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Inthistwo-partseries,SimonReevetravelstoGreece,oneofthemostbeautiful,troubled,andextremecountriesinEurope.TravellingfromtheIslandsoftheAegeantotheruggedandmountainousnorth,Simongetsbehindthepicture-postcardimagetolearnmoreaboutGreeceandtheGreeks-andwhythecountryhasfacedaseeminglyendlesseconomiccrisis.Alongthewayheencountersanextraordinarycastofcharacters,fromrebelmonksandgun-totingpriests,todesperatemigrantsandaninjuredbearcub.ThefirstlegofSimonReeve’sjourneyaroundGreecetakeshimfromtheholidayislandsoftheAegeantothecapitalcityofAthens.OffthetinyislandofPserimosSimongoesunderwaterwiththediverswhostillhuntfortheseacreaturewhichmadetheseislandsrich:thenaturalsponge.Hehearshowtheisland’spopulationisstrugglinginthefaceofdecliningstocksandthewidereconomiccrisis.TravellingontoLesvos,justafewmilesfromtheTurkishcoast,Simonencountersanotherofthehugechallengesfacingthecountry:themigrantcrisis.TheislandhasbecomeEurope’sfrontline,withthousandsofrefugeesarrivingdaily,fundamentallychangingthelivesoftheislanders.OnGreece’slargestisland,Crete,Simonheadstotheruggedmountainswhereeveryshepherdisarmedandthelocalpriestisalsoheadofthelocalgunclub.CampingoutunderthestarsSimonlearnshowforCretans,memoriesofGermany’sroleintheSecondWorldWarstillcolourtheirviewoftheGreekdebtcrisis.InAthens,Simoninvestigatestheeffectsofthatcrisis.Hehearshowhardlifeisforanimpoverishedcommunitylivinginconvertedshippingcontainers,andinthecityheisconfrontedbyangryprotesters-andseesjusthowquicklytheseprotestscandescendintoariot.

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'StoriesNottoBeTold'shinesthecomedicspotlightonthosekindsofsituationswe'veallfoundourselvesin,butwhichwe'drathernooneeverknewabout,orwhichwewishwecouldforgetaboutaltogether.

Forensicpathologistsfacepersonalandprofessionalchallengesinamoody,tensethrillerthatmovesfromthecrimescenetothelab.AmandaBurtonmakesadramaticreturntoSilentWitnessasshereprisesherroleofSamRyanforthe25thanniversary.AmandafirstappearedintheleadroleofpathologistSamRyanin1996,starringin54episodesbeforeleavingin2004,whenhercharacterreturnedhometoNorthernIrelandtobewithherfamily.AmandaBurtonsays:“IamsoexcitedtobereturningtoSilentWitnessandsteppingbackintoSamRyan’sshoes-withadifference!AudiencescanlookforwardtoplentyoftwistsandturnsastheydiscoverwhatSam’sbeendoingsinceleavingtheLyell.”AmandajoinsfellowcastmembersEmiliaFox(NikkiAlexander),DavidCaves(JackHodgson)andGenesisLynea(SimoneTyler)forsixbrandnewepisodeswhichwillmarkthe25thAnniversaryofthehugelypopularprimetimeBBCOnedrama.EmiliaFoxsays:“ItissuchadelightandthrilltobeworkingwithAmanda.TohaveSamRyanbackagainattheheartoftheshowisthegreatestwayofalltocelebratethe25thanniversaryofSilentWitness.”