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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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59 minutes

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Last on

Fri 23 Jun 2023 21:00

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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:15

    Jocelyn Pook

    Upon This Rock

  • 00:24

    Syriana

    Syriana

  • 00:38

    Daughter

    Lifeforms

  • 00:55

    Cliff Richard & The Shadows

    Summer Holiday

Credits

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

Broadcasts

  • Sun 7 Feb 2016 20:00
  • Mon 8 Feb 2016 23:15
  • Mon 8 Feb 2016 23:45
  • Sat 27 Aug 2016 19:30
  • Mon 22 May 2017 16:15
  • Thu 1 Mar 2018 16:20
  • Tue 2 Oct 2018 22:00
  • Thu 26 Sep 2019 20:00
  • Wed 12 Feb 2020 14:00
  • Sun 26 Jul 2020 17:30
  • Sun 26 Jul 2020 18:00
  • Fri 23 Jun 2023 21:00

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