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he moment that marked my demise from bookgobbling child to mobile addicted teenager had something to do with the day my dad got a phone upgrade and handed over his old grey Nokia 3210. That night, instead of reading under the cover with torch in one hand, Judy Bloom tome in the other, I started playing Snake. The Nineties Nokia hit involved a line of black pixels - the snake - gobbling black pixel dots - its food.

All a bit Stone Age compared with today’s whizzy Angry Birds and Brickbreaker and Candy Crush and their appy rivals. But Snake was the one we loved, back in the day. Quiet spells in lessons would reveal the beep-beep-beep of a munching viper.

So it’s a bit depressing to learn that it takes 13 minutes and seven seconds and only 100 food pellets to complete Snake. The way to do it is revealed, there to rub your Snakeplaying inadequacy in your face, in a video flying around the internet.

The Verge website shows the strategy, then poses the question, “what is this endless pursuit of pellets for?

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The joy of wasting time on pointless games

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We may claim to be busier than ever but we still have time for computer games says LUCY TOBIN Nothing. Victory in life only results in death. This foreboding tale of how reptilian consumerism breeds nihilism is a mesmerising journey of birth, life, and death.” Which is all a bit over-philosophic for a barely animated Snake.

But the comments underneath offer more food for thought. “My heart was racing!” says one former addict.

Another: “I didn’t even know there was an end to this. I just feel incomplete.” The third person of the 3,000plus who have shared this Snake tell-all on social media concludes: “That’s f***ing depressing.” And a fourth asks, “Would we have played Snake in the Nokia days if we knew the end?”

Of course we would. We played because it was both pointless and ad-

dictive, just as we do today on Fifa, Super Stick Man Golf (“pixellated heroin,” says one with near-arthritic thumbs), Championship Manager, Civilization and Jewel. And just as we will on future time-suckers too.

“I lost a friend to Pandemic 2,” mourns one on Facebook. It’s something Wilma Flintstone probably said about the abacus. As long as humans had opposable thumbs, we’ve loved wasting time on pointless games. They’re not quite pointless: they entertain, and fi ll up boring hours. The snag comes when we start moaning about it. We claim to be “busier than ever”, what with work and home and kids and friends.

We reckon we’re “sooooo stressed” certainly more than our grandparents, who may have lived through wars and didn’t benefit from online supermarket deliveries. But then we spend most of a day shooting enemies or goals or green pigs on our smartphones.

There may be an easy solution to Snake. But the time-sapping black hole of a virtual game has only two ways out: enjoy it and stop moaning.

Or click “delete”.

Mushrooms aren’t all about getting stoned

By Sam Leith “Sacked drugs czar handed half a million quid to see if magic mushrooms can cure depression in trial backed by aristocrat dubbed ‘Lady Mindbender’” is how it was reported that the President of the British Neuroscience Association has been funded by the Medical Research Council to conduct trials into a possible treatment for depression.

Because the researcher is tabloid bogeyman David Nutt, and the treatment in question is the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, we’re invited to regard this as another wacky experiment intended to pave the way for a psychedelic free-for-all. The thing that’s difficult, what with the heated temper of the “drugs debate”, and the intellectual vacuity of its very framing - as if “drugs” were a category that means any single thing socially or chemically, and as if there were a sin-

gle debate - is to separate out what’s under discussion here.

The proposal has nothing to do with the criminalisation or decriminalisation of banned substances. It has nothing to do with harm reduction, drugs of addiction, drug-related crime or any of the issues that surround cocaine, heroin and other street drugs.

Magic mushrooms don’t really enter into those debates in the fi rst place anyway. They aren’t controlled by criminal syndicates. If they are adulterated, they will most likely be adulterated with non-magic mushrooms.

People under the influence of mushrooms are not especially likely to rob you to feed their habit: they’re not addictive, they cost buttons and if you’re whanged on psilocybin you’ll struggle to organise a trip to the kitchen, let alone a burglary.

But more to the point nobody’s

making that case. What they’re suggesting is conducting clinical trials into the possibility that prescribing psilocybin might be of use in ameliorating the symptoms of depression.

Would such a trial be worth considering? By 2011, depression cost the British economy £11 billion a year. It costs hundreds of thousands of people untold misery, and thousands of people their lives. Yet it’s effectively impossible for Prof Nutt to get permission to manufacture psilocybin for his trials. Only four hospitals are licensed to stock it, and Nutt says the Home Office refuses to tell him which. That’s what should shock us. That’s the consequence of failing to separate science from politics, medical research from the social/criminal discussion. To further seek to derail a serious bid to help ill people with ad hominem anti-liberal woo-woo isn’t just babyish. It’s wicked.

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THE DATING DIARIES: Maximilian’s fortnightly column on online dating

‘Don’t you understand’ under W ould it ever happen, I thought with a sigh? My friend John cheered me up, “come on, you have only just started”. He was right of course; I tempered my haste and relaxed. With many interested ladies coming my way in record time, I soon started to feel like the master of the universe to quote writer Tom Wolfe. So it was a healthy experience to be put back in place.

There was this beautiful lady from Germany full of compliments, but hesitating to start communicating, wondering what I would do in a similar situation. I dived headlong into the trap of presumption and arrogance, asking her to ‘take the plunge’ of emailing and Skype, too self-involved to show interest to anyone else’s earnest feelings but my own. She immediately and rightly broke off contact, calling me judgemental, presumptuous and cocky; basically an arrogant prick. Hallelujah! Down the drain I went and rightly so, I thought, but very much a pity as she was most interesting. It was truly a novel experience. With regrets, now back to

square one! Fortunately, my even cockier friend John had his erudite advice ready: “Win some, lose some,” were his words of consolation, not to mention his authentically even more arrogant thinking.

It taught me a lesson to which I had not paid any attention before: that the dating site is a place where completely different strangers try to connect. Unlike asking for directions from a stranger in the street, on the dating site the person with whom you communicate sometimes almost instantly judges on the basis of flimsy information and sentences. I pride myself on not judging others, but on a dating site the other halves do and definitely think you do too.

Much later, when I was in contact with someone else, I was constantly accused of ‘analysing’ what she said, even during extended Skype sessions. Simple questions, mere impressionist observations were brushed off as analysis, especially when seeking clarification of what I considered clearly nonsensical language. ‘Judging’, ‘explaining yourself’, ‘analysing’, ‘problems at work’, it was all balderdash in

my book, usually silly excuses for unfinished or new boyfriend business, but that was how the equally serious other half on the dating site reacted. You have to fight the urge to say, ‘don’t you understand what I’m saying, you dummy?’ It is a pity, first because my own communication skills, on which I pride myself, are perceived as severely deficient; second because, after the relief of not dealing with a scammer, you find that it is not easy to start communicating at all with an intelligent lady, even if she herself is actively looking for a partner.

One of the advantages of a dating site is that you learn a new language. My English was obviously not the English the other half would understand the same way.

Like Orwellian ‘newspeak’, the substance of the phrases gets obfuscated in Cyberspace by someone who perceives totally different things. Newspeak is not the exclusive privilege of politicians even though they are real masters at it.

In politics, social handouts to the needy are often called ‘abuse of the system by the poor’, disregarding that government exists thanks to

‘hand outs’ of money by thoroughly abused tax payers.

Seeking to turn love into money may be remotely comparable to biblical attempts to transform water into wine; many ladies are particularly expert at attempting it, in the process invoking deity in their romantic utterances. It is a separate class of thought and language (newspeak!), with its own particular, horrible sentences and atrocious grammar. In romance, abuse of language and misunderstanding prevails. What is said is not what is read. I say: ‘I like you’, ‘you are beautiful’ etc., trying to be clear of what I want, facilitating getting together. The other side, however, reads me saying: ‘I am a weirdo; I judge; explain; analyse; do everything wrong’. And frankly, I am guilty of it too: She writes: ‘Hi, I am Janet, 32 years of age, I am caring, faithful, loyal, truthful, honest and confidential’. I read her saying: ‘Hi, I am not a woman but an old geezer, between 20 and 50, using porn model pictures, callous about you but not your money, perfidious, treacherous, hating you in your affluent society (living

proof they haven’t been to Cyprus recently!), burping, scratching my groin, loving your bank account (another proof of the aforesaid!).

The letters, like ‘big brother’, contain serious endeavours at indoctrination and manipulation of your thought processes to the extent that if you, feeling guilty, are not careful, you will commiserate for not forking out the cash and rushing to Western Union. There really is the occasional urge to do so. It can take serious forms, for example when you are told that the invariably poor lady who proclaims to love you passionately has already spent so much of her own money to travel, has borrowed from parents, family and friends; please endow the remaining paltry sum to make up the difference.

At the end of the day, you are left with another futile experience, food for thought and writing. Finding a serious companion is a long road with many priorities, pitfalls, sadness, compassion, but also great moments of joy and laughter.

It is an elegant minuet; I’m learning to dance, an experience in itself!

Unsafe mortar shells

Public transport up

Losses to hit €8b

British tourists facing manslaughter charges after the death of a British soldier at a nightclub appeared at Larnaca District Court this week.

The defendants all British passport holders, two of Pakistani origin and the third of Somali descent, were arrested soon after the stabbing and have been kept behind bars since.

Reliable sources indicate that dialogue has begun between the prosecution and defence lawyers, with the possibility of one the defendants offering a guilty plea.

All three men pleaded not guilty at the start of the trail.

The case concerns the death of Fusilier David Lee Collins, 19, who was stabbed through the heart in the early hours of November 4 last year, whilst clubbing with three other soldiers.

thousand mortar shells scattered across multiple National Guard (NG) storehouses in Cyprus and bought decades ago may no longer be safe, the defence minister has said.

Fotis Fotiou and representatives of the (unnamed) French manufacturers inspected some of the sites holding the munitions this week, which are due to be shipped to France for destruction.

“I was obliged to expedite action because I was clearly told by the NG leadership that these (mortar shells) needed to be destroyed yesterday even, and are dangerous,” Fotiou said.

He was confi rming a report by daily newspaper Politis saying that some of the mortar shells seemed to have deteriorated, but added that there were more mortar shells than originally reported, roughly 60,000 of them kept in 20-25 different storehouses.

per cent more people in Limassol and 11 per cent more in Nicosia are using the bus, the two companies EMEL and OSEL announced this week.

People are looking for ways to save money and are now being forced to look at how much they spend on buying, maintaining and running cars, Giorgos Kyriakou, EMEL director said.

“Now that people are using the bus out of necessity, we should seize this opportunity to improve the system so when the bus is used it is considered a pleasant experience. When the country starts to recover and people again have a choice of what kind of transport to use, they will choose the bus and not go back to the expense of using a privately owned car,” Kyriakou said.

The bus company has suggested a modest increase in the fare, which is currently fi xed at €1.

billion euro could be lost by large depositors who kept their money in the two biggest Cypriot banks through the restructuring of the two institutions, a European Commission document showed.

It is part of an estimated total €10.6 billion contribution from investors for restructuring the Cypriot banking sector, which also includes wiping out shareholders and bondholders in Laiki, or Popular, Bank as well as imposing losses on junior bondholders in the Bank of Cyprus and a deposit-for-equity swap.

Cyprus will close Laiki, its second biggest bank, and restructure its biggest, Bank of Cyprus, in return for an international loan of €10 billion over three years.

The Eurogroup decision on March 25 set the terms of the bailout, which included massive losses for uninsured depositors with over €100,000 in Laiki and Bank of Cyprus.

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The nature of the taxidermist

Polly Morgan has created quite a stir with artwork featuring stuffed animals. She was in Cyprus recently to set up a small, ongoing exhibition.

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our life doesn’t sound very glamorous, I observe to Polly Morgan – sitting in the Weaving Mill in old Nicosia, round the corner from The Office Gallery where a small exhibition of her work is now running – and she laughs out loud.

“Not glamorous at all, no! There’s nothing glamorous about it. It’s fun,” she concedes, “I like working from home, I like being my own boss, and I like deciding what I’m going to do every day. But it’s not glamorous.

When I’m not doing office stuff I’m skinning animals, and that’s quite a dirty job!”

Wait, what? Skinning animals?

What kind of artwork is that? It might be advisable to visit pollymorgan.co.uk before reading on, because no description of Polly’s art can really match the visceral shock of seeing it – the point being, to quote from The Office’s press release, “the use of animals as raw materials [in] her work, and their placement as protagonists in scenes that are unnatural to them”.

Hence, for instance, the coffi n with clumps of tiny baby chicks bursting out of the cracks. Hence the

Animal lover: Polly Morgan with the exhibition’s main piece Photo Christos Theodorides

Foundations and Remains An exhibition by controversial British artist/ taxidermist Polly Morgan.

Until May 5. The Office Gallery 32 Kleanthis Christophides Street, Old Nicosia.

Tel: 99-848495. www.theofficegallery.com

table setting – plate, knife and fork all neatly laid out – with a pigeon’s head as the main course (the same work comes in two more variations, with the heads of a rabbit and a squirrel gazing up at the viewer). Hence the old-fashioned telephone receiver crammed with more of those baby chicks, their beaks erupting in joyous song, or the toothbrush with a sodden mass of feathers (yet another chick) plopped down on the bristles.

Hence the fox carcass entwined with octopus tentacles, or the dead pig with mushrooms growing out of its belly like splayed innards. Hence the massive flying-machine sculpture – a multitude of birds in fl ight, strapped to what looks like an inverted chandelier – that remains her most expensive piece, having been sold to a German collector for £85,000.

You won’t fi nd any of these at the rather modest exhibition at The Office (the most outrageous thing on view is a series of paintings made with the ashes of cremated birds) which may be just as well, given local sensibilities. Then again, surely Britain – with its near-obsessive love of animals – must be even more shocked

by Polly’s oeuvre? The woman her-

self considers the question with the air of someone who’s heard it before (she’s been interviewed by all the big UK papers). “I expect there are going to be people who don’t like what I’m doing,” she allows softly, “and, you know, that’s fi ne”.

She sips an espresso. She’s tired, not having slept well last night – nor did she go on a five-mile run this morning, which is how she usually starts the day. “I never set out to be controversial,” says Polly, and it’s easy to believe. She has green-blue eyes and fi ne, pale skin, her features both delicate and sharp: the chin is pointed, the nose slightly upturned.

She seems somehow fragile without being soft – and quite unaffected, dressed in casual black top and loose-fitting trousers. She speaks quietly, seriously; she seems very rational. “I really just see the animals as being a material,” she explains, “just like paint or something is a material”.

But doesn’t that depersonalise the animal? Doesn’t it make animal lovers react even more furiously?

“It’s quite irrational if they do,” she replies, “because I’ve always been very clear about the fact that

nothing ever dies in order for me to use it. It’s all natural deaths or accidental deaths. I’m an animal lover myself”. She’s not out to mock the animals, she’s trying to honour them – and, by placing them in incongruous settings, to make us see them as if for the fi rst time. Besides, she adds, taxidermy isn’t like embalming. She’s not stuffi ng a corpse, she’s essentially creating a fake animal.

That’s why her subjects are skinned – because a paper-thin layer of skin is all that’s left of the original, along with the feathers and skull-bones.

The eyes are glass, while the body gets removed in its entirety and a replica body sculpted in balsa wood or “wood-wool” (a kind of fi ne straw).

All in all, she gets very few negative reactions – at least to her face. There are occasional “hate-fi lled messages” from angry people, but most seem to realise she’s an artist creating art, not some morbid weirdo desecrating animal corpses. “Within the art world everybody’s very openminded,” notes Polly, “and people kind of expect to be challenged in some way. So I’m less likely to be criticised in that context”.

That’s the point, of course: “the

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art world”. Like the formaldehyde cows of Damien Hirst – Polly’s friendly with Hirst and other YBAs (Young British Artists) even though, at 33, she’s half a generation younger – her work isn’t really intended for the casual viewer but a coterie of sophisticated gallery-goers and collectors who appreciate its plastic qualities and revel in its ‘challenging’ aspects.

Like many artists in a big city with a thriving artistic community, she seems to live in a kind of bubble where almost all her friends are other artists – or at least creatives, people working in art galleries or fashion or fi lm, plus a few chefs (“There are three or four very high-profi le chefs in London who always hang out with artists”). “It’s not that I don’t get on with people who don’t work in those professions,” she insists with a touch of desperation. “I just don’t really meet them very much.”

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er lifestyle is very workoriented – and, as already mentioned, far from glamorous. She lives next to Hackney Marshes in East London, where she runs her daily five miles with her dogs. “I’m obsessed with dogs, I love dogs, I’d have hundreds if I could” – but in fact she has two, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier and a Border Terrier crossed with Jack Russell. She gets to work around 9am and fi nishes in the evening, anywhere from 6 to 10pm – though much of that is taken up with administrative chores like invoices and emails, and even her ‘creative’ hours often translate into scraping out brains, popping out eyeballs and stripping off bird-flesh with tweezers. “I do enjoy the taxidermy,” she says disarmingly. “I enjoy it in the way I enjoy cooking or something – I fi nd it quite relaxing! Now that I know what I’m doing, I don’t fi nd it stressful at all”.

Surprisingly, she only goes out once a week on average, usually for dinner (her favourite haunt is J. Sheekey in Covent Garden) followed by a members’ club like the Groucho. “I don’t like going out, really,” admits Polly sheepishly. “I mean, I think it’s good for me to go out – once I’m out, I enjoy myself – but if it was up to me I’d probably just stay in every night. I have to kind of force myself to be social sometimes”. Stay in and do what? “Just go to bed early,” she shrugs, then laughs at my expression. “Yeah, I can be a bit boring if I’m left to my own devices”.

What do they talk about when they do go out, all these YBAs and media folk? “We never talk about art,” she replies instantly. “Most of the artists I know, the last thing they want to talk about is art”. Yet there is a certain something that binds them all together – a certain sense of humour, a certain way of thinking. She’s known it since her teens, when she wasn’t an artist herself but doing an English Lit degree and hating every moment. “I just didn’t fit in really, at all,” she recalls. “I probably didn’t make enough effort, and I was shy, and I didn’t connect with the people I met, at all”. Her real university campus was a bar in trendy Shoreditch where she found a job as barmaid and waitress (and later manager), hanging out with people who were slightly older and engaged in creative pursuits. Artists attract-

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ed her long before she started making art herself. There was a “bravery” about them, “a strange drive thing within themselves to be something nal or that isn’t necessarily very rational o setsensible”. They’d chosen not to tle down and get ‘normal’ jobs. Polly hesitates, trying to fi nd the words: hey’re “I think… a lot of the time, they’re wn up people who’ve never really grown properly”.

She herself grew up in Little wolds, Compton, a village in the Cotswolds, with a harried, hard-working mum, o olda rather dysfunctional dad, two ade of er sisters and a constant parade ys set(yes) animals. Dad “was always

There are occasional ‘hate-filled messages’ from angry people, but most seem to realise she’s an artist creating art, not some morbid weirdo desecrating animal corpses

ting up businesses with animals. He was kind of eccentric, and the businesses didn’t really work out. One day we’d have 200 goats, and the next day we’d have ostriches.” Ostriches? Really? “Ostriches, llamas, we had all kinds of animals. Dogs, cats, hens, hamsters, fish, budgies, everything you can think of”.

Polly’s parents eventually split up.

Her mum, who worked endless jobs to support the family, was perhaps the biggest influence on her youngest daughter: “She said to me that you absolutely have to look after yourself, especially as a woman. You can’t rely on a man to pay for things, and you have to do your own thing”.

Her dad, she admits, “wasn’t a great role model, really” – yet she also admits that she, Polly, owes a lot to his side of the gene pool. He was always in his shed making things, hutches for rabbits and so on, not unlike his daughter spending hours skinning (then painstakingly re-assembling) birds in her studio. “I think he was quite a creative person,” she muses.

“He just didn’t really ever fi nd the way to express it”.

An armchair psychologist might wonder how much Polly Morgan’s creative side is driven, to some extent, by a wish to connect with

her dad in a way she wasn’t able to as a child (one could also add that she’s drawn to older men: her current boyfriend, artist Mat Collishaw – one of the original YBAs – is 14 years older).

Add her admission that she felt “almost r es ent f u l” towards the parade of animals as a child – because her parents, especially her were dad, “always busy with the animals” – and one might draw a line between those childhood rivals and the animals she uses today, as if belatedly trying to attract Dad’s attention (what animal would she be, if she herself were an animal? “Maybe a bird,” she replies, aligning herself with her subjects).

Polly’s methods, the work ethic and controlled, independent lifestyle, may be influenced by her mother – but it’s also true that last year, asked to complete “What I see when I look in the mirror…” for a questionnaire in The Independent, she replied: “Increasingly, my father”.

Enough of the armchair psychology. Polly Morgan is candid, downto-earth and refreshingly unsentimental. “The animal that was using the body no longer needs it, so I don’t think there’s any problem with me using it now,” she explains at one point. She’s not very spiritual, mostly because we’ll never know the answers till we die “so just get on with life and enjoy it”. She loves art with a dry sense of humour, the poems of Philip Larkin or the intricate drawings of Paul Noble. She likes irreverence and hates – absolutely hates – political correctness, that “horrible plague” of censorious people pouncing on ‘offensive’ jokes (“Just because someone doesn’t like the joke doesn’t mean [you] have to apologise for it”) and everyone having to be careful what they say all the time.

She likes honesty, hard work, and dogs running up for a cuddle when you come home after a long day.

What does she plan to do with her few days in Cyprus? Setting up the exhibits won’t take long. You should go to the beach, I suggest, or up into the mountains. Polly sips her espresso with a small frown. “I’m not very good at relaxing,” she says. “I prefer to be of use. Otherwise I start to... It lets negative thoughts into my head”. Life never really gets easy, it seems, even for a quote-unquote ‘controversial’ artist whose work has sold in the high five figures. “I’m terrible at going on holiday,” laments Polly Morgan. I suppose it’s a bit too glamorous.

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Poker prom promise Cyprus triumphed at the t prestigious European Nations Cup pok poker tournament held in Paphos last weeken weekend, the first time the island has hosted an oofficial International Federation of Poker (I (IFP) competition. The Cyprus team will now join 17 top poker nations in the world to compete at tthe World Nations cup final in November.

Life saving sa a honour honou u An Electricit Electricity ty Authority of Cyprus (EAC) ma ch operator who machine riske ed his life to save an amateur risked fisherman ssh from drowning m a month ago was awarded P inn Parliament this week for h valour and altruism. The his m modest ceremony took place in the House President’s o ce, on the initiative of the offi FFr Friends of Police association, ho h to honour Stelios Stylianou, a 48-yye 48-year-old father of three who saveed the life of Giorgos Georgiou saved th morning of March 16. in the

Basketball for f peace A team of 12 young basketball baske players, six GreekCypriot and six Turkish-Cy Turkish-Cypriots from PeacePlayers-Cyprus will visit Norwa Norway on April 23-30 as part of a continuous effort to bring together youths from different backgrounds to learn from one another and contribute to a better future in Cyprus.

Rehn roasting Angry European lawmakers this week roundly condemned the handling of the Cyprus bailout programme, blaming the Eurogroup for its appalling communications, the Commission for not defending insured depositors, and some member states for their “colonial” approach to addressing eurozone troubles, much targeted at EU Commissioner for Economic Affairs Olli Rehn who was leading the debate.

Jailed for 15 years A 22-year-old Limassol man was this week jailed for 15 years for killing his neighbour over the way he had parked his car. Eleftherios Constantinou, who suffers from mental problems, stabbed Apostolis Athanasiou, 23, in November last year because the latter had parked his car outside his Kato Polemidia home.

‘I told you so’ Auditor-general Chrystalla Georghadji this week slammed the years of complacency in Cyprus which has led to millions slipping through the fingers of the state, much of which is now unrecoverable. During a briefing at the House Watchdog Committee, Georghadji said the state is owed €1.6 billion in tax and other revenues, which have gone uncollected despite repeated warnings from her office over the years on the amount of money wasted across the wider public service.

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The written word A group of keen writers in Paphos meet weekly to discuss writing in all its forms and have had a fair degree of success finds BEJAY BROWNE

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n a quiet corner of Paphos every Thursday morning people of all ages and from different backgrounds gather to discuss the written word. And while this seemingly small time group may not have created many waves, its individual writers have racked up an impressive amount of success.

A total of 17 authors from the Paphos Writers Group have had their work published, some even making it on to the Amazon best sellers list, and all credit the group with providing support, knowledge and the will to continue.

“I wasn’t a writer when I went to them for help and guidance. The feedback from them was very positive and constructive; they were fantastic and supportive,” says Nicola Simpson, whose recent book

would’ve taken me another year or two to have my book ready. I owe them a lot.”

Other successes include Cyprus - A Taste of Yesterday by Eleni Protopapa - which takes a look at life in Cyprus more than seven decades ago - and Appointment in Zambia

by Sara Dunn, a fascinating transAfrican adventure.

However, all those attending the group are not hoping to be published. For some it’s a hobby, while genres include travel, short stories and poetry.

Holloway is a well-known Paphos-based artist and photographer who says he joined the writers group “as he couldn’t resist”.

“I was experiencing a lull in my painting and I wanted to do something else which was creative so I joined the group about five years

A total of 17 authors from the Paphos Writers Group have had their work published, some even making it on to the Amazon best sellers list Abigail’s Rainbow detailing her feelings – from agony to forgiveness - following the death of her teenage daughter has been well received internationally.

She credits the group with helping her fi nish the book so quickly, and is now on a second tome. “One of the members, Maurice Holloway, gave a tutorial on dialogue which enabled me to go away and write exactly what I needed to straight away. If I hadn’t had their help it

ago,” he said. And although he has completed two novels, an autobiography and two children’s books, he will not be following Nicola’s path as he says he has no desire to see them in print.

“I wrote these books as more of a challenge to myself, to see if I could write something more substantial than a couple of thousand words.”

Each week the group tasks its members with homework, which often proves more popular than in

school days past. “So far I’ve been a murderer, a thief and a sexy man,” says Holloway.

The ethos behind the group is to “share experiences and help to develop writing skills,” says its chairman John Goodwin. The initial idea to set it up was conceived in 1999 and six members held their fi rst meeting in May 2000. A few years later, the members produced a compendium of short stories, articles and poems called Whispers from a Veranda, all proceeds from the sale of which were donated to local charities.

The meetings – which usually number between 20 and 30 people - are chaired by Goodwin who has recently published his fi rst novel

The Last Olympiad, a gripping tale of a disaffected British-born Muslim.

He says a second book is on the way and also credits the group for rousing him. “The group has been invaluable to me, providing inspiration and support to help me get the jumbled up mess of ideas in my head into some form of coherency on a piece of paper.”

The group will also go through each other’s work, proof reading it and correcting grammar.

Participants undertake writing exercises, such as speed writing.

Goodwin says it keeps the ideas flowing. “We read over our work and give opinions. Some of us are working on books so chapters are read out and we then critique it.”

Those who take part come from all walks of life but tend to be English or Cypriot although anyone is welcome as long as they have a good grasp of the English language. “We are all very passionate about writing, whether it’s for our own pleasure, or with the aim of getting something published and we also have regular and different challenges to meet. This month we are undertaking magazine writing and the current challenge is to get published in a UK magazine,” adds Godwin.

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To discover more about Human Design and get a free chart visit: www.jovianarchive.com/Get_Your_Chart. For in-depth interpretation contact Al on 99 252564 or email ishkhanwork@gmail.com

Understanding human design Human design creator Ra Uru Hu and (below) a person’s chart

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s I arrive at Chalice Earth, Al is sketching a human silhouette on the whiteboard. With great precision, he adds nine boxes – some squares, some triangular – and a number of arcane squiggles, many of which I recognise as symbols of the zodiac. He’s about to give a lecture, and this is my formal introduction to the subject of human design.

To start, we’re given a little background to set the scene: the science behind the topic, its origins – alas, a tale too complicated to relate here – and how Al came across human design through his fascination with astrology. “But while astrology is like a gorgeous opera, a movie played out in the night sky, human design is a video game in which you can customise your avatar,” he smiles. “And if you learn how to play the game, your life can be designed to give you the strategy to make decisions.” Two sentences in, and the audience is rapt – and for the next hour Al holds us captivated as, in a whirl of colourful simile and lively anecdote, we are made privy to the cosmic blueprint of life...

As he refers to the whiteboard, Al discusses the influence of the planets, the stars, cosmic dust and the moment of one’s birth: “The fi rst thing you learn about human design is that not everyone is put together in the same way. There are four Types: 70 per cent of us are Generators, full of energy and designed to respond,” he says, adding with a laugh that it’s a cruel irony when those of us brought up in the West are generally programmed “like Nike, to Just Do It! Generators have a special motor switched on – the Sacral Centre,” he says, indicating a square on the board, and explaining that each

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It’s a bit like astrology, it’s a bit like Kabbalah, and a bit like I Ching. It is also extremely accurate finds ALIX NORMAN intrigued by a system that shows how to approach life

shape pertains to the nine energy Centres of the body.

Connected by 34 Channels, these Centres are either defi ned or undefi ned; where they’re switched on is where we make our decisions – if they’re open, or undefi ned, we receive and amplify the emotions of others. “For example, Projectors - who encompass 30 per cent of the population – do not have their Sacral Centre defi ned. They’re our guides, our mentors, our CEOs,” Al explains, “designed to share their wisdom and then disappear to get lots of rest!”

Nine per cent of us are Manifestors, here to push things forward: “They’re designed to impact society, to overcome obstacles .” And the rarest group is the Reflectors – the name being self-explanatory: “Reflectors are even rarer than Manifestors; I’ve never met one,” says Al sadly, while we all secretly hope we could be the fi rst.

There are a lot of layers to human design - thought up by Ra Uru Hu which draws on systems as diverse as I Ching, astrology and Kabbalah; we’ve covered the Centres, the Channels and the four Types, touched on the Gates and the Zodiac - but there’s

There are a lot of layers to human design, which draws on systems as diverse as I Ching, astrology and Kabbalah

more to come. There are twelve Profi les based on the alignment of the planets three months before, and at the time of birth, which give us our unconscious and conscious characteristics, and as the talk ends with a whirl of fascinated chatter, I try to guess which fits me best.

Luckily, I don’t have to leave it all to chance: Al has promised me a full reading the following morning. “When I prepare for a reading, I spend a lot of time understanding each and every Gate, the Channels and the Centres,” says Al, apologising for offering a mere snapshot of the power of the system in the little time I have available. With my birth details inputted into the software, all is revealed. And it’s uncanny; it’s truly uncanny how much Al knows about me. This isn’t generalisation, it’s specific information, character depths that even my closest friends couldn’t guess at.

“You’re a Generator,” Al explains, “with loads of energy. You have a strongly defined Root Centre, which is constantly organising an adrenal response to external pressures.

Those, like you, who have it switched on have an internal deadline system, regardless of outside influences. And your Spleen Centre is also defined,” he says. “But your G Centre, dealing with self, is undefined, so you probably have no consistent life direction, identity or experience of love.” At this point, we digress and have a brief look at the chart of my significant other, comparing the two. And yes, his G Centre is defined, and his willpower – which I totally lack – is very strong.

“He knows exactly who he is, and this will impact you, because you’re much more of a chameleon...”

The comparisons are fascinating, especially as Al has never met my better half, and it’s all absolutely spot on: my entire life in black and white

–the highs and lows, the joys and the pressures. My 5/2 Profi le labels me as a Heretic Hermit, which sounds rather fearsome, until Al clarifies: “The Heretics are our generals, here to take charge in times of crisis; as a Five you’re larger than life. But the irony is that ultimately you just want to retire behind the scenes with a cup of tea!” And this, apparently, ties in with my unconscious profi le, that of the Two. “The Two is often typified as ‘the natural’, you’re probably good at everything you try.” Ah ha! “But, as the Hermit, you probably have no understanding of how you come to have these gifts, and your instincts cause you to abdicate responsibility unless persistently pressured.” Oh dear!

