Reset password

Enter your email and we’ ll send you a link to get back to your account.

NEXT 06:00 - 08:00
Spotlight
Thomas Sideris
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)

Gyaros: ‘Love your cell’ | Sunday, July 21, 2024
Theodoros is fighting for his ideals in a time when this is forbidden. At the age of twenty, the betrayal of his house mate leads to him being sent into exile, together with thousands of other citizens who were persecuted during the dictatorship. Interviewee: Theodoros PaschalidisInterview...
The Wedding Dress of War | Sunday, July 21, 2024
A young woman travels from Greece to Cyprus, her fiancé's homeland, to get married. However, it is July 1974, and the Turkish invasion overturns all their plans and dreams. Narrator: The narrator requested anonymityResearcher: Georgia NikolopoulouPodcast Creation: Maya FilippopoulouSound Design: ...
The Day We Lost Our Carefreeness | Friday, July 19, 2024
Istorima is the biggest 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 defined it, modern or old stories. Stories that are not recorded in the history books and that could easily be lost in time. It 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), as part of its initiative to Restart and ... Read more
Gyaros: ‘Love your cell’ | Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Theodoros is fighting for his ideals in a time when this is forbidden. At the age of twenty, the betrayal of his house mate leads to him being sent into exile, together with thousands of other citizens who were persecuted during the dictatorship. Interviewee: Theodoros PaschalidisInterview...
Mastro-Frans’s Little Car | Monday, July 15, 2024
Istorima is the biggest 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 defined it, modern or old stories. Stories that are not recorded in the history books and that could easily be lost in time. It 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), as part of its initiative to Restart and ... Read more
Troumpa: neighbourhood of sin | Sunday, July 14, 2024
At the age of fourteen, Vasilis Pisimisis is working various jobs in the commercial area of Piraeus; he knows little about the infamous Troumpa area. He begins to explore it systematically, collecting the fascinating stories of the women and men frequenting this legendary red-light neighbourhood and...
Testimony of a Rape | Sunday, July 14, 2024
Istorima is the biggest 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 defined it, modern or old stories. Stories that are not recorded in the history books and that could easily be lost in time. It 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), as part of its initiative to Restart and ... Read more
Around the Swamp: Edessa – The Church (Part III) | Friday, July 12, 2024
Series: The Occupation through the Eyes of Its Children On the other side of the swamp, Sophia, Eleni, and Roxani—three girls of different ages—live in three different villages amphitheatrically surrounding Edessa. Growing up in places besieged by continuous and varied hostilities, each of them is ...
Around the Swamp: Edessa – The Church (Part II) | Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Series: The Occupation through the Eyes of Its Children On the other side of the swamp, Sophia, Eleni, and Roxani—three girls of different ages—live in three different villages amphitheatrically surrounding Edessa. Growing up in places besieged by continuous and varied hostilities, each of them is ...
Around the Swamp: Edessa – The Church (Part III) | Monday, July 8, 2024
Series: The Occupation through the Eyes of Its Children On the other side of the swamp, Sophia, Eleni, and Roxani—three girls of different ages—live in three different villages amphitheatrically surrounding Edessa. Growing up in places besieged by continuous and varied hostilities, each of them is ...
The ‘ogre’ of Seikh Sou | Sunday, July 7, 2024
Aristeidis Pangratidis is executed in Thessaloniki in 1968, convicted of a series of murders and vicious attacks that shook the city. Decades later, former prosecutor Konstantinos Logothetis investigates the case and begins to have serious doubts about who the real perpetrator was, only to have them...
The Thief, the Constable, and the Tavern | Sunday, July 7, 2024
Istorima is the biggest 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 defined it, modern or old stories. Stories that are not recorded in the history books and that could easily be lost in time. It 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), as part of its initiative to Restart and ... Read more
Victim of 17 November | Wednesday, July 3, 2024
On November 26, 1985, Nikos Louridas was on board a riot police bus (MAT) that was hit by a bombing in Ilissia. The 17 November group claimed responsibility for the attack, describing it as "retaliation" for the murder of 15-year-old Michalis Kaltezas by a police officer in Exarchia. Narrator:...
My Mother, Eminé (Part II) | Monday, July 1, 2024
Istorima Reversed Series Benjamin is a young Pomak from Xanthi. During his school years, his heritage made him feel different from the other children. His mother, Eminé, also felt different when she decided not to wear the headscarf, which led to a conflict with her family. Through their meeting ...
Lost in the Aegean | Sunday 30 June 2024
Giannis Bardanis spends four days alone and adrift on the Aegean when his boat suffers a mechanical failure. Interviewee: Giannis BardanisInterview by: Efthymia PapagiannopoulouProducer: Stavros VlachosSound Designer: Dimitris PalaiogiannisSound Editor: Dimitris PapadakisTranslator: Steve LeverVoiceover:...
My Mother, Emine (Part I) | Sunday 30 June 2024
Istorima reversed series Beniamin is a young Pomak from Xanthi. During his school years, his heritage made him feel different from the other children. His mother, Emine, also felt different when she decided to stop wearing the headscarf, which brought her into conflict with her family. Through their...
Following My Daughter into the World of Drugs | Friday 28 June 2024
A mother has been fighting for decades to save her drug-addicted daughter from death. Narrator: The narrator requested anonymityResearcher: Zoí AngelakopoulouPodcast Creation: Stavros VlahosSound Design: Alex RetsisSound Editing: Spyros LymperopoulosPhotographic Shots: Stefanos Bertakis Istorima ...
I Won’t Go Back to Hell (part II) | Wednesday 26 June 2024
Maria grew up in a typical urban family, but from a young age, she experienced the harsh realities of the adult world. At 13, seeking freedom and a sense of belonging, she was introduced to drugs. This marked the beginning of a long and arduous journey, filled with painful moments, until her ultimate...