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.

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.

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。

维京人（参见纪录片《维京史话》）到底是怎么样的？罗马人（参见纪录片《古罗马：世界史上的第一个超级大国》）的成就是什么？而古希腊人（参见纪录片《揭密古希腊人》）出众的成就是否仍然存活在当今社会之中？这一系列纪录片质询并揭开关于这些古老文明的陈词滥调。民主，科学，剧院，道路，法律，奥运会，征服海洋，以及开启全球化时代，这些都是现代社会的核心组成部分；然而它们都是从古希腊人、古罗马人、和维京人建立的文明中继承而来。

维京人（参见纪录片《维京史话》）到底是怎么样的？罗马人（参见纪录片《古罗马：世界史上的第一个超级大国》）的成就是什么？而古希腊人（参见纪录片《揭密古希腊人》）出众的成就是否仍然存活在当今社会之中？这一系列纪录片质询并揭开关于这些古老文明的陈词滥调。民主，科学，剧院，道路，法律，奥运会，征服海洋，以及开启全球化时代，这些都是现代社会的核心组成部分；然而它们都是从古希腊人、古罗马人、和维京人建立的文明中继承而来。

Showtime正式预订萨莎·拜伦·科恩打造的讽刺剧集《谁是美国？》，该剧共7集，本周日首播。Showtime将该剧形容为“可能是电视史上最具危险性的一档电视节目”。

Showtime正式预订萨莎·拜伦·科恩打造的讽刺剧集《谁是美国？》，该剧共7集，本周日首播。Showtime将该剧形容为“可能是电视史上最具危险性的一档电视节目”。

某大学的电影系学生们正在筹拍一部描写青年杀人的电影，星期一早上，助理导演喜代（前田爱 饰）因主演缺阵，只得联系话剧团演员池田顶替，以应对六天后的拍摄。导演直树（柏原收史 饰）被痴情女友尤加莉苦苦纠缠，她为直树转学、整容甚至自杀，早已是剧组闲时的谈资。喜代为帮助池田理解角色，向其借出加缪的小说，而主角到底因何并如何杀人，一直是剧组讨论的话题。在电影之外，剧组弥漫着恋爱的空气，直树背着尤加莉同场记交好，而喜代则陷入了三角甚至多角关系。十五年没有拍片的指导教师中条教授为一名女学生倾倒，赴约时却发现这是自己那位大龄学生的刻意安排……最终在电影开拍的当日，饰演因阳光杀人的池田带给观众荒诞的结局……