Fortunately, Human Design doesn’t just tell us who we are, it can advise us how to improve our lives, and Al is reassuring in his recommendations: as a Generator, I need to trust my instincts, and my 5/2 Profile means that I should resist the constant expectations of others, relying rather on self-motivation. “You’ll know when the right thing comes along,” Al maintains. “That’s the great thing about Human Design: it doesn’t lay a massive guilt trip on you. It just says: you’re not designed to do this.”

Consumed with ideas, I conclude by asking whether I’m in the right career - after all, I’ve tried a number of different things over the years, what if I’m secretly designed to be a fi ling clerk? “Everything about your ‘programme’ indicates your purpose is to inspire others,” laughs Al, as we say our goodbyes. “And as long as you’re in a job that allows you to encourage and share, you’re absolutely on the right track.” I leave feeling irrepressible, ablaze with enthusiasm and longing to share my newfound knowledge with the world.

08 TRAVEL

CLOSER TO PARADISE

Local hero: the Park Hyatt's Dhoni Lounge with its roof made from an upturned fishing boat

It’s easier to combine trips to resorts in the quieter southern Maldives with those in the north, thanks to a recently opened domestic airport, says IAN WALKER

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he journey to paradise is so much easier now.

Reaching the isolated southern Maldives used to require an extra two hours, for a fl ight and a speedboat ride on top of the 10-hour hike to Malé in the north of the islands. But with Kooddoo airport opening last autumn on the once-remote Gaafu Alifu Atoll, that connection time is now just 45 minutes, courtesy of a twice-daily service introduced by national airline Maldivian. A timely boost for tourism in the wake of political unrest in the capital.

My wife and I were more than ready to sample the charms of the Park Hyatt Hadahaa in the south.

Fraught from our lack of work/life balance, at fi rst we slumped in our

kel at the PADI Dive Centre.

The new five-star resort is the Hyatt Group’s fi rst property in the Indian Ocean. Surrounded by more than 150 uninhabited islands, it was the fi rst resort in the Maldives to commit to the EarthCheck design and construction principles. Just 14 of the 50 villas are built over the ocean; the others sit unobtrusively facing the beach, surrounded by mature trees and shrubs creating shade and garden boundaries. Water was provided daily in reusable glass bottles and bathroom potions in refi llable stoneware pots. This was the only hotel we visited that did not resort to plastic.

Rooms are modern and minimalist, with iPads and free wifi. A wall of sliding glass doors made the most of

Service is super-slick, with personal butlers who orchestrate little touches such as fresh milk in your fridge if you can’t face the UHT villa with room service and DVDs. We managed a few forays to the bar, set on a raised platform at one end of an infi nity pool. Our reward was a hit of vibrant living colour at every turn - the sky, the beach, the flora and, of course, the treasure trove that is the ocean.

The coral reef encompassing the island contains 250 coral species and 1,200 types of fish as well as endangered Hawksbill turtles. Snorkelling gear is free to use, with a half-hour orientation session and guided snor-

views overlooking the pool and beach beyond. The island takes barely 20 minutes to walk around but even when the hotel is busy, there is still a feeling of privacy and seclusion.

Service was prompt and always with a smile. After two mornings, breakfast staff knew I liked a cappuccino and my wife preferred a latte and would bring it without being asked. At the Dining Room and the informal Island Grill, guests are encouraged to go barefoot on the sand while chefs work at a central

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theatre-style kitchen. During barbecue evenings our chosen meat or fish was cooked in front of us. Breakfast choices included spicy Maldivian specialities but our favourite meal was a lunch of fish and great burgers at the bar.

After five days, we were met by a representative from The Residence Maldives, our next stop a 45-minute speedboat transfer away. Nestled on the island of Falhumaafushi, the Residence is a large resort with 94 cream and thatched-roof villas, the vast majority on solid wooden stilts over the ocean, joined by a long jetty from the beach. The plant life is less mature than on Hadahaa as the resort was only officially opened in September, which makes the 19 beach villas less private (management are tackling this by nurturing indigenous shrubs within their own on-site plant nursery).

Service is super-slick, with personal butlers who orchestrate little touches such as fresh milk in your fridge if you can’t face the UHT. Our water villa had a spacious dining room and indoor and outdoor rain shower. However, the pièce de résistance was the large mosaic-tiled infi nity pool with a ladder down into the vast azure ocean.

When the ocean is calm and glinting under the sun’s rays, there is no more tranquil scene in the world, and this is the view from the spa. Located at the tip of the resort, glasssided pavilions perch over the ocean.

After the signature Peace treatment my wife declared the therapist Rahul to be a genius.

We are not ones for excursions but were persuaded to try a sunset dolphin cruise with just us and the small crew of a brightly painted dhoni - a traditional Maldivian fishing boat. The resort’s 95 per cent dolphin-spotting rate was proved

within the fi rst 10 minutes when half a dozen swam with the boat, leaping out of the water as the crew whistled and clapped.

After four nights, it was time for a more conventional speedboat trip to Kooddoo airport for the fl ight back to Malé and the 40-minute boat transfer to our fi nal destination, Cocoa Island. It is a much overused word but there is something undeniably “cute” about the curved wooden boat-shaped villas, inspired by the local dhonis, that make up this intimate resort of 33 over-water suites. Each structure is connected by a sinuous planked walkway and overhangs the shallow water of the lagoon.

Floor-to-ceiling windows open on to private decks with quaint wooden steps leading into the aquamarine waters. Shoals of silver fish hug the shade of the walkway and reef sharks cruise in the shallows safe from other predators, but best of all was the striking turquoise and rust red octopus. “Our octopus”, as we called it, lived under our villa. We snorkelled around it protectively, smug that no one else seemed to have one - although they probably did.

The underwater theatre continued at night, with lights along the walkway illuminating the life beneath, such as stingrays and manta rays shimmying into the sandy ocean floor while sharks glided past and a large hermit crab pushed his beautiful conch shell, edged with pink, along the sea bed.

When not in the water, we were eating delicious Asian fusion food in the wooden cathedral of a dining room or drinking cocktails by the pool. Inevitably, our last few hours flew by, the only up-side being that now it’s so much easier to get to paradise, maybe it won’t be so long before we return.

Reef life: spotting a hawksbill turtle

Welcome to Ephesus

In ancient times, the great coastal port of Ephesus created a great city with over 250,000 inhabitants. Located in what is now the western coast of Turkey near the modern city of Selcuk (Seljuk), the port itself silted up and the city now lies nearly 10km from the waters of the Aegean. Although the Romans later took over Ephesus, the city’s roots lie deep in Greek colonisation where, centuries before, the Greeks of Asia Minor built one of the Seven Wonders of the World in honour of the goddess Artemis.

But due to long decades of control by the Persian monarchs, it mingled Greek ideas with more eastern influences.

In the ancient world, Ephesus was a centre of travel and commerce. Situated where the mouth of the Cayster River meets the Aegean, the city was one of the greatest seaports of the ancient world. Three major roads

led from the seaport: one went east towards Babylon via Laodicea, another to the north via Smyrna and a third south to the Meander Valley.

The name Ephesus was probably derived from the word Apasas, the name for the site in the late Bronze Age. A pre-Greek name, most likely meaning bee, it is strongly supported by the popular symbolism of that most famous of goddesses, the Ephesian Artemis.

However, legend is much more interesting. Ancient historians tell the story that Ephesus was founded far earlier than the Ionian colonisation. As was customary in ancient times to consult the oracle before any important event, Androclus, the son of Codrus, the legendary King of Athens, always sought the Oracle’s wisdom before founding a city. He asked the Oracle where to settle in this region of Anatolia. The

answer was simple: “at the place which will be indicated by a fish and a wild boar”.

After colonists landed in the region of Ephesus, they made camp and were grilling fish.

A burning fish set a bush on fi re causing a boar to leap out of the bush and run away. Remembering the words of the Oracle, they founded Ephesus on the spot.

Throughout its various incarnations, Ephesus was unique and a city convinced of its own values. The melting pot of Greek and Asian characteristics made it memorable and extremely profitable.

Today Ephesus can be visited from cruise ships that dock at the nearby port of Kusadasi throughout the summer and autumn months, including Holland America Line who, through Century Travel in Paphos are offering free shore excursions on all bookings made before May 31 for selected dates in 2013.

Etihad announces strongest ever Q1 results Etihad Airways, which this year celebrates its 10th anniversary of operations, has recorded its strongest ever passenger and cargo results for a fi rst quarter. The Abu Dhabibased airline posted Q1 2013 passenger revenues of $900 million (2012: $758 million), an increase of 19 per cent; and cargo revenues of $193 million (2012: $165 million), an increase of 17 per cent. Passenger numbers in Q1 2013 grew by 18 per cent, rising from 2.3 million to a record 2.8 million.

The average seat factor was 80.5 per cent, four percentage points higher than the previous year (2012: 76.5 per cent), despite a 12 per cent increase

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in capacity. The seat factor is above IATA’s current global average of 77.1 per cent.

Etihad Cargo also had its strongest first quarter, with tonnage up 20 per cent from 85,152 to 101,776 tonnes.

James Hogan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Airways, said: “Our Q1 2013 results have again outstripped global trends, with our strongest ever fi rst quarter results for passenger revenue.

“This performance demonstrates that Etihad Airways’ strategy of organic growth, wide-ranging partnerships, and strategic equity investments is delivering for us and our partners”.

10 FOOD & DRINK WINES with George Kassianos

Some classics from one of the island’s top wineries

A new look for Vouni Panayias

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or generation after generation, the vineyards at Vouni Panayias have been cultivated with the passion, great care and enthusiasm that leads Andreas Kyriakides to constantly research and experiment with indigenous grape varieties, both well and lesser known ones. Technology plays its part and blends well with tradition.

Vouni Panayias is an exceptional viticultural area, and the aim of the Kyriakides family is to produce quality wines from grapes cultivated exclusively in the winery’s vineyards that carry the distinct characteristics of the region.

Located in Panayia 880m above sea level, the winery is surrounded by the Paphos forest and its wildlife, prominently featured on the company logo in the form of a mouflon. A family business set up by two brothers and a cousin, the experience of Andreas Kyriakides, the driving engine behind the winery, at the Department of Viticulture and Oenology pushed him into setting up this regional winery in 1987.

From 10,000 bottles the winery stands now at half a million.

Kyriakides started by reviving the family vineyard that spreads over 12 hectares. In this unique ecosystem he planted the indigenous white varieties of Xinisteri, Promara and Spourtiko and the reds Maratheftiko and Yiannoudi. The climate of the region is Mediterranean with mild winters and temperate summers cooled by the Troodos mountain peaks. The vines are planted on their original roots not using the American rootstock; the vineyards are surrounded by pine forest while the Troodos extends from the winery to the north-east. The soil possesses a mostly clay to gypsumclay structural composition.

After a major construction, the winery is now specially designed for receiving the grapes straight after the harvest and the smooth circulation of must and wine – it houses all necessary equipment for the production of high-quality wines. Also the winery is turning out to be an education centre

with its museum and tasting room and also with a display of the making of grape products as its theme.

The winery is open to all wine lovers and anyone wishing to get to know the world of Cyprus wine and viticulture as well as enjoy a homemade meal at the winery’s restaurant.

The Wines Alina Dry 2012, Pafos Region, Abv 12% This wine is a pure expression of the Xinisteri grape. Aromas of mango, lemongrass and hints of lime zest with light citrus and undertones of herbs and freshly cut grass make this wine so inviting. The vibrant citrus is rounded out with more tropical tastes on the crisp palate with a clean, fresh fruity fi nish. The bright acidity in the wine will hold up to many different cuisines, but this is also the perfect accompaniment to warm summer afternoons. €5.50

Alina medium dry 2012, Pafos Region, Abv11% Wine lovers are entranced with Vouni Panayias Xinisteri. Approachable, fresh and exploding with bright, vibrant flavours and heady aromatics, we like to think our Xinisteri delivers style and substance. Tropical nose of pineapple, melon, ripe pear, beeswax, peach and a touch of cut herbs. It has a big mouthful of pink grapefruit and melon, with a bright, full bodied finish of lime, lemon and a touch of honey. .

This wine is wonderful with fish and all types of seafood; try it also alongside summer salads and Asian flavoured poultry dishes. €5.50

Spourtiko 2012 Pafos Region, Abv13% This elegant and refreshing Spourtiko displays a characteristic crisp lime, apple and stone fruit nose overlayed with pear drops and sugar dust. Its palate of apple enhances the lingering, well balanced crisp finish.

Best partner on the table with salads, steamed or grilled fish, light stir fries and noodle dishes. €8

Promara 2012, Pafos Region, Abv12.5% A rich, welcoming nose with tropical nuances, guavas, citrus and undertones of green nettle. Mouth fi lling with tropical and citrus theme continued, underpinned by a lively acidity.

The wine creates a broad mid-palate, highlighted by hints of winter melon and even a trace of streaky minerality, leaving a lingering finish. An ideal summer wine to be enjoyed with salads, char-grilled artichokes in olive oil with cured meats on a meze platter or fresh line fish on the grill. €12.50

Pampela 2012, Pafos Region, Abv12.5% Mavro and Maratheftiko rosé has subtle honeysuckle, strawberry, pink grapefruit and blood orange aspects making them part of a complex taste story with a beginning, middle and end. Well-made and classy, would work perfectly as an aperitif as well as for multiple of lovely dishes, especially summer fare like calamari frito, salads and seared scallops or shellfish. €5.50

Plakota 2012, Pafos Region, Abv13% The 2012 Plakota begins with ex-

Kyriakides started by reviving the family vineyard that spreads over 12 hectares. In this unique ecosystem he planted the indigenous white varieties of Xinisteri, Promara and Spourtiko and the reds Maratheftiko and Yiannoudi

pressive aromas of cherry and strawberry that blend seamlessly with subtle notes of cedar, pepper and espresso bean. The local Mavro and Maratheftiko grapes form pure, jammy fruit at the core of the flavours on the soft and round palate, leading to a long finish of sugar plum and black licorice. Perfect for barbeques, the true secret of this wine can best be revealed when paired alongside grilled meats. €5.60

Barba Yianni Maratheftiko 2009, Pafos Region, Abv13% Intriguingly aromatic, this wine opens with bold notes of black raspberry, ripe black cherry, tobacco and the smoky toast of new French oak.

A rich array of flavour follows ranging from blackberries and chocolate to cherry reduction sauce and even a hint of herbs. The ripe, full fruit flavours are held in check by its moderate acidity and hearty, lush tannins resulting in a beautifully balanced Maratheftiko with a toasty wood fi nish, this is a wine that will come alive with a wellmarbled steak. €11.50

Yiannoudi 2011 Pafos Region a red wine that is not available yet in the market from young vineyards The novice grape is approachable, yet deeply rich with mouth-fi lling flavours of plum, cherries and wild red berries that dominate from start to finish with some mulling spice. Dark, juicy, plush it continues here with soft tannins that gently caress while the brambly fruit manifests in every glass.

Most suitably enjoyed with red meat dishes, particularly lamb, but can easily accompany even lighter styled dishes, such as turkey.

Outsiders make global inroads from France’s unsung wine region

By Paul Casciato Winemakers from Britain, Australia, the United States and even elsewhere in France are raising the profile of France’s largest but most unsung wine region, Languedoc-Roussillon.

In southwest France bordering Spain and the Mediterranean, Languedoc used to be a byword for mass quantities of mediocre wine sold through local co-operatives or to wine industry merchants for blending with wines elsewhere.

But the poor cousin to France’s Bordeaux and Burgundy wine regions is undergoing a transformation that has been attracting budding winemakers from around the world to a region

that produces more than 180 million bottles of AOC wine a year.

Outsiders in the region hail from as far away as New Zealand and as close to home as Bordeaux.

They provide a snapshot of the savvy new breed of Languedoc vignerons flouting the official rules governing French wine-making and applying scientific New World techniques to capture a bigger slice of the global market.

One illustrative member of the Outsiders who was attracted to Languedoc’s comparatively low vineyard prices, climate and a terrain that runs from rolling hills into wide plains and down to the coast is a 43-year-old former British pharmaceutical executive, Charles Simpson, and his wife,

Ruth.

The Simpsons bought Domaine Sainte Rose in 2002 and have won more than a dozen international wine awards while building up sales across the United States, Britain, Canada, Ireland, Poland, Germany and Switzerland, which account for almost all of the 360,000 bottles they produce each year.

None of their wines are produced according to the strict rules which govern the making of French wines accorded the Appellation d’Origine Controlee (AOC) or Appellation d’Origine Protegee (AOP) designations.

After an exhaustive global tour of wine-producing regions, the Simpsons took a cursory look

around the Languedoc “just to rule it out” and made the surprising discovery that an unloved region of the Old World was the best place for their new ideas.

Keen to buy a going concern in an up-and-coming wine region where they could build a unique reputation, plant what they wanted and make what they wanted, they found that New World wine regions had already become very established in their ways and had a stack of other would-be winemakers pushing up prices.

“By contrast, the Languedoc was the complete opposite,” Simpson said from his vineyard near the village of Servian a few miles inland from the Mediterranean coast. “Everyone was trying to get

out of it.”

The number of vignerons in the Languedoc-Roussillon has plummeted from 43,000 in 2000 to 25,800 in 2010.

Catherine Wallace and Patrick Keohane, who own Chateau de Combebelle in the Saint Chinian appellation area, are among the 12 members of the Outsiders. But their red wines are all produced under AOC regulations.

Wallace said the Languedoc was still a place where the rules can be bent to appeal to the market.

“This is a place where an innovative gung ho winemaker can make a mark,” Wallace said.

“But it will take 20 years to filter through to the outside world.”

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11 RECIPES

with Maria Socratous

Easter entertaining ideas Tasty appetisers and delicious mains for when you have seasonal visitors Coronation Crab Crackers Makes 40 1tbsp mild curry paste 2tbsp 0% Greek yoghurt 1tbsp mango chutney Zest and juice ½ lime 170g cans crabmeat, drained 50g iceberg lettuce, finely sliced 50g pack prawn crackers or mini poppadoms, to serve Coriander leaves, to garnish Mix the curry paste, yoghurt, chutney and lime zest and juice together.

Stir through the crab and season.

Spoon the lettuce on to the crackers and top with the crab mixture.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve immediately. put in a very hot oven for 5-6 minutes and serve.

Onion Bhajis Makes 24

Stuffed Salmon

2 red onions, sliced 1tbsp olive oil 400g courgettes, grated and excess juice squeezed out 1 garlic clove, crushed 5-6tbsp plain flour 1 egg 1tbsp garam masala 2tbsp mango chutney 200ml oil In a pan, fry the onions in the olive oil for 5 minutes until soft. In a large bowl, mix together the onions, courgettes, garlic, flour, egg, garam masala and chutney to create a thick paste.

Heat the oil in a large pan until very hot. Use a tablespoon to drop spoonfuls of the mixture into the hot oil.

Cook for 1-2 minutes on each side until golden. To reheat if making ahead,

Serves 12 1 onion, chopped 25g butter 500g plain tsoureki or any other eggenriched bread (plain panettone), cubed 200g sourdough bread, cubed 1 head fennel, halved lengthwise then sliced crossways 50g bunch each dill and parsley, chopped 2 egg whites, lightly beaten 2 x 1.25kg sides salmon, trimmed and skinned 2tbsp olive oil 4-6 lemons, halved Mustard and dill sauce, to serve Heat the oven to 200C/gas 6. For the stuffing, sauté the onion in the butter, add to the bread, fennel and

Whyyoushouldeat Avocado Here’s something to think about next time you’re digging into an avocado: the Aztecs referred to avocados as the fertility fruit, or ‘ahuacatl’, which - when literally translated - means ‘testicle tree’. Not to worry, although the fruit did originate in Central America, various other nations have been slightly less graphic in their nomenclature: in India it’s known as the ‘butter fruit’, the Chinese word translates as ‘alligator pear’, and our English term stems from the word ‘advocate’ – though nobody is quite sure why. Often mistyped as a vegetable, the avocado could be more correctly classed as a berry, with a single seed. And despite the common notion that avocados are absolutely full of fat, they’re actually very good for April 21, 2013• SUNDAY MAIL

you. Much like almonds and olive oil, it’s merely a case of distinguishing between ‘good fat’ and ‘bad fat’.

The fat content in avocados, which often causes dieters to eschew the fruit, is actually very beneficial to the body: avocados are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, and oleic acid – the primary fatty acid in the fruit – improves cardiovascular health and protects the body against heart disease.

Still on the subject of the ‘good fats’, avocados will boost your good cholesterol levels, commonly known as HDL - High Density Lipoprotein – as opposed to the bad stuff, which is the LDL or Low Density Lipoprotein. HDL cholesterol helps to protect against the damage caused by free radicals, and also aids in the regula-

herbs and blitz in the food processor.

Tip into a bowl; add the egg whites, season and stir.

Set one salmon fillet, best side up, on a foil-covered baking sheet and cover with stuffing. Top with other salmon fi llet, best side up, and tie the fish along its length with string. Drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper and cook for 20-25 minutes or until just cooked.

Turn off the oven, leaving the fish to rest inside for 10 minutes. Serve with the lemons and sauce.

Balsamic-Glazed Racks of Lamb Serves 4 2 x 4-bone racks of lamb, trimmed 4tbsp olive oil Juice 1 lemon Large handful oregano, chopped 4 garlic cloves, chopped 5tbsp balsamic vinegar 2tbsp honey

4tbsp chopped rosemary, plus extra sprigs, to serve Place the racks of lamb in a large non-metallic dish. Mix together the olive oil, lemon juice, half the oregano, the garlic and seasonings and pour over the lamb. Leave to marinate in the fridge for at least 2 hours or overnight.

To make the balsamic glaze, whisk together the vinegar, honey and rosemary. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.

Heat the oven to 200C/gas 6. Remove the lamb from the marinade.

Heat a large frying pan and brown the lamb racks in a little olive oil until browned on all sides. Place on a large baking sheet and roast for 20 minutes per 450g for pink lamb or 25-30 minutes for well done.

Five minutes before the end of cooking, brush the lamb liberally with the balsamic glaze. Remove the lamb from the oven and leave to rest for 5 minutes before carving.

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tion of triglyceride levels, which prevent diabetes. In fact, a study by the Canadian Medical Association Journal found that a vegetarian diet that includes HDL fats can reduce levels of LDL as effectivelyy as statin drugs.

1mcg While just one avocado contains 81mcg of lutein, an important nutrient forr healthy eyes, and more potassium than a banana, it’s little known thatt avocados have the highest proteinn content of any fruit. Avocados pro-vide all 18 essential amino acids necessary for the body to form a complete protein, and unlike the protein in a steak - which can be a challenge to the digestive system - avocado protein is so

high in fibre that your body can far more readily absorb it , making the fruit a great nutritional ally for vegetarians, vegans and dieters.

Packed with vitamins, avocados’ unique combination of Vitamins C and E, carotenoids, selenium, zinc, phytosterols and omega-3 fatty acids helps guard against in-

flammation, aiding in the prevention and mitigation of arthritis. They’re also a rich source of carotenoids, which promote the healthy functioning of both the immune and reproductive systems, as well as protecting the health of your eyes. Ok, the average avocado contains 300 calories, and I’m sure you’re thinking a bag of crisps would be much more fun and cause the same damage... but this isn’t about your weight, it’s about your health: you can’t compare the greasy fat in crisps to the health benefits of an avocado. And if you need any more convincing, ponder on this: a one-acre avocado orchard removes up to three tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year; I’m pretty sure your crisps can’t do that!

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RESTAURANT REVIEW by Nathan Morley OTHER PLACES TO TRY NICOSIA DISTRICT Akakiko Makarios Avenue, Tel: 77778022 Bonzai Holiday Inn Hotel, Tel: 22 712712 Chopsticks Galaxias Shopping Centre, Tel: 22 817070 Dragon Stasinou Street, Tel: 22 591711 India India Nikis street, Tel: 22 490440 Sushi La Pindaou Street, Tel: 22 375036 Sushi Yam Yam Kennedy Ave, Tel: 77776464 Wagamama Themistoklis Dervis and Menandrou Streets, Tel: 22 870140 Zen Fusion Spyros Kyprianou Avenue, Tel: 22 755060

LIMASSOL DISTRICT Akakiko Apollonia Beach Hotel, Tel: 25 323351 Chi Lounge Uptown Square, Tel: 250025555 King’s Garden Kolonakiou street, Tel: 25 311166 Pagoda Ambelakion Street, Tel: 25 312000 Roku Profiti Ilia, Tel: 70009777 Shanghai Far East Griva Digeni and Riga Feraiou Streets, Tel: 25 748777 Zen Room Amathounda Avenue, Tel: 25 812659

LARNACA DISTRICT Ganga Indian Restaurant Larnaca-Dhekeleia Road, Tel: 24 824949 Lai Chinatown Makarios Avenue, Tel: 24 629508 Masalas Dhekelia Road, Tel: 24 644950 Nippon Bistro Grigoris Afxentiou Street, Tel: 24 657555 Sushi la Athenon Avenue, Tel: 24 628882 Taipei Town Makarios Avenue, Tel; 24 621399

PAPHOS DISTRICT Asiachi Amathus Hotel, Tel 26 883300 Bombay Brasserie Poseidonos Avenue, Tel: 26 964083 Chloe’s Chinese Restaurant Poseidonos Avenue, Tel: 26 934676 Gold Sakura Poseidon Avenue, Tel: 26 947492 O’Shin Sushi Bar Elysium Hotel, Tel: 26 844444

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iraculously, I enjoyed a new taste sensation in Ayia Napa this week. It was new for me anyway. I’m flummoxed as to how I failed to notice that top notch Polynesian cuisine has been served in the resort since 2003. I blame the location, but more on that in a moment.

So, my friends, for the fi rst time ever in this column we are off to the South Seas.

The Fiji restaurant looks like the kind of place you’d head straight to from the beach - it is a bit quirky.

The room is decked out with tropical island ornaments including stuffed lobsters, turtles and palm tree branches hanging over the patio. Add to this the signature sound of the Hawaiian steel guitar playing lightly in the background and you have arrived on a mock desert island.

In reality, it is the perfect surrounding to forget the drudgery and misery of the past month. Surprisingly the restaurant was buzzing – a cascade of punters passed through from as early as 7pm.

The lighting on the patio is nefarious and a bit thrilling: with small lamps and candles giving off more atmosphere than light. The balcony area looks down onto the main street in Ayia Napa and the monastery area.

More enticing still was the menu, which includes many unfamiliar savoury and sweet dishes from various Pacific and Asian regions. The South Seas are made up of over 1,000 scattered islands, meaning the region offers a pretty diverse array of exotic flavours.

Fiji, like many other restaurants

Fiji, Ayia Napa

The starter section was impressive. Choices included Shrimp Tempura, Hoe Malaeng Pho (garlic mussels with basil and chilies in oyster sauce) or traditional Asian spare ribs in the area, has an open kitchen – so you can glance over at the chefs working the woks – with the sounds, the smells and the sights of cooking helping you work up an appetite.

Next to the cooking area is a rather snazzy glass-encased wood-fi red oven, used for meats and breads.

The starter section was impressive. Choices included Shrimp Tempura, Hoe Malaeng

Pho (garlic mussels with basil and chilies in oyster sauce) or traditional Asian spare ribs. We ordered Satay A Yam (€4.95), which is grilled marinated chicken served on small bamboo skewers with a dish of sweet-rich peanut sauce. It is popular street food in Asia and quite fi lling – so, its best to order one serving and share.

The mains were a problem as there were so many dishes I had never encountered before such as Salmon Teriyaki, Mango Beef and the divine sounding spicy basil beef.

After help from the waiter, I chose the Mongolian Lamb (€13.95), which is vibrant rustic cooking at its best.

Served in a hot steel bowl – you’ll get a dish of succulent lamb fi llet

VITAL STATISTICS SPECIALTY Asian cuisine WHERE Fiji, 23 Makarios Ave, Ayia Napa

slices cooked with sweet red, green and yellow peppers that have been stir fried in thick dark soy and chilli sauce. It’s a hot dish, with a really smoky twang – a must for lovers of food with a kick.

The owner went to Fiji to fi nd the inspiration for his menu and if you ask, he is happy to show you a big book stuffed with photographs of his experiences of the islands.

For dessert, go for the Fiji Special Sweet (€5.95), which is fried ice cream, mixed with cornflakes, fresh fruit and covered with a sweet caramel sauce. The cocktail menu is a hoot – for a fiver try the Mi Thi, which is a blend of rum, coconut and a secret ingredient, which the waiter will not divulge.

This restaurant has all the ingredients of a hit - but part of the problem lies in the location. Even though it is right in the centre of Ayia Napa, it’s easily missed as it sits on the top floor and only has a small entrance.

It is above Clarabels restaurant, opposite the main monastery.

This place is certainly a change from the norm and it is probably best booking a table, especially at weekends.

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games Injustice Gods Among Us What if our greatest heroes became our greatest threat? Injustice: Gods Among Us introduces a bold new franchise to the fighting game genre. Featuring DC Comics icons such Batman, Cyborg, The Flash, Harley Quinn, Nightwing, Solomon Grundy, Superman and Wonder Woman, it presents a deep original story. Heroes and villains will engage in epic battles on a massive scale in a world where the line between good and evil has been blurred.

Robust DC comics roster Engage in epic match-ups with a massive roster of DC Comics heroes and villains including Batman, Cyborg, The Flash, Harley Quinn, Nightwing, Solomon Grundy, Superman and Wonder Woman.

Master God-like powers Unleash each character’s unique super powers with individual move-sets and environmental interactions.

Uncontainable battles Fight through multi-tiered fighting

discs James Blake

Overgrown As its title suggests, James Blake’s second album is a more fullbodied affair than the skeletal dubstep of his Mercury-nominated debut. Inspired in part by a meeting with his idol Joni Mitchell, there’s a shift in focus from sounds to songs. Not that this is traditional singer-songwriter fare. Opener Voyeur features woozy electronics and liberal helpings of cowbell; Take a Fall for Me sees the Londoner team up with the Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA, who raps about “fish and chips” and “stout” over Blake’s soulful background crooning. But there’s real poetry here too. “I don’t want to be a star but a stone on the shore/A lone doorframe in the war,” he sings on the haunting title track. Another album as strong as this and those dreams of longevity might just come true.

By Rick Pearson

Professional race drivers spend hours in a car battling excessive G-forces, and so require just as much training and physical fitness as an athlete running up and down a field. But their needs are specialised, which is why Ferrari F1 drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa this racecar racecar-shaped workout use shaped w machine from TTechnogym. nogy It focuses the driver’s dri workout wo on two April 21, 2013• SUNDAY MAIL

weapon Experience epic battles on a massive scale as players control the most powerful beings in the universe in destructible, interactive environments. Destroy elements of the world and use super powers to turn vehicles, buildings and more into powerful weapons.

All the world’s a stage Digital Theatre is one of the first forays into bringing technology to the humble stage, and there’s a lot of good in it.

Not only does it record theatrical performances (‘Nothing has happened but that which has been recorded’ - Oscar Wilde), but it then offers these up on demand, at two price points.

You can download to watch later, and while there are only 20 shows currently on offer, it will soon be populated by plenty more. The links between the app developers and some of the finest theatre companies in the UK means that in seconds you could be watching David Tennant and Catherine Tate in Much Ado About Nothing or David Suchet and Zoe Wanamaker in All My Sons.

You certainly get what you pay for: prices start at £3 for a forty-eight hour rental, rising to £5 to download. It’s a little extra for High Def, but the app itself is available for free on iOS and Airplay and Apple TV. www.itunes.apple.com

Console: PS3. Xbox 360, Wii U

Fall Out Boy Save Rock and Roll The fifth studio album from the Chicago band comes adorned with a most heart sinking title: rock’n’roll in its various forms does not really need saving and a manifesto such as this conjures up images of some stripped down, bare-chested metal boogie overlaid with boys’ bedroom ranting. Thankfully, Fall Out Boy are not in this game. Their songs career along with verve, high-register vocals from Patrick Stump, big choruses and clattering percussion. There are no guitar solos. Standouts include The Phoenix, My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark, Death Valley and the largely acoustic Young Volcanoes.

