Greece The Hidden War

The complete version of Greece The Hidden War television series produced by Jane Gabriel consists of 3 episodes The Battle for Athens The Civil War The Homecoming and explores the profound impact British policy in the 1940s had on Greek democracy and society for decades Broadcast in 1986 it gave rise to the biggest uproar in the history of British television Greek interviewees who lived through the events of that time speak openly about their experiences The defeated Left fled into exile in 1949 and waited more than thirty years for the Amnesty of 1982 to return After extensive coverage of the row in the British press Channel 4 agreed that the series would not be shown again either in the UK or abroad Yanis Yanoulopoulos Historical Advisor to the television series Emeritus Professor Panteion University