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Through rare archive material, we discover the life and work of George Papanicolaou, creator of the Pap test that saves thousands of women around the world.

The turbulent life of the Greek Resistance heroine, Ioulia Bimba, is unfolded through her co-fighters’ narrations, as well as her own letters from jail.

Discover the life and work of Nikos Kazantzakis, one of the most influential and celebrated Greek writers, whose books have been translated into over 50 languages.

This episode reveals the personality of Panagiotis Kondylis, a great philosopher and writer that left his mark on contemporary European philosophical thinking.

Through exclusive material, we learn about the work of Dionysios Ikkos, the great scientist and pioneer that founded the specialty of endocrinology in Greece.

An episode that pays a late tribute to the work of Minos Kalokerinos, the Cretan merchant and antiquary that was the first to discover Knossos Palace in 1878.

In this episode, Constantine Cavafy, the poet who dared to break free from the narrow limits of Greek literature, is presented through the eyes of his peers.

The episode focuses on the work of Manolis Triantafyllides, the pioneer linguist that with his book Modern Greek Grammar, 'built' the language of modern Greeks.

From the hard first years as an immigrant to Sweden till international acclaim, the writer Theodor Kallifatides talks about his life, his work and his success.

An insight to the innovative scientific work, as well as the political ideology of Petros Kokkalis, one of the most important Greek surgeons of the 20th century.

Constantino Brumidi’s frescoes decorate the Capitol Building in Washington D.C., but he died in poverty. A late tribute to the work of the Greek-Italian painter.

An episode dedicated to the Admiral Stylianos Lykoudis, who throughout his life traveled across Greece to create the country’s current network of 1,451 lighthouses.