在這兩部劇中，Simon從叛逆的僧侶和持槍的牧師那裡逃離了最美麗、最麻煩的andextremecountriesinEurope.TravellingfromtheIslandsoftheAegeantotheruggedandmountainousnorth，Simongetsbehindthepicture-postcardimagetolearnmoreaboutGreeceandtheGreeks-andwhythecountryhasfacedaseeminglyendlesseconomiccrisis.Alongthewayheencountersanextraordinarycastofcharacters，之一希臘，從土耳其海岸走了幾英裡，todesperatemigrantsandaninjuredbearcub.ThefirstlegofSimonReeve’sjourneyaroundGreecetakeshimfromtheholidayislandsoftheAegeantothecapitalcityofAthens.OffthetinyislandofPserimosSimongoesunderwaterwiththediverswhostillhuntfortheseacreaturewhichmadetheseislandsrich:thenaturalsponge.Hehearshowtheisland’spopulationisstrugglinginthefaceofdecliningstocksandthewidereconomiccrisis.TravellingontoLesvos，Simonencountersanotherofthehugechallengesfacingthecountry:themigrantcrisis.TheislandhasbecomeEurope’sfrontline，每天都有成千上萬的難民觝達，fundamentallychangingthelivesoftheislanders.OnGreece’slargestisland，尅裡特島，Simonheadstotheruggedmountainswhereeveryshepherdisarmedandthelocalpriestisalsoheadofthelocalgunclub.CampingoutunderthestarsSimonlearnshowforCretans，memoriesofGermany’sroleintheSecondWorldWarstillcolourtheirviewoftheGreekdebtcrisis.InAthens，Simoninvestigatestheeffectsofthatcrisis.Hehearshowhardlifeisforanimpoverishedcommunitylivinginconvertedshippingcontainers，andinthecityheisconfrontedbyangryprotesters-andseesjusthowquicklytheseprotestscandescendintoariot.>>更多关于《西蒙·里夫探访希腊(重制版)》