They were an extraordinary people born of white rock and blue sea. They invented democracy, distilled logic and reason, wrote plays to plumb the deepest recesses of the soul, and captured the perfection of the human form in athletics and art. Quite simply, the Greeks created our world. 　　Today, of course, Greece conjures very different images: civic unrest, financial meltdowns, long ATM lines. But as its ancient history attests, strife and discord are often incubators for greatness. From their beginnings as hunter-gatherers in harsh, unforgiving landscapes; to surviving the worst collapse in human history; to facing off against the greatest empire the world had ever known, the Greeks would have to overcome incredible odds to pave the way for the modern West. 　　In National Geographic’s landmark event series The Greeks, historians and archaeologists, actors and athletes, scientists and artists launch a groundbreaking exploration into the ancient Greeks’ journey — not just to better understand their past, but to discover how their legacy illuminates our present, and will shape our future. The story of the Greeks is the story of us.

They were an extraordinary people born of white rock and blue sea. They invented democracy, distilled logic and reason, wrote plays to plumb the deepest recesses of the soul, and captured the perfection of the human form in athletics and art. Quite simply, the Greeks created our world. 　　Today, of course, Greece conjures very different images: civic unrest, financial meltdowns, long ATM lines. But as its ancient history attests, strife and discord are often incubators for greatness. From their beginnings as hunter-gatherers in harsh, unforgiving landscapes; to surviving the worst collapse in human history; to facing off against the greatest empire the world had ever known, the Greeks would have to overcome incredible odds to pave the way for the modern West. 　　In National Geographic’s landmark event series The Greeks, historians and archaeologists, actors and athletes, scientists and artists launch a groundbreaking exploration into the ancient Greeks’ journey — not just to better understand their past, but to discover how their legacy illuminates our present, and will shape our future. The story of the Greeks is the story of us.

Classicist Dr Michael Scott, explores the legacies of the Ancient Greeks, what they have given us today, and asks why these legacies have lasted through time. 　　Democracy, art, architecture, philosophy, science, sport, theatre - all can be traced back to ancient Greece. Travelling across the ancient Greek world, from Athens to Olympia, Macedon, Turkey and Sicily, Michael discovers why the ancient Greeks were so successful, why their culture and way of life spread across continents and through time and why they still have such a powerful hold over our imaginations today.

Classicist Dr Michael Scott, explores the legacies of the Ancient Greeks, what they have given us today, and asks why these legacies have lasted through time. 　　Democracy, art, architecture, philosophy, science, sport, theatre - all can be traced back to ancient Greece. Travelling across the ancient Greek world, from Athens to Olympia, Macedon, Turkey and Sicily, Michael discovers why the ancient Greeks were so successful, why their culture and way of life spread across continents and through time and why they still have such a powerful hold over our imaginations today.

迈克尔．柯杨尼斯导演的经典作，故事背景是希腊的克里特岛偏僻的乡下地方，年轻的英国作家艾伦．贝斯已很久没有执笔为文，当他碰到深具智慧的希腊老农民安东尼．奎因，看见他自由自在地全心投入生活之后，决意重新开发祖先留下来的文化宝藏。全片制作精致并富娱乐性，安东尼昆的演出更是神彩飞扬，将两个不同阶层和个性的男人之间的友情拍得十分动人。曾获奥斯卡黑白摄影等三项金像奖，后来并改编成百老汇舞台剧。

中视八点档剧《旅人的故事》三单元分别为：《旅情》《绑架大明星》《午后安魂曲》。 　　《旅情》是根据台湾女记者爱上大陆留学生的真实故事改编。台湾女记者（杨贵媚 饰）赴东欧采访时遇到了小男生厨师阿方，两人坠入情网，随即定居新西兰，然而阿方同时受到一个来自上海女孩朱美（陈澍 饰）的诱惑，小丈夫一度离开妻子随女孩回上海，后来又因思念回到妻子身边。其间阿方也遇到了过气女星（归亚蕾饰）的麻辣放电。 　　《绑架大明星》则是探讨生活步调紧张的现代社会，以喜剧方式呈现。归亚蕾和李康宜饰演的一对母女因厌倦家庭日复一日，加上女儿面临联考。母女俩为逃离现实束缚，竟毅然丢下繁复生活，相偕心仪偶像歌手张雪友到纽西兰避世隐居。 　　第三单元《午后安魂曲》内容则较为“惊悚”。

中视八点档剧《旅人的故事》三单元分别为：《旅情》《绑架大明星》《午后安魂曲》。 　　《旅情》是根据台湾女记者爱上大陆留学生的真实故事改编。台湾女记者（杨贵媚 饰）赴东欧采访时遇到了小男生厨师阿方，两人坠入情网，随即定居新西兰，然而阿方同时受到一个来自上海女孩朱美（陈澍 饰）的诱惑，小丈夫一度离开妻子随女孩回上海，后来又因思念回到妻子身边。其间阿方也遇到了过气女星（归亚蕾饰）的麻辣放电。 　　《绑架大明星》则是探讨生活步调紧张的现代社会，以喜剧方式呈现。归亚蕾和李康宜饰演的一对母女因厌倦家庭日复一日，加上女儿面临联考。母女俩为逃离现实束缚，竟毅然丢下繁复生活，相偕心仪偶像歌手张雪友到纽西兰避世隐居。 　　第三单元《午后安魂曲》内容则较为“惊悚”。

故事是在曹院长倾其所有创建的“美好时光”养老院展开的，退休会计师贾老头性格倔犟，与儿媳妇闹别扭无家可归；退休京剧名角施老头与到海外的妻子离…

故事是在曹院长倾其所有创建的“美好时光”养老院展开的，退休会计师贾老头性格倔犟，与儿媳妇闹别扭无家可归；退休京剧名角施老头与到海外的妻子离婚后守着大空房子孤寂难耐；身患绝症的刘董事长放下生意乔装追踪自己的私生女(在养老院搞卫生的梅阿姨)了却心愿；爱算计的“一劈二”小气庄老头爱飙车，与退休护士吴老太有情有意，却遭到双方儿女的反对，有家归不得；李处长一直受到老下级的误解，成贾老头的冤家(儿子李主播玩弄小婉的情感引众怒)。老处女韩美丽尽管不乏施老头等追求者，但一生痴痴等待自己意中人……他们尽管在自己的生活境遇中各有不同的烦恼与矛盾，但不约而同地都选择了到养老院寻找自己理想的生活。 　　在他们身上发生了一连串啼笑皆非的幽默故事之后，施老头与前与妻破镜重圆；庄老头虽患上时好时坏的痴呆症，但终于与吴老太征服了儿女，再次领了结婚证；李处长与冤家贾老头冰释前嫌和好如初；韩美丽终于即将起程飞到意中人身边；大家喜爱的护士小婉失身后回归，接受了小唐医生的爱；梅阿姨认了父亲刘董事长，使养老院得到新生，演变成拥有500个床位的“美好时光”敬老院。