Istorima

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...

Amidst the aftermath of the Greek Civil War and the changing dynamics of the global Cold War, over 3,000 Greek children were brought to the United States and adopted through fast-track procedures, ranging from legal to highly irregular. Was it a humanitarian rescue or a quid pro quo? Or perhaps both?...

Amletos, Graikoi and Botides: Giorgos Rarakos has a fond recollection of the first steps he took in music, wearing the uniform of the Old Philharmonic of Corfu. Narrator: Giorgos Rarakos Researcher: Mariliza Vlastou Podcast Creation: Maya Filippopoulou Sound Design: Iasonas...

In Mount Olympus of Karpathos in 1983, the wives of the seafarers make their own Epitaph. Narrator: Manolis Bardanis Researcher: Euthymia Papagiannopoulou Podcast Creation: Maya Philippopoulou Sound Design: Nicholas Konstantinou Sound Editing: Thanos Zampoukas Music: William...

Climber Antonis Sykaris, who has climbed Mount Everest and four of the highest peaks of more than 8,000 meters in the world, talks about success and the risk of death. Narrator: Evangeli Farini Researcher: Maria - Christina Apostolopoulou Podcast Creation: Andreas...

Konstantinos is at his family’s get-together for Easter in Crete, when he suddenly feels severe chest pain. Narrator: Konstantinos Sagkriotis Research:Katerina Vagionaki Podcast Creation: Stavros Vlachos Sound Design: George Ramantanis Sound Editing: Dimitris Papadakis Video D...

Kyriakoula Yiannakari is one of the last living speakers of "Whistling," the whistled language of the village of Antia, in Euboea. She tells us about the language, and about her life in the village where people communicate by whistling. Interviewee: Kyriaki Giannakari Field Reporter: Stavros...

During the post-civil war years in Thessaloniki, a seemingly forbidden love arises between a young communist and a girl from a royal family. What happens when their families discover their relationship? Narrator: Evangeli Farini Researcher: Maria - Christina Apostolopoulou Podcast...

In 1968, Aristidis Pagratidis was executed in Thessaloniki, as the perpetrator of a series of murders and assaults that had appalled the city. Decades later, former public prosecutor Konstantinos Logothetis, investigating the case, elaborates on his serious doubts about who was the real perpetrator,...

Kyriakoula Giannakari, one of the last surviving speakers of “Sfyria”, the whistling language of the village of Antia in Evia, talks about the language and life in the village. Narrator: Kyriaki Giannakari Interview: Stavros Vlachos Podcast Creation: Stavros Vlachos Sound Design: Ias...