Greek Odyssey: Greece's Borderlands (1 of 3)

Playlist with all 4 episodes: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCBCC97F406FD9415

Joanna Lumley's Greek Odyssey
Episode: 2 of 4
Title: Greece's Borderlands

Joanna is travelling across the northern most regions of Greece, through an area that has been vastly influenced by the world around it, more so than anywhere else in the country. Her route is from the western Ionian island of Corfu to the turbulent eastern border it shares with Turkey and Bulgaria. It's a frontier-land where foreign invasion and occupation have left a fascinating legacy.

The British ruled Corfu for 50 years. Joanna discovers how they left their mark with cricket, brass bands, ginger beer and the staunchest local anglophiles in "Kensington-on-sea".

Crossing to the mainland, Joanna retraces the steps of another lover of Greece. Lord Byron's inspirational journey through the western highlands by horseback became the stuff of legend and, just like the great poet, Joanna also gets caught in a ferocious rainstorm.

Travelling across a land shaped by generations of invading empires to its far eastern corner, Joanna discovers traditions and cultures inspired by their occupation.

Oil wrestling is still a big hit in one isolated community. Another Muslim village has largely remained hidden from the modern world for decades, only now do the youngsters think of leaving to work in the city and beyond. Joanna also joins young Greek army recruits on a border outpost to try to understand the pressure on the soldiers and their belief that Greece may still be invaded today.

On this journey, one place above all reveals more about this country's turbulent history than any other. The port city of Kavala was subjected to a religious exchange of peoples. It was emptied of Muslims and the population replaced with immigrants from Turkey. 400,000 Greek Muslims left the region and 1million Turkish Christians took their place. She meets one of the last known survivors, Minas Zaxariadis, who reveals a dark secret.

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Greece is truly a stunning place

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@Roonie41 If he's English, probably not.

[burningsleepless]

noone pays his taxes in greece...only the people that get a salary every month...im greek and i know

[dopamine83]

great video, congrats

[kosster1]

Exellent!!!

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@ONIRONAUTIS This is a great show

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@Roonie41 Who gives a shit about this guy. This show is awesome!!

[Roonie41]

@ONIRONAUTIS I think this guy is pretty rich.

[Roonie41]

@Kongkos I'm not english! Don't put me with them please!

[Kongkos]

@Roonie41 No he doesn't....He is English....We pay you not the oposite...

[ONIRONAUTIS]

@Roonie41 Roonie plz my friend dont listen THE MEDIA...PLZ.  The only "BAD" guys in Greece are the Goverment and the rich. Believe. DO NOT LISTEN THE MEDIA...Everything is a game not only against greece but against of all european people.