On Sunday, November 24, 2024, the first hour of the program “Our Town” with Themis Rodamitis is dedicated to Stavros Zafeiriou. (12:00-13:00 Athens time). The renowned and widely translated poet, recipient of the State Poetry Prize for his work “Green Sky, Blue Grass,” has been nominated three times for the same award. He has also been honored by the Circle of Children’s Books for his fairy tale “The Carnival of Animals” and by “Anagnostis” magazine for his poetry collection “Where To.” In conversation with Themis Rodamitis, he will discuss his city, Thessaloniki, where he resides, bringing to life the era ... Read more
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Tune in this Sunday 24 November 2024 @11am to Infinitely Curious, the English-language program of Voice of Greece with Katerina Batzaki, and learn how one can travel without spending a dime.
Find out from travel writer from Croatia Tomislav Perko, 29, how he hit the road and turned it into his home...
A daily journey through the musical tradition of Greece. Featuring old recordings from the archive of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, new album releases, as well as fresh recordings from ERT’s Musical Ensembles.
Produced and presented by Maria Koutsimpiri
The explosion of the Gorgopotamos Bridge on November 25, 1942, stands as one of the most iconic moments of the Greek National Resistance during the Occupation. ELAS and EDES, two resistance organizations from opposing factions, joined forces under the guidance of British agents to disrupt the strategic...
On Saturday, November 23, from 12:00 to 13:00 (Athens time), the show Our Town will host Yiannis Kiourtsakis.The award-winning author will discuss his significant body of work, focusing on his books Like a Novel, The Quest for Humanity, and Seferis and Camus, from which he will also read selected excerpts.
Kiourtsakis...
A daily journey through the musical tradition of Greece. Featuring old recordings from the archive of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, new album releases, as well as fresh recordings from ERT’s Musical Ensembles.
Produced and presented by Maria Koutsimpiri
The conviction of six innocent men that shocked the world. They were accused and sentenced in a sham trial for the 1974 bombing of pubs in Birmingham—an attack for which the Irish Republican Army (IRA) never claimed responsibility.
Known as “The Birmingham Six,” the men were en route to catch a fer...
Actress, writer, and psychologist Tatiana Kirchhof joined host Giannis Papoutsakis on the show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" on November 20, 2024. During the discussion, Kirchhof delved into her theatrical work, "Modern Tragedies," and shared insights about her latest book, "The Festival I Missed."
The...
A daily journey through the musical tradition of Greece. Featuring old recordings from the archive of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, new album releases, as well as fresh recordings from ERT’s Musical Ensembles.
Produced and presented by Maria Koutsimpiri
Does political music still exist in the United States?
With this thought-provoking question as a starting point, ERT journalist Thomas Sideris presents a podcast featuring 20 political songs — ten from the final quarter of the 20th century and ten from the first quarter of the 21st.
These songs m...
On Monday, November 18, 2024, “Our Town“ welcomed the acclaimed jazz composer and saxophonist Dimitris Tsakas.
Tsakas shared stories about his collaborations with exceptional Greek and international musicians, his experiences performing at major festivals abroad, and the historic jazz venues in Athe...
A daily journey through the musical tradition of Greece. Featuring old recordings from the archive of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, new album releases, as well as fresh recordings from ERT’s Musical Ensembles.
Produced and presented by Maria Koutsimpiri
The show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" on November 17 was dedicated to the 51st anniversary of the Polytechnic Uprising. It featured audio recordings, poems by renowned poets (Ritsos, Vrettakos, Anagnostakis, Rotas, and others) about the uprising, and songs by Theodorakis, Xarhakos, Markopoulos,...
The well-known poet, writer, painter, and visual artist, who lives and works between Paris and Athens, was a guest on the show “Remarkable Personalities”, where he unraveled the story of his life and career.
As a professor of the philosophy of art at IESA in Paris, Dimosthenis Davvetas discussed the dif...
A daily journey through the musical tradition of Greece. Featuring old recordings from the archive of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, new album releases, as well as fresh recordings from ERT’s Musical Ensembles.
Produced and presented by Maria Koutsimpiri
The sparrow has a lot to share – it knows loneliness, fear, but also friendship. It feels jealousy as well as love. It is happy in the home of its friend Anna, yet also troubled. It’s joyful when flying freely, sometimes becomes jealous, but above all, it loves. After the storm, it waits to see the...
The well-known poet, writer, painter, and visual artist, who lives and works between Paris and Athens, will be a live guest on the show "Remarkable Personalities", where he will unravel the story of his life and career.
As a professor of the philosophy of art at IESA in Paris, Dimosthenis Davvetas...
A daily journey through the musical tradition of Greece. Featuring old recordings from the archive of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, new album releases, as well as fresh recordings from ERT’s Musical Ensembles.
Produced and presented by Maria Koutsimpiri
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