Inthistwo-partseriesSimonReevetravelstoGreeceoneofthemostbeautifultroubledandextremecountriesinEurope.TravellingfromtheIslandsoftheAegeantotheruggedandmountainousnorthSimongetsbehindthepicture-postcardimagetolearnmoreaboutGreeceandtheGreeks-andwhythecountryhasfacedaseeminglyendlesseconomiccrisis.Alongthewayheencountersanextraordinarycastofcharactersfromrebelmonksandgun-totingprieststodesperatemigrantsandaninjuredbearcub.ThefirstlegofSimonReeve’sjourneyaroundGreecetakeshimfromtheholidayislandsoftheAegeantothecapitalcityofAthens.OffthetinyislandofPserimosSimongoesunderwaterwiththediverswhostillhuntfortheseacreaturewhichmadetheseislandsrich:thenaturalsponge.Hehearshowtheisland’spopulationisstrugglinginthefaceofdecliningstocksandthewidereconomiccrisis.TravellingontoLesvosjustafewmilesfromtheTurkishcoastSimonencountersanotherofthehugechallengesfacingthecountry:themigrantcrisis.TheislandhasbecomeEurope’sfrontlinewiththousandsofrefugeesarrivingdailyfundamentallychangingthelivesoftheislanders.OnGreece’slargestislandCreteSimonheadstotheruggedmountainswhereeveryshepherdisarmedandthelocalpriestisalsoheadofthelocalgunclub.CampingoutunderthestarsSimonlearnshowforCretansmemoriesofGermany’sroleintheSecondWorldWarstillcolourtheirviewoftheGreekdebtcrisis.InAthensSimoninvestigatestheeffectsofthatcrisis.Hehearshowhardlifeisforanimpoverishedcommunitylivinginconvertedshippingcontainersandinthecityheisconfrontedbyangryprotesters-andseesjusthowquicklytheseprotestscandescendintoariot.
导演:
Simon,Reeve
主演:
Simon,Reeve
更新:
2022-12-09
备注:
2集全
豆瓣:西蒙·里夫探访希腊