Just to show that this is a band with clout, Courtney Love performs a little light snarling on Rat a Tat, while the title song features the piano and vocal cords of Elton John.

By Pete Clark

Michael Buble To Be Loved As targets go, few are more hittable than Michael Bublé, whose entire career seems to have been based on Robbie Williams’ grisly Swing When You’re Winning. Indeed, on that album, Williams covered Something Stupid with Nicole Kidman; here, Bublé similarly butchers it alongside Reese Witherspoon. Yet, for all his Rat Pack lite smoothness and an absence of depth which would make an X Factor contestant blush, the Canadian has a voice which appealingly glides its way over classics You Make Me Feel So Young and Young at Heart; his version of Van Morrison’s Have I Told You Lately That I Love You is odder than you might think, while his uplifting (co-written) It’s a Beautiful Day, is the best thing here by some distance.

By John Aizlewood

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w we weaving a and in some traditions, she hanged herself. This jointed lamp - Baldessari’s Arianna - was inspired i by the goddess.

With the fixture, we’re mostly W focusing on the weaving part fo oof Ariadne’s, well, thread. The la lamp looks much like an old yarn swift, sw an antique contraption used to wind yarn that could expand and contract as needed. The cherry wood structure surrounds an expandable pendant lamp.

Greek mythology inspired the loom-like Arianna lamp

Relax in peace and quiet under this sound-absorbing light

In Greek mythology, Ariadne is known as the mistress of labyrinths. She’s also associated with

You usually don’t expect a lamp to do much more than provide a little illumination and

Get the TED experience For those of you who have done a proverbial ostrich and have not yet heard of the legendary TED talks then we’re here to educate you on the sheer brilliance of this legendary little app.

TED is a conference, though one with a significant difference - like a high vaulted School for Life, the organisers pool together the very best thinkers the world over (i.e. politicians, entrepreneurs - anyone who’s made it basically). If you want to pick their brains then this app will open the door to, well, everything that has ever been thought about anything by the world’s greatest minds. There are over 1,400 videos on offer (available with subtitles) and you can even curate your own playlist for some seriously inspired listening.

Download and listen when you’re offline wherever you’re most in need of some life affirming inspiration on all manner of subjects.

It’s free, available on both Apple and Android. www.itunes.apple.com

snazz up a room. But maybe it’s time you should. Monica Armani’s Silenzio lamps are made with sound-absorbing foam and fabrics so they chase away the dark and the decibels.

But don’t expect that sitting underneath the Silenzio to be anything like putting on a pair of noise-cancelling headphones. At the most it will help minimise echos and prevent sounds from deafeningly bouncing around a large room o like an a undergr underground g ound cavern.

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FILM REVIEW by Preston Wilder

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all it a case of Sod’s Law. Week after week, local filmgoers pick their way carefully through a landscape – some might say a minefield – of superheroes, fart jokes and special effects. This week, finally, there are films to watch: Silver Linings Playbook, an Oscar-winning comedy about depression, and Zero Dark Thirty, the thoughtful (if ultimately one-dimensional) account of tracking down and killing Osama bin Laden. You even get Tom Cruise in a sci-fi drama (Oblivion) which, despite its faults, makes an honest bid for the grandiose as opposed to popcornfriendly.

Yet none of that matters – because this week, from last Friday (April 19) to next Sunday (April 28), is the week of Cyprus Film Days.

What’s Cyprus Film Days? Easily the biggest news of the year for film buffs – though also a hectic nine days when they desperately try to make it to screenings, knowing that every film in the festival screens only once (actually twice, once in Nicosia and once in Limassol). This is the seventh year for the festival under its current moniker, and the 11th year that an international film festival has been organised in Cyprus by the Ministry of Culture (we don’t count the very different Cyprus International Film Festival, which is not Ministry-organised and has a very poor selection).

The festival structure is unchanged from last year: a competitive section called Glocal Images, a parallel section called Viewfinder, and assorted smaller tributes and minifestivals. Glocal features less prestigious films (big titles are unlikely to compete in a small festival in Cyprus) whereas the Viewfinder line-up is more high-profile – though of course being relatively obscure doesn’t mean a film will be inferior or less meaning-

Once again, Cyprus Film Days is the biggest news of the year for local film fans

ful, especially since Glocal includes films from Greece and Cyprus which are bound to resonate with local viewers.

What will happen to Cyprus Film Days? This is not a question we’ve asked in previous years – the festival has always been successful and wellreceived – but a lot has changed since last year, and you have to wonder if the current precarious economic conditions can sustain such a rich (and subsidised) event. Enjoy it while you can, and support it as much as you can. Entrance is free for all afternoon screenings and tributes, otherwise a day pass costs €6 and a pass for all screenings (there are 31 in total!) costs €25. All films are shown with both Greek AND ENGLISH subtitles.

Here’s a list of films, by festival section. Screenings are at the Zena Palace in Nicosia and the Rialto Theatre in Limassol (except for ‘Bang!

Bang! Bang!’, see below). Full details at www.cyprusfilmdays.org, or call the Rialto at 7777-2552 or 25-343900.

BANG! BANG! BANG! Starting with the section I’m personally most excited by – not because these are the best films necessarily, but because this quartet of midnight screenings (“Vendetta Cinema from Around the World”) offers the kind of film experience we’ve never really had in Cyprus: old B-movies from the 70s and 80s – the kinds of films Quentin Tarantino is forever going on about –

What will happen to Cyprus Film Days?

This is not a question we’ve asked in previous years – the festival has always been successful and wellreceived – but a lot has changed since last year

watched in a late-night setting and a kind of communal fug where residual irony co-exists with the primal thrill of disreputable exploitation.

That said, none of the three I’ve seen is especially disreputable. I suspect the Fest purposely avoided the excesses of 70s ‘revenge’ nasties like I Spit on Your Grave or The Last House on the Left – and in fact neither Death Weekend ( ) nor Fair Game ( ) is a revenge thriller per se. The first, made in Canada in 1976, is a home-invasion movie, with a quartet of thugs taking over a remote country house where a playboy dentist has brought his latest squeeze for a dirty weekend; the second, made in Australia in 1986, is a tit-for-tat series of increasingly deadly games, once again between a gang of thugs and a lone woman. Both films are surprisingly gripping, Death Weekend also notable for the suggestion that our heroine secretly fancies the chief thug more than she does her sleazy boyfriend.

I haven’t seen A Gun for Jennifer, made in 1996, in which a posse of Manhattan strippers moonlight as vigilante killers, but it sounds pretty good. The Warrior ( ), on the other hand, made in Indonesia in 1981, is a cheesy (but violent) action flick with hilariously bad martial arts, notable mainly for its parade of bizarre supernatural goings-on: a man turned into a pig (!), a warrior so tough he actu-

ally breathes fire, and a shaman with enormous fake teeth successfully reanimating a headless corpse. Not a good film, but seeing it at midnight on the weekend – hopefully with a receptive audience – should still be a memorable experience.

Screenings for this section are at the Point Centre for Contemporary Art in Nicosia and Art Studio 55 in Limassol. Films in this section are without Greek subtitles.

TRIBUTE TO HARRIS SAVIDES Harris Savides, one of the world’s great cinematographers, born in New York of Greek Cypriot parents, died last October at the age of 55. CFD is showing two of the films he made with Gus Van Sant in the early 00s, showcasing his knack for ethereal visuals. Elephant ( ) is dazzling but disturbingly callous, its exquisite style at odds with its violent subject (a Columbine-style school shooting).

Last Days ( ) is even better, a near-abstract study of a strung-out musician based on Kurt Cobain.

These are two of the most critically acclaimed films of the 00s.

TRIBUTE TO JIANG WEN Jiang Wen – unlike Mr. Savides – isn’t dead, but few in Cyprus would notice if he were. Jiang is a movie star

The Passion of Michelangelo

filmsummaries Oblivion 60 years have passed since Earth was nearly destroyed by an alien invasion. Jack Harper (Tom Cruise), a former Marine commander, is one of the last remaining men on the planet.

He’s a drone mechanic, part of a huge operation to extract the planet’s remaining vital resources, and lives on a floating station thousands of metres above the ground. A couple of weeks before his mission is due to end, Jack rescues a young stranger named Julia (Olga Kurylenko) from a crashed spacecraft – and soon finds himself captured by an insurgency led by 102-year-old Malcolm Beech (Morgan Freeman), eventually making him question everything he knows about the society he lives in and the truth about the war with the alien race. Also starring Andrea Riseborough

and Melissa Leo. Directed by Joseph Kosinski.

(Sci-fi action, 126 mins.)

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Silver Linings Playbook Pat Solatano (Bradley Cooper) has lost everything – his house, his job, and his wife. He now finds himself living back with his mother Dolores (Jacki Weaver) and father Pat Snr (Robert De Niro) after spending eight months in a mental health facility. All Pat’s parents want is for him to get back on his feet – but Pat is obsessed with reuniting with his estranged wife Nikki, even though she’s the reason he went off the rails in the first place. When he meets Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence), a mysterious girl with problems of her own, things get complicated. Tiffany offers to help Pat reconnect

Our rating:

2011, it appears that her work will pay off, and a US Navy SEAL team is sent to kill or capture Bin Laden. But only Maya is confident that Bin Laden is where she says he is. Also starring Jennifer Ehle, Jason Clarke and Joel Edgerton.

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. (Political action thriller, 157 mins.)

Maya (Jessica Chastain) is a CIA agent whose life is transformed after 9/11. She reluctantly participates in extreme duress (read: torture) applied to detainees, but believes that the truth can only be obtained through such tactics. For several years, she’s single-minded – and increasingly obsessive – in her pursuit of leads to uncover the whereabouts of Al Qaeda’s leader, Osama Bin Laden. Finally, in

Ethan (Alden Ehrenreich) is a young man who longs to escape his small Southern town. Lena (Alice Englert) is the new girl in town, beautiful and mysterious. The two fall in love – but Lena is a witch (a ‘Caster’) faced with a cosmic choice: on her 16th birthday, her true nature will emerge. Will it be light or dark? Her uncle Macon (Jeremy Irons) and other members of

with Nikki, but only if he’ll do something very important for her in return. As their deal plays out, an unexpected bond begins to form between them, and silver linings appear in both their lives. Directed by David O. Russell. (Drama with comedy elements, 122 mins.)

Our rating:

Zero Dark Thirty Beautiful Creatures

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15 Let the Bullets Fly

in China, and well-known internationally, but the films he’s made as actor-director are almost unknown here – even though Let the Bullets Fly ( ) is the most successful Chinese film OF ALL TIME at the Chinese box-office.

Bullets is a breathless actioncomedy Western, entertaining if a bit confusing. The earlier The Sun Also Rises ( ), from 2007, is even more confusing, weaving together four different stories – but also very funny, and full of striking moments. Jiang’s masterpiece, however, is Devils on the Doorstep ( ) from 2000, in which a buffoonish peasant (played

by Jiang himself) is forced to hide a belligerent Japanese prisoner during the Japs’ occupation of China in the 1930s. That’s the one to see, if you’re only seeing one – but all three films are lively and enjoyable.

THE CONFRONTATIONAL SCREEN: PUNK ROCK MEETS CINEMA A section that might’ve been designed for (some) readers of this newspaper. British people in their late 40s and 50s will adore this threefilm snapshot of seedy, violent Britain in the late 1970s, the era of punk – evoked in Derek Jarman’s rather Artdamaged Jubilee ( ), the Sex Pistols documentary The Great Rock’n Roll Swindle (told from the point of view of the relentlessly self-promoting Malcolm McLaren) and Rude Boy, a semi-documentary from 1980 featuring The Clash, juxtaposing the story of a fictional fan with political demonstrations and Clash concerts. Younger viewers and/or non-Brits may be nonplussed – though of course some would argue that depressed posthaircut Cyprus isn’t a million miles from the dingy, exhausted Britain that was shaken up by the Sex Pistols.

GLOCAL IMAGES As already mentioned, the festival’s Competition section is curated by the CFD Artistic Committee made up of writer-director Adonis Florides, academic Costas Constantinides and journalist Constantinos Sarkas. We should also mention Loveless Zoritsa, not officially in Glocal (it’s a Special Screening) but in the same spirit – “a Balkan fairytale” co-directed by Cypriot auteur Christina Hadjicharalambous, all about “a village girl who

film hasn’t been shown very widely.

SHAMELESS. Teens go nuts in this Polish melodrama: 18-year-old Tadek has ‘feelings’ for his half-sister, she’s involved with a neo-Nazi, then a 17-year-old Gypsy girl appears complicating matters even further.

Not a very well-known film, but it did win Best Actress at the Polish Film Awards.

LA DEMORA. “A moving study of a single mother and her ageing, dangerously forgetful father,” this Mexican drama (the title means ‘The Delay’) won a prize at Berlin. Sounds promising, though I’ve seen a previous film by director Rodrigo Pla (La Zona) and was unimpressed.

THE SHINE OF DAY ( ). A nearplotless but wonderful character drama from the people who made La Pivellina (which played CDF in 2010), its two main characters being a rather self-centred actor and his eccentric uncle, a former circus artiste. A wry, humorous, small-scale, formidably likeable movie, winner of Best Actor at the Locarno festival.

bears an extraordinary curse”.

BLOCK 12. A Cypriot film! – a comedy, no less, its title changed from ‘Don’t Let the Americans Find Out’ to this more topical alternative. No natural gas in this case, but oil gets discovered in rural Cyprus and a local family come under pressure to sell their home. Already shown in Limassol, where it opened the Festival on Friday.

BOY EATING THE BIRD’S FOOD ( ). A skinny, perpetually hungry 23-year-old wanders the streets of Athens in this gritty Greek drama, made with minimal resources and a fearless performance by Yiannis Papadopoulos. Already shown at major festivals like Toronto and Karlovy Vary – though it does contain one sexually explicit scene (making the title a possible pun in Greek) that’s not for the squeamish.

NIGHT OF SILENCE. A 60-year-old man is forced to wed a 14-year-old girl (and vice versa) in rural Turkey.

“The night they spend together is like a chess game. What will the morning bring for the two newlyweds?” Winner of a Crystal Bear at Berlin, plus awards at the estimable Tokyo and Mar del Plata festivals.

LA PIROGUE. A group of African men leave Senegal in a small boat (a ‘pirogue’) captained by a local fisherman to undertake the treacherous crossing of the Atlantic to Spain, in search of a better life. Shown at Cannes in the ‘Un Certain Regard’ section.

THE QUEEN. An Iranian drama that doesn’t seem to have been shown at many other festivals, set in a provincial city during wartime. Probably the leastknown film in this section.

THE PASSION OF MICHELANGELO. In early80s Chile, with protests against Pinochet growing, the government tries (successfully) to distract the people with the tale of a teenage street-kid who claims to have had a vision of the Virgin Mary.

An intense religious drama with “a documentary directness” according to Variety; sounds like an excellent premise, though the

VIEWFINDER As already mentioned, the CDF section with the big titles. Almost everything here is a known quantity – and a must-see for film buffs who haven’t already seen them.

THE ANGELS’ SHARE ( ). A film of two halves from Ken Loach: the first half tough and unpleasant, the second light and whimsical. A young delinquent in Glasgow finds his life transformed by malt whisky – and puts his criminal mind at work on a daring heist. Winner of the Jury Prize at last year’s Cannes Festival.

THE HUNT ( ). Mads Mikkelsen as a kindergarten teacher falsely accused of child abuse in a small Danish town. This gruelling, slightly too predictable drama (from director Thomas Vinterberg, best known for Festen) has won several major awards, including Best Actor at Cannes and Best Screenplay at the European Film Awards.

PARADISE: LOVE ( ). Middle-aged Austrian woman goes to Kenya for sex tourism in the first part of director Ulrich Seidl’s ‘Parad i s e ’ t r i l o g y.

The Hunt

Slightly grotesque, right from the opening scene – which has mentallyhandicapped people in bumper cars – but there’s also a residual sympathy, and our heroine’s gradual realisation of the mercantile nature of her ‘paradise’ is clear-eyed and darkly funny, all the way to a memorable final shot.

WAR WITCH ( ). An Oscar-nominated drama about child soldiers in Africa, very watchable if veering just a bit too close to exotica. Definitely one of last year’s talked-about films.

GOD’S NEIGHBOURS. Israel’s Hasidic community seems to be a CDF favourite (we had Eyes Wide Open two years ago), this one following a trio of young men in charge of supervising the community’s strict ‘codes of modesty’. Described as a “theological thriller”, which sounds pretty good; played in Cannes, albeit in the lesser Critics’ Week section.

BROKEN. Another Critics’ Week entry, a relatively unknown British drama about “a young girl in North London whose life changes after witnessing a violent attack”. Sounds a bit miserable, to be honest – but the fine cast includes Tim Roth and Cillian Murphy, and it won big at the British Independent Film Awards.

IN THE HOUSE ( ). A snobby French high-school teacher (the great Fabrice Luchini) takes an interest in a bright teenage pupil who writes about visiting the house of another, less bright teenage pupil. A story about storytelling and a playfully coded gay romance (even the teacher’s name – ‘Germain Germain’ – echoes Lolita), elegantly turned by director Francois Ozon.

HOLY MOTORS( ). The most offbeat and imaginative film in this year’s CDF slate, starring Denis Lavant as a mystery man who rides the streets of Paris in a stretch limo – one of the titular Motors – carrying out various “appointments”. A metaphor for Cinema itself, alternately beautiful, outrageous and very sad; not for all tastes, though it does co-star Kylie Minogue in a smallish role.

BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD ( ). Winner of the top prize at Sundance, nominated for four Oscars including Best Picture, this tale of life among poor Louisiana bayoudwellers is a bit surreal, a bit Kusturica-like, very up-with-people and often exuberant. Love or hate it, it’s among the handful of films that defined arthouse cinema in 2012. Thanks, Cyprus Film Days.

Beautiful Creatures

Pitch Perfect

her family are trying to shepherd her to the light, while her mother and cousin are advocating that she embrace the dark side. Also starring Emma Thompson, Viola Davis and Emmy Rossum. Directed by Richard LaGravenese. (Romantic fantasy, 124 mins.)

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Beca (Anna Kendrick), a freshman at Barden University, is cajoled into joining ‘The Bellas’, the school’s all-girl a capella group, led by the demanding and headstrong Aubrey (Anna Camp), competing against the all-boy a capella group The Treblemakers. But The Bellas are stuck in an old groove, despite Beca’s attempts to make them more energetic and relevant. Meanwhile, Beca’s budding relationship with Treblemaker member Jesse (Skylar Astin) is causing all sorts of problems. Also starring Rebel Wilson and Christopher Mintz-Plasse. Directed by Jason Moore. (Romantic comedy, 112 mins.)

Our rating: N/A

G.I. Joe: Retaliation After a deadly surprise attack on a team of G.I.

Joes in the field near North Korea, the survivors swear revenge. The attack seems to emanate from the highest levels within the government itself. Roadblock (Dwayne Johnson), Lady Jaye (Adrienne Palicki) and Mouse (Joseph Mazzello) enlist the help of retired Col. Joe Colton (Bruce Willis) to track down the threat, facing off against Zartan, his accomplices, and the world leaders he has under his influence. Also starring D.J. Cotrona and Channing Tatum. Directed by Jon M. Chu. In 3D. (Sci-fi action, 110 mins.)

Our rating:

Zarafa A grandfather tells his grandchildren the story of Maki, a young boy who escapes from slave traders, befriends a giraffe (the title character), crosses the desert, meets a pirate, and a few

other things on a trip that takes him from Africa to Paris. Directed by Remi Bezancon and Jean-Christophe Lie. DUBBED INTO GREEK. (Kids’ cartoon, 78 mins.)

Our rating: N/A

Oz the Great and Powerful Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a travelling circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz. At first he thinks he’s hit the jackpot: fame and fortune are his for the taking. That all changes, however, when he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he’s the great wizard everyone’s been expecting as per the prophecy. Nonetheless, he’s all they’ve got – and, as their new king, he’s exTURN TO PAGE 16

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Billy Taggart (Mark Wahlberg), a New York cop, is accused of having murdered a suspect in cold blood.

Mayor Hostetler (Russell Crowe) considers Billy a hero but police chief Carl Fairbanks (Jeffrey Wright) isn’t so sure. Billy is exonerated, but forced to resign from the force. Seven years later, Billy is working as a private detective when Mayor Hostetler calls him to a meeting. He needs someone to track his wife Cathleen (Catherine Zeta-Jones), whom he suspects of infidelity. Currently in the middle of a tight mayoral race with challenger Jack Valliant (Barry Pepper), Hostetler can’t afford for this story reaching the papers, so he offers the princely sum of $50,000 if Billy can get him what he wants. Unfortunately, things are not as they seem. Directed

by Allen Hughes. (Crime drama, 109 mins.)

pected to save them from evil. He is after all, the great and powerful Oz. Also starring Zach Braff. Directed by Sam Raimi. In 3D. (Adventure fantasy, 130 mins.)

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Barbie in the Pink Shoes Barbie is Kristyn, a ballerina with big dreams.

When she tries on a pair of sparkling pink shoes, she and her best friend Hailey are whisked away to a fantastical ballet world where Kristyn discovers she must dance in her favourite ballets in order to defeat an evil Snow Queen. Directed by Owen Hurley. DUBBED INTO GREEK. (Kids’ cartoon, 75 mins.)

Our rating: ***

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The Croods

Sammy’s Great Escape

The cave-dwelling Croods are a prehistoric family who live largely in the dark. The family consists of father Grug (voiced by Nicolas Cage), mother Ugga (Catherine Keener), son Thunk (Clark Duke), daughter Eep (Emma Stone) and Gran (Cloris Leachman) – but one day their cave is destroyed by an earthquake, forcing them to embark on the journey of a lifetime. Travelling across a spectacular landscape, they meet a young man named Guy (Ryan Reynolds) and discover an incredible new world filled with fantastic creatures. Directed by Kirk De Micco and Chris Sanders. (Kids’ cartoon, 98 mins.)

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What’sonwhere G.I. Joe: Retaliation (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 10.15pm; KBroken City (15) Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 3) at K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 7.50 and 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383 10.10pm, weekends also at 5.35pm; Zarafa (K) K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 1) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in Greek), at 5.35, 7.50 and 10.10pm, weekends weekends only at 5.35pm; K-Cineplex, also at 11.15am, 1.20pm and 3.25pm.

Mall of Cyprus (Screen 3) (in Greek) at Tel: 7777-8383 5.35pm, weekends also at 11.30am, The Croods (K) 1.30pm and 3.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 K-Cineplex (Screen 5) (in Greek), Sammy’s Great Escape (K) weekends only at 5.20pm; K-Cineplex K-Cineplex (Screen 4) (in Greek), week(Screen 6) (in English) at 7.50pm, weekends also at 5.20pm; K-Cineplex, ends only at 5.25pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Cyprus Film Days Mall of Cyprus (Screen 4) (in Greek) at (tonight at 6pm: Loveless Zoritsa) 5.20pm, weekends also at 11.20am, (tonight at 8pm: Paradise Love) 1.20pm and 3.20pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 5) (in English) at 5.20 (tonight at 10pm: The Queen) and 7.50pm, weekends also at 11.20am, (tonight at midnight: Death Weekend) 1.20pm and 3.20pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Zena Palace (midnight shows at the Oblivion (12) Point Centre for Contemporary Art), K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 7.45 and 10.15pm, weekends also at 5.25pm; K- daily at 6, 8 and 10pm, weekends also at Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 2) at midnight. All films with Greek and Eng5.25, 7.45 and 10.15pm, weekends also lish subtitles. www.cyprusfilmdays.org at 11.30am and 3pm. Tel: 7777-8383 LIMASSOL Silver Linings Playbook (12) Broken City (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 7.45 and Rio 3 at 7.45pm. Tel: 25-871410; K10.15pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus Cineplex (Screen 1) at 7.50 and 10.10pm, (Screen 4) at 7.45 and 10.15pm. weekends also at 5.35pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Tel: 7777-8383 The Croods (K) Zero Dark Thirty (15) Rio 2 (in 3D, in Greek) at 7.45pm, K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 7.15 and weekends also at 5.15pm; Rio 4 (in 2D, 10.10pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus in Greek) at 7.45pm, weekends also (Screen 5) at 10.10pm. Tel: 7777-8383 at 5.15pm; Rio 4 (in 2D, in English) at Beautiful Creatures (12) 10pm; Rio 5 (in 2D, in English), weekK-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 10.15pm. ends only at 5.15pm. Tel: 25-871410; Tel: 7777-8383 K-Cineplex (Screen 5) (in Greek), Pitch Perfect (12) weekends only at 5.20pm; K-Cineplex K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 7.50pm; K(Screen 6) (in English) at 7.50pm, weekCineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 3) at ends also at 5.20pm. Tel: 7777-8383 7.50pm. Tel: 7777-8383

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Oblivion (12) Rio 1 at 7.45 and 10pm, weekends also at 5pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 7.45 and 10.15pm, weekends also at 5.25pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Silver Linings Playbook (12) Rio 5 at 7.45 and 10pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 7.45 and 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Zero Dark Thirty (15) Rio 3 at 10pm. Tel: 25-871410; KCineplex (Screen 5) at 10.10pm.

Tel: 7777-8383 Beautiful Creatures (12) Rio 6 at 8 and 10.15pm, weekends also at 5.30pm. Tel: 25-871410 Pitch Perfect (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 7.50pm. Tel: 7777-8383 G.I. Joe: Retaliation (12) Rio 2 at 10pm. Tel: 25-871410; KCineplex (Screen 3) at 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Zarafa (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in Greek), weekends only at 5.35pm. Tel: 77778383 Oz the Great and Powerful (12) Rio 3, weekends only at 5.20pm. Tel: 25-871410 Cyprus Film Days (tonight at 6pm: Elephant) (tonight at 8pm: Night of Silence) (tonight at 10pm: The Hunt) (tonight at midnight: Fair Game) Rialto Theatre (midnight shows at Art Studio 55), daily at 6, 8 and 10pm, weekends also at midnight. All films with Greek and English subtitles. www.cyprusfilmdays.org

Sammy and Ray, a pair of leatherback turtles, are captured by a poacher and shipped off to a spectacular aquarium show in Dubai. The kingpin of the place, Big D the seahorse, enlists them in his plans for a great escape – but, with their new friends Jimbo the bug-eyed blob fish and Lulu the snippy lobster, Annabel the sweet octopus and a whole family of penguins, Sammy and Ray hatch breakout plans of their own.

That is when little Ricky and Ella arrive, determined to break in to rescue them. Directed by Vincent Kesteloot and Ben Stassen. DUBBED INTO GREEK. (Kids’ cartoon, 92 mins.)

Our rating: N/A

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Broken City (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 7.50 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 5.35pm.

Tel: 7777-8383 The Croods (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) (in Greek), weekends only at 5.20pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 6) (in English) at 7.50pm, weekends also at 5.20pm. Tel: 77778383 Oblivion (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 7.45 and 10.15pm, weekends also at 5.25pm.

Tel: 7777-8383 Silver Linings Playbook (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 7.45 and 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Zero Dark Thirty (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 7.15 and 10.10pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Beautiful Creatures (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 10.15pm.

Tel: 7777-8383 Pitch Perfect (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 7.50pm.

Tel: 7777-8383 G.I. Joe: Retaliation (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 10.15pm.

Tel: 7777-8383 Zarafa (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in Greek), weekends only at 5.35pm. Tel: 77778383 Sammy’s Great Escape (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) (in Greek), weekends only at 5.25pm. Tel: 77778383

Broken City (15) Rio 5 at 5.15, 7.30 and 9.45pm.

Tel: 26-207000 The Croods (K) Rio 1 (in 3D, in Greek) at 5.15 and 7.30pm, weekends also at 3pm; Rio 1 (in 3D, in English) at 9.45pm; Rio 6 (in 3D, in English) at 5.15 and 7.30pm, weekends also at 3pm. Tel: 26-207000 Oblivion (12) Rio 7 at 5.15, 7.30 and 9.45pm.

Tel: 26-207000 Silver Linings Playbook (12) Rio 3 at 5.15, 7.30 and 9.45pm.

Tel: 26-207000 Zero Dark Thirty (15) Rio 2 at 9.45pm. Tel: 26-207000 Beautiful Creatures (12) Rio 2 at 5.15 and 7.30pm. Tel: 26207000 Pitch Perfect (12) Rio 6 at 9.45pm. Tel: 26-207000 G.I. Joe: Retaliation (12) Rio 4 at 5.30, 7.30 and 9.45pm.

Tel: 26-207000 Oz the Great and Powerful (12) Rio 7, weekends only at 3pm.

Tel: 26-207000 Barbie in the Pink Shoes (K) Rio 4 (in Greek), weekends only at 3.30pm. Tel: 26-207000 Sammy’s Great Escape (K) Rio 3 (in Greek), weekends only at 3.30pm. Tel: 26-207000 (K) All Audiences (12/15/18) No admittance to Under-12s/15s/ 18s (N/A) Not Available

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17 J.Kriste Master of Disguise Savino Live in Larnaca, Wednesday, April 24, at 9pm. Entrance: €7. For further information on the upcoming performance call SavinoLive on 24

620861 or info@savinoliverock.com.

For information on J.Kriste, Master of Disguise, check out www.louvanarecords.com and www.facebook.com/ JKristeMasterOfDisguise

Welcome to the age of now

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here’s almost no need to introduce J.Kriste, Master of Disguise. Even Ev if you haven’t heard the them, you’ve most likely hear heard of them: a musical collec collective established in 2005, who have found fame both in Cyprus and across the waters in Greece.

G “J.Kriste was o originally a solo proje project,” says Lefteris M Moumtzis, creator and lead vocalist, “bu “but it became a col collective of musicia cians from various cou countries.” Having rec recently launched his third album, en entitled The Age of Now, and retturned from a ttour of Greece, I expect him to p profess to exhaustion, but in fact the opposite is true: “I’m fi lled with energy after a concert – the greate reward for me est is seeing the audien ence’s faces after s a show – the music calm their souls. calms Whe When you’re perform forming, time stops and worries dissolve, it’s communication throug sound.” Quite through ac an achievement for w has three gigs someone who f in the next few days, played four concerts last week, and is ag off on tour again after Savino Wedne Live this Wednesday!

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With a string of concerts to promote his latest album, it is full steam ahead for J.Kriste Master of Disguise. ALIX NORMAN meets its driving force The Age of Now - released in December 2012 on the Louvana Records label – is a continuation of Lefteris’ musical exploration of the many different cultures he has experienced, through the imaginative use of electric, electronic, traditional and orchestral instruments, and unique vocal performances. “The Age Of Now comprises a whole bunch of brilliant musicians,” says Lefteris. “Art – be it music or otherwise – should always communicate something, and open doors in the soul. Any art should make people feel better about themselves, especially in these times,” he continues. Intense and passionate about his work, Lefteris has a gift for conveying ideas and creating images through his music. “Each song is different, a distinct piece of art, a story,” he explains. “It’s like directing a film – you control the message that you want to put across in each song.”

Transcending musical borders and genres, the album draws from rock, folk and classical music.

“There’s also a psychedelic element present in many of the tracks on the album,” he says. “Some of the songs I wrote last year, some were written 10 years ago while I was living in England. The City That Rules Our Minds, for example, was written in and inspired by London, the way I perceive it and the evils that come with it.”

Listening to the song, I can appreciate Lefteris’ gift of creating a picture in the mind of his audience:

there’s a very distinct image of the city as a malevolent predator, cloaked in dust and smog, feeding off the churning traffic, the daily grind and the weariness of its populace. And yet, as with all of the 13 songs on The Age of Now, there’s a thread of hope and innocence coursing through the melody.

Even the front cover, crafted by artist Froso Mavrou, has been influenced by the images and messages inherent in the music: “Froso was listening to the album and this is what she was inspired to create,” says Lefteris of the artist’s process. The sepia tones depict a young boy with an expression of wonderment in his eyes, an owl on his shoulder –“for wisdom” - and stars, symbolising imagination, emanating from his left ear.

