Ten years after Turkey's failed coup attempt, journalist Thomas Sideris unfolds all aspects of the country's political landscape: from mass purges in the Turkish security forces and military, the dismissal of leftist and Kurdish mayors, to the widespread arrests of journalists and political figures,...
Unguarded Passage
Thomas Sideris
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The show has been broadcast regularly since 2014, including more than 500 radio documentaries and hundreds of oral testimonies and recordings on the most important events of the 20th century, as well as the first two decades of the 21st century. The episodes have already been integrated into ERT’s valuable audiovisual archive. The show has been honored by the Albert Schweitzer Society in Austria and the Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF) in New York.
Unguarded Passage: Poetry in the Interwar Period _ Maria Polydouri and Anna Akhmatova | 21 Mar. 2025
On Friday, March 21 (World Poetry Day) Thomas Sideris presents a two-part tribute to two of the most significant poets of the interwar period, Maria Polydouri and Anna Akhmatova, as part of the radio series “Unguarded Passage”
The first part, titled “Life, how did you surrender me with a kiss...
On Friday, March 21—World Poetry Day—at 12:00 PM, Thomas Sideris presents a two-part tribute to two of the most significant poets of the interwar period, Maria Polydouri and Anna Akhmatova, as part of the radio series "Unguarded Passage"
The first part, titled "Life, how did you surrender me wit...
A historian and a bottle of ouzo at a family table in Switzerland. The A. Bourla Brothers Distillery on Victor Hugo Street 3 in Thessaloniki. A two-year-old girl suddenly left alone in her home in Athens when Greek policemen, collaborators of the Nazis, arrest her mother. A family, that of Stavros Ch....
A historian and a bottle of ouzo at a family table in Switzerland. The A. Bourla Brothers Distillery on Victor Hugo Street 3 in Thessaloniki. A two-year-old girl suddenly left alone in her home in Athens when Greek policemen, collaborators of the Nazis, arrest her mother. A family, that of Stavros Ch....
The radio series “Unguarded Passage” honors International Women’s Day with a special episode dedicated to an exceptional woman, Maria Roussou, director of the Public Library of Lefkada.
Her journey led her from East to West, as she moved from Samos to Lefkada in the early 1990s. Tirel...
The radio series “Afilachti Diavasi” honors International Women’s Day with a special episode dedicated to an exceptional woman, Maria Roussou, director of the Public Library of Lefkada. Her journey led her from East to West, as she moved from Samos to Lefkada in the early 1990s. Tireless, methodical, and above all, with an inexhaustible love for the library, she managed to turn a public institution into a landmark for the island of Aristotle Valaoritis and Angelos Sikelianos—an island where poetry has always met music and Italian culture is deeply woven into daily life. Maria Roussou laid the foundations to transform ... Read more
The radio series "Unguarded Passage" opened the Tempi case in its own way, documenting, through multiple connections with European cities and capitals, the mobilizations of Greeks demanding full transparency in the investigation of the causes of the railway tragedy—now labeled as a crime—and the del...
The radio series "Uguarded Passage" opens the case file of the Tempi tragedy and records, through multiple connections with European cities and capitals, the mobilizations of Greeks in an effort to shed light on the investigation into the causes of the railway tragedy and to seek justice. At the same...
Inspired by the Hollywood epic The Brutalist and its stunning 70mm cinematography by Laurie Crowley—utilizing the Vista method discovered by Paramount in 1954 and the 1.85:1 format—the radio documentary series Unguarded Passage brings to the airwaves of Voice of Greece a doc...
Inspired by the Hollywood epic The Brutalist and its stunning 70mm cinematography by Laurie Crowley—utilizing the Vista method discovered by Paramount in 1954 and the 1.85:1 format—the radio documentary series Unguarded Passage brings to the airwaves of Voice of Greece a documentary that delves int...
Unguarded Passage: A linguistic and historical journey through the dialects of Thrace | 07 Feb. 2024
On the occasion of World Greek Language Day and the recognition of the fundamental role that the Greek language has played throughout the centuries, the radio series “Unguarded Passage” presents a unique radio documentary on the dialects of Thrace on Voice of Greece. The documentary explores the hist...
On the occasion of World Greek Language Day and the recognition of the fundamental role that the Greek language has played throughout the centuries, the radio series “Unguarded Passage” presents a unique radio documentary on the dialects of Thrace on Voice of Greece. The documentary explores the his...
The “Unguarded Passage” series brings to light the rescue of the Jews of Karditsa by the residents of the village Mastrogannis (Amarandos), in the Agrafa mountains, during the German occupation. This untold story will unfold in a two-part radio documentary airing on Friday, January 24,...
The “Unguarded Passage” series brings to light the rescue of the Jews of Karditsa by the residents of the village Mastrogannis (Amarandos), in the Agrafa mountains, during the German occupation. This untold story will unfold in a two-part radio documentary airing on Friday, January 24,...
The "Unguarded Passage" series brings to light the rescue of the Jews of Karditsa by the residents of the village Mastrogannis (Amarandos), in the Agrafa mountains, during the German occupation. This untold story will unfold in a two-part radio documentary airing on Friday, January 24, and Friday, January...
Listen to this radio documentary by Thomas Sideris, exploring how mathematics sheds light on the musical genius of Ludwig van Beethoven. Beethoven’s music stands out for its beautifully balanced and symmetrical structure, often described through mathematical principles. Many of his compositions incorporate symmetries tied to the golden ratio, a concept celebrated for its connection to harmony in nature and art. His music is more than just a testament to his artistic genius—it’s also a perfect example of how math and art come together to create masterpieces. The proportions, structures, rhythms, and harmonies he used reveal a deep mathematical logic that amplifies the ... Read more
Tune in to Voice of Greece on Friday, January 10, 2025 to catch the fascinating radio documentary by Thomas Sideris, exploring how mathematics sheds light on the musical genius of Ludwig van Beethoven.
Beethoven’s music stands out for its beautifully balanced and symmetrical structure, often described t...
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