Read the occasion for publication
ERT's 1 September 2026 archive feature presents the second evening of the Kalamata Greek Song competition from 1991, marking its thirty-fifth anniversary. Its archive listing also identifies the material as video and supplies an item code.
This is a concrete example of why the newest date on an archive page is not necessarily the broadcast date. A viewer looking for the historical concert should not describe the performance as a 2026 event simply because that is when the anniversary feature appeared. Begin by copying the programme title and the year identified in the description.
Preserve day and part labels
The archive distinguishes the first and second days of the 1991 competition. Retain that label with the item code and official Greek title. A general English bookmark such as Kalamata concert can otherwise merge two different recordings.
For a worked reference, create fields for archive feature date, event period, production year, day or part, and item identifier. If a first-transmission field is blank or not established, leave it unknown instead of deriving it from the anniversary or upload date. A historical event date and a documented television transmission date can coincide, but that relationship needs evidence.
Use the record for the question actually asked
If the task concerns the second night's performances, choose the second-day record. If it concerns how ERT commemorated the event in 2026, the archive feature itself becomes relevant editorial evidence. These are related questions with different source dates.
When sharing the programme, keep the Greek title and add an English explanation after it. Preserve the full source URL so another viewer can inspect the date fields and description.
For the Kalamata example, a finished reference can explicitly label the 2026 anniversary article, the 1991 event and the second-day recording. Keep a blank first-transmission field if the record does not establish it. This format makes the source useful for a historical playlist without presenting an anniversary upload as a new concert or silently joining the two nights.
Questions about this guide
Is the 2026 archive feature date the concert's date?
No. ERT identifies the presented material with the 1991 event and production context.
What if a first-transmission date is not supplied?
Keep it unresolved. Do not replace it with the feature's publication date or the event year.