Stories from the daily life of a taxi diver in the streets of Athens. Interviewee: Markos Karofylakis Field Reporter: Panagiotis Delis Producer: Stavros Vlachos Sound Designer: Iasonas Theofanou Sound Editor: Spyros Lymperopoulos Video Director: Stefanos Bertakis Voiceover:...

In the days after the shipwreck of the ORIA, a hand-carved Italian icon washes up on the beach. It will weigh heavily in the family of Kalomira Georgakopoulou for decades. Interviewee: Kalomira Georgakopoulou Interview by: Stavros Vlachos Producer: Stavros Vlachos Sound...

Through a comic book, a girl realizes her erotic preference for women and starts a personal struggle with social stereotypes. Narrator: The narrator asked for an alias Researcher: Elli Papadopolylou Podcast Creation: Stavros Vlachos Sound Design: Dimitris Palaiogiannis Sound...

A wood-carved Italian icon that was washed out to sea in the days after the sinking of the ORIA, will weigh on Kalomoira Georgakopoulou's family for decades as an unpaid debt. Narrator: Kalomoira Georgakopoulou Interview: Stavros Vlachos Podcast Creation:...