The radio series “Unguarded Passage” presents a special podcast featuring twenty landmark anti-fascist songs from across Europe — songs that left their mark on history and became inseparably linked to the people’s struggle against the darkness of fascism and Nazism.20 anti-fascist songs and their stories
From the extermination camps of Nazi Germany to the factories of Belgium, from Franco’s prisons to the partisan mountain trails of Italy, music became a weapon, a memory, and a spark of hope.
The podcast is organized into four thematic sections: “Sounds of occupation and uprising”, “Music of the rebel classes”, “Voices of the oppressed” and “Counterpoints from contemporary Europe”.
At a time when far-right parties and movements are gaining ground across the political map, and extremist rhetoric increasingly enters public discourse, Europe’s anti-fascist songs stand as a cultural ark — preserving the values of democracy, freedom of expression, and critical thought. They are a powerful reminder of the horrors that fascism inflicted on 20th-century Europe.
Researched, produced and presented by Thomas Sideris