Istorima

For over forty years, Zacharias Vrelianakis has been travelling all over the world in search of vinyl records. In his record store, in an arcade in Monastiraki, fan collectors, ordinary passers-by, tourists, and young children meet every day, united by their love of music. Narrator: Zacharias...

"This is Xanthi!" The voice of Kyriakos Pantazidis resonated on the "air" via makeshift transmitters used for Medium wave broadcasting. Late at night, so as not to interfere with television sets’ reception signal, and always with the fear of being detected by the police's radio direction-finder. "Akis t...

Berlin, the night of April 30, 1945. Amidst ferocious gunfire, two Soviet soldiers scale the roof of the Reichstag and raise the red Victory Banner. The daughter of one, Meliton Kantaria, has been living in Greece since 1997 and tells her family's story. Interviewee:...

The paralympic skiing champion Vivi Christodoulopoulou describes her childhood in an institution for disabled children, and how she managed to become an athlete, ultimately competing in the Paralympic Games. Interviewee: Vivi Christodoulopoulou Field Reporter: Marilena...

How many emotions can blossom in our relationship with animals? Emmanouil Papoutsakis conveys to us the beautiful and true feelings he developed for a rural assistance animal, a truly important part of life in the village at that time. Narrator: Emmanouil Papoutsakis Researcher:...

Ένας υπάλληλος της τράπεζας Marfin στην οδό Σταδίου, περιγραφεί το πώς σώθηκε κατά τον εμπρησμό της, στις 5 Μαΐου 2010. Αφηγητής: Ο αφηγητής ζήτησε ψευδωνυμίαΕρευνήτρια: Ειρήνη ΚωνσταντινοπούλουΔημιουργία Podcast: Σταύρος ΒλάχοςΣχεδιασμός Ήχου: Ιάσονας ΘεοφάνουΕπεξεργασία Ήχου: Νικόλας Τσιμπλάκης ...

The paralympic skiing champion Vivi Christodoulopoulou describes her childhood in an institution for disabled children, and how she managed to become an athlete, ultimately competing in the Paralympic Games. Interviewee: Vivi Christodoulopoulou Field Reporter: Marilena Koukouli Producer:...

Mimis Lefkimmiatis guides us from the "soul of construction" to the eventful protests of the builders in 1960. Narrator: Mimis Lefkimmiatis Researcher: Margarita Koronaiou Podcast Creation: Andreas Pappas Sound Design: Dimitris Palaiogiannis Sound Editing:...

In the Pierian mountains, during the Civil War, two young guerilla fighters get married and have a baby. When their unit is chased by a detachment of the opposing army, the baby’s crying risks betraying their position Interviewee: Pavlos Aetopoulos Field Reporter: Kalliopi T...

On the morning of May 29th, 1999, Eleni Tsolaka boards a intercity bus from Thessaloniki and observes a young man among the passengers with a weird look on his face. In the next few hours, an unprecedented incident for Greece plays out, with a tragic ending taking place on Albanian soil. Narrator:...

The dragon's breath, the captive princess and the grandparents who once were knights and fairies: Myths and legends of the dragon houses of Karystos. Narrator: Evangelia Athanasiou Researcher: Nektaria Peroulaki Podcast Creation: Stavros Vlachos Sound Design: Dimitris Palaiogiannis Sound...

Is the butcher shop a place for a woman to work at? A question that never crossed the mind of Vangelio Petrou, who with craftmanship, love and perseverance became Athens' first female butcher. Narrator: Vangelio Petrou Researcher: Christina Petrou Podcast Creation: Charis Pagonidou Sound...

Who is the bouncer going to let in? What new music is the DJ playing? Why is the dance floor so slippery? A young man works at the first disco at Filotas in Florina and remembers the beautiful, yet also extreme scenes of the then novel nightlife trend. Narrator: Giannis Kerlovas Researcher:...

In January of 1946, four-year-old Dimitra Petroula is playing in the yard of her home in Mani when suddenly armed men appear, asking where her mother is. They are right wing paramilitary troops, seeking revenge for her father's alliance with the Greek Left. Young Dimitra survives the extreme violence...

In 1954, the National Organization of Cypriot Fighters (EOKA) prepares for the beginning of the armed struggle, with the aim of expelling the British from Cyprus. Ammunition is sent in from Greece to reach the island on small boats. Giannis Karatzis takes part in one of these secret missions. Narrator:...

The three-day barricading, the tank invasion and the evacuation of the Polytechnic. Takis Nikolakopoulos, a freshman back then, remembers the days that changed his life. Narrator: Takis NikolakopoulosResearcher: Dimitris PanagopoulosPodcast Creation: Thanos PsychogiosSound Design: Iasonas...

During his breaks from working on the tobacco fields, Thomas Kartsaklis played football on a dirt field, using a goal post made up of two reeds. A few years later, he would find himself in the biggest football stadiums in Greece. Narrator: Thomas Kartsaklis Researcher: Danai...

Stratos Vassiliou has been roaming the villages of the prefecture of Xanthi for years with his pick-up-truck and a movie projector, organizing screenings and offering magical moments to their inhabitants. Narrator: Stratos Vasileiou Researcher: Papadopoulou Theodosia Podcast...