On the back of the album, two suited men are portrayed pulling a toy cart in opposing directions: “Obviously these guys aren’t going anywhere,” he laughs, “so, like the title, the picture is about the past

What’sonlistings Exhibitions Nicosia district

Suicide Daughters of Atlas Sotiris Giannakou presents seven of his own poems illustrated by seven different artists. Opens April 24, 7.30pm until April 30. Morfi Gallery, 84 Agkyras Street, Limassol.

Monday-Saturday: 10am-1pm.

Tuesday-Friday: 5pm-8pm.Tel: 25-378733. www.morfi.org

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and the future, the struggle to focus on the instant without allowing life to fly by.”

This idea of presence in the moment seems to be a recurring theme, not just in Lefteris’ work, but in his life. “I was never the type of person who makes massive plans for the future,” he states.

“But I’ve always had dreams and goals.” In a profession where so many talents go unnoticed, he has certainly achieved far more in terms of recognition and accomplishment than most. Now, it seems, he’s in the business of creating dreams in the minds of others.

Catch J.Kriste, Master of Disguise at Savino Live this Wednesday for some magical melodic escapism, not into the future or the past, but into The Age of Now.

Portrait of a City Pictures of the participants of the Photography workshop, with the subject of the old historical town of Nicosia, through the eyes of young people. April 21. Peace Cultural Centre of Nicosia Municipality, end of Ledra Street. Midday-4pm The World of Cyprus Exhibition of monumental work consisting of 11 panels by famous Cypriot artist Adamantios Diamantis, which return home after over 30 years of absence. Opens April 24, 11.30am until October 6. The Leventis Municipal Museum, 15-17 Hippocrates Street, Laiki Yitonia. Tuesday-Sunday: 10am-4.30pm. Wednesday: 10am-10pm.

Tel: 22-661475 Norwegian Architecture Three exhibitions highlighting recent achievements in Norwegian architecture: Contemporary Norwegian Architecture #7, The Oslo Opera House by Snøhetta and Palimpsest – Norway by Claudio Santambrogio. Until April 26. The Department of Architecture, University of Nicosia, 31 Michael Giorgalla ,Str., Engomi Industrial Zone. Open daily: 9am-6pm.

Tel: 22-842600/601 email: info.arc.@unic. ac.cy Costas Economou Solo painting exhibition. Until April 26.

EKATE building, 11 Paeonos. Opening hours: 10am-1pm and 5pm-8pm. Tel: 22466426 Island of Saints, Artist of Light Solo painting exhibition by Vartan Tashdjian. Until April 27. THOC New Theatre Building, 9 Gregori Afxentiou. Wednesday- Sunday: 10am-8pm. 22-864300

Group Exhibition Group painting and sculpture exhibition. Until April 27. Opus 39 Gallery, 21 Kimonos Street. Monday: 5pm-8pm.

Tuesday-Friday: 10.30am-12.30pm and 5pm-8pm. Tel: 22-424983 Children’s Dialogues Group children’s art exhibition.

Throughout the exhibition there will be workshops and events that have been carefully designed by the creative children educators of Aigaia team.

Until April 30. Aigaia School of Art and Design, 81 Agion Omologiton Avenue.

Monday - Friday: 4pm-8pm. Saturday & Sunday: 10am-1pm & 4pm-7pm. Tel: 22-445757 Space, Colour, City – The City as a Large Home The exhibition presents twenty selected art works by young people of 17 to 22 years of age within the context of the art competition Space, Shade, State.

Until April 30. The Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia, 15-17 Hippocrates Street, old Nicosia. Tel: 22-661475 Sutile Solo exhibition of appliqués by Susan Vargas. Until May 2. Gallery Gloria, 3 Zinonos Sozou Street. Monday-Friday: 10.30pm-12.45pm and 5pm-8pm.

Saturday: 10.30pm-12.45pm. Tel: 22760286 A Fleur de Peau Group exhibition. Until May 4. Is Not Gallery, 11 Odysseus, Chrysaliniotissa.

Monday-Saturday: 10am-1pm and 4pm-8pm. Tel: 22-343670 Foundations and Remains An exhibition by controversial British artist/taxidermist Polly Morgan. Until May 5. The Office Gallery 32 Kleanthis Christophides Street, Old Nicosia. Tel: 99-848495. www.theofficegallery.com

Terra Mediterranea – In Crisis Group contemporary art exhibition curated by Yiannis Toumazis scrutinising the current turbulence experienced globally, from both a political and a poetic stance.

Until July 21. Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre 19, Palaias Ilektrikis. Tuesday-Saturday: 10am-3pm and 5pm-11pm. Sunday: 10am4pm. Tel: 22-797400. info@nimac.org.cy. www.nimac.org.cy. The project includes a second contemporary art exhibition curated by Re Aphrodite team. The exhibition deals with the unwritten feminine histories of Cyprus and their private and public structure. Until July 21. Ethological Museum – The House of Hagjigeorgakis Kornesios, 20, Patriarxou Grigoriou. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 8.30am-3.30pm.

Wednesday: 8.30am-5pm. Saturday: 9.30am-3.30pm. Tel: 22-305316 Cyprus Icons and Mosaics Makarios III Foundation, Archbishopric, old Nicosia. Monday-Friday 9am-4.30pm and Saturday 9am-1pm. Tel: 22-430008 Old Maps and Engravings 16th-19th Century Permanent exhibition: Cyprus and other Greek lands, Europe and America. Viewing by appointment. Gallery Leventi, 6 Polykleitos St. Tel: 99-658694.

Cyprus Yesterday and Today Permanent exhibition. Diachroniki Gallery Idalion, 32 Makarios Ave., Dhali. MondaySaturday 11am-5pm. Tel: 22-525691

Larnaca district Water Stories Solo painting exhibition by Ero Farmaka.

Opens April 17, 7.30pm until May 20.

Kypriaki Gallery Gonia, 45 Stadiou Street.

Monday-Saturday: 10am-1pm and 4.30 pm-8pm. Sunday: 11am-2pm and 4pm7pm. Tel: 24-621109

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18 WHAT’S ON Nightlife Nicosia district Ryan Elliott Detroit techno and tech house DJ plays live.

April 27. Klubd, 36 Ammochostou Street, old Nicosia. 23.45pm. 15 including 1 drink. Tel: 22-104841 J.Kriste, Master of Disguise Popular local band perform songs from their new album, selections from the previous album and some covers. April 28. WhereHaus 612, 5 Michael Kousoulide, Pallouriotissa Industrial Area. 9pm. Tel: 97-778812 Marlenka Café Music Weekends Come and enjoy a glass of wine, your favourite cocktail or dinner while you listen to violin pedagogue Professor Robert Hovanesyan and member of the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra.

Marlenka Cafe, 92-94 Phaneromenis Street, old Nicosia. Every Saturday and Sunday evening from 8.30pm. Tel: 70-001129 Live Jazz Event Jazz music with band ‘D Lirious’, food and drinks available. Every Friday night at Baroque Lounge Bar, Cleopatra Hotel. 9:30pm.For reservations contact 22-844000 Music Nights Entechno and folk music at RED. Every Saturday. Red, Dionysus 15, old town hall square.

Tel: 22-767711. www.music.net.cy/red Agapiou Escuela de Danza Parties Latin parties every Sunday at Sitio Cafè, 20 Makarious Avenue, Nicosia.10pm Milonga/Argentinean Tango Regular Milonga/Argentinean Tango every Thursday at Enallax,16-17 Athinas Avenue, Nicosia. 10pm

Baroque Live music every Thursday night from the 70s, 80s and 90s, 9.30pm until late. Open on a daily basis as regular bar from 10am2am.Baroque Lounge Bar, Cleopatra Hotel. Tel: 22-844000 The Petsteppers Trio playing live every Monday. Lotofagi Bar, 8 Athinas Avenue, Old Nicosia. 10pm.

Tel: 22-347573 Funky Jelly at Domus With DJ Yiotis and Theo playing uplifting lounge tunes. Domus lounge bar, 5 Korai St, Old Nicosia. 10pm until late. Tel: 22433722 Arabesque Sundays With belly dancers and ethnic music.

Mberdema Gold, 30 Nikiforou St, Famagusta Gate. 11.30pm until late. Tel: 22345946 Club Red Live Greek music and various events. 15 Dionysiou St, Old Municipality Square, Nicosia. Thursdays-Sundays, 10pm onwards.

Tel: 99-516799/ 22-767711 Lush Playing R&b, hip-hop, basement and old school music. Friday and Saturday, 11.30pm. 6 Evagorou Avenue. Tel: 99853333 Scorpios Platinum With various theme nights from Wednesday-Sunday. Stasinou 3, Engomi. Wednesday and Thursday 11pm- 3am, and Friday and Saturday 11pm-4am. Tel: 99-545690

Club Deep Mayday Fridays: with DJ Ruda, hosted by Marshall. €10 incl. 1 free drink. Super Saturdays: with DJs Dekzta and Ruda, hosted by Marshall. €10 incl. 1 free drink. Every Wednesday night, student night: Pure Vibes with DJs Cos and Dekzta, hosted by Marshall. Free entrance.

Phinoikoudes Promenade. 12-4.30am. Tel: 97-843001 Cosmopolitan Lounge Bar Every Friday night: English & Greek music from 11-2am. Cocktail night with cocktails created and designed by Cyprus’ No.1 mixologist, Marios Zeniou. Music provided by DJ Tommy Gee. Every Saturday night: Live music & DJs from 11-late. Cocktails created by top mixologist, Marios Zeniou. Every Sunday night: Classic lounge bar grooves with DJ Harry Borg playing the best deep house grooves from 11pm.

Free entry. Strictly over 21s. Phinoikoudes Promenade. Tel: 97-843001 Times Bar ‘Manic Sundays’ with Manic Mike playing progressive/electro. 73 Athens Avenue, Finikoudes Promenade. Tel: 24-625966 DMC An uplifting atmosphere with a range of stimulating weekly events. Laiki Gitonia, 1 Watkins St, Finikoudes. Open daily from 9.30pm. Tel: 99-458138 Salsa Island Regular event every other Friday featuring DJ Escobar. Music includes Pure Salsa, with a twist of Pure Salsa, Merengue, Mambo, Son and Cha Cha Cha. Blitz Roof and Pool Bar Terrace, 4th Floor, Kition Hotel. 10pm until late.

Tel: 96-717271

Mandaloun With Lebanese food and DJs every Friday and Saturday night playing a variety of ethnic, world and chill out music. Mandaloun, opposite Le Meridien Hotel. 7pm-2am. Tel: 25636845 Graffiti House, tribal house, oriental and mainstream hits. Enjoy your drink with finger food and nargile. Wednesdays- Saturdays, 9pm-2am. Graffiti bar, 236 Ayios Andreas St. Tel: 25-747552 Jazzy B With live jazz music on various nights each week. JazzyB, Corner of Anexartisias & Athinon str. €8. 10.30pm. Tel: 99-605502 Half Note Blue velvet play classic soul, funk and RnB every Saturday night. Half note Music Bar, cnr Saripolis and Socratous st. Tel: 25-377050 Woodman’s Pub Traditional English pub, serving an excellent range of foods including Sunday Roast. Big Screen TV’s, Karaoke every Friday evening and a quiz with a rolling jackpot every Monday. 73 Georgiou Avenue. Tel: 25-879082

Blue Wine and Lounge Bar Serving over 140 selected wines from across the world. 96 Rigenis St, Classic Hotel, Old Nicosia. Open daily except Sunday. 12 noon until late at night. Tel: 22-664006 Marco Polo Playing live Latin music. Marco Polo Bar, Holiday Inn rooftop, 70 Regina St. 11pm until late.

Monday- Thursday €10 with one drink. Friday and Saturday €20 including two drinks. Tel: 22-712712 Ithaki Bar Charismatic bar with outdoor summer area.

33 Nikiforou Foka St. Old Nicosia. 7pm-2am expect Mondays. Tel: 22-434193 Avlaia Music Stage Hosting live bands on weekdays and regular Greek music weekends with George Arestis and Dimitris Makris. Avlaia, Corner of Emmanuel Roidis and Prodromou St. Tel: 22 675638 Chateau Status A café/bar with various theme rooms catering to different tastes. Ledra Palace Road. Monday-Sunday 10am-2am. Tel: 77771167 Potopion to Ellinikon With live Greek music on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Potopion to Elinikon, 18 Theophani Theodotou St, Zina Palace building. 9pm until late. Tel: 22-722760 Brew Lounge and tea bar. Brew, 30b Hippocrates St, Nicosia. 11.30am-2am on weekdays, 11.30am3am on weekends. Tel: 22-100133 Mystiagogia Relaxed bar playing both Greek and English rock, and a selection of chill out music. Mystiagogia, 42 Areos St, Old Nicosia. Open daily 8pm-2am. Tel: 99-788486

Skaraveos Restaurant, café and bar with Persian Cuisine.

Wednesdays: electronic music, Thursdays: reggae and Fridays: progressive psychedelic and Saturdays: rock and funk. 11pm-2am. 4 Nikokreontos St. Tel: 99-935777 Amalfi Lounge Bar Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday live music with Yiota Louka, Christos Andreou, Konstantinos Koutras and Yiannos Hadjiloizou. Enjoy exotic cocktails, finger food and Cuban cigars daily from 5pm-2am. Hilton Park Hotel. Tel: 22-377777 Enallax With various live music shows each week, with a focus on English and Greek rock. Athinas St. old Nicosia. Wednesdays & Thursdays 11pm2pm, Fridays-Saturdays 11.30-3pm. Reservations: 22-430121/99-617820 Orpheas Piano Bar With live jazz and piano on various nights.

Orpheas Piano Bar, 24 Athinas St, old Nicosia.

Free entrance. Tel: 22-439311/99-697259

Cyprotel Cypria Bay Hotel Every Monday Jezebel & Lisa-Marie present a themed show 9.45pm for an hour at Cyprotel Cypria Bay Hotel. Free entry Moonlight Bar Every Friday Jezebel sings golden oldies 9pm – midnight in the Moonlight Bar inside the Aloe Hotel on the harbour road in Kato Paphos. Free entry

Larnaca district J.Kriste, Master of Disguise Popular local band perform songs from their new album, selections from the previous album and some covers. April 24. Savino Live, 1 Watkins Street. 9pm. €7. Tel: 24-620861/99860304 Pleymore Local band rock the house with pop/rock covers and more. April 27. Savino Live, 1 Watkins Street. 10.30pm. €5. Tel: 99-860304/99426011

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This weekend expect to hear sets that are as well crafted and sophisticated as they are danceable. Also joining him on the night is resident Klubd DJ Janis Plasmatik.

Ryan Elliott Detroit techno and tech house DJ plays live. April 27. Klubd, 36 Ammochostou Street, old Nicosia. 23.45pm. 15 including 1 drink. Tel: 22-104841

Horseshoe Pub 60s, 70s and 80s music from Monday-Sunday.

Horseshoe Pub, Larnaca-Dhekelia road, opposite Palm Beach Hotel. Tel: 24-646111

Limassol district Crowne Plaza Lounge-Bar On Mondays rediscover your romantic side with Violin Duo playing classical music and popular melodies on the violin. Every Wednesday, local guitarist - Byron Athinodorou will be playing a mix of Spanish melodies, pop-rock hits and Greek classics on the guitar, alongside his own compositions. Every Friday Jazz – Blues night with a mix of upbeat and smooth jazz classics. Crowne Plaza. Tel: 25-851515 Cuba Tropical Local band playing live Cuban-Latin sounds every Sunday. Wet Beach Bar, Amathountos Avenue. 9pm-11.30pm. Tel: 25-320006 Harleys Café Bar Happy hour 10am-6pm. Every Tuesday, pub games night. Every Thursday, quiz night. Special theme nights once a fortnight. Near Esso station, Amathus Area. Tel: 25-328533 Electronic music at Barfly Quality house, techno and minimal beats with guest DJ. Every other Friday. Barfly, 1 Elenis Paleologinas St. 10pm until late. www. myspace.com/pmdj

by Peter Stevenson

Paphos district

The DJs’ DJ, Ryan Elliott hits Klubd As the spring weather finally settles we can only hope the rising temperatures will also breathe some vitality into the capital.

One thing you can guarantee is that Nicosia is evolving and the clubbing landscape is no different. Before folks flock to the seaside for the nightlife thrills, Klubd, a staple on the club scene for the past few years, is attempting to lure revellers back indoors for an unforgettable party on Saturday with Detroit DJ Ryan Elliott.

The internationally respected DJ, remixer and one-half of Spectral Sound’s A&R team has grown steadily over his decade-plus behind the decks. In the now ubiquitous tradition of Detroit DJs making the move to Berlin, Elliott’s departure has seen his well-established DJing and producing career soar to new heights.

The term ‘DJs’ DJ’ is thrown around a lot nowadays but anybody who has heard him play will attest to the sheer skill and selection of one of the best resident DJs in the world. Working crowds at clubs and festivals around the world, from NYC’s Guggenheim Museum to Barcelona’s Sonar by Night, Elliott tailors his approach to each with a meticulous ear and a bot-

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The Sea Gypsies Live acoustic blues and country music every Friday from 10pm. The Old Fishing Shack Ale and Cider House, Margarita Gardens, Tefkrou Street, Kato Paphos. Tel: 99-805390/99-170667 Latin Nights at Notos Latin music in a rooftop bar. Notos, Harbour area. Every Thursday and Saturday. 10 pm until late. Tel: 26-939616 Paphiessa Hotel Thursday: Dave Roberts sings hits, Paphiessa Hotel, Kato Paphos. Tel: 99-185952 Square Bistro Saturdays: David East entertains on the guitar. 8 pm. Square Bistro, Tala Square. Tel: 26930408/99-966139

Famagusta district Sirena Bay Bar Playing a diverse range of music, from chill out to upbeat electronic tunes. Sirena Bay, near Golden Coast Hotel, Paralimni. 7am-1am. Tel: 99-511701 Guru Bar Live music with DJ Dimi, bongos and dancers.

Guru Bar, 11 Odysseos Elitis Street, Ayia Napa.

Every Thursday, 10pm. Tel: 23-721838 Vanilla Bar Playing funky house tunes. Vanilla Bar, 41 Makarios III Avenue, Ayia Napa. Monday-Sunday 9am-2am. Tel: 23-721126

Surprising find in the centre of town Café Mercedes, Nicosia Feeling obliged to take some foreign colleagues out for drinks towards the end of their stay led me to choosing Café Mercedes for a number of reasons. I had asked them whether they wanted trendy or laid-back, although I fearfully knew the answer would be trendy. Wanting to go somewhere I had never been before but not wanting to be too far from the local laid-back bars like Brewfellas and the Weaving Mill, I chose Café Mercedes for our excursion.

If I had to choose one word to describe Café Mercedes, it would be surreal. It almost defies belief that such a place exists so close to the Green Line, tucked away next to Ledra Street. Luckily I had the foresight of pre-booking as it was a Friday night, although I was slightly curious why the man taking my reservation was asking if I had been to Café Mercedes before and what ratio of men to women we would be.

Upon arriving we were greeted at the door by the standard beefy doorman. The décor inside is jaw-dropping and truly makes you feel like you are somewhere else completely. The whole bar is very big and spacious, giving a type of Tardis feel, with a garden and patio all a stone’s throw away from Ledra Street.

We arrived relatively early for a Friday night but it soon filled up with plenty of locals, all dressed to kill and not a smile in sight. The service wasn’t great and that’s not something that particularly bothers me, although I can see the more conscientious nightlife customers becoming slightly frustrated by the speed and competence of the staff.

The drinks were quite highly priced, although no higher than what you’d expect from a trendy bar in the capital. There is a food menu although we were only out for drinks, but from what I’m told the quality is good yet slightly pricey for a bar.

The atmosphere was very similar to other trendy nightspots in the capital like Hustle, Mamasita’s and C House. Admittedly the décor was more attractive than I expected and Café Mercedes is probably the most attractive of the Nicosia bars that I’ve been to.

Café Mercedes Where: 51 Ledra Street in the heart of the capital Contact: 22 270700 but be prepared for unusual questions!

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19 What’sonlistings Helen Tumelty’s Mosaic Studio Permanent exhibition of mosaic pictures, tables and mirrors. Just off Zenon Kitieos St. Studio also offers mosaic classes in a small friendly environment throughout the year. Tel: 99-925315 Cyprus Artists Pieces from the Larnaca municipality’s permanent collection on display. Larnaca Municipal Gallery. Monday-Friday: 9am-4pm, Saturday: 10am-1pm. Tel: 24-657745

Limassol district Erick Vittorino Solo art exhibition by Brazilian interior designer/decorator, muralist and colour specialist. Until April 22. ArtHouse 59 Kitou Kyprianou Street Old Town Limassol.

Open daily: 2pm-10pm Suicide Daughters of Atlas Sotiris Giannakou presents seven of his own poems illustrated by seven different artists. Opens April 24, 7.30pm until April 30. Morfi Gallery, 84 Agkyras Street. Monday-Saturday: 10am-1pm. Tuesday-Friday: 5pm-8pm.Tel: 25-378733. www.morfi.org Christos Michlis Solo painting exhibition. Until April 26.

Rouan Gallery, 28 Dodekanisou. MondaySaturday: 10.30am-1pm and 4.30pm-7 .30pm. Tel: 25-350845 Random Walk Solo art exhibition by Dimitra Bista. Until May 4. 50-1 Gallery, 49 Ellados Street, Limassol. Monday-Friday: 11am-1pm & 4pm-8pm. Saturday: 12 midday-4pm.

Email: info@50-1gallery.com Alessandra Desole Solo painting exhibition. Until May 5. Dinos Art Café, 62-66 Irinis Street. MondaySaturday: 10.30am to midnight and Sunday: 4pm to midnight. Tel: 25-762030 Blackdove Art Studio Permanent exhibition of artwork in oils, acrylic, print and mixed media, including painted driftwood, by Mary-Lynne Stadler.

Commissions welcome and art tuition on offer in a number of media. Tel: 99-048369. www.marylynnestadler.com.

Anoyira Mosaic Artwork Discover the magic of mosaics and Anoyira. Friday-Sunday 10am-4pm, other times by appointment. Tel: 99-108710 Katie Sabry Studio Permanent exhibition of paintings in oils, watercolours and pastels. Mosaics Workshop, 9 Georgiou Malekidi St, nr Rialto Theatre. Tel: 99-571139. www.katiecolours.com Art by Susanne Gallery with contemporary artwork.

Shop 2, Marina Beach, Amathus Avenue.

Daily 10am-4pm. Percentage of profits go to children with Cystic Fibrosis. Tel: 99247668 Theomaria Art Gallery Permanent exhibition of Vera Parlalidou’s ceramics. 7 Vassilisis Karlotta St. MondayFriday 8am-1pm. Tel: 25-745777 Michael Owen Galleries Permanent exhibition of oil and watercolour paintings. Lania. Tel. 25-432404. www. michaelowengallery.com Olivera Papathoma Permanent exhibition in City Art Gallery.

255A Saint Andreas St. Monday-Friday 9am-1pm, 4pm-7pm. Sat. 9am-2pm Sea King Permanent exhibition of old aviation photos. Sea King restaurant, near Akrotiri base.

Tel: 25-954500

Paphos district Judith Constantinou Permanent exhibition of watercolours.

The Studio, Stephanie Village, Tala. Tel: 26-652760 Stewart B Johnson Open house viewings of Scottish artist’s works by appointment. G. Xenopoulou st.

Tel: 26-930525 Gallery at Home with Theresa French Watercolours, prints and cards. 2 Modestou Panteli, 2 Nicolas Cliff, Yeroskipou. Tel: 26962597/ 99-316485 Stone Sculptures Permanent exhibition by Andreas Constantinou. Polis Chrysochous, near central square. Call artist for viewing. Tel: 26321227/99-585543 Michael Gorman Figurative paintings and prints. 20 Theodorou Kolokotroni, Peyia. Open daily. Tel: 99-952376/99-006832/26-621424 Harry and Sheila Hawkins Art by Harry Hawkins and books by Sheila Hawkins. Ayias Zonis St., Neo Chorio. Open daily. Tel: 26-321123 Herbs and Wild Flowers Arts and crafts inspired by the flora of Cyprus. Medicinal herbal teas and oils available. Information Centre for the Akamas National Park at the School of Pano Arodes. Tel: 99-616748 David Lester Working Studio in Peyia, with permanent exhibition of oil paintings and other works by the author of ‘Wishful Thinking’. Tel: 26-621130

compiled by Ledha Socratous

Famagusta district Blue Spice Restaurant Permanent exhibition of Carolina Alotus’ works. Blue Spice, 29 Aphroditis St, Ayia Napa. Tel: 23-832088. www.CarolinaAlotus.com Where are the Rights of the Children of Karpasia?

Permanent photographic exhibition.

Famagusta Cultural Centre, 35 Evagorou St, Dherynia. Closed Sundays. Monday-Friday 7.30am-4.30pm and Saturday 9.30am4.30pm. Tel: 23-740860

Music Nicosia district Music Workshop Concert The Cyprus Youth Symphony Orchestra’s Music Workshop’s 1st annual gala concert with works for solo instruments and chamber ensembles April 21. Pallas Theatre, old Nicosia. 8pm. Free. Tel: 22-463144 Bach Cantatas A concert with Bach Cantatas by the Camerata Crucianorum under the direction of Johannes Lang on the organ, featuring soprano Helene Lang and baritone Torsten Meyer. April 23. Castelliotissa Hall, old Nicosia. 8.30pm. €10. Tel. 70-009304/22663871. www.pharostickets.org Mendelssohn: Double Concerto Pianist Johannes Lang will team up with the exciting young violinist Julian Fahrner, and the Camerata Crucianorum, to present Mendelssohn’s Concerto for Violin, Piano, and String Ensemble in D minor. April 24. The Shoe Factory, 304 Ermou Street.

8.30pm. €15/10. Tel: 70-009304. www. pharostickets.org The Deep River of Music The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra will present a programme devoted to music of the African-Americans and the indigenous Indians of America. April 26. Strovolos Municipal Theatre. Before the concert, a short 20-minute film about the music of the Afro-Americans will be shown at the theatre entrance hall. 7.45pm. Tel: 22-313010

Larnaca district Pianistic Paths – From Bach to Hatzidakis Piano recital by Vasilis Socratous with works by J. S. Bach, L. v. Beethoven, F. Chopin, G. Sviridov and Μ. Hatzidakis. April 22.

Larnaca Municipal Theatre. 8.30pm. Free.

Tel: 24-657745/246-55794

Limassol district Limassol Solidarity A big charity concert with artists from Greece and Cyprus which aims to collect food, medicine and other essential items to be distributed to people in need. April 24. Enaerios parking place. 5pm-midnight

Paphos district The Deep River of Music The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra will present a programme devoted to music of the African-Americans and the indigenous Indians of America. April 24. Markideion Theatre. 8.30pm. Tel: 26-932571

Theatre & Dance Nicosia district Churchill Fresh Target Theatre Ensemble presents Pip Utton in one man play exploring the life of Winston Churchill. April 26. Pallas Theatre, old Nicosia. 8.30pm. €15. All proceeds will go towards to charity. In English with Greek surtitles. Tel: 22-410181 Trelantonis Stage 018 of THOC presents a classic work of Greek literature by Penelope Delta. Until April 28. THOC New Theatre Building, 9 Gregori Afxentiou. Every Sunday at 6pm.

In Greek. Tel: 22-864300 In the Land of Peter Pan The Puppet Group of Satiriko Theatre presents work by James Barry. Until April 28. Vladimiros Kafkarides Cultural Centre, 11-15 Vladimiros Kafkarides Street, Αglantzia. Every Sunday at 10.30am. In Greek. €10. Tel: 22-312940/22-421609 Tom, Dick and Harry Satiriko Theatro presents comedy by Ray and Michael Cooney. Until April 28.

Vladimiros Kafkarides Cultural Centre, 1115 Vladimiros Kafkarides Street, Αglantzia.

On Saturdays at 8.30pm and Sundays at 6.30pm. €15/10. Tel: 22-312940/ 22-421609 Kai Mi Heirotera Theatro Lexi presents comedy by Giorgos Tsiakkas which satirizes Europe and Cyprus today. Until May 1. Latsia Municipal Theatre, 57 Yiannos Kranidiotis Avenue.

On Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8.30pm and Sundays at 6.30pm. €15. In Greek. Tel: 22-878688

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The world of Cyprus More than 30 years after it was acquired by the Telloglion Arts Foundation of Thessaloniki University, a series of paintings by famous Cypriot painter and teacher Adamantios Diamantis is on its way home.

Diamantis had a major influence on succeeding generations of Cypriot artists and his best known work: The World of Cyprus is now back in Cyprus and will go on show on Wednesday at the Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia and later at the AG Leventis Gallery.

In this series of work, Diamantis depicts the architecture and colour of Cyprus, as well as its people and their relationships. Visitors will get to explore, for example, a group of people from the Cypriot countryside gathered in a square or a coffeeshop. Some of his work is very reflective; people sit silently contemplating the years gone by and looking to the years to come. The traditional, time-honoured values of the homeland are symbolised throughout his work.

The story behind this series begins in 1967 at Diamantis’ studio in Onasagorou Street in Nicosia. Over the course of five years he created 11 acrylic panels and exhibited them at the Museum of Folk Art in Nicosia, just a few months after the Turkish invasion, where they proved to be a popular attraction. One year later the work was put on show at the National Gallery in Athens and subsequently acquired by the Telloglion Arts Foundation of Thessaloniki University. However, a verbal promise was made to Diamantis Gone With the Jobless A comedy performance by Marinos Hatzivasiliou who, together with other actors from the popular TV programme Patates, present a hilarious show with humour and laughter. Until May 5. Diachroniki Music Stage, 2 Yianni Koromia Street, Kaimakli.

Every Sunday at 9pm. €15. In Greek. Tel: 99-783455 A Steady Rain The theatre group D-tale presents twocharacter melodrama by Keith Huff. Until May 16. WhereHaus 612, 5 Michael Kousoulide, Pallouriotissa Industrial Area.

On Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8.30pm. €12/15. Tel: 99-535625 The Dispute The Main Stage of THOC presents tragic comedy by Pierre de Marivaux. Until May 17. THOC New Theatre Building, 9 Gregori Afxentiou. Friday and Saturday at 8.30pm and Sunday 6pm. In Greek. €12/10. Tel: 77772717 Gethsemane A play about British public life by David Hare. Until May 31. THOC New Theatre Building, 9 Gregori Afxentiou. On specific days at 8.30pm and on Sundays at 6pm. In Greek. €12/6. Tel: 77-772717/22864300 Centuries Away from Alaska Dionysos Theatre presents play by Akis Dimou, directed by Tonia Misiali. Until June 2. Dionysos Theatre, 29 Diagorou Street.

On Fridays and Saturdays at 8.30pm and Sundays at 6.30pm. In Greek. €15. Tel: 99621845/22-818999 Sovrakaless Play based on the book by Terrence McNally and the film The Full Monty. Until June 9. WhereHaus 612, 5 Michael Kousoulide, Pallouriotissa Industrial Area. On Specific days at 8.30pm. In Greek. €15/12.

Tel: 70-000612

Larnaca district The Monkey and the Sea King The Moscow children’s musical theatre of drama A-AI presents a musical based on African fairytales, myths and legends.

April 21. Theatre Skala. 11am. For kids from 3 to 9 years. In Russian. €10/5. Tel: 96-302770 Playing Doctor Theatro Skala presents the contemporary American comedy by William Van Zandt and Jane Milmore. Until May 26. Skala Theatre, 15 Kyriakou Matsi Street. On Saturdays at 8.30pm and Sunday at 6.30pm.

In Greek. Tel: 24-652800

that the work would be returned to Cyprus when conditions on the island made it safe to do so.

Thanks to the agreement between the Telloglion Art Foundation and the AG Leventis Foundation for the exchange of exhibitions and educational programmes, the work has come home at a critical moment in Cypriot history.

