The new season of the documentary series,"Aftoi pou Tolmisan",produced by COSMOTE TV, premiering onCOSMOTE HISTORYchannel onMonday 24 April at 22:00, presentstwelve prominent Greekswho have distinguished themselves through their work in medicine, literature, poetry and philosophy.

The sequel of "Aftoi pou Tolmisan", a high standards production, includes over100 testimoniesby eminent speakers, as well as more than4,700 audiovisual archives, such as videos, photographs and documents, which comprise the portraits of their personalities and unfold the course of their lives, as well as the facts that led them to the top. The preparation of the episodes took 225 days of journalistic research and 93 days of shootings, in 18 cities across Europe, America and Africa.

The first episode of the new season is a tribute toGeorge Papanikolaou(1883-1962), the Greek doctor, biologist and researcher who became known as the man who invented the pioneering diagnostic method, Test Pap, saving the lives of millions of women worldwide. The episode presents unpublished material from his family archives, as well as rare material with the doctor in action.

The next episodes of "Aftoi pou Tolmisan" season 2, will introduce us to the life and work ofIoulia Biba, the great heroine of the National Resistance, who blew up the Nazi ESPO headquarters;Nikos Kazantzakis, the ecumenic Greek author;Panagiotis Kondylis, the philosopher who influenced modern European thinking;Dionissios Ikkos, the prominent scientist who founded the endocrinology specialty in Greece;Minoas Kalokairinos, the archaeologist who discovered the Knossos Palace;Petros Kokkalis, the pioneer surgeon, professor and great philanthropist.

The 2ndseason of the documentaries series "Aftoi pou Tolmisan" consists of 12 hourly episodes, airing every Monday night at 22:00 and every Saturday at 19:00 on replay. After each broadcast, all episodes will also be available on demand, on theCOSMOTE TV PLUSservice.

The trailer for the new documentary series can be viewed at:https://youtu.be/FYRWgJUmCOM

The documentary series "Aftoi pou Tolmisan" is part of the original shows and documentary series produced by COSMOTE TV, that will premier this year on COSMOTE HISTORY, the only documentary channel in Greece, dedicated to our country's history and culture.

For further information, please visit the COSMOTE TV web site,www.cosmotetv.gr

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