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In the first episode of this two-part travel series, Simon Reeve travels from the islands of the Aegean to Greece's capital, Athens, meeting an extraordinary cast of characters.

In the first episode of this two-part travel series, Simon Reeve travels from the islands of the Aegean to Greece's capital, Athens. To learn more about Greece and the Greeks, he meets an extraordinary cast of characters, from gun-toting priests to the last remaining sponge divers. Getting behind the picture postcard image of this beautiful country, he finds out how the Greeks are coming to terms with a seemingly endless crisis.

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Sun 21 Apr 2024 20:00

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Music Played

  • Jocelyn Pook

    Upon This Rock

  • Syriana

    Syriana

  • Daughter

    Lifeforms

  • Cliff Richard & The Shadows

    Summer Holiday

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Presenter Simon Reeve
Director Olly Bootle
Series Producer Olly Bootle
Executive Producer Sam Bagnall

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