The Leventis Foundation believes that the return of the work to its birthplace will give a sense of pride to Cyprus today in the midst of the crisis with the constant, firm and timeless values of its world portrayed by Diamantis on canvas. The book, The World of Cyprus Narrative, will also accompany the paintings.

The World of Cyprus Exhibition of monumental work consisting of 11 panels by famous Cypriot artist Adamantios Diamantis, which return home after over 30 years of absence. Opens April 24, 11.30am until October 6. The Leventis Municipal Museum, 15-17 Hippocrates Street, Laiki Yitonia, Nicosia. TuesdaySunday: 10am-4.30pm. Wednesday: 10am-10pm.

Tel: 22-661475

Limassol district Pasatempo New theatre group Attraversiamo, presents a show that consists of a compilation of scenes from Greek cinema from the 60s and 70s, blended together with dancing and singing. April 21 & 23. B Municipal Market (Theatro Ena). 8.30pm. In Greek.

Tel: 97-895323 The Monkey and the Sea King The Moscow children’s musical theatre of drama A-AI presents a musical based on African fairytales, myths and legends.

April 21. Limassol Theatre Arts School.

5pm. For kids from 3 to 9 years. In Russian. €10/5. Tel: 96-302770 In Motion The Black Box Theatre Group presents play by George Kleanthous. Until April 26. Old Vinegar House, 34 Genethliou Mitella Street. Wednesday through Friday at 8.30pm. €10. Tel: 99-790819/99349719

Paphos district Gethsemane A play about British public life by David Hare. April 23. Markidio Theatre. 8.30pm.

In Greek with English surtitles. €12/6. Tel: 77-772717

Other Events Nicosia district Die Thomaner – A year in the life of the St. Thomas Boys Choir Leipzig the Pharos Arts Foundation in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut Zypern present the documentary by Paul Smaczny and Günter Atteln. April 22. Shoe Factory. 8pm. Free. Tel: 22-663871 Easter Decorations Handmade creations for children 6-10 years. Kids will experiment and will learn to make small decorations that are quick with organic and everyday materials. April 22. Institut français de Chypre, 3 Vasilissis Amalias Street - Agios Andreas. 4pm-6pm.

20. Tel: 22-459333 Philatelic Auction of Stamps - Covers & Post Cards Psatharis Auction House sale. April 27.

Hilton Hotel, Ahera Room. 5pm. The viewing of the lots will take place at Gallery Kypriaki Gonia, 45 Stadium, Larnaca. Monday-Saturday: 10am-1pm & 4.30pm-8pm.

Tel: 24-621109/99-564131

The Cyprus Problem Open discussion with international guest speakers about the Cyprus problem. April 26 University of Nicosia, UNESCO Amphitheatre. 5pm-7pm. In English. RSVP by April 24. Tel: 99-472282/ +90-542 8553472 Cyprus Film Days 2013 A showcase of international and local productions, special tributes, parallel screenings, workshops and music events. April 19-28. Rialto Theatre, Limassol and Zena Palace, Nicosia. Tel: 77-777745/77-772552.

All films screened in original language with Greek and English subtitles. Free to all afternoon and late midnight screenings. €6 day card/€25 general entry card (for all festival screenings). A full, detailed programme at www.cyprusfilmdays. org Kyriakos Michaelides Tailor Museum A sightseeing attraction for visitors in the area as well as a space where the young and new generations may become aware of the richness of the traditional tailor’s craft dating back to the sixties. Old Nicosia, Phaneromeni area. Tel: 99-796333 Singing Group Singing for fun. All kinds of music in harmony small Nicosia group Tuesdays 5.30pm-7pm. Call Olivia 99-497318 Rooftop Theatre Group Regular play script-writing workshop. In the room next to Kala Kathoumena coffee shop in old Nicosia (Phaneromeni Square).

6pm. In English. Tel: 22- 661354 Kindermusik with Vaso Come and see how music and movement can stimulate your young child’s developing mind and body. Tel: 96-693462. www. kindermusikwithvaso.com. kindermusikwithvaso@gmail.com Childrens African DrumagiQ Includes: Drums and rhythm tuition with educational approach, psychological expertise, culture, customs, games, dance and innovative creative techniques. Every Friday. Kisa Centre, old Nicosia. 5-6pm for children under 12, 6-7pm for children 1215. Tel: 22-878181 Serenity House Classes in yoga, tai chi and anger management, self awareness seminars traditional Thai and classic massage, and more. Serenity House, 2 Einstein St, Ay. Omologites.

Tel: 99-434353, Rebecca (Yoga) 99-487927 or splishys@cytanet.com.cy Healing Rooms Free 20 minutes healing sessions for the well-being of spirit, mind and body in a loving atmosphere. Confidential. Every second and fourth Thursday of the month.

8-9.30pm. 225 Strovolos Avenue, near Metro roundabout. Tel: 99-771084

Inter-faith prayers and meditation Every Friday. Baha’i Centre, 11 Parthenonos, Kaimakli. Tel: 22-624283 HIV Discussion Group Discussing issues around HIV for sufferers and friends of sufferers. Every Thursday. UNESCO Amphitheatre, Intercollege, Makedonitissas Ave. 7pm. Free Nicosia Horrible Hash House Harriers Exercise, eat, drink and be merry with Nicosia Hash House Harriers. Meetings every Tuesday 7.30pm for a walk, jog or run around Nicosia. For directions to the run or more info, Tel: 99-308436 or visit www. nh4.com.cy Nicosia Writers’ Workshop If you enjoy creative writing and want to meet people with similar skills, then the Nicosia Writers’ Workshop is the place to be, so bring your ideas and we’ll open a new world together. 48 Rik Avenue, Angantzia. Every Sunday from 11am-1pm.

Free membership to new candidates. Ring Machela on 99-867315 Writing Workshops Unleash your creative side with Rhay Christou. Rhay’s Studio, Old Nicosia. Tel: 99 522333 Italian for Beginners Lessons offered by the Dante Alighieri Society and the Italian Embassy. Monday and Wednesday 6.30pm-8pm.Tel: 22358168/99-339644 Children’s Theatre Workshop Dionysus Theatre brings kids closer to theatre. Three different age groups, ranging from 6-18+. Classes are in Greek. Dionysus Theatre, 29 Diagorou St. Tel: 22-818999/99621845, www.music.net.cy/dionysos Play in a Day Fun theatre workshops geared towards adults. Every Thursday 6-8pm. (lessons for youths between 14 and 17 also take place on Wednesday 5pm-7pm). 15 per session or 50 per month. Taught in Greek and English. For registration Tel: 99-130916/99552654. theatrenicosia@gmail.com Arts & Moods Creative workshops for children of all ages.

15 Averoff Street, Strovolos. Tel: 22313142. email: artsandmoods@cytanet.com.cy Brocante Antique and vintage furniture market.

Every Sunday 9am-7pm. In front of the old municipal market in old Nicosia and outside the Akanthos workshop space.

Tel: 22-100984. www.facebook.com/akanthos.furniture St Paul’s Thrift Shop Thrift Shop for clothes and bric-a-brac is open every Saturday morning from 10ammidday in St Paul’s Cathedral car park. Lots of bargains on offer at very reasonable prices. Tel : 22-445221 St Paul’s Babies and Toddlers Non-religious, non-political and multi-national organisation that caters for newborn to pre-school kids with activities including outdoor and indoor play equipment and toys. St Paul’s Church Hall, Byron Avenue.

No membership required. babiesandtoddlers.googlepages.com Cans for Kids Quiz Nights First Friday of every month. 8.30pm. Esogba, behind the Junior School. €5. Drinks and home cooked food available. Tel: 99666011. www.cansforkids.org Cyprus Go Association Meetings every Saturday to learn the game and improve skills. Oktana Café, 2 Aristidou St. 5pm. Tel: 99-476253. cyprus@europeango.org, cyprus.european-go.org Porcelain Painting Paint your own dinner set or special gift for your loved ones. Beginners classes morning and afternoon. Strovolos. Tel: 99-620992 Saint Andrews Bridge Club Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 4pm, Saturday 7pm-10pm; 15 Heroes Avenue.

Tel: 22-781063 or 96-510121 Tarot Card Game Lessons Not lessons in the divination art but rather the strategy and memory game. Every Wednesday evening. Brasserie Au Bon Plaisir, 15 Alasias Street. 8pm. Tel 96-755111 The World of Wine Beginners and advanced specialised courses for enthusiasts who wish to become more confident in understanding and enjoying fine wines and spirits. Tailormade courses, wine classes and tasting can also be organised on request. Spectus shops, Nicosia and Limassol. Tel: 22511521/25-341525 Coffee Morning A warm welcome for all women. Interesting talks and a chance to get together socially. Second Thursday of the month. (except July and August). 9.30am St.Paul’s Church Hall, Byron Avenue. In English. Tel: 22-329293/99-924363 Walking Tours of Nicosia Mondays: Palouriotissa and Kaimakli: the past restored guided bus and walking tour. Thursdays: walking tour of Nicosia..

Free. Tel: 22-674264 Bird Watching in Cyprus Birdlife Cyprus regularly arranges bird watching trips around the island. Tel: 22455072, 99-059541. www.birdlifecyprus. org

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Larnaca district Cyprus Sub Aqua Club Divers with their own equipment can join this BSAC dive club for fun shore and boat diving around the island. Social meetings and training sessions held regularly in Larnaca. Qualified divers from other dive affiliations can undertake cross-over training to the BSAC system on joining. Tel: 97-767200 Transformative Tarot Course Fun & educational, meet other like-minded people. Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

7.30-9.30pm. contact: seekersofthetarot@ yahoo.com for more details Kara – Mind & Body Centre Gain a certificate in Tarot Reading. An 18week course that covers symbology, colourology, numerology and much more.

KARA - Mind & Body Centre, Oroklini. Tel: 99-029952. tarotcyprus.yolasite.com Fisu Meditation Learn Fisu Meditation. Free introductory talks on why meditate and what meditation is all about. Book by appointment, 24532479/99-665330 Larnaca Hash House Harriers Every Monday, 5pm. For more information call Fred-the-web on 24-647175 Kition Hash House Harriers Run/jog/walk from a pub/taverna round the town and back. Wednesday evenings, 7.30pm. All welcome. Join us and have some fun. Tel: 24-647283 Antidote Theatre Workshops Drama workshops for children aged 5- can attend weekly workshops to learn about theatre through games and play, and participate in productions staged at the end of each year. Theatre Antidote also offers its students the Trinity Guildhall drama examinations in June, a useful qualification for university applications. Antidote Theatre, Apothikes st.Lazarus. Tel: 24-822677. info@theatreantidote.com/ www.theatreantidote.com Baby Antidote Brings the young tots up to 3yrs in touch with theatre, by combining storytelling, fairytales and play. Through interactive performances inspired by favourite children’s books, the heroes come to life as the little ones embody them in their own unique way. Apothikes st. Lazarus.

Every Monday and Friday, 9.30-11.30am.

Entrance is €4 per family, and includes refreshments and snacks Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffalos Social and benevolent organisation supporting charitable groups. The James Mercury Lodge meets at Dhekelia Barracks.

Every Tuesday, 7.30pm. Next to ‘George’s Taxi’ on the South Road. Tel: 24-635812 RAFA Larnaca Bay Branch Social gathering taking place on second Tuesday of each month. Beachcomber Restaurant, Makenzie Beach . 7pm. Tel: 24-363752. www.rafacyprus.co.uk/larnaca Larnaca Reading Group If you enjoy reading and debating the pros and cons of a book, you are welcome to join, the group endeavours to read a diverse selection of books. Larnaca Reading Group (LRG) meets the first Monday of each month in the Reading Lounge, upstairs in the Academic & General Bookshop, address: 41 Hermes Street. Tel: 24628401/99-597094/99-925315 Cash Bingo Eyes down every Wednesday, 8.30pm, and Sunday, 8.30pm, Makedonas restaurant, Dhekelia road. Food and drinks available at venues. Tel: 99-108391 Line Dancing Every Friday, 8pm. Makedonas restauraunt, Dhekelia road. Tel: 99-108391 Royal Engineers’ Association Meets on second Tuesday of the month at venues around the Island. For details of next meeting Bob Beer on 97-633728 Larnaca Chicago Bridge Club Thursdays, 9.30am-1pm. Tel: Pete on 24424899 Larnaca Walking Tours Wednesdays: Larnaca Past and Present, 10am from CTO office in Vassileos Pavlou Square. Fridays: Skala and its Craftsmen, 10am from Larnaca Fort. Tel: 24-654322 Leon Friendly Darts League Meetings carried out at selected pubs: Tuesdays, 8.30pm. Tel: Bob Johnson on 24-427275 Mazotos Camel Park Adventures for the family. Camel rides, swimming, play areas and more. Tel: 24991243/99-416968. www.camel-park.com

Limassol district Street Life Festival Street festival with music, graffiti, painting, jugglers, handcrafts, food & drinks and much more. April 27. Saripolou and Athenon Streets, Limassol. 9am-7pm.

Tel: 25-353573. For more info please check Street Life Festival Facebook page. Email. giftsandgadgets@cytanet.com.cy

NASA International Space Apps Challenge Limassol A two-day technology development event during which citizens from around the world will work together to address current challenges relevant to both space exploration and social need. April 20-21.

Cyprus University of Technology, CUT Studies and Student Welfare building, Athinon Street. 9am to 6pm April 21. During the event there will be offered coffees, energy drinks, juice and snacks. Tel: 97719440/96-549344. misaakidis@yahoo.gr. olia.dramitinou@gmail.com. http://spaceappschallenge.org/location/limassol Cyprus Film Days 2013 A showcase of international and local productions, special tributes, parallel screenings, workshops and music events. April 19-28. Rialto Theatre, Limassol and Zena Palace, Nicosia. Tel: 77-777745/77-772552.

All films screened in their original language with Greek and English subtitles.

Free to all afternoon and late midnight screenings. €6 day card/€25 general entry card (for all festival screenings). A full, detailed programme at www.cyprusfilmdays. org Second Cyprus Vespa Rally Scooter clubs from around Cyprus meet for their annual rally from Limassol to Zigi. April 28. Vespa Club Limassol, Enarious Car Park (Across the road from Starbucks).10.30 end point: Zygi Harbour. €25/10. Tel: 96-443380/99-895833 International Christian Fellowship East Please join us, Sundays 10.30am, Angel’s English Nursery School, 37 Ampelakion, Germasogia. Sunday school available, small groups meet midweek. Tel: 99815033. www.icf.org.cy Day out in Lania Visit the museum, church, olive mill, wine press and the artists’ galleries. Lania. Glennis208@gmail.com Island Blend Barber shop group sing a wide repertoire of songs at events and raise money for Friends for Life. Every Thursday at UKCA, 4pm-6pm. Tel: 25-397456 The World of Wine Beginners and advanced specialised courses for enthusiasts who wish to become more confident in understanding and enjoying fine wines and spirits. Spectus shops, Nicosia and Limassol. Tel: 22511521/25-341525 Food for Friends Vegetarian social group, with monthly lunch-time outings to tavernas and short presentations on related subjects. Monthly lunch on last Saturday of month. Tel: 25634487/25-634487 Rising Star Youth Theatre of Limassol Theatre workshop for aspiring actors and actresses from the age of 6 years and up.

Call 99-608826 for information.

Children’s Theatre Workshop Organised by the Versus theatre group.

Theatro Ena, Limassol Municipal Market, old town. Classes for ages: 5-9, 10-13, 1717. Saturdays 9am-3pm. Tel: 99-428691. www.theatroversus.com Magic Craft Supplies For the latest on Magic Craft Supplies & Penny’s Parties, please visit www.pennycyprusmagic.com 25-634487/99-304237 Theatre Workshops Open to students between six and 16.

Every Saturday. ETHAL Theatre. Basement, 76 Franklin Roosevelt Ave. Tel: 25-877827 Premiere Group Theatre group producing annual musicals. The group conducts monthly social events that include camping, picnics and sports evenings. Tel: 25-775922. www. premiere.com.cy C3A Limassol Join us and share educational, creative and leisure activities in friendly, sociable groups. Attend Open meetings, listen to informative talks, enjoy social activities.: C3A gmail (c3a.limassol@gmail.com) C3A, PO Box 51922, 3509 Limassol. Find out more: http://c3a-cyprus.org/limassol/ Help Me Grow Lecture on child development by the Health Ministry. Every Wednesday. Lecture hall, New Limassol Hospital. 6pm. In Greek. Free Baha’is of Limassol Weekly discussion circle. Tel: 25-340021 Happy Valley Hash House Harriers Weekly runs on Thursdays around the southwest of the island, times vary, see www.hvh3.org.uk. Tel: 99-434794

Limassol’s historical centre turns into an artistic hub embracing urban culture around this time of year as inspiration hailing from home and abroad converge for a an outdoor extravaganza at the Street Life Festival.

Graffiti and lots more at Street Life festival Following the massive success of previous events with more than 5,000 visitors, the Street Life Festival will take place on Saturday at the usual location between Saripolou and Athenon Street. Building on a modern-day community of collective inspiration, one way the festival attempts to revive the city and its streets is by converting the walls into a huge canvas, where everyone is encouraged to leave their own creative mark and discover the art of graffiti.

Local and European graffiti artists will participate in the event and Greek graffiti artist Paparazzi and his friends will once again came together to create a wall of art, with the masterpiece coming together on Saturday.

Within the area of the festival people can visit various stands where there will be a huge variety of handmade products Amathus Hash House Harriers Run, jog or walk every Sunday afternoon. For more info Tel: 99-905746. www.ah3.freeservers.com Limassol Walks Get to know the historical centre of Limassol. Mondays at 10am. Walks begin at the CTO Information Office, 115A Spyros Araouzos St. Free. Tel: 25362756 Limassol Crusaders Rugby Club Training on grass for Cyprus League matches, or just to get fit, Tuesdays 6.30-8.30pm and Thursdays 7-9pm, AEK Katholiki Stadium, Tagmatarchou Pouliou St. Seniors and Juniors. Tel: 96-323962. www.limassolcrusadersrfc. com Table Tennis Monday and Friday at 10 am at UKCA, 37 Termopilis Street. Contact Antonio 99-334706 Limassol Bridge Club Mondays and Fridays, 3.30pm at Limassol Sporting Club. Tel 99-645338 Car Boot Sale Every Saturday and Sunday at Moni Station. Tel: 25-323525/25-365102 Linopetra Corner Car boot sale on Saturdays, 8am-2pm.

Tel: 99-612832 Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes Social and benevolent organisation.

Aphrodite Bitter Lake Lodge meet at the UKCA Club. Wednesdays, 6pm. Tel: 99-425527. The Troodos Pride of Cyprus Lodge meets at the UKCA Club. Every other Sunday, 10am. Tel: 99-345384 Riding for the Disabled Horse riding for disabled riders from The Red Cross and Theotokos Foundation every Thursday morning 8.30am11.30am. Happy Valley, Episkopi. Volunteers greatly needed to assist with rides. Tel: 25-773058. Email: rdaroster@ gmail.com RAFA Aphrodite Branch Social Meeting First Wednesday of every month. Sergeants Mess. Akrotiri. No food provided.

7.30pm. Tel: 25-932196 RAF Akrotiri Voluntary Band The band plays a large repertoire of classical music at military dinners, Episkopi Fete and charity fund raisers. Meetings every Monday: 7.30pm. Padre’s Centre at RAF Akrotiri. Tel: 99-925524

from various designers up for sale, magic tricks, workshops for children, interactive games and charities.

During this year’s Street Life Festival, food will be collected to be given to Funraising, a Limassol based charity foundation that helps families and children in need. Should you wish to contribute to the food collection during these particular difficult times, please check the leaflet on the Street Life Festival Facebook page for the commodities needed.

Street Life Festival Street festival with music, graffiti, painting, jugglers, handcrafts, food & drinks and much more.

April 27. Saripolou and Athenon Streets, Limassol. 9am-7pm. Tel: 25-353573. For more info please check Street Life Festival Facebook page. giftsandgadgets@ cytanet.com.cy The Royal Military Police Association The Cyprus branch seeks new members.

First Friday of every month. The RMP Corporals Mess, WSBA Episkopi. 2pm. Tel: 26642120/99-453867 Cyprus Donkey Sanctuary Visitor centre with shop, refreshments, hillside walk and picnic area. Friends of the Cyprus Donkey, Vouni. Daily 10am-4pm.

Tel: 25-945488 Ocean Bar Restaurant Every Thursday: Bingo Night, 8pm.

Tel: 96-381509. Every Friday: Multi Media Quiz with many prizes to be won, 8.30pm. Tel: 99-032876. Ocean Bar Restaurant, 10 Christina Court, Onicilliou St, Ayios Tychonas

Paphos district The Sights & Sounds of the 60s & 70s A unique evening of live music, cinematic nostalgia, good food and great company with a chance to bop til you drop with Groovejet. April 27. Epsilon Taverna on the Emba - Tala Road. 7pm. €16 including dinner can be purchased at: Oliver’s Deli, Tala; Paphiakos Bookshop, Trimithousa; Epsilon Taverna. Tel: 26-819562/99831136 or email: events@groovejetmedia.com Spiritualist Meetings.

Monthly ‘Modern Spiritualists in Cyprus’ meetings are held on the last Sunday of the month in Stroumbi. 7pm start. For full details www.yvebrooks.org or Tel 97801472 Paphos Flower Club Courses in flower arranging. Anglican Church Hall, Kato Paphos. Beginners 2pm, intermediate classes 12.30pm. Beginners. Tel: 99-475564/99533704. Intermediate: 99-744635

Orphean Singers Three times a year this well established singing group delights audiences with an entertaining concert. Meetings every Friday at Kamaras club, 9.30am-12pm. Tel: 26-913249 Paphos Light Music Society A new group starting up in Paphos for the appreciation of light opera, Gilbert and Sullivan etc. Non-singers also welcome. Meetings every fourth Monday at 3.00pm in Paphos area. Tel: 26- 723002/ 99-370883 Paphos Town Centre Walking Tour Get acquainted with the newest part of the city and learn how the town evolved from the late Byzantine and Mediaeval times.

Every Thursday, 10am. CTO Information Office, 3 Gladstonos St. Tel. 26-932841 The Corona Society Go along and meet new friends at monthly meetings held every second Wednesday of the month, 2.30pm – 4pm. Coffee mornings held every last Tuesday of the month, 10.30am – 12.00pm. Annabelle Hotel. All proceeds go to local charities.

Tel: 99- 177479 Scottish Country Dancing With the St Andrew’s Society, Paphos, at the Latin Parish Hall every Tuesday evening from September to May 6-8pm. Beginners welcome 5.30pm. Tel: 99-298512 Timi Village Car Boot Market Every Sunday 7am-1pm all through the year. Tel: 99-611637 Evans Plus Evans Comedy Magic Show, at the New Kikkos Bar Coral Bay - Alternate Tuesdays. 9.30pm.

Tel 99-173801 Singles Nights at Ollie’s Bar Every second and fourth Saturday of the month. Ollie’s Bar, Trimithousa. 8pm. Tel: 99-769899 Quiz Nights Play for weekly prizes and a jackpot. Every Friday. Kings Hotel, Tomb of the Kings Road. 8.30pm. €2. Tel: 26-939075 Quiz night Quiz at the New Olympus Hotel. Every second Thursday of the month. 7.30pm. To register your team call: 26-932020 New Friendly Bridge Chicago bridge every Tuesday with all bridge partnerships welcome. Fantasia Club. 6.45pm. Tel: 26-937551 Table Tennis Club Night Coaching for all levels by Gordon Allen.

Every Wednesday night. New venue, 7pm.

Tel: 99-841471, 26-652763 Badminton Club Atromitos Badminton Club for children and adults meets four times a week, days and evenings, to suit all levels, coaching available or play just for fun. Tel: 99971150/99-519504.badmintonpaphos@ cytanet.com.cy www.atromitosbadmintonclub.org Emba Badminton club Emba Badminton club meets on Saturday mornings, and Tuesday and Friday afternoons. All levels of play are catered for. Tel: 99-276192. www.EmbaBadmintonClub.org.

Paphos Cycling Club Newly founded to help promote cycling in Paphos as a great form of exercise, meeting and making new friends and a perfect way to see areas of beauty in Cyprus you would never normally see.

We are an informal club and we welcome new members from all walks of life and abilities. We meet every Sunday at Hectors Barin Coral Bay at 9am. Tel: 99320213. www.paphoscyclingclub.com

Cyprus on a plate The Friday Lectures series at the Cornaro Institute in Larnaca continues this week with a talk by cookery writer Sonia Demetriou. Talks range from art to science and literature to design; on the menu this Friday is a meze of Cypriot culture. Demetriou will discuss her book Androulla’s Kitchen-Cyprus on a Plate and her work using slides to convey the most traditional recipes and methods of cooking in Cyprus. The lecture is informal and will be given in English,

as are all lectures. It will be followed an informal reception with the speaker and a glass of wine.

In Androulla’s Kitchen A talk on Cyprus food and culture by Sonia Demetriou, part of the Friday Lecture series.

April 26. Cornaro Institute, 23 Mehmet Ali Street, Larnaca. 4.30pm. In English. Entrance is free. Tel: 24-254042

Paphos Tigers RFC Mini Rugby: Tuesdays, 4.30pm-5.30pm.

Kinyras Centre, Cypria Maris Sports Ground. Tel: 99-934315/26-652959. barrie@cytanet.com.cy Alzheimer Self Help and Support Group Offers dementia patients and their carers the opportunity to meet others with this condition, share feelings and exchange experiences. Latin Parish Hall, Coastal Rd. Chlorakas. Every first Wednesday of the month at 10am. Tel: 26-621530/96767164 Cancer Patients’ Support Group Association’s Day Centre - 84 Ellados Avenue, Paphos, near Carrefour’s on Polis Road. Tel: 26-952478. Coffee morning on the second Tuesday of the month, 10.30am. Craft group meet every Thursday, 10am-12pm. New members always welcome. Quiz nights and meal on Thursdays and meal, 7 for 7.30pm.

Tel: 26-654007 or visit www.cancerpatientssupport.net Cancer Patients’ Support Group – Paphos Information Help Line Trained volunteers who will listen and assist anyone needing information, emotional support, befriending or referral to an appropriate professional. Available from 9am-1pm Monday to Friday.

Tel: 97-760989 Paphos Bereavement Support Group The Group meets the first Monday of the month from 2 – 4 pm at the Cyprus Samaritans Centre, Chlorakas. For more information please contact Sally on 99312662 or Rita on 99-175510 Gamblers Anonymous Support group for gambling addicts, partners and families. Meetings every Tuesday. Ayia Kyriaki Anglican Church Hall, Kato Paphos. 7.30pm. Tel: 26622289 Self-Improvement and Fulfilment Dr. Eva Bratslavsky clinical psychologist and psychotherapist weekly discussion group meetings on self-confidence, selfesteem, relationship enhancement, assertiveness. 3pm. Tel: 99-495467 Hemi-Sync sound technology of The Monroe Institute Metamusic CDs for quantum learning, deep relaxation, meditation, workshops.

Contact Linda Leblanc, accredited Outreach Trainer of The Monroe Institute.

Tel: 26-621272/ psygnos@spidernet. com.cy Reiki Training Philip Westwood, Reiki Master/Teacher is now taking bookings for Reiki 1 & Reiki 2 training courses.Tel: 99-407526/26271640 or email philipreiki@cytanet. com.cy Polis Charity Bookshop, Crafts and More Now open six days a week. Monday- Saturday, 10am- 1pm. Large stock of books, videos, talking books, jigsaws and greeting cards. Proceeds donated to local charities. Goods in first rate condition always needed. Arch. Makarios Avenue, Polis Chrysochous. Tel: 99-867511 Mums ‘n’ Toddlers Group Mums, Tots & Babies - Join us for a fun filled morning of Music & Movement, Story time, Arts & Crafts, Free Play, snack & coffee time etc. Spacious garden at our new location in Chloraka. Five groups per week offered. Also ongoing sale of nearly new clothing raising funds for local charities. Tel: 99-867662.

First Time Mums’ Club Come and join us for a cup of tea. Bring baby with you and meet other mums and get tips, ideas and advice on caring for your little infant. Weekly meetings where topics include breastfeeding, bottle feeding, sleeping tips for baby and mom, milestones, what works and lots more.

Thurs 10-12. Cholorakas. Tel: 96-429659 Apollo Branch of the Royal Air Forces Association Meeting on the third Thursday of every month. UKCA Clubhouse, Tombs of the Kings Road. 7pm. Tel: 26-991615 Basic Dog Training and Grooming Fridays. 3pm. Kallepia. Tel: 99-105557

Famagusta district

LECTURE

Horse Races Every Wednesday and Sunday at the Nicosia Race Club. Tel: 22-782727. Subject to change check website. www.nicosiaraceclub.com.cy

FESTIVAL

Paphos Adonis Lions Club Meetings every second and fourth Monday of the month at Paphos Gardens Hotel Resort. New members welcome as well as visiting members of other Lions Clubs. Tel: 26-622810/97-635883

Tours around Ayia Napa Ayia Napa and the Sea: a different dimension. Mondays in English and German; Fridays in English and Swedish, 10am from CTO office. Tel: 23-721796 Folk Art Workshop Art workshop for children. Cultural Centre of Famagusta, Evagorou 35, Dherynia. Tel: 23-721140 Bingo and Games Every Tuesday night. Quiz, bingo and games every Thursday night. Party night every Saturday. Woody’s Inn, Protaras.

Tel: 23-831690 Charity Boot Sale Every Tuesday morning. Woody’s Inn, Protaras. 10am-12pm. Tel: 23-831690 Open Air Market Every Wednesday. St Thekla Beach restaurant, Ayia Thekla, 500m from the church. 9am-4pm. Tel: 23-743778

SUNDAY MAIL• April 21, 2013

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The Peter Pan is out, the Marlborough is in but the classic crisp white collar will always be in style…

KAREN DACRE wraps up spring’s hottest necklines

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tiful shirts in the style. Remember, though, this isn’t a look for every season.

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1. The New Marlborough A quick browse of men’s shirt patterns suggests that this oversized curved shirt collar bears close resemblance to the Marlborough a style which resonates with those favoured in the Forties and Fifties.

Today the collar is a favourite with designers who rely on its oversized quality to add punch to dresses and jackets and shirts. French label Carven - a go-to label for collar lovers - has gone all out on the shape for spring. Look for a vibrantly coloured shirt with the collar shape to add spice to every day knitwear.

2. The Bib Bibbed dresses are not as scary as they sound but you’ll have to shop around for one that doesn’t leave you looking like a wayward sailor.

As a rule, avoid bib details in contrasting shades: they’ll make you look as if you’re seven years old (and not in a good way). Cos is a master at the grown-up bib collar - because it understands drapery like no other store on the high street. Should getting your hands on a more luxurious bib be your aim, try Alexander McQueen, which has a number of beau-

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So named because of its similarities with the collar on a wetsuit, the scuba collar is the poloneck’s cooler, edgier cousin. A micro-trend with staying power, the collar is in favour with Belgian label Peter Pilotto, which fi nished neoprene jackets and dresses with the style ahead of its spring/summer show. It’s also a regular fi xture in Stella McCartney’s collections. Best avoided if you’re well-endowed in the breast department, the scuba neck lends a dramatic fi nish to most looks. Dabble in the trend at Topshop, which has a technicoloured range of scuba collared dresses in store this season.

collar. Under a drab old jumper or a slightly frumpy frock, a flash of starched white adds a hint of style sophistication to almost any look.

For the office, rely on a white collar to add a sense of formality to otherwise inappropriate cocktail gowns and at the weekend employ a white collar to smarten your look up. A word of advice: if you are broad across the chest opt for a detachable collar which won’t bulk out the rest of your outfit like a shirt might.

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Should you, like us, have grown tired of collars that are Peter Pan shaped, its pointy alternative is the collar shape for you. Grown-up, easy to wear and a whole lot less ubiquitous, a dress or top with a neatly cut collar won’t date in the way its youthful alternative did. Dresses with sharp collars are available everywhere this spring. Get one and grow old gracefully. It’s time.

