Two animated brains move over a line maze. Two chomping halves of an animated pink brain join together. Text on banners over the brain reads, “Hungry Brain!”

[Upbeat music plays]

A voice says, HUNGRY BRAIN!

Photographs show houses on a tiered hillside by water and water splashing around driftwood on a beach.

[Whooshing, upbeat music plays softly]

A narrator says, THE ROOTS OF GREECE'S LONG HISTORY GO BACK OVER 4,000 YEARS. IT'S AN INSULAR COUNTRY WITH A POPULATION OF 11 MILLION PEOPLE, AND ATHENS, ITS CAPITAL, IS THE MOST IMPORTANT CITY.

An aerial photograph shows Athens.

The narrator says, HERE'S THE TOP ON GREECE.

Episode title: The Top on Greece.

Neon lines form the number four.

[Electronic whooshing, dinging]

The narrator says, NUMBER FOUR. THE CYCLADES.

A map shows the Cyclades islands. Photographs show a thick forest growing on a rocky outcropping and a house on a hill.

[Whooshing]

The narrator says, THESE GREEK ISLANDS ARE SCATTERED OVER THE AEGEAN SEA. THEY FORM AN ARCHIPELAGO OF 56 ISLANDS, OF WHICH ABOUT 20 ARE INHABITED. AMONG THE MOST POPULAR ARE MYKONOS, KNOWN FOR ITS PARTIES AND NIGHTLIFE.

A photograph of Mykonos at night shows harbour lights reflecting on the water. A photograph of Naxos shows a stone structure. Photographs of Santorini show houses with bright blue rooftops.

[Whooshing]

The narrator says, NAXOS, WITH ITS TEMPLE OF APOLLO AND SANTORINI, KNOWN AROUND THE WORLD FOR ITS WHITE HOUSES WITH BLUE ROOFS PERCHED ON MOUNTAINS FACING THE SEA. AN ABSOLUTE DREAM!

[Waves crashing]

Neon lines form the number three.

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The narrator says, NUMBER THREE, GREEK MYTHOLOGY. IT'S NO MYTH HOW ANCIENT PEOPLE GAVE MEANING TO WHAT THEY BELIEVED IN: MYTHOLOGY!

An ancient drawing shows a centaur and people carrying jugs and instruments. Three columns are carved to resemble women.

[Whooshing]

The narrator says, THESE STORIES ABOUT THE ADVENTURES OF DEITIES AND HEROIC FIGURES WERE PASSED ALONG BY WORD OF MOUTH. ALTHOUGH MOST GREEKS ARE NOW CHRISTIANS, ECHOES OF THEIR MYTHOLOGY CAN STILL BE FOUND ALL OVER GREECE. IT'S ALL GREEK TO ME, BUT LUCKILY THERE ARE MANY BOOKS OUT THERE OFFERING SIMPLIFIED VERSIONS. PHEW!

Neon lines form the number two.

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The narrator says, NUMBER TWO. MEDITERRANEAN FOOD. GREECE HAS SOME SERIOUS GASTRONOMICAL DELIGHTS, WHAT WITH ITS MEAT, DAIRY PRODUCTS LIKE FETA CHEESE, ITS WORLD-FAMOUS YOGURT, AND OF COURSE THE OLIVES.

Photographs show bowls of feta cheese, yogurt and olives. Plates feature grilled fish and octopus.

[Zapping, whooshing]

The narrator says, LOVE THEM! THEN THERE'S THE FISH, AND GRILLED OCTOPUS TOPPED WITH A DRIZZLE OF OLIVE OIL. NOT TO FORGET HONEY AND DRIED FRUIT, AND THE MYTHICAL GREEK SALAD.

A photograph shows a bowl of Greek salad with smaller bowls of olives and feta cheese beside it.

[Slide whistle, whooshing]

The narrator says, GREEK CUISINE IS HEALTHY AND RICH. IT'S NO WONDER THAT IT HAS BECOME THE TEMPLATE FOR HEALTHY DIETS. NOW, THAT'S WHAT I CALL GASTRONOM-NOM-NOMY!

Neon lines form the number one.

[Electronic whooshing, dinging]

The narrator says, NUMBER ONE. THE LAND OF ARCHEOLOGY. WESTERN CIVILIZATION CAN TRACE ITS ORIGINS TO ANCIENT GREECE. THE GREEK LANDSCAPE IS SIMPLY LITTERED WITH ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES.

A photograph shows the Acropolis lit up at twilight. Other photographs show the Temple of Poseidon and other archaeological sites.

[Whooshing]

The narrator says, THE MOST FAMOUS IS THE ACROPOLIS IN ATHENS. BUT THERE'S ALSO THE TEMPLE OF POSEIDON IN SOUNION, AS WELL AS OTHER ARCHEOLOGICAL RUINS IN OLYMPIA, MYCENAE, DELOS, KNOSSOS, AND SEVERAL OTHER PLACES IN GREECE. WITH SO MANY UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES TO VISIT, GREECE MIGHT SPELL RUIN FOR MY HOLIDAY BUDGET!

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End Credits: Narration: Helen Moorhouse. Writer: Luc Michaud. Trio Orange. Member of the Association Quebécoise de la Production Mediatique. Copyright 2019. Logo: AQPM.