Time In Greece

We turn back to history. We seek out the meaning of this very day. People and events that left their own indelible mark on history. We encounter Kutahya Pasha before the Exodus of Messolonghi, Pacífico—who blockaded Greek ports—the legendary Titanic, the heroic Sacco and Vanzetti, Leonardo da Vinc...

We present the story of A.E. Didymoteicho, founded in 1933, a club that has competed in Greece’s national leagues and continues to represent the wider Evros region with pride. A story that reads like a fairytale—painted in green and white, and marked by the emblem of the shamrock.

On 12 July 1917, the owners of the mines in the city of Bisbee, Arizona, with the help of the sheriff and 2,000 armed vigilantes, arrested, detained, and deported all workers who had gone on strike. Among them were many Greek miners, who were separated from their families and children… It remains o...

“With the completion of the third part of our trilogy, Women Fighters (Part III: 1960–1974), a debt is also fulfilled—a debt to the anonymous women who stood tall in dark times. As we receive snapshots of their actions—actions that never counted the personal cost—we come to understand more fully the...

Ladies and gentlemen, we present this year’s best team in Greece… Pallixouriakos, who finished the season unbeaten, with 17 wins and one draw, scoring 97 goals and conceding just one. Remarkable statistics unmatched by any other team in Greece—and possibly even in Europe. We take a closer look ...

Past. Present. Future. And back again to the past. Three women. Shadow women. Women of thought. And a girl. Dead. Alive. Fernando Pessoa’s “The Mariner” unfolds as a torrent of associations—or rather, a cry of anguish. Here, words, faces, thoughts, mirrors, and landscapes plunge into the vast an...

We leaf through the sports newspaper “Balla”, dated 3 April 1984, and discover… the five-year contracts and expiring deals at Olympiacos F.C. the “secret” behind the success of Giorgos Koudas why Giannis Dintsikos refused to join the Olympic team the contracts weighing heavily on histor...

And… the new work by director Stathis Reppas is outstanding… “A groussa namou ‘Ena panaitthouri annoitthé’” is the title of his film—in Tsakonian! In his latest film, the experienced director focuses on the effort to preserve and highlight the history of the Tsakonian dialect, following its traces wit...

It is a story of perseverance and success. Sotiris Zavalianis left at a young age to study in Prague, returned to Greece to complete his military service, yet nothing could keep him away from the place he had come to know as a student. He went back to Prague, where he built his life and today stands...

The program “Time in Greece” with Nikolas Angelidis presents an in-depth report on the tragic figures of Greek stadiums—footballers who never had the chance to fully unfold their talent on the pitch. The thread of their lives was cut short abruptly, leaving behind sorrow and grief for their teams...

The date reads 30 January 1947… The rock of the Acropolis is lit up by a glowing sign reading “The British Must Leave.” Those associated with the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) are arrested by the authorities for this “anti-national act.” Conservative newspapers celebrate… Meanwhile, Rizospastis...

We open and leaf through Eleftherotypia newspaper, dated Tuesday, 27 March 1984. Forty-two years back… We read about: Giannis Pottakis, turned into the scapegoat of the PASOK government and pushed out of the Ministry of Finance under its “czar,” Gerasimos Arsenis The mythical Argo of Jason setti...

The legendary play by Alekos Sakellarios and Christos Giannakopoulos is brought to the stage in a new production directed by Olga Mourgela, with dramaturgical adaptation by Lefteris Eleftheriadis, for a limited run at the Lychnos Theatre. Olga Mourgela joins the program “Time in Greece” to speak wit...

We leaf through the newspaper "Balla", published on this day 42 years ago. It is the issue of Friday, 20 March 1984, and it reads… Gmoch out of Panathinaikos? Tottenham under the hammer – up for sale… Egaleo in a battle for survival The “Ajax of Epirus” also fighting to stay up Four major nam...

“I love Callas and Sotiria Bellou. And I do not feel divided. Let those who are scandalized by this come to understand what is happening within me,” said Yiannis Tsarouchis… The program "Time in Greece" and Nikolas Angelidis present a live tribute to Sotiria Bellou. Eleni and Angeliki Lazarou perfo...

An original research by Nikolas Angelidis for the program “Time in Greece.” 126 years ago, on 18 March 1900, the historic Ajax was founded—Aias of Amsterdam, in Greek. After extensive and meticulous research, we traced all the teams in Greece and Cyprus that followed in the footsteps of the legen...

An original research piece by Nikolas Angelidis for the program “Time in Greece.” 126 years ago, on 18 March 1900, the historic Ajax was founded—Aias of Amsterdam, in Greek. After extensive and meticulous research, we traced all the teams in Greece and Cyprus that followed in the footsteps of th...

The works of Yannis Stephanides stand as a lasting legacy for history itself. Among other things, he created the emblem of the United Panhellenic Organization of Youth (EPON) and remained steadfast and uncompromising until the very end. Through his paintings, he quite literally clothed history with...