Not to be confused with the choirboy or the ruff, the ruffle collar is a jabot for contemporary times (see Pirates of the Caribbean). Pioneered by Serbian-born London designer Roksanda Ilincic, who relied on the shape to add a hint of regalia to her most recent spring/summer shows, this breed of collar looks best worn with vibrant, contrasting shades. If that’s all too terrifying, bypass the ruffle and seek out the ruff instead. This season TurkishCanadian designer Erdem nods to the shape with a series of delicate lace-trim dresses.

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22 BEAUTY Life changer: the Trish McEvoy ‘planner’

MAKE-UP BREAK-UP GAVANNDRA HODGE realises it’s time to ditch the grizzly contents of her vanity case and upgrade

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have owned my make-up bag for over 15 years. The pull tab has fallen off , the lining is torn and smeared with more than a decade’s worth of spilt powder and glitter. Inside are assorted blunt eyeliner pencils, a cream shadow last used on my wedding day (seven years ago) that has dehydrated into a weird little shimmery rock, gunky mascara and a rogue lip-gloss tube that has lost its label. I know that this makes me a failure and a bad role model to my young daughters.

I know that I am carrying around a little pouch of germs. I know that the time for a spring-clean has arrived.

My Virgil on this mid-life makeup bag crisis of a journey comes in the form of Daniela Rinaldi. She is the concessions and beauty director of Harvey Nichols in London, where she has worked for 28 years, starting on the shop floor. What she doesn’t know about beauty is, frankly, not worth knowing. “I have tried everything,” she says when we meet and I am forced to endure the shame of Daniela examining my depressing excuse for a MUB. “Poor you,” she says. Not only is my bag unhygienic and unstylish, but I don’t use most of its contents and there is no rationale. “It’s totally random. You haven’t got a ‘look’ in here,” she says. I nod dejectedly. She is so right. I didn’t even know you could have a ‘look’ in your make-up bag.

Daniela suggests starting afresh.

Not only does she change her bag once a year, she cleans it out every fortnight. Mascaras are replaced “every quarter” and brushes cleaned every two weeks (“and I keep them in their sleeves or a little plastic bag”).

This is going to be a steep learning curve.

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Veneta, and she is fastidious in making sure that it only contains what she needs for the day. “I do my base at home: Laura Mercier Primer, Clinique foundation and Laura Mercier loose powder, so I don’t carry any of those things around with me.” What it does contain is everything she needs for touch-ups. Her Trish McEvoy mini make-up palette is the size of a credit card and contains eight eyeshadow colours, which can be changed with the season. “It is perfect for going from day to evening; there is everything I need in there to create a smoky eye.”

She is “in love with” YSL’s Luxurious Mascara and uses Bobbi Brown blusher. Brushes are an important part of the arsenal - she suggests blusher, shadow and blending brushes by Bobbi Brown or Trish McEvoy, a MAC lip brush and Shu Uemura eyelash curlers “for an instant pick-me-up”.

For day she wears a neutral lip colour. “I love Tom Ford’s lipsticks, they just stay on forever. I like Indian Rose, with a vampish Lancôme L’Absolu Rouge for the evening. One thing I cannot bear is chipped nail varnish,” continues Daniela, so every season she gets the Nails Inc mini set, so that she has portable versions of whatever colour she is wearing “for touch-ups”. She does not carry powder, but will sometimes pack a pre-loaded powder brush and a Benefit Perk Up Artist make-up palette with a brightener and concealer. She tends to use eyeshadow and a Trish McAvoy brush instead of eyeliner, but if pushed, would use Chanel pencils.

‘You haven’t got a ‘look’ in here,’ she says. I nod dejectedly.

She is so right. I didn’t even know you could have a ‘look’ in your makeup bag

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Perhaps Daniced my eyes iela has noticed o be honest, she glaze over; to lost me at Tom Ford. I’m a her; brushed hair is working mother; ent. She takes pity an achievement. on me. “I’m going to show you hat will change something that your life,” she says, leading me down to her personal fiefdom, the Harvey Nichols Beauty s me on a stool Hall. She sits e the Trish McEand shows me up voy ‘planner’, a quilted make make-up bag that’s like a Filofax - a ring-binder that you snap ‘pages’ of make-up into. There is everything I need: shadow, mascara, powder, a perfume sample, lipstick, eyeliner and more, all compartmentalised and updatable with each new season. I feel like Eliza Doolittle, my old, shabby belongings swept away to be replaced by bright, shiny new products. Now, where’s my hairbrush…

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American exhibition to look at the history of sneaker culture Out of the Box is the fi rst exhibition in North America to showcase the history of sneaker culture and features over 120 sneakers representing the past 150 years.

Museum visitors will see the historical beginnings of the sneaker from its emergence in the 19th centu-

ry to becoming one of the most de democratic forms of footwear in th the 20th century to its current po position as status symbol and ic icon of urban culture.

Rare sneakers from the ar archives of adidas, Nike, R Reebok, PUMA, Converse and lo loans from rap legends Run D DMC, sneaker guru Bobbito G Garcia aka Kool Bob Love and D Dee Wells from OSD will be fe featured. The exhibition will a also include the latest designs from fashion designers including Christian Louboutin tin, Pierre Hardy, Lanvin and

Prada, as well as exceptional limited editions. A particular highlight is the handpicked sneakers and sketches by Nike designers Tinker Hatfield, Tobie Hatfield, Mark Smith and Eric Avar. e 19th century “Since the e been intimately sneakers have ressions of status linked to expressions nder,” said as well as gender,” mmelElizabeth Semmelhack, Senior Curator at the Bata Shoe Museum and Curator

of the Out of the Box exhibition.

“I am particularly interested in how sneaker culture today is intertwined with shifts in idealised masculinity and how, what I am calling, the sneakerfication of men’s dress is defi ning these changes.”

SUNDAY MAIL• April 21, 2013

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Long-distance runners lap up miles for the love of it There’s a point for everyone when running becomes enjoyable says DORENE INTERNICOLA

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Poisonous plant was thought a plague sent from heaven Name: Smut (Claviceps purpurea) Otherwise known as: Smut of Rye Habitat: A parasitic fungus of the Clavicipitaceae family found on cereal and grass crops worldwide. The fungus produces an over-wintering sclerotium (a mass of cells compacted into a solid body) with a violet crust that produces an unpleasant smell; it appears mostly on Rye (Secale cereale).

Wind carries the spores onto the host plants where they form a web of tiny tubular threads that penetrate the maturing seed and exude a sweet smelling fluid that attracts insects which transfer the fungus to the rest of the crop.

Smut is very poisonous.

What does it do: Flour made from crops infected with Smut has given rise to cases of mass poisoning ever since man first cultivated grasses for food. It was thought to be a plague sent from heaven to punish the ungodly. Symptoms include convulsions and hallucinations accompanied by burning sensations in the hands and feet that give rise to gangrene.

lthough many people begin running as a practical path to weight loss or fitness, for many it becomes a love affair as the miles

increase.

Tom Holland, running coach and author of The Marathon Method, tells his clients that running for 4.8km was horrible for him too, but farther down the road things changed.

“It happens for different people at different times and different distances: that runner’s high,” he said.

Holland calls it a cardiovascular turning point where the run becomes exponentially easier.

“There’s a point where the run becomes enjoyable,” he said. “Whether this happens at 12.8km or further down the road, it will happen,” he said.

“Over 100,000 people apply to the New York City Marathon each year,” he said. “There must be something there that people want.”

Gregory Chertok, a sports psychologist with the American College of Sports Medicine, said many people are drawn to running because it’s an uncomplicated activity.

“Put one foot in front of the other and when you work hard, you improve,” Chertok said. “Not everything in life is so simple. You could spend 10 years in a ballet studio and not become a ballerina.”

Few runners enter a marathon to win it, he said.

“It’s so rare in sporting culture for those who aren’t physically or aerobically gifted to feel included in something that’s competitive but not exclusive.”

While it’s tough to categorise athletes, Chertok said, long-distance running seems to be appreciated by those who enjoy solitude - or periods of solitude - and are OK with monotony.

Chertok differentiates external from internal motivation and said studies show that people who set goals based on intrinsic motivation are more successful.

“People run with the initial goal of losing weight or getting fit, which are external goals, but during training they realise they love running, so they end up running for internal rea-

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“Those that have it swear by it,” he said. ine practitioMost sports medicine eople are born ners would agree that people ut not necesto be mobile, he said, but nces. sarily to run long distances.

“Physicians will deter people from running marathon distances, but it’s ure such a powerful allure ter that it becomes greater ng than risk of hamstring injury,” he said. sRichard Finn, spokesd man for New York Road Runners, organisers of the New York City Mar-g athon, agrees that long distances do not suitt everyone. m “Running 42.2km nis a big, bold brash und. dertaking,” he said. rt, “You’ve got to put heart, soul, mind, body in it for ing months. It’s like climbing eryMount Everest. Not every-

body should be doing it.”

He said a runner is a runner whether you’re doing a marathon or a 5km race.

“We do running 365 days a year, since 1959,” Finn said of the New York Road Runners. “Get those sneakers on and run, even on a treadmill.

We’re not elitist. We think running is good for you.”

Holland believes running also exposes our weakest link so he urges novices to start slow.

“Running is an amazing cheap thing that can make us feel great about ourselves,” he said. “But the secret to running is balance. We’re born to run but we’re not born to run six days a week at the start.”

The marathon method: Tom Holland

In the Middle Ages the disease was known as St. Anthony’s Fire after the saint’s fiery spiritual rituals. Historians believe it was employed in the religious ceremonies of the Ancient Greek Eleusinian Mysteries.

Since medieval times the plant has been associated with parturition, when the herbalists made decoctions from it to assist in difficult cases of child birth; how they controlled the dose is a mystery and must have been highly dangerous.

There are two 16th-century references to the value of using the extracts in ‘mid-wifery’.

Smut contains a host of alkaloids, most of them derivatives of lysergic acid, among them ergotamine, ergometrine, ergotoxin, ergocitrine and ergocornine, being the most prominent; LSD was first isolated from this plant.

Because of the presence of these chemicals, the plant is a most important source of medicines used in gynaecology, epilepsy, migraine and various psychiatric ailments. The commercial production of the chemicals is very strictly monitored in Europe, but less so in Eastern and Central Europe where there are still occasional outbreaks.

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24 BOOKS Master of storytelling: C S Lewis

Mantel tops women’s fiction prize shortlist

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By William Leith The Look of Love: The Life and Times of Paul Raymond

By Paul Willetts

Soho, 1960. A man in his thirties is auditioning a young woman in the office of his strip club, the Raymond Revuebar. Paul Raymond eyes the woman with grim professionalism. He knows exactly what he wants – she must be under 30, with smallish breasts, ideally nine stone and 5ft 8in tall. The girl takes her clothes off. What he sees doesn’t excite him sexually. When he sees nudity, he sees money - enough money, as Paul Willetts explains, to buy huge chunks of Soho. A fascinating recent history of grubby London.

Mick Jagger

By Philip Norman

Huge stars, Philip Norman tells us, normally have an inner void – a troubled, needy soul in need of huge amounts of attention. That’s what gives them their drive. But Mick Jagger is different. He was a happy, well-adjusted middle-class boy. He had a loving family. He was clever, athletic and attractive to girls. One day he met a boy on the London platform at Dartford station who dressed like a beatnik and had sticking-out ears. It was Keith Richards. If you want detail in this 600-page book, it’s all here. The drug bust in Sussex. Altamont. The women. The fact he’s still got all his hair.

Midnight in Peking: The Murder that Haunted the Last Days of Old China

By Paul French

In 1937 a teenage girl was murdered in Peking. She was Pamela Werner, the daughter of the former British consul. Paul French does not spare us the details of the state of her body. Someone had carved her up horribly, removing her heart and several organs. She’d been killed with a blow to the head, and then drained of blood. The killer was never caught. French, who tells the story beautifully, reconstructs the aftermath of the crime and tries to solve it. He takes us to the hangouts in the swanky Legation Quarter, to the “Badlands”, and finally into the tragic, seedy room where the deed might well have been done.

So much more than a champion of Christianity

By Melanie McDonagh Last night I read a nine-year-old boy a chapter of The Magician’s Nephew, CS Lewis’ prequel to the Narnia books. As ever, once the audience was asleep, I had to read on.

They are cracking stories: the scariness of Uncle Andrew’s appearance in the attic room; the curious device of the wood between the worlds; the gender inversion of the story of Adam and Eve, whereby it’s the boy in this story who succumbs to temptation, the girl who sees trouble coming - all irresistible.

These stories draw on umpteen strands of the author’s imagination - the medievalist, the academic, the Christian - but the thing about them is their genius as stories well told. The Narnia books alone would justify CS Lewis’ remarkable afterlife, half a century this year after his death, but he has other claims to be read. The one that interests Alister McGrath most in this new biography CS Lewis: A Life - The Story of the Man Who Created Narnia is that of religious apologist - indeed, his discussion of Lewis’ legacy is largely to do with his reputation among Christians.

For my money, Lewis’ more important function is as an evangelist for the lost worlds of antiquity and the Middle Ages - a category that Lewis pretty well demolished - perhaps best represented by The Dis-

carded Image, a collection of his lectures on medieval and Renaissance lectures at Oxford, which is still the best introduction to the subject.

McGrath is, like Lewis, a Protestant Ulsterman, and one of the things this biography does especially well is rehabilitate Lewis as an Irishman - he was born well before Partition. His mother died when he was 10 and his father despatched him to a grim prep school in Watford, followed by Malvern College, both of which he detested. But although he never really returned properly to Ireland, his vision of the earthly paradise remained County Down. Heaven on earth, he remarked, would be Oxford transplanted there.

Correspondingly, he seems to have regarded his time in the trenches during the First World War as less hellish than his years at a sporting English public school.

McGrath has combed all the sources meticulously and chronologically, a mixed blessing for his readers, for whom the question of precisely when Lewis converted to Christianity - which his biographer triumphantly redates - is of less importance than the fact.

And most of us are going to be less engaged by matters of detail, such as the presence of another CS Lewis at Keble when he was under-

going military training there, than the more lurid stuff, such as his interesting undergraduate weakness for the English vice, flagellation. His fantasy about spanking a bottom laid across his lap is, I am afraid, going to stay with me. For all that, he was unambiguously heterosexual: McGrath comes tentatively down on the side of those who consider that Mrs Moore, mother of his friend Paddy Moore, was his lover. Still, when a friend confesses his homosexuality, Lewis writes to congratulate him on his honesty.

He didn’t have much luck with the ladies, though he was very willing to treat women such as Dorothy Sayers as his intellectual peers. But he probably didn’t have a chance against Joy Davidson, the American divorcée who set out, as her son remarked, “to seduce Lewis” and succeeded. Forget Shadowlands; the woman was a predator with a mercenary streak, notwithstanding her role as muse.

I can’t say I share all McGrath’s enthusiasms: Mere Christianity never did much for me and A Grief Observed has never comforted any bereaved person I know. But those of us who have been changed for ever by Lewis’ introduction to vanished worlds must be grateful for this sympathetic and thorough account.

British novelist Hilary Mantel’s Bring Up the Bodies tale about Thomas Cromwell will take on five challengers in the Women’s Prize for Fiction award in 2013 as she attempts to add to her groaning trophy cabinet.

The historical bestseller set in Henry VIII’s court has already won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction and the Costa Book Award.

If she takes the Women’s Prize, Mantel will become the first person to win all three of Britain’s top literary prizes.

The shortlist for the £30,000 literary prize released on Tuesday also included two former winners: fellow Briton Zadie Smith for NW and American writer Barbara Kingsolver for Flight Behaviour.

The other three books were Where’d You Go Bernadette by US author Maria Semple, May We Be Forgiven from American AM Homes and Life After Life by Briton Kate Atkinson.

“The shortlist for 2013 represents six tremendous writers at the top of their game,” chair of the judging panel Miranda Richardson said. “Their individual novels are flawlessly presented, they contain a heady mix of ideas and without exception take the reader on a unique and deeply satisfying journey.”

Set up in 1996 to celebrate and promote international fiction by women throughout the world to the widest range of readers possible, the Women’s Prize for Fiction is awarded annually for the best novel of the year written by a woman.

Any woman writing in English - whatever her nationality, country of residence, age or subject matter - is eligible.

Paulo Coelho brings timeless ideas to new

By Andrea Burzynski Like his international best seller The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho’s new novel weaves a story that takes place in the past while the ideas it explores, he says, are more relevant than ever to the present.

Manuscript Found in Accra is set in 1099 in Jerusalem on the eve of the Crusades, where a wise man known as the Copt dispenses philosophical guidelines for living to an audience of Christians, Jews and Muslims gathered to ask questions and listen.

“You still have the same prob-

lems right now that you had back then,” Coelho said. “The book is to share my views on values that were lost, and now we need to pay attention to these values again.”

People are certainly paying attention: since the book’s US release it has rapidly climbed the best seller ranks.

Critics have been less enthusiastic. Stuart Jeffries of The Guardian wrote, “the treacly narratives of such novels as The Alchemist and Eleven Minutes have been excised but the clichés remain.”

Despite this, the Brazilian novel-

Manuscript Found in Accra

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ist continues to collect endorsements from luminaries like Bill Clinton and Madonna, and has more than 7.5 million Twitter followers.

Coelho, 65, values his readers highly - so much so that he asked them to share their questions and fears over Twitter so that he could address them in his book. The product is more a philosophical treatise than a story, with aphorisms taking precedence over plot.

Through the figure of the Copt, he sermonises on topics such as the differences between defeat and fail-

SUNDAY MAIL • April 21, 2013

25 Get stuffed: the 2011 Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, New York

Horoscope

Gulp: Adventures on the alimentary canal

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By Mary Roach

Whether or not you are into self-sacrifice this is not a time to put others’ interests ahead of your own. This week’s Lunar Eclipse will make you emotionally aggressive so drop the March 21 - April 20 nice guy act and start getting tough with those who take your assistance for granted.

TAURUS A Lunar Eclipse in your opposite sign of Scorpio indicates that a relationship of some kind, be it romantic or platonic in nature, is going through a bumpy phase. Don’t give up on someone just because you disagree about something relatively trivial. With your ruler Venus, planet of harApril 21 - May 21 mony, now transiting your birth sign all the indications are that smoother roads lie just a little way ahead.

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Getting to the bottom of your gut

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ary Roach is a science writer who loves looking at normal things. What she has discovered is that if you look closely enough, normal things don’t look normal any more. They often look bizarre, and sometimes they make you feel sick.

She once wrote a book, Stiff, about what happens to people’s bodies after they die. It was distressing, horrifying and scary. And also very good. She writes clearly, with gallows humour. Just make sure you don’t die.

The reason Roach’s method works is that there is a large gap between what human beings do and what they say they do. In Gulp she investigates the alimentary canal, starting with the mouth and moving downwards. The book gets more compelling as it goes along. The further one moves down the digestive

A fascinating journey from the mouth to the anus says WILLIAM LEITH tract, the wider is the gap between everyday event and common parlance.

Roach explains the science of taste - which, it turns out, is mostly smell. What we experience as taste is dominated by our olfactory system, which has a direct link to the brain. Hence the Proustian link between smell and memory.

She does research into foods that we think will be disgusting but are not. For instance, most of us imagine that whale blubber will be horrible to eat. But it’s not. She fi nds “muktuk” narwhal skin - “exquisite”.

And very chewy. She writes: “There was plenty of time to think about it, as it takes approximately as long to chew narwhal as it does to hunt them.”

She meets a female sci-

entist who specialises in saliva. She fi nds that people are disgusted by the saliva of others, and even their own. Incidentally, Roach reveals that sugar doesn’t cause tooth decay. When you eat sugar, bacteria feed on it, and “release their metabolites” - it’s the acidity of the metabolites that rots your teeth.

She also studies chewing, and finds something amazing.

Because our jaw muscles are so strong, we have developed an extremely sensitive braking system that makes you stop chewing the moment you sense anything hard between your molars. One grain of sand and that’s it: “faster and more sophisticated than anything on a Lexus”.

Moving on, there’s some

good stuff on burping, and an excellent section on how people get in shape for competitive eating contests.

They practise distending their stomachs with water and learn to chew through the gag reflex: “Majorleague eating judges define regurgitation as the point at which food comes out, not up.” One competitor says: “It’s like a speed bump.”

The rectum. Roach analyses this organ and its workings by looking at the way inmates of prisons and drug mules smuggle contraband up their bottoms.

They must learn to override certain natural mechanisms. She interviews an inmate who is an old hand at this practice, known as “hooping” or “keistering”.

Smuggling stuff is a boon in prisons. So people educate their anatomies. And things sometimes go wrong, as Roach is delighted to explain. Just make sure you never go to prison.

It is possible to take too many precautions, to hedge your bets until all the joy goes out of what should have been fun.

To win at any cost is self-defeating; to win with style should May 22 - June 21 be your aim this week. And if you lose? At least you can claim you gave value for money.

CANCER If you try to accommodate every viewpoint and opinion this week you will find yourself chasing your tail. First impressions are the most reliable, so go with your instincts and refuse to change tack just because others seem to be June 22 - July 22 moving in a different direction.

LEO Be sure of all the facts if you intend to give advice to someone at an emotional crossroads. Others instinctively trust what you tell them and you have no right to let them down.

Better to qualify your statements than pretend you have a July 23 - Aug 23 simple answer to a complicated problem.

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and that light is God.” Asked if his book is relevant for those who do not believe in God or practise religion, Coelho said that how people live their lives is paramount.

“What counts is what you do and not what you express spiritually or empirically,” he said. “At the end your life it is not what God you believe in, but how did you live your life? You may not believe in God, but you believe in love, and love goes beyond everything.”

Coelho is critical of hypocrisy, which he defi nes as presenting an

image that is not consistent with one’s behaviour. On the other hand, he embraces contradiction, which he calls “part of our inner nature.”

He hopes that his book helps his readers to accept their own contradictions.

“I would not classify this book as a book about wisdom, but a book about accepting our contradictions,” he said. “We live in a world where our lives are full of different reactions to different circumstances. We cannot just flatten everything and say, ‘okay, I’m always going to act like this.’”

Don’t act impulsively this week or you could find yourself paying out a lot more than you expected or can readily afford. A “great deal” is great only to the person trying to persuade you to part with your cash. As always, the safest place for your money is in your pocket.

SCORPIO The temptation this week will be to place your faith in what others believe rather than follow your own instincts.

You know this is a mistake so have the courage of your Oct 24 - Nov 22 convictions and retain your independence. If your views are correct you won’t be on your own for long.

SAGITTARIUS

Nov 23 - Dec 21

You seem intent on making a problem of something that really isn’t much of a problem at all. Perhaps you’re looking at it from the wrong angle but more likely you need an excuse for a confrontation. Before the week is out you may wish you’d left things alone.

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novel set as the Crusades take off ure, the nature of love, victimhood, beauty and elegance, and death, which he refers to as the Unwanted Visitor.

Coelho believes there are common values shared by all and that people should pay more attention to them instead of religious dogma.

“I think that everybody shares universal values,” he said. “These values are not related to this or that religious system. However, some people in society, some religious groups try to say ‘no, my religion is the best one.’ I think every religion is heading toward the same light

Although you tend to know your own mind, this week’s Lunar Eclipse will bring a bout of indecision and you will be torn between two extremes, unable to decide one way or another. Your best course of action is to do nothing: the picture will be clearer in a couple of weeks.

Dec 22 - Jan 20

Don’t get too involved in a new idea or creative project: it has its merits, certainly, but your life is changing so rapidly just now that it would be a mistake to tie yourself down.

Things will look completely different around the time of the Solar Eclipse on May 10.

AQUARIUS

Jan 21 - Feb 19

If you come under attack from a colleague or loved one this week, ask yourself why they appear to be so angry with you.

Could it be you’ve failed to live up to your side of a bargain which obviously meant more to them than to you? If so, an apology is called for.

PISCES Don’t waste time on trivia: gossip may be fun but it won’t pay the bills and it won’t do much to enhance your reputation as a serious and reliable person. Your ability to come Feb 20 - March 20 and go as you please is about to be curtailed. It may be annoying but there’s a reason for it.

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A masterful new w scent for her Flagship of XTYLE FASHION sets sail with the flags of Levi’s and Dockers XTYLE FASHION has opened the doors of its first flagship store in Nicosia and greets customers with internationally renowned fashion brands Levi’s and Dockers.

Located on Gregory Xenopoulou (off Makarios Ave), the entrance has pallets, wooden crates, old hooks, metal buttons, old sewing machines and vintage furniture welcoming the visitor with unexpected industrial decor.

The space invites visitors to enter and explore. Clothes and accessories prompt consumers to test and feel the real quality of Levi’s denim and the unique experience of Dockers khakis, chinos and tops.

Other brands include Guess Kids, Savage Couture, Hanita LadiesWear etc.

B Bourjois gives li lips the BB treatment

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A pla play of liquid luminnousity and graphic ttranslucence, the ssoft sculpted glass rrectangle frames a core of the palest pink.

Toyota raising the bar in terms of safety

Fo Following on from BB cream, Bourjois pr presents the first BB Gloss, a new product fo for lip care.

W With its special formula and selected mi microparticles containing BB Gloss, it protec lips while giving the face freshness. tects Th innovative formula offers five advanThe tag to make-up and care: tages F 1. Freshness and health in view: microparticl enhance the radiance of the face, BB ticles Glo reinforces the BB Cream Foundation!

Gloss 2. Protection: With roses containing wax, the lips are protected from environmental influence.

3. Hydration: Sweet almond extract moisturises and softens lips.

4. Normalisation: Apricot Butter nourishes and smoothes lips.

5. Crystal shine: The formula of microcrystalline waxes give continuous shine.

The Toyota Auris and Toyota RAV4 have achieved top honours in five-star safety crash tests Euro NCAP 2013 The Auris is the first car in its category, C, to be rated 5 stars for 2013. The RAV4 is the first SUV to be rated 5 stars for 2013.

The new Auris is equipped with Anti-lock Brakes (ABS) with Electronic Brake Distribution (EBD), Brake Assist (Brake Assist), Vehicle Stability Control System (VSC) and display mode panic braking. Also features SRS airbags for driver and front passenger, knee, side and curtain.

With a body that absorbs the force of impact protecting pedestrians, the new RAV4 too has higher levels of active and passive safety features than its predecessors.

It has redesigned seats that reduce the likelihood of neck injury, while standard equipment includes seven airbags including knee airbag and driver’s front side airbag.

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The first J&B ELECTRIC BALL party in Cyprus was undoubtedly the party of the century! The Mirror Ball Man and J&B fans had a blast with the unique upbeat and uplifting sounds of the world renowned DJs Ashley Wallbridge and Jochen Miller. This wild and fun party couldn’t have been anywhere else other than Limassol and more specifically Breeze Down Town.

The theme, décor, outfits of the promo girls and dancers and club atmosphere were an ultimate mash up of modern age together with 18th century elements.

A special J&B cocktail bar was set up where bright and colourful J&B cocktails were served such as J&B Strawberry Julep, J&B Mojito and J&B Apple Fizz. The J&B ELECTRIC BALL was a party that perfectly combined the extravaganza of the 18th century with today’s style.

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Sovrakaless Play based on the book by Terrence McNally and the film The Full Monty. Until June 9. In Greek.

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What is always in your fridge?

Where do you live?

I live in our performance space at the moment, sharing the space with the phantom shadows of a dark theatre.

Best childhood memory?

Amongst many - after thorough planning and with precise execution, breaking and entering several office and educational buildings in my neighbourhood (as well as the house next door), while leaving no traces and creating no damage. Just for the sheer adrenaline rush. Must have been fourteen.

Most frequented restaurant and absolute favourite dish?

Evroulla’s between Ledras and Onasagorou for Sieftalia. Seafood.

What food would you really turn your nose up to?

Mayonnaise.

What did you have for breakfast?

Bread and yogurt. Lucky I had one today.

Um. Don’t have a working fridge right now.

Would you class yourself as a day or night person?

Lately (and only lately) the day is when I’m most effective even though most of my work happens at night.

Dream house: rural retreat or urban dwelling? Where would it be, what would it be like and why?

The Story of Luke

Best holiday ever taken?

What’s your idea of the perfect night/day out?

Gavdos, primal vacations.

A quiet evening with friends, possibly not public.

What’s your dream trip?

Best book ever read?

What music are you listening to in the car at the moment?

Amongst millions of choices: Herman Hesse’s The Glass Bead Game which haunted me for years and not necessarily in a good way. And, Terry Pratchett’s Soul Music - possibly my favourite narrative around the meaning of Home.

Solidly and abstractly.

The inside one.

Headphones on a bike - haven’t got a car of my own - Danielsson, Mozdzer and Fresco.

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Rural retreat, I guess. To go to. To get away. It’d be of stone and wood, small and cosy, old. Somewhere with pine trees. Very cliché. But I’m happy wherever there is a strong shower head and a tough mattress.

If you could pick anyone at all (alive or dead) to go out for the evening with, who would it be?

My grandfather. Cause he has stories from his life I want to hear fi rsthand.

If the world is ending in 24 hours what would you do?

Laugh.

Favourite film of all time?

What is your greatest fear?

Can’t possibly answer this! I guess The Story of Luke is one of my latest favourites, for its sense of humour, humanity.

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A NIGHT FOR TWO WITH BREAKFAST AT

Name: ................................................ ............................................................

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TRADITIONAL GREEK EASTER FESTIVITIES St. Raphael Resort is pleased to inform you that this year we will once again be having a traditional Greek Easter celebration: Saturday Evening 4 May at 23:00 hours a complimentary hotel bus will take (first come) in house Guests to Pyrgos Village church for the midnight Easter Mass. After Jesus Christ resurrection and fireworks display will return to the hotel to enjoy a rich buffet (part of H/B) including “Magiritsa”(traditional soup), coloured Easter eggs, “Flaounes & Tsourekia”(traditional Easter cheese pastry and sweet bread) NON RESIDENTS: €20.00 PP On Sunday a mouth watering traditional buffet lunch will take place together with the following entertainment (part of H/B).

B/B Guests & Non Residents : Price €35.00 per person. Children up to 14 years 50% discount

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Answers must reach us by May 6th .The winner will be announced on May 12th.

Send replies to: PO Box 21144, Fax: 22 676385.

Email: competition@cyprus-mail.com (answers by email must be accompanied by full address and contact numbers) (Winners will be notified by telephone)

Tell me a joke...

Can’t. Not like this. It’s not appropriate. Let’s go for a coffee, we’ll invent some on the spot.

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Truth.

Amathus Avenue, P.O.Box 51064, 3594 Limassol Cyprus, Tel: (++357) 25834200, Fax: (++357) 25636394 Email: reservations@raphael. com.cy, http://www.raphael.com.cy

To win, answer the following question: Question: What traditional Easter cheese pastry and sweet bread are served?

Live music and show/dance.

Cooking demonstration (souvla/ovelias) on the terrace overlooking the swimming pool, gardens and beach.

During the cooking demonstration guests may sample the souvla together with shots of Zivania and retsina (Greek wine).

special packages for accommodation available

!!BON APPETITE!!

And the winner is. . . Two weeks ago we offered a accomodation fot two at St Raphael the wiiner is PETER J BALDWIN. SUNDAY MAIL•April 21, 2013

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CYBC 1 06.45 08.15

Proti Enimerosi Kali Sas Mera

CYBC 2 08.00 17.00

Local variety show, with entertainment options, cookery tips and more.

11.00 11.30

Kaftis Piperies (rpt) Istories Tou Horkou (rpt) Local comedy series, which happens to be the longest-running show on TV.

12.00

18.00 18.50 19.00 19.10

16.00 18.00 18.15

Entehnos Mazi Sto CyBC News Kaftes Piperies

20.00 21.00

Paizoume Kypriaka Local game show, asking questions having to do with Cypriot dialect.

19.20

Moiraia Fengaria Local drama series inspired by Maro Kranidioti’s book ‘Otan i Moira Apofasizei’.

20.00 21.15

22.30

News Patates 8

Greek FILM: Apo Pou Pane Yia Ti Havouza Comedy, starring Thanassis Vengos.

1978.

23.30 23.45

News Repeats

Biz/Emeis News In English News In Turkish Megastructures

09.30 10.25 11.15

NRG Zone FILM: Perfectly Prudence

23.30

12.10 13.00 13.20 14.00 14.50

Top Gear Seventeenth season.

Episode 5: The trio find second-hand bargains for the price of Britain’s cheapest brand new car, the £6995 Nissan Pixo. James May is in Nevada to test the toughness of the Range Rover Evoque.

Also, the McLaren MP412C is compared with its deadliest supercar rival, the Ferrari 458, and reigning Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel is the Star in the Reasonably Priced Car.

Local satirical show, using comedy sketches and embarrassing TV clips to skewer local politicians.

22.00

07.50 08.40

A TV presenter fights a battle of wills with her ex-boyfriend, who has been sent by the network owner to reinvent her show.

Drama sequel, with Jane Seymour and Joe Lando. 2011.

Live cookery show.

18.45

06.20 06.50 07.00

Discovery documentary series looking at the making of the greatest structures and machines ever created.

Apo Mera Se Mera Local cultural show.

Kids’ TV Kati Psinetai (rpt) Amateur chefs each stage a dinner party to find who will be crowned the winning host.

Current affairs show.

15.30

ANTENNA

Repeats

15.45 16.40 17.30 17.40

Proini Enimerosi Me Agapi Ellas To Magaleio Sou (rpt) Vodka Portokali (rpt) Fila To Vatraho Sou (rpt) Einai Stigmes (rpt) Panselinos (rpt) Tis Agapis Mahairoa (rpt) Niose Me (rpt) News Mera Mesimeri Konstantinou Kai Elenis (rpt) Tha Vreis To Daskalo Sou (rpt) Ta Koritsia Tou Baba (rpt) Oneiropagida (rpt) Lefta Sto Lepto Yia Tin Agapi Sou (rpt) With News at 18.00.

18.40 19.30 20.00 21.15 23.00 00.00 00.05 00.30

Aiyia Fuxia (rpt) Niose Me News MAD Walk Fashion Music Project Spring Wipeout News Sports News Vradi Me Ton Petro Kostopoulo Late-nate talk-show.

01.40 02.30 03.20 04.40

Horis Oria (rpt) To Paihnidi Tis Signomis (rpt) News Deal (rpt)

MEGA 06.00 06.30 07.00 08.00

Ta Epta Kaka Tis Moiras Mou Retire Epomeni Mera (rpt) Master Chef (rpt) Greek competitive cooking reality show, open to amateur and home chefs.

09.00 10.00

Klemmena Oneira (rpt) Proino Mou Lifestyle programme features entertainment, music and more.

Hosted by real-life couple Giorgos Liagas & Fay Skorda.

11.40 14.00 16.00 18.00 18.30 19.00 20.20 21.15

Enimerosi Tora Eheis Meson Yia Sena News Dr Cook Sto Para Pente News Klemmena Oneira

22.20 23.10

Piso Sto Spiti FILM: Blue Streak

SIGMA 06.10 07.00 08.20 10.00 10.50 12.00 14.30 15.20 17.10 18.00 18.05 18.40 19.30

00.40 00.50

News ‘Til Death Sitcom chronicling the domestic discord and disasters of middleaged couple.

01.30 03.30

Anna Paola (rpt) Protoselido Eleni Vasiliki (rpt) Mila Mou (rpt) Mesimeri Kai Kati Efta Ourani Kai Sinnefa Alites (rpt) Magazino Siga Min To’ Xeres News Ti Tha Fame Simera Mama Anna Paola Efta Ourani Kai Sinnefa Alites Local drama series.

20.20 21.20 22.30

00.20 00.25 01.20 02.10 03.30 04.00 04.30

06.45 07.20 08.30 09.05 10.00 10.45 11.40 12.30 13.00 15.30 17.00 17.50 19.40

Kid’s TV Fotis - Maria Live Best Of Exelixeis Sti Showbiz Mesimeriani Meleti Best Of I Kouzina Me Ti Dina (rpt) Mila (rpt) Berdema (rpt) Star News Mesimeriani Meleti Kids’ TV Berdema Fotis Maria Live Mila Discussions about various issues based on a woman’s life.

News Aspra Balonia FILM: Hijacked: Flight 285

21.15

A psychopath hijacks a plane, but reckons without the efforts of resourceful passengers determined to bring him down.

Thriller, starring James Brolin and Anthony Michael Hall. 1996

Greek drama series.

A thief fresh out of prison finds a police station has been built where he hid his loot, forcing him to pose as a cop to get it back.

Comedy, with Martin Lawrence and Luke Wilson. 1999.

PLUS TV

News Dekati Entoli (rpt) Siga Min To’ Xeres (rpt) Mona Mia Fora (rpt) Se Fonto Kokkino (rpt) Ta Hrisopsara (rpt) Eleni (rpt)

22.00

Exelixeis Stin Showbiz FILM: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street After serving time for a crime he did not commit, a vengeful barber and his accomplice carve up unlucky customers and bake them in meat pies. Musical, starring Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Depp and Alan Rickman. 2007.

00.00 00.50 01.20

LTV Sports News Star News Repeats

Yia Sena (rpt) Proino Mou (rpt)

CAPITAL 06.45 09.05 09.35 10.00 11.00 11.30 12.30 13.25 15.20 16.10 16.45 17.40 18.15

Kids’ TV Kalitera En Ginetai Akti Oneiron Ston Asterismos Tis Imeras Kouzina Me Apopsi Sto Mati Tou Kiklona Milagros Kids’ TV Top Models Kalitera En Ginetai Sabrina, To Koritsi Tis Agapis Akti Oneiron Pacific Blue With News at 18.30.

19.15 19.50 20.05 21.00

News Sports Time O Anthropos Tis Thalassas FILM: An Unfinished Life A single mum moves in with her estranged father and tries to repair their relationship.

Drama, starring Robert Redford. 2005.

23.00

FILM: Wrong Number What starts off as a celebration of harmless pranks soon turns into a suspense where death looms large.

Action, starring David Lipper. 2002.

00.45

FILM: Detention A teacher giving detention to a class of troublemakers faces a fight to save their lives when armed criminals invade the school.

Action, starring Dolph Lundgren. 2003.

Contraband (Novacinema1, 17.10)

01:10 Silk 02:05 The Weakest Link 02:50 EastEnders 03:20 Doctors 03:50 The Diamond Queen 04:40 Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle 05:10 Bleak Old Shop of Stuff 05:40 My Family 06:15 The Weakest Link 07:00 Garth And Bev 07:10 Tweenies 07:30 The Green Balloon Club 07:55 Fimbles 08:15 Garth And Bev 08:25 Tweenies 08:45 The Green Balloon Club 09:05 Fimbles 09:25 My Family 09:55 Keeping Up Appearances 10:25 The Weakest Link 11:15 EastEnders 11:40 Doctors 12:10 Hustle 13:05 The Diamond Queen 13:55 My Family 14:25 Monarch Of The Glen 15:15 Keeping Up Appearances 15:45 EastEnders 16:15 Doctors 16:45 The Weakest Link 17:30 The Diamond Queen 18:25 Doctor Who 19:10 Walk on the Wild Side 19:40 Doctors 20:10 Casualty 21:00 My Family 21:30 2 Point 4 Children 22:00 The Diamond Queen 22:55 Lead Balloon 23:25 Watson & Oliver 23:55 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 00:40 Bedlam

07:00 Sunrise Earth 07:55 Inside West Coast Customs 08:40 Chasing Classic Cars 09:30 Prehistoric 10:15 Science Of The Movies 11:05 Deadliest Catch 11:50 Time Warp 12:15 Reign Of The Dinosaurs 13:05 Mighty Mississippi 13:50 Cafe Racer 14:35 Wild Fisherman: Norway 15:25 Prehistoric 16:10 Mythbusters 17:00 Unchained Reac-

tion 17:50 Meteorite Men 18:40 Cafe Racer 19:30 Wild Fisherman: Norway 20:20 The Reinventors 21:10 Mekong: Soul Of A River 22:00 Unchained Reaction 22:50 Meteorite Men 23:40 Deadliest Catch 00:30 The Reinventors 01:15 Mythbusters 02:05 Unchained Reaction 02:50 Meteorite Men 03:40 Cafe Racer 04:30 Mekong: Soul Of A River 05:20 Wild Fisherman: Norway 06:10 The Reinventors 06:35 The Reinventors

09:30 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 15:30 Rally: Fia European Rally Championship 16:30 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 20:00 Rally: Fia European Rally Championship 21:00 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 00:00 Cycling: Italy 01:00 Strongest Man: Champions League Martinique 01:15 All Sports: Watts 01:30 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom

05:40 Desperate Housewives 7 06:25 Bones 07:10 Raising Hope 2 07:35 Friends With Benefits 08:00 Grey’s Anatomy 5 08:50 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 7 09:40 Desperate Housewives 7 10:25 Bones 11:10 Raising Hope 11:35 Friends With Benefits 12:00 Happy Endings 3 12:25

Don’t Trust The B...In Apartment 23 2 12:50 Last Man Standing 13:15 The Neighbors 13:40 Grey’s Anatomy 5 14:25 Jamie’s Ministry Of Food 15:20 Desperate Housewives 7 16:05 Bones 16:50 Raising Hope 2 17:15 Friends With Benefits 17:40 Grey’s Anatomy 5 18:30 Donna Hay: Fast, Fresh, Simple 19:20 Desperate Housewives 7 20:10 Bones 21:00 Happy Endings 3 21:25 Don’t Trust The B...In Apartment 23 21:50 Last Man Standing 2 22:15 The Neighbors 22:40 Raising Hope 2 23:05 Friends With Benefits 23:30 Happy Endings 3 23:55 Don’t Trust The B...In Apartment 23 00:20 Last Man Standing 2 00:45 The Neighbors 01:10 Donna Hay: Fast, Fresh, Simple 02:00 Desperate Housewives 7 02:45 Raising Hope 2 03:10 Friends With Benefits 03:35 Surviving Suburbia 04:00 Grey’s Anatomy 5 04:50 Make It Or Break It

07:30 Runaways 09:20 Meeting Venus 11:20 Underbelly Files - The Man Who Got Away 13:00 Midnight In Paris 14:45 Youth In Revolt 16:30 Mr. Troop Mom 18:15 Boxer (2009) 20:00 LTV Sports News 21:00 The Traveller 23:00 London Boulevard 00:50 Hustler TV 03:00 Bruc 04:45 Road Trip: Beer Pong 06:30 LTV Sports News (E)

07:00 Kids TV 15:45 Justice League Unlimited 16:10 Legion Of Super

Heroes 16:35 Young Justice 17:00 Best Premier League Games 17:30 Planet Speed 18:00 Barclays Premier League World 18:30 Nba Action 19:00 La Liga World 19:30 Barclays Premier League 2012-13 23:30 Barclays Premier League Preview 00:00 La Liga Show 2012-13 00:30 2011 World’s Strongest Man 01:00 Barclays Premier League Review 02:00 La Liga Review 2012-13 03:00 Nba 2012-13 05:30 Best Premier League Games 06:00 Toyota Australian Football International 2012

07:15 Privileged 08:00 Friends 08:25 Top Boy 09:20 Luck 10:20 One Tree Hill 11:15 C.S.I. New York 13:00 Gossip Girl 13:45 Privileged 14:30 Top Boy 15:25 Luck 16:15 Big Bang Theory 16:40 2 Broke Girls 17:25 Mentalist 18:10 C.S.I. Miami 19:00 Gossip Girl 19:45 Pan Am 20:30 Friends 21:00 Necessary Roughness 22:30 Closer 23:15 Fringe 00:05 Haunting Of Bryan Beckett 01:45 Sucker Punch 03:45 Big Bang Theory 04:10 2 Broke Girls 05:00 Mentalist 05:45 C.S.I. Miami 06:30 Gossip Girl

08:00 Warrior’s Way 10:00 Stone 12:00 Sympathy For Delicious 14:00 Incendiary 16:00 Lesbian Vampire Killers 18:00 Lost & Found 20:00 Welcome To The Rileys 22:00 Weak-

Langer: Bunker 10:00 MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers At New York Mets 13:00 Pinks 14:00 Car Warriors 2 ‘33 Ford Hot Rod 15:00 TBA 16:00 European Tour Ballantine’s Championship Rd. 2 19:30 Big Ten Softball Michigan St. At Ohio St. 23:30 Pinks

19:15 Owl And The Pussycat 21:00 Treasure Buddies 22:40 Friends With Benefits 00:30 Oi Tempelides Tis Eyforis Koiladas 02:25 Restoration 04:20 Cine News 04:45 Shampoo

06:00 Only Hits 8:00 MTV GreekLips 9:00 MTV Hollywood Heights 10:00 MTV Plain Jane (Commissioned Version) 11:00 Pure Local 12:00 MTV VHI Pop up Video 12:30 MTV VHI Pop up Video 13:00 MTV Made 14:00 MTV Big Time Rush 14:30 MTV Victorious 15:00 MTV Hollywood Heights 16:00 MTV Crash Canyon 16:30 MTV Crash Canyon 17:00 MTV Pranked 17:30 MTV Pranked 18:00 MTV GreekLips 19:00 Only Hits 20:00 MTV Catfish 21:00 MTV Hitlist Hellas 22:00 MTV World Stage 23:00 MTV Scandalicious 00:00 MTV Jersey Shore 01:00 MTV Geordie Shore 02:00 Only Hits

00:00 Pinks All Out Texas 01:00 European Tour Ballantine’s Championship Rd. 1 04:30 Mobil 1 The Grid 05:00 TBA 06:00 Sports Unlimited 07:00 Feherty - Lee Trevino 08:00 In Play With Jimmy Roberts 08:30 Playing Lessons - Natalie Gulbis 09:00 Golf Central International 09:30 Academy - Bernhard

07:00 Without Love 08:55 To Have And Have Not 10:35 Ice Station Zebra 13:00 Kismet 15:00 Dial M For Murder 16:45 Gone With the Wind 20:20 Brigadoon 22:10 Ryan’s Daughter 01:20 Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid 03:20 Hotel Paradiso 05:00 Kismet

ness 00:05 Daring! TV 04:05 Whistleblower 06:05 Batman Begins

05:05 Witchville 06:35 Mrs. Doubtfire 08:40 Nicostratos: Le Pelican 10:20 Mad On Novacinema 10:55 Johnny English Reborn 12:40 Darling Companion 14:30 Hollywood Buzz 15:00 Against All Odds 17:10 Contraband 19:10 The Big Year 21:00 Ncis 22:00 Miss Bala 00:00 The Descendants 02:00 Killer Elite 03:55 Amador

05:40 Mad Dog And Glory 07:20 A Dangerous Method 09:00 Cine News 09:20 Good Neighbor Sam 11:30 The Portrait Of A Lady 13:55 The Three Musketeers 15:45 The Caine Mutiny 17:55 Action Zone 18:30 One For The Money 20:10 Page Eight 22:00 In Her Shoes 00:15 Trespass 01:50 Melancholia 04:05 The Woman In Black

19:15 The Bourne Identity 21:20 Sniper Reloaded 23:00 Let Me In 01:00 Cine News 01:30 Adult Zone 03:15 Essential Killing 04:45 Drive

By Preston Wilder

The Traveller (LTV, 21.00) On a dark Christmas Eve in a small town, a stranger walks into the local police station. “I’d like to make a confession,” he tells the desk sergeant, and calmly claims to have murdered six people. The bewildered cops lock him up, pending further investigation - but the stranger is a strange man indeed. He has no name.

He has no fingerprints. He also looks like Val Kilmer (in fact he is Val Kilmer), the ultimate once-promising movie star now reduced to creepy turns in straight-tovideo horrors. Things get bloody. Cops start getting killed. The stranger looks nonchalant and whistles Mozart. Is he even human - or an evil ghost taking revenge on the cops? Answers on a postcard, along

with a compensation claim for the 96 minutes you might spend watching this film (and will never get back). Absurd, badly-written and unpleasantly violent - but it’s Friday night, and mindless trash always looks a bit better on a Friday night. Made in 2010.

Miss Bala (Novacinema1, 22.00) Fact: the drug war in Mexico, with rival cartels slaughtering each other (and cops, and random civilians) over control of the illicit-drug market, has claimed over 80,000 lives in the past five years! Miss Bala is a Mexican film, and it ends with a caption on the death toll from the drug war - but it’s not actually ‘about’ the drug war, being the tale of a young woman (Stepha-

Miss Bala

nie Sigman) who’s taking part in a beauty contest, goes out to celebrate and finds herself caught up in a shoot-out, after which she goes looking for her friend and gets captured by gangsters. The whole film has a dazed, dreamlike quality - our heroine tends to drift passively from frying pan to fire - though it needed a bit more to be truly gripping: Steph is too much of a Victim (it might’ve been more interesting to have her corrupted by the lure of drug money), and her relationship with the brutal kingpin who takes a shine to her is a bit one-dimensional. Still a strong, atmospheric thriller, just not quite the masterpiece some critics have been touting. Also, if you live in Mexico you have our sympathy. In Spanish; made in 2011.

SundayMail London Boulevard Gangsters, paparazzi and luvvies in violent tale

The Manchurian Candidate Gulf War hero turns talents to career in politics

Sunday, LTV, 9pm

Tuesday, CyBC2, 9pm

A P R I L 21ďšş2 7

Farewell My Queen Refreshing look at the story surrounding Marie-Antoinette Monday, NovaCinema1, 10pm

Complete guide to what’s on the small screen this week, including our selections and satellite choices

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CYBC 1 06.45 08.15

Proti Enimerosi Kali Sas Mera

CYBC 2 08.00 17.00

Early morning entertainment magazine featuring segments on cooking, fashion, lifestyle issues and more.

11.00

Kaftes Piperies (rpt) Cookery show.

11.30

Istories Tou Horkou (rpt) Local comedy series, which happens to be the longest-running show on TV.

12.00 15.30 16.00 18.00 18.15 18.45

Apo Mera Se Mera Entehnos Mazi Sto CyBC News Kaftes Piperies Paizoume Kypriaka

18.00 18.50 19.00 19.10

20.00 21.00

20.00 21.15

22.30

Local period drama, based on true events.

22.00

Friends (rpt) American comedy about the lives and loves of six New Yorkers.

22.30

Code Europe Local investigative show.

23.30 23.45

News Repeats

23.15

07.50 08.40 09.30 10.25 11.15

Discovery documentary series looking at the making of the greatest structures and machines ever created.

12.10 13.00 13.20 14.00

NRG Zone FILM: Hot Rod

14.50

Brothers & Sisters (rpt) Fourth season of US drama series. ‘The Pasadena Primacy’.

The family meets up after Kitty reveals her plans to run for Robert’s seat in the Senate, and casts anonymous votes on whether this is a good idea. Scotty’s restaurant suffers a slump in business, and Kevin tries to avoid going to his high-school reunion.

News Vimata Stin Ammo

06.30 06.50 07.00

Biz/Emeis News In English News In Turkish Megastructures

A small-town loser who dreams of being a daredevil motorcyclist hatches a plan to raise money for his stepfather’s operation with a record-breaking stunt. Comedy, starring Andy Samberg and Isla Fisher. 2007.

Moiraia Fengaria Local drama series inspired by Maro Kranidioti’s book ‘Otan i Moira Apofasizei’.

Kids’ TV Kati Psinetai (rpt) Greek version of show where amateur chefs each stage a dinner party to find who will be crowned the winning host.

Local game show, asking questions having to do with the Cypriot dialect.

19.20

ANTENNA

15.45 16.40 17.30 17.40

Proini Enimerosi Me Agapi Ellas To Magaleio Sou (rpt) Vodka Portokali (rpt) Fila To Vatraho Sou (rpt) Einai Stigmes (rpt) Pansellinos (rpt) Tis Agapis Mahairia (rpt) Niose Me (rpt) News Mera Mesimeri (rpt) Konstantinou Kai Elenis (rpt) Tha Vreis To Daskalo Sou (rpt) Ta Koritsia Tou Baba (rpt) Oneiropagida (rpt) Lefta Sto Lepto Yia Tin Agapi Sou (rpt)

06.00

With News at 18.00.

23.20

18.40 19.30 20.15 21.25 22.20

Aiyia Fuxia (rpt) Niose Me News Vals Me 12 Theous Grey’s Anatomy

23.10

Replay

06.30 07.00 08.00

09.00 10.00 11.40 14.00 16.00 18.00 18.30 19.30 20.20 21.20 22.20

01.40 02.30

Horis Oria (rpt) To Paihnidi Tis Signomis (rpt) News Deal (rpt)

08.20 10.00 10.50 12.00 14.30 15.20 17.10 18.00 18.05 18.45 19.40 20.20 21.15 22.20 23.30

News Klemmena Oneira Me Ta Panetelonia Kato The Vampire Diaries First season of supernatural drama, ‘Haunted’. Stefan tries to help Vicki control her bloodlust as her actions become more dangerous, while Elena works to persuade Jeremy to keep away from her.

At a Hallowe’en party, Damon is surprised by the strength of Bonnie’s power.

00.00 00.10 01.00 03.00 04.00

News ‘Til Death Yia Sena (rpt) Enimerosi Tora Proino Mou (rpt)

Eleni Vasiliki (rpt) Mila Mou (rpt) Mesimeri Kai Kati Epta Ouranoi Kai Sinnefa Alites (rpt) Magazino Siga Min To’ Xeres News Ti Tha Fame Simera Mama Anna Paola Efta Ourani Kai Sinnefa Alites (rpt) News Aspra Balonia 60 Lepta CSI: NY Fifth season. ‘Grounds for Deception’. The case involving Greek artefact smuggler Sebastian Diakos is reopened when his partner is murdered during a student theatre production. Stella learns her old mentor Professor has been implicated in the case and heads to Greece to continue her inquiries, unprepared for the connection she finds.

Greek comedy series.

News Sports News Radio Arvila Live parady show.

Klemmena Oneira (rpt) Proino Mou Enimerosi Tora Eheis Meson Yia Sena News Erastis Ditikon Proastion (rpt) Sto Para Pente

SIGMA

Greek comedy series.

Greek sports show.

00.00 00.05 00.30

Ta Epta Kaka Tis Moiras Mou Retire Epomeni Mera (rpt) Master Chef (rpt) Greek competitive cooking reality show, open to amateur and home chefs.

US medical drama.

03.20 04.40

Repeats

MEGA

00.20 00.25 01.20 02.00 03.00 03.45 04.10

News Istories Tou Astinomou Beka Siga Min To’ Xeres (rpt) Mono Mia Fora (rpt) Se Fonto Kokkino (rpt) Ta Hrisopsara (rpt) Eleni (rpt)

PLUS TV 07.20 08.30 09.00 10.00 10.45 11.40 12.30 13.00 15.30 17.00 17.50 19.40 21.15 22.00

Fotis - Maria Live Best Of Exelixeis Sti Showbiz Mesimeriani Meleti Best Of I Kouzina Me Ti Dina Mila (rpt) Berdema (rpt) Star News Mesimeriani Meleti Kid’s TV Berdema Fotis - Maria Live Mila Exelixeis Sti Showbiz Human Target First season of American action drama. See Pick Of The Day.

22.45

00.15 01.00 02.00

09.10 09.40 10.00 11.00 11.30 12.30 13.25 15.25 16.15 16.50 17.40 18.10 18.15 19.15 19.50 20.05 21.00

Magikos Kosmos Akti Oneiron (rpt) Ston Asterismo Tis Imeras Kouzina Me Apopsi Sto Mati Tou Kiklona (rpt) Milagros Kids’ TV Top Models Kallitera En Ginetai Sabrina, To Koritsi Tis Agapis Akti Oneiron News So Mati Tou Kiklona News Sports Time Capital Sports FILM: Cuba A mercenary rekindles an old affair with a factory manager in Havana on the eve of Castro’s revolution.

Melodrama, starring Sean Connery and Brooke Adams. 1979.

Supernatural Sixth season. ‘The French Mistake’.

After Raphael attacks Castiel and his allies, Balthazar tries to protect Sam and Dean by sending them to an alternate universe.

23.30

CAPITAL

22.50

FILM: Target A sniper finds himself and his family targeted by the brother of an Eastern European arms dealer he killed while on duty. Action, starring Stephen Baldwin. 2004.

Nistikoi Praktores (rpt) LTV Sports News Star News Repeats 00.50

FILM: Hollywood Wives An actress becomes convinced her husband is cheating on her, so hires a private eye to discover the truth. Drama, starring Farrah Fawcett. 2003.

Paul (Novacinema2, 20.10)

01:20 Only Fools and Horses 01:50 Lark Rise To Candleford 02:40 Little Britain Christmas Special 2006 03:10 The Weakest Link 04:00 One Foot In The Grave 04:30 Only Fools and Horses 05:05 Lark Rise To Candleford 06:00 Little Britain Christmas Special 2006 06:30 Only Fools and Horses 07:00 Garth And Bev 07:10 Tweenies 07:30 The Green Balloon Club 07:55 Me Too! 08:15 Garth And Bev 08:25 Tweenies 08:45 The Green Balloon Club 09:10 Me Too! 09:25 My Family 09:55 Lead Balloon 10:25 The Weakest Link 11:10 Walk on the Wild Side 11:40 Doctors 12:10 Casualty 13:00 Himalaya With Michael Palin 13:50 My Family 14:20 Mutual Friends 15:10 Lead Balloon 15:40 Walk on the Wild Side 16:10 Doctors 16:40 Casualty 17:30 Incredible Journeys With Steve Leonard 18:20 The Diamond Queen 19:10 EastEnders 19:40 Doctors 20:15 The Weakest Link 21:00 My Family 21:30 Only Fools and Horses 22:00 Waking The Dead 22:50 Ideal 23:20 Paradox 00:15 Lark Rise To Candleford

07:00 Sunrise Earth 07:55 Man, Woman, Wild 08:40 Risk Takers 09:30 Prehistoric 10:15 Science Of The Movies 11:05 Deadliest Catch 11:50 Time Warp 12:15 Sons Of Guns

13:05 Prophets Of Science Fiction 13:50 Cafe Racer 14:35 Wild Fisherman: Mozambique 15:25 Prehistoric 16:10 Mythbusters 17:00 Mega World 17:50 Extreme Engineering 18:40 Cafe Racer 19:05 Cafe Racer 19:30 Wild Fisherman: Mozambique 20:20 Science Of The Movies 21:10 Prehistoric 22:00 Mega World 22:50 Extreme Engineering 23:40 Deadliest Catch 00:30 Science Of The Movies 01:15 Mythbusters 02:05 Mega World 02:50 Extreme Engineering 03:40 Cafe Racer 04:30 Prehistoric 05:20 Wild Fisherman: Mozambique 06:10 Science Of The Movies

09:30 Motorsports: Motorsports Weekend Magazine 09:45 Cycling: Liege Bastogne Liege, Belgium 10:45 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 15:00 Cycling: Italy 16:30 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 19:30 Football: Eurogoals 20:15 All Sports: Watts 20:30 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 00:45 Football: Eurogoals 01:30 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom

05:40 Desperate Housewives 7 06:25 Bones 07:10 Raising Hope

07:35 Scrubs 9 08:00 Grey’s Anatomy 8 08:45 Jamie’s Ministry Of Food 09:40 Desperate Housewives 7 10:25 Bones 11:10 Raising Hope 11:35 Scrubs 9 12:00 Once Upon A Time 2 12:50 Revenge 2 13:40 Grey’s Anatomy 8 14:30 Donna Hay: Fast, Fresh, Simple 15:20 Desperate Housewives 7 16:05 Bones 16:50 Raising Hope 2 17:15 Scrubs 9 17:40 Grey’s Anatomy 8 18:30 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 7 19:20 Desperate Housewives 7 20:10 Bones 21:00 Once Upon A Time 2 21:50 Revenge 2 22:40 Raising Hope 2 23:05 Friends With Benefits 23:30 Once Upon A Time 2 00:20 Revenge 2 01:10 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 7 02:00 Desperate Housewives 7 02:45 Raising Hope 2 03:10 Friends With Benefits 03:35 Surviving Suburbia 04:00 Grey’s Anatomy 8 04:50 Make It Or Break It 4

07:30 Wild Target 09:15 Mechanic 11:00 Chloe 12:45 Lost In America 14:30 Heyday! 16:15 Jackie Chan’s First Strike 18:00 Rite 20:00 LTV Sports News 21:00 Penthouse 22:30 Hollywood Buzz (E) 23:00 Poor Boy’s Game 01:00 Hustler TV 02:45 Red State 04:25 Family Man 06:30 LTV Sports News (E)

07:00 Kids TV 15:45 Justice League

Unlimited 16:10 Legion Of Super Heroes 16:35 Young Justice 17:00 2011 World’s Strongest Man 18:00 Best Premier League Games 18:30 Planet Speed 19:00 Nba 2012-13 21:00 Barclays Premier League Review 22:00 Barclays Premier League 2012-13 00:00 Toyota Australian Football International 2012 01:00 Liga Bbva 2012-13 03:00 Barclays Premier League Review 04:00 Ironman 05:00 Barclays Premier League 2012-13

07:15 Friends 07:45 Necessary Roughness 09:30 Big Bang Theory 10:00 2 Broke Girls 10:50 Mentalist 11:35 C.S.I. Miami 12:30 Pan Am 13:15 Gossip Girl 14:00 Necessary Roughness 15:30 Big Bang Theory 16:00 Two And A Half Men Ix 16:30 2 Broke Girls 17:20 Hawaii Five-0 19:00 Gossip Girl 19:45 One Tree Hill 20:30 Two And A Half Men 21:00 C.S.I. New York 22:30 Closer 23:15 Fringe 00:05 London Boulevard 01:50 Messenger 03:45 Two And A Half Men 04:10 2 Broke Girls 05:00 Hawaii Five-0 06:30 Gossip Girl

Something’s Gotta Give 00:10 Daring! TV 03:35 Action Zone (E) 04:05 Search For El Dorado

06:05 Cine News 07:00 From Here To Eternity 09:00 Deadly Hope 10:35 Hollywood Buzz 11:10 Darling Companion 13:00 Intouchables 15:00 The Artist 16:45 Cine News 17:30 Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World 19:15 Films And Stars 19:50 Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life 22:00 Farewell, My Queen 23:50 The Following 00:50 A Gang Story 02:35 Unthinkable 04:05 Turn Me On, Dammit!

06:05 Poker Face 07:45 A Far Off Place 09:35 Cine News 10:15 Water For Elephants 12:15 Cine News 12:50 Hugo 15:00 Heaven 16:40 Born Yesterday 18:30 Happythankyoumoreplease 20:10 Paul 22:00 Point Blank 23:30 Walk The Line 01:50 Shame 03:30 Transit

21:00 The Hunting Party 23:00 Ncis 23:50 Cine News 01:00 Adult Zone 08:15 Brighton Rock 10:15 Henry’s Crime 12:15 Assassination Games 14:00 Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga’hoole 16:00 Mars Attacks! 18:00 How Do You Know 20:00 Witches Of Eastwick 22:00

18:50 Let’s Make Love 21:00 The Muppets 22:50 Chasing Amy 00:45 Paradeisos

Rangers

0:30 European Tour Real Seguros Open De Espana Final Rd. 4:00 Super Bowl Highlights: XIX: San Francisco V Miami 4:30 Super Bowl Highlights: XX: Chicago V New England 5:00 America’s Game: 1976 Oakland Raiders 6:00 Pinks All Out St. Louis 7:00 Big Break Greenbrier - The Summit 8:00 Big Break Greenbrier - Reunion 9:00 Golf Central International 9:30 The Golf Fix 10:00 Golf Central International 10:30 NHL: New Jersey Devils At New York Rangers 13:00 Punk Payback With Bas Rutten Boxing Day 13:30umbest Stuff On Wheels 2 14:00 Sports Unlimited 15:00 Golden Boy Classic Fights Saul Alvarez V Mathew Hatton 16:00 Big Ten Baseball Illinois At Ohio State 18:00 PRE GAME(E) 18:45 CHAMPIONSHIP 2012-13: APOLLON VS AYIA NAPA (E) 20:45 POST GAME (E) 21:30 European Tour Real Seguros Open De Espana Final Rd. 22:30 NHL: New Jersey Devils At New York

06:00 Only Hits 8:00 MTV GreekLips 9:00 MTV Hollywood Heights 10:00 MTV Plain Jane (Commissioned Version) 11:00 Pure Local 12:00 MTV VHI Pop up Video 12:30 MTV VHI Pop up Video 13:00 MTV Made 14:00 MTV Big Time Rush 14:30 MTV Victorious 15:00 MTV Hollywood Heights 16:00 MTV Crash Canyon 16:30 MTV Crash Canyon 17:00 MTV Pranked 17:30 MTV Pranked 18:00 MTV GreekLips 19:00 Only Hits 20:00 MTV Mission Lydia 20:30 MTV Everyday Girls 21:00 MTV Catfish 22:00 MTV Young and Married 23:00 MTV Scandalicious 00:00 MTV Jersey Shore 01:00 Only Hits

07:00 Old Acquaintance 08:55 The Shop Around The Corner 10:35 Day Of The Evil Gun 12:10 Yolanda And The Thief 13:55 Blossoms In The Dust 15:30 Postman’s Knock 17:00 How the West Was Won 19:30 Agatha 21:05 Ride Him, Cowboy 22:00 Arsenic And Old Lace 23:55 Our Mother’s House 01:40 Old Acquaintance 03:30 Yolanda And The Thief 05:20 Take Me Out to the Ball Game

By Preston Wilder

Farewell, My Queen (Novacinema1, 22.00) Who’d be a monarch, eh? You can’t even pop out for a Coke and a packet of cigs without courtiers lining up to say “farewell, my Queen”. This happens all the time to Elizabeth II - and happened even more to Marie Antoinette, played by the rather inexpressive Diane Kruger in this French period piece. Pouty young thing Lea Seydoux is among her ladies-in-waiting, overcome by the beauty of Versailles and the charms of bi-curious Marie who has our heroine lie next to her in bed and read aloud to her (“Whatever the Queen demanded,” says the trailer, “she would perform”).

Alas, the year is 1789 and the peasants are revolting

(“Have you heard the news? The people stormed the Bastille!), circulating lists of people who should have their heads cut off, with Marie high on the list. Farewell my Queen, indeed. The plot is familiar but the tone is revisionist - Marie’s lesbian leanings weren’t exactly part of my ‘O’ Level History syllabus - and veteran director Benoit Jacquot is known for arty films with often extreme psychology, like the recent Deep in the Woods. Sounds quite promising. Made in 2012.

Human Target (Plus TV, 22.00) We now go over to Ledha Socratous, our resident Person Who’s Watched Human Target and describes it as “a kind of cheesy version of Person of Interest”. Season

Human Target

1 is “great fun” according to Ledha, “it’s a bit James Bond-y, you know, this guy who can do anything” but apparently they ruined it in Season 2 by introducing “a really uptight British woman” - and Ledha’s probably right because the show got cancelled after its second season, but the good news is that Season 1 kicks off tonight on Plus. Mark Valley is Christopher Chance, a good name for a 19th-century novel but in fact a bodyguard who takes on various identities to aid the clients he protects, e.g. “a mechanical engineer who designed California’s first bullet train” in tonight’s pilot episode. Then again, few details have been supplied so Plus could be going straight to Season 2 - in which case beware, take care. According to Ledha.

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CYBC 1 08.00

Moiraia Fengaria (rpt) Local drama series.

10.30

Paizoume Kypriaka

CYBC 2 07.00 08.00 11.50

Local game show, asking questions having to do with Cypriot dialect.

13.00 14.00 14.30

Edoxe Ti Vouli Kai To Dimo News Me Kali Parea

Vimmata Stin Ammo (rpt) Two episodes of local period drama, based on true events.

18.00 18.15

12.15

18.45 19.30 20.00 21.30

Ego Ki Esi Local Sketch News Savvato Ki Apovrado

12.35 17.15

00.45

More Kid’s TV FILM: Girls! Girls!

Girls!

18.50 19.00 19.10 21.00

News In English New In Turkish NRG Zone Weekend X-Factor USA American version of the talent contest, in which solo singers and groups compete to win a recording contract by impressing judges Simon Cowell, Nicole Scherzinger, Paula Abdul and LA Reid.

News Tete-A-Tete (rpt) Tasos Tryfonos interviews Greek celebrities from the showbiz world.

22.30

More Repeats

00.00 00.15

06.00 06.30 07.00 07.30 08.00 08.50 09.40 10.30 11.20 12.10 13.50

A tuna fisherman with an eye for the ladies finds his business under threat when a jealous rival ensures he loses his boat.

Musical, starring Elvis Presley. 1962.

Variety show, with wellknown guests pretending to have a good time for the benefit of You At Home.

23.30 23.45

Hannah Montana Adventures of a teenage pop star who keeps her identity secret from her closest friends by using a disguise on stage.

Dubbed in Greek.

News Patates Antinahtes (rpt) Local satirical show, using comedy sketches and embarrassing TV clips to skewer local politicians.

NRG Zone Kids’ TV Wizards Of Waverly Place Teen comedy about an apparently typical girl who shares a secret with her two brothers.

Dubbed in Greek.

Vivian Kanari hosts new show featuring a mix of news, information and live music.

16.30

ANTENNA

Fame Lab International talent show. See Pick Of The Day.

Repeats Euronews

16.50

MEGA

Proini Enimerosi Dada Yia Oles Tis Douleies (rpt) To Pio Glyko Mou Psema (rpt) Oi Men Kai Oi Den (rpt) Deixe Mou Ton Filo Sou (rpt) Steps (rpt) Santa Yiolanda (rpt) O Tzitzikas Kai O Mermingas (rpt) Tihi Vouno (rpt) Laikes Paraskeves (rpt) Your Face Sounds Familiar (rpt) Niose Me (rpt) With News at 18.00.

18.30 20.20 21.20 23.00

To Kafe Tis Haras (rpt) News Exairetika Afieromeno FILM: Calender Girls The ladies of a Yorkshire branch of the Women’s Institute decide to raise money for charity - by posing nude for a calendar.

Fact-based comedy, starring Julie Walters.

2003.

00.45 00.50 01.00 01.40 02.40 03.50 04.40

News Sports News Vradi Me Ton Petro Kotsopoulo Blackout Oi Dromoi Tis Polis (rpt) News Deal (rpt)

06.00 07.00 09.40 09.50 10.20 11.00

Retire (rpt) Proino Mou (rpt) Kid’s TV Mia Stigmi Dio Zoes Klemmena Oneira (rpt) Chuck A computer geek finds himself in charge of the government’s most sensitive data.

12.00 14.00 16.00 18.00 18.10 19.30 20.20 21.20 22.20 00.30

Mousiko Kouti Live (rpt) Epta Thanasimes Petheres (rpt) Series TBA News Oi Vasiliades (rpt) Me Ta Panetelonia Kato (rpt) News Anonymous Mousiko Kouti - Live Kapse To Senario Greek edition of the improvised comedy show, in which guests create spontaneous routines and sketches based on suggestions from the studio audience.

01.00 01.40 02.20 03.20 04.00 04.30 05.00 05.40

Kleise Ta Matia (rpt) Epafi (rpt) Eheis Meson (rpt) Mia Stigmi Dio Zoes (rpt) Patir, Yios Kai Pnevma (rpt) Oi Afthairetoi O Ios Tou Patera (rpt) Ta Epta Kaka Tis Moiras Mou

SIGMA 07.20 08.30 10.00 14.00 15.00 15.40 17.00 19.00

Zoi Podilato (rpt) Barbie In The Pink Shoes Mes Stin Kala Hara Oikogeneiakes Istories (rpt) Efta Ouranoi Kai Sinnefa Alites (rpt) The Cooking (rpt) Annita SoS

07.50 11.35

With News at 18.00.

16.50 18.00

Pame Paketo (rpt) Popular talk-show that deals with human interest stories such as reuniting people, fulfilling dreams and connecting individuals who want to correct past mistakes.

20.15 21.20

PLUS TV

News FILM: Uptown Girls

12.05 13.00 13.40 14.20 15.40

18.45

22.00

23.50 23.55 02.20 04.00

News Istories Tou Astinomou Beka (rpt) Mes Stin Kali Hara (rpt) Magazino (rpt)

Vathi Kokkino Exelixeis Sti Showbiz FILM: My Boss’s Daughter A man offers to house-sit for his boss in the hope of getting to know his daughter better - but reckons without her older brother. Romantic comedy, with Ashton Kutcher.

2003.

Las Vegas (rpt) Drama series focusing on a security team at a large casino.

07.00 10.00 10.30 12.05 13.15 13.45 15.25 15.55 16.00

23.15

00.10 01.00 01.40

18.00 18.55 19.05 19.55 20.05 21.00

Remington Steele News Pacific Blue News O Anthropos Tis Thalassas FILM: The Suspect A woman tries to prove she did not murder her husband by uncovering the real killer.

Thriller, starring Jamie Luner. 2005.

Cold Case (rpt) Crime drama, about a detective who investigates unsolved homicide cases that happened years before.

Kids’ TV Kouzina Me Apopsi Greek FILM: Oi Antres Xeroun N’ Agapoun Telemarketing Kouzina Me Apopsi Greek FILM: O Nikitis The Third Reich News FILM: Housesitter An architect is driven to distraction when a waitress decides to move into his house and tell everyone she is his wife. Romantic comedy, starring Steve Martin. 1992. With News at 17.30.

Comedy.

20.15 21.15

The spoilt daughter of a dead rock star is forced to work as a nanny after a wily accountant swindles her out of her fortune.

Comedy, starring Brittany Murphy. 2003.

23.00

Kids’ TV Exelixeis Sti Showbiz LTV Sports News Star News Diet Please (rpt) Mesimeriani Meleti Best Of Fotis - Maria Live Best Of Mila (rpt) Stin Kouzina Me Tin Dina (rpt) Greek FILM: O Ippotis Tis Lakouvas

CAPITAL

22.45

FILM: Trapped A disparate group are forced to work together to escape deadly peril when a fierce inferno rages through their Las Vegas hotel.

Drama, starring William McNamara. 2001.

LTV Sports News Star News Repeats 00.25

FILM: Miles From Home Drama, starring Richard Gere. 1988.

John Carter (Novacinema2, 19.45)

01:25 Doctor Who 02:10 The Weakest Link 02:55 Walk on the Wild Side 03:25 Doctors 03:55 Casualty 04:50 The Diamond Queen 05:40 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 06:30 My Family 07:00 Garth And Bev 07:10 Tweenies 07:30 The Green Balloon Club 07:55 Fimbles 08:15 Garth And Bev 08:25 Tweenies 08:45 The Green Balloon Club 09:10 Fimbles 09:30 The Weakest Link 10:15 My Family 10:45 Walk on the Wild Side 11:15 Doctor Who 12:00 Incredible Journeys With Steve Leonard 12:50 2 Point 4 Children 13:20 My Family 13:50 After You’ve Gone 14:20 Walk on the Wild Side 14:50 Casualty 15:40 EastEnders 17:40 Walk on the Wild Side 18:10 My Family 18:40 Incredible Journeys With Steve Leonard 19:30 The Weakest Link 20:15 Doctor Who 21:00 Being Erica 21:45 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 22:30 Bedlam 23:15 Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle 23:45 The Impressions Show With Culshaw &... 00:15 Bleak Old Shop of Stuff 00:45 Doctor Who

07:00 Sunrise Earth 07:55 Reign Of The Dinosaurs 08:40 Mighty Mississippi 09:30 Prehistoric 11:50 Time Warp 12:15 Unchained Reaction 13:05 Meteorite Men 13:50 Cafe

Racer 14:40 Science Of The Movies 16:15 Mythbusters 17:00 Pyros 17:50 Risk Takers 18:40 Cafe Racer 19:30 Mega World 20:20 Inside West Coast Customs 21:10 Unchained Reaction 22:00 Pyros 22:50 Risk Takers 23:40 River Monsters 00:30 Chasing Classic Cars 01:15 Pyros 02:05 Risk Takers 02:55 Cafe Racer 05:20 Inside West Coast Customs 06:10 Chasing Classic Cars

09:30 Fitness: The Box 09:45 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 15:30 Car Racing: World Series By Renault Spain 16:30 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 20:00 Rally: Fia European Rally Championship 21:00 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 00:00 Cycling: Italy 01:00 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom

05:40 The Gates 06:30 Desperate Housewives 7 10:20 Raising Hope 2 10:45 Raising Hope 2 11:10 Friends With Benefits 12:00 Happy Endings 3 12:25 Don’t Trust The B...In Apartment 23 12:50 Make It Or Break It 4 14:30 Grey’s Anatomy 8 18:30 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations

7 21:00 Once Upon A Time 2 21:50 Revenge 2 22:40 Modern Family 4 23:05 New Girl 2 23:30 Jane By Design 00:20 Bones 04:25 Raising Hope 04:50 Raising Hope 2 05:15 Raising Hope 2

07:30 Hollywood Buzz (E) 08:00 Ant Bully 09:30 Little Princess 11:10 Easy A 12:45 Executive Decision 15:00 Kick-Ass 17:00 Pre-Game 18:00 A’ Division Cyprus Soccer Championship 2012-13 Live 20:00 LTV Sports News 21:00 Dave 23:00 Switch 00:45 Hustler TV 02:30 Road 04:30 Rollover 06:30 LTV Sports News (E)

07:00 Kids TV 13:15 Legion Of Super Heroes 13:40 Max Adventures 14:05 Barclays Premier League Preview 14:45 Barclays Premier League 2012-13 19:00 Nba 201213 21:00 Liga Bbva 2012-13 23:00 Barclays Premier League 2012-13 01:00 Liga Bbva 2012-13 03:00 Barclays Premier League 2012-13 07:15 Pan Am 08:00 Friends 08:30 Big Bang Theory 09:00 2 Broke Girls 10:00 Privileged 10:45 C.S.I. New York 11:45 Mentalist 12:30 Hawaii Five-0 13:15 Top Boy 14:15

Necessary Roughness 15:00 How To Make It In America 17:00 Underbelly Nz: Land Of The Long Green Cloud 19:30 Strike Back 00:05 Traveler 01:45 Oscar Et La Dame Rose (Oscar And The Lady In Pink) 03:30 Gossip Girl

Tour Ballantine’s Championship Rd. 3 19:30 NHL: New Jersey Devils At New York Rangers - Time Tentative 22:00 Pinks All Out Texas 23:00 MLB: Texas Rangers At Minnesota Twins

08:30 Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1 11:15 Art Of Travel 13:00 Flypaper 14:30 50/50 16:15 Poltergay 18:00 Cats & Dogs: The Revenge Of Kitty Galore 19:30 Action Zone (E) 20:00 Easier With Practice 22:00 London Boulevard 00:05 Daring! TV 03:40 Action Zone (E) 04:05 Bruc 05:45 Running With Scissors

06:00 Only Hits 11:00 Pure Local 12:00 MTV World Stage 13:00 MTV Made 14:00 MTV Daria 14:30 MTV Daria 15:00 MTV Crash Canyon 15:30 MTV Crash Canyon 16:00 MTV Mission Lydia 16:30 MTV Everyday Girls 17:00 MTV Movies & Stars 18:00 MTV Megadrive 18:30 MTV Slips 19:00 Only Hits 20:00 Pure Local 22:00 Only Hits 00:00 S7S Lockdown Top10 00:30 MTV Party Zone 04:00 Only Hits

05:50 Turn Me On, Dammit! 07:10 Ever After: A Cinderella Story 09:15 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 11:20 Cine News 11:50 Do No Harm 13:25 The New Protocol 16:00 Cine News 16:45 Think Like A Man 18:50 Cine News 19:20 Deadly Hope 22:00 Damsels In Distress 01:30 The Following 02:30 The Kane Files: Life Of Trial 04:05 Catch. 44

05:40 Super 8 07:30 There Will Be Blood 10:05 Michael 11:50 Kung

Fu Panda 2 13:25 A Far Off Place 15:15 Born Yesterday 17:00 Mad On Novacinema 17:40 Water For Elephants 19:45 John Carter 22:00 The Beach 00:05 The Brave One 02:10 Poker Face 03:50 Passion Play

The Unicorn 13:40 I Skoni Toy Chronou 17:45 Les Emotifs Anonymes 19:10 Twins 21:00 Fantastic Four 22:55 Majority 00:45 A Distant Neighborhood 02:25 Chasing Amy 04:20 Paradeisos

06:25 The Eyes Of Laura Mars 10:05 Cine News 10:55 The Haunting 13:00 Transformers 3 15:35 Love Crime 17:25 Fierce Creatures 19:05 The Devil’s Own 23:00 Man On A Ledge 00:50 Cine News 01:30 Adult Zone 03:20 30 Minutes Or Less 04:50 Blitz

0:00 Car Warriors 2 ‘33 Ford Hot Rod 1:00 European Tour Ballantine’s Championship Rd. 2 4:30 Mobil 1 The Grid 5:00 NHL: Colorado Avalanche At Phoenix Coyotes 7:30 The Golf Fix 8:00 Feherty 9:00 Golf Central International 9:30 Titleist Performance Institute - Block 10:00 School Of Golf 10:30 NHL: Colorado Avalanche At Phoenix Coyotes 13:00 Super Bowl Highlights: XXI: New York Giants V Denver 13:30 Super Bowl Highlights: XXII: Washington V Denver 14:00 America’s Game: 1977 Dallas Cowboys 15:00 Sports Unlimited 16:00 European

06:35 Dirty Girl 08:05 Cine News 08:40 The Art Of Getting By 10:10 It Happened To Jane 11:50 The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of

07:00 The Left-Handed Gun 08:45 High Sierra 11:00 An American in Paris 12:50 Brigadoon 14:35 Seven Brides For Seven Brothers 16:15 Where Eagles Dare 18:45 It Happened At The World’s Fair 20:30 Billy The Kid 22:00 Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid 00:00 Village Of The Damned 01:20 East Of Eden 03:15 Return Of The Gunfighter 05:00 Billy The Kid

By Preston Wilder

Damsels in Distress (Novacinema1, 22.00) “You’ve heard the expression ‘prevention is nine tenths of the cure’? Well, in the case of suicide, it’s ten tenths of the cure”. You need to imagine that line - and others like it - delivered in a prim, deadpan style by Greta Gerwig, unofficial leader of the titular damsels (one of her projects is a Suicide Prevention Centre, only the ‘Prevention’ keeps falling off ) - and Gerwig is a wonderful actress yet this comedy is a strange paradoxical beast, a must-see movie I don’t actually like very much. The reason why it’s a mustsee is Whit Stillman, the legendary writer-director who’s only ever made four films (the previous one

Damsels in Distress

was The Last Days of Disco in 1998) and specialises in arch, witty dialogue - yet Stillman gets it wrong here, setting the film on a college campus where the boys are good-natured imbeciles and a trio of girls (Greta and her friends) try to improve them while also mentoring a new girl (Analeigh Tipton, who looks far too statuesque to be hanging out with this lot). It sounds great, and sometimes it is - but mostly it’s just odd, and curiously unfunny. To quote Spinal Tap: “It’s such a fine line between stupid and clever”. Made in 2011.

FameLab 2013 (CyBC2, 22.30) The Third Law of CyBC goes as follows: if Cyprus does well at something, it will inevitably appear on CyBC

(the only exception is Eurovision, but we’re hoping to win that any day now). We got hours and hours of tennis after Marcos Baghdatis made the Final of the Aussie Open - and now here’s FameLab, which Myrtani Pieri won for Cyprus in 2011 (Ioannis Kapyrides came joint second last year), FameLab being the rather nerdy talent show where contestants must “explain a scientific phenomenon in three minutes”. The point may be educational but the accent is on communication skills and just plain fun - and tonight it’s the national SemiFinal (tomorrow is the Final), presentations including “How does a telephone carry our voice?” and “If the Earth revolves, why don’t we feel anything?”. Good job, CyBC. I assume Cyprus rugby is coming soon?...

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CYBC 1 07.30 10.30

Church Service Savvato Ki Apovrado (rpt) Variety show, with wellknown guests pretending to have a good time for the benefit of You At Home.

12.30

I Ypaithros Weekly farming show.

13.00 13.30

Kypros Ena Taxidi Eimaste Edo Local talk-show aimed at youth.

14.00 14.30

News Me Kali Parea

CYBC 2 08.00

17.05 17.30 18.20 19.15 19.25 19.35 20.30 21.00

Tete-A-Tete (rpt) Aminesthai Peri Patris News Patates Antinahtes (rpt)

22.30

Ego Ki Esi Local comedy show.

19.30 20.00 21.30

Local Sketch News Pame Paradosiaka New local entertainment show with songs and dances from Cyprus.

22.30

Mihanokinitos Athlitismos Album Show I Kypros Konta Sas (rpt) News In English News In Turkish Tete-A-Tete (rpt) NRG Zone Weekend X-Factor USA (rpt)

23.15 00.00 00.15

Album Show News In English & Turkish (rpt) Euronews

11.20 12.10 13.50 15.15 16.50

To Pio Glyko Mou Psema (rpt) Men Kai Den (rpt) Paris Kai Eleni (rpt) Steps (rpt) Santa Yiolanta (rpt) O Tzitzikas Kai O Mermigas (rpt) Tihi Vouno (rpt) Exairetika Afieromeno (rpt) Yia Tin Agapi Sou Tha Vreis Ton Daskalo Sou (rpt) Niose Me (rpt)

07.00 09.40 10.20 11.00 12.00 13.00 13.50

23.55 00.10 01.00

15.30 16.30

A talent competition where a group of wellknown Greek personalities take on a new identity as an iconic music performer and are awarded points for singing, style and believability. But the catch is they could be transformed into someone older, younger or the opposite sex.

19.00 20.15 21.20 23.30

News Sports News Vradi Me Ton Petro Kotsopoulo Blackout

Tete-A-Tete 02.40 04.00 04.40

Mavros Okeanos News Eftyhismenes Meres (rpt)

Church Service Mia Stigmi Dio Zoes Klemmena Oneira Chuck Oi Vasiliades (rpt) Oi Kipouroi Tou Mega FILM: Fun With Dick And Jane An executive loses everything when he takes the blame for his boss’s doubledealings, prompting him and his wife to turn to crime. Comedy remake, starring Jim Carrey. 2005.

To Kafe Tis Haras News Your Face Sounds Familiar

Game show which places contestants in complete darkness.

News Repeats

MEGA

With News at 18.00.

18.30 20.20 21.00

01.50

Tasos Tryfonos interviews Greek celebrities from the world of showbiz.

23.30 23.45

07.30 08.00 08.50 09.40 10.30

Lost Sixth season.

‘Sundown’. Claire arrives at the temple and warns the inhabitants that the being inhabiting Locke wants to talk, but Dogen sends Sayid to kill him instead. In Los Angeles, Sayid saves his brother, who is in trouble with a loan shark.

Local satirical show, using comedy sketches and embarrassing TV clips to skewer local politicians.

19.00

07.00

American version of the talent contest, in which solo singers and groups compete to win a recording contract by impressing judges Simon Cowell, Nicole Scherzinger, Paula Abdul and LA Reid.

Local military and defence show.

18.00 18.15

Kid’s TV Shown 12.30, then repeated till midafternoon.

Local talk-show, hosted by Vivian Kanari.

16.30 17.30

ANTENNA

Piso Sto Spiti (rpt) Epta Thanasimes Petheres (rpt)

SIGMA 06.10 07.10 08.10 09.30

A review of the latest matches in Europe’s premier club competition, plus a look ahead to forthcoming fixtures.

10.00 14.00 15.30 17.30

A lawyer defends a priest charged with manslaughter after an attempted exorcism of a student has fatal consequences. Horror, with Tom Wilkinson.

2005. With News at 00.00.

01.00 01.40 02.20 03.20 04.00 04.30 05.00 05.40

Kleise Ta Matia (rpt) Epafi (rpt) Eheis Meson (rpt) Mia Stigmi, Dio Zoes Patir, Yios Kai Pnevma (rpt) Oi Afthairetoi Palirroia Ta Epta Kaka Tis Moiras Mou

Mes Tin Kali Hara (rpt) Barbie in the Pink Shoes Efta Ouranoi Kai Sinnefa Alites (rpt) The CooKING

07.50 10.45 11.35 12.05 13.00 13.40 15.40 16.40 17.30 19.00 19.30

Cookery show with Alexandros Papandreou, the titular King.

With News at 18.00.

Anonymous (rpt) News Mousiko Kouti - Live FILM: Exorcism Of Emily Rose

Oi Adiafthoroi (rpt) Vourate Geitonoi (rpt) Zoi Podilato (rpt) UEFA Champions League Magazine

PLUS TV

18.30 18.35

20.15 21.30

01.10 04.20

21.00

Las Vegas (rpt) News Istories Tou Astinomou Beka (rpt) Mes Tin Kali Hara (rpt) Magazino (rpt)

FILM: Death Sentence A mild-mannered executive turns into a brutal vigilante after his family are attacked and his son killed. Revenge thriller, starring Kevin Bacon. 2007.

News FILM: Rocky III Drama, starring Sylvester Stallone, Mr T and Burgess Meredith. 1982. See Pick Of The Day.

23.00 00.10 00.15

A meddling mother tries to set her daughter up with the right man so her kid won’t follow in her footsteps.

Romantic comedy drama, with Mandy Moore. 2007.

News Pame Paketo (rpt) Talk-show, that deals with human interest stories such as reuniting people, fulfilling dreams and connecting individuals who want to correct past mistakes in their lives.

Kids’ TV Fotis - Maria Live Best Of Exelixeis Sti Showbiz LTV Sports News Star News Quiz Fun Mesimeriani Meleti Best Of Stin Kouzina Me Tin Dina (rpt) Mila (rpt) Exelixeis Sti Showbiz FILM: Because I Said So

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Kids’ TV Kouzina Me Apopsi (rpt) Greek FILM: Oi Adistaktoi Telemarketing Greek FILM: O Parayios Mou O Ralistas Kipotehnia The Third Reich Star Stories FILM: Miss Potter Victorian writer and illustrator Beatrix Potter falls in love while trying to find a publisher for her work. Biographical period drama, starring Renée Zellweger and Ewan McGregor. 2006.

With News at 17.30.

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Remington Steele News Pacific Blue News O Anthropos Tis Thalassas FILM: Hero A crook rescues the survivors of a plane crash, but leaves a drifter to take all the credit and reap the rewards. Comedy drama,starring Dustin Hoffman. 1992.

FILM: New Fist Of Fury A fighter helps a woman protect her martial-arts school in World War II Taiwan.

Martial arts drama, starring Ming Cheng Chang and Jackie Chan. 1976.

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FILM: Road House A kung fu expert is hired to keep the peace in a rowdy Missouri bar, but his actions incur the wrath of a local crime boss.

Action thriller, starring Patrick Swayze. 1989.

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Late Programmes

Insidious (LTV, 23.00)

01:30 As Time Goes By 02:00 Being Erica 02:45 My Family 03:15 The Weakest Link 04:00 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 04:45 The Impressions Show With Culshaw &... 05:15 As Time Goes By 05:45 My Family 06:15 The Weakest Link 07:00 Garth And Bev 07:10 Tweenies 07:30 The Green Balloon Club 07:55 Me Too! 08:15 Garth And Bev 08:25 Tweenies 08:45 The Green Balloon Club 09:10 Me Too! 09:25 The Weakest Link 10:10 My Family 10:40 One Foot In The Grave 11:15 Keeping Up Appearances 11:45 Only Fools and Horses 12:15 2 Point 4 Children 12:45 Rob Brydon’s Annually Retentive 13:15 Lead Balloon 13:45 Lark Rise To Candleford 14:35 One Foot In The Grave 15:10 The Weakest Link 15:55 Doctors 18:25 Doctor Who 19:10 Only Fools and Horses 19:40 Walk on the Wild Side 20:10 Lark Rise To Candleford 21:00 As Time Goes By 21:30 Little Britain Christmas Special 2006 22:00 Silk 22:50 Waking The Dead 23:40 Spooks 00:30 Being Erica

07:00 Sunrise Earth 07:55 Unchained Reaction 08:40 Meteorite Men 09:30 Science Of The Movies 11:50 Time Warp 12:15 Man,

onship Un. Kingdom 19:30 Gymnastics: European Championship 21:00 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 00:00 Motorsports: Motorsports Weekend Magazine 00:15 Cycling: Liege Bastogne Liege, Belgium 01:15 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 02:15 Motorsports: Motorsports Weekend Magazine

Woman, Wild 13:05 Risk Takers 13:50 Cafe Racer 14:40 Prehistoric 16:15 Deadliest Catch 17:00 Sons Of Guns 17:50 Prophets Of Science Fiction 18:40 Cafe Racer 19:30 Chasing Classic Cars 20:20 River Monsters 21:10 Reign Of The Dinosaurs 22:00 Sons Of Guns 22:50 Prophets Of Science Fiction 23:40 Mega World 00:30 The Aviators 01:15 Sons Of Guns 02:05 Prophets Of Science Fiction 02:55 1000 Places To See Before You Die 04:30 Wild Fisherman: Mozambique

09:30 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 10:45 Athletics: Greene Light 11:00 Marathon: London Marathon Un. Kingdom 14:00 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 15:15 Cycling: Liege Bastogne Liege, Belgium 18:00 Snooker: World Champi-

05:40 The Gates 06:25 Scrubs 9 07:35 Raising Hope 2 08:00 Scandal 08:45 The Hour 2 09:40 Grey’s Anatomy 9 10:25 Private Practice 6 11:10 Once Upon A Time 2 12:00 Revenge 2 12:50 Modern Family 4 13:15 New Girl 2 13:40 Last Man Standing 14:05 The Neighbors 14:30 Bones 18:20 Jamie’s Ministry Of Food 19:20 Donna Hay: Fast, Fresh, Simple 20:10 Happy Endings 3 20:35 Don’t Trust The B...In Apartment 23 2 21:00 Scandal 21:45 The Hour 2 22:45 Grey’s Anatomy 9 23:30 Private Practice 6 00:15 Raising Hope 2 01:55 Make It Or Break It 3 03:35 Scrubs 9

07:30 Alien Autopsy 09:30 All The King’s Men 12:00 Without A Paddle: Nature’s Calling 14:00 Grumpy Old Men 16:00 Mes-

senger 18:00 Barclays Premier League 2012-13 (Live) 20:00 LTV Sports News 21:00 London Boulevard 23:00 Insidious 00:45 Hustler TV 02:45 Rollover 04:45 Dennis The Menace 06:30 LTV Sports News (Live)

07:00 Kids TV 13:15 Legion Of Super Heroes 13:40 Max Adventures 14:05 Nba Action 14:40 Planet Speed 15:10 Liga Bbva 2012-13 17:00 Pre-Game 18:00 A’ Division Cyprus Soccer Championship 2012-13 20:00 Barclays Premier League 2012-13 22:00 Ironman 23:00 2013 Indy Car Series 01:30 Liga Bbva 2012-13 03:30 Barclays Premier League 2012-13 05:15 Liga Bbva 2012-13

07:15 Big Bang Theory 07:45 Two And A Half Men 08:40 Friends 09:05 2 Broke Girls 10:00 One Tree Hill 10:45 Strike Back 11:35 C.S.I. Miami 12:25 Hawaii Five-0 13:15 Luck 14:15 Necessary Roughness 15:00 Supernatural 23:15 Heist 01:10 Fools Rush In 03:00 Action Zone 03:30 Ncis: Los Angeles

08:00 Call Of The Wild 09:30

Action Zone (E) 10:00 Stalking Moon 12:00 My Afternoons With Margueritte 13:45 Another Year 16:00 Imagine That 18:00 Battle Los Angeles 20:00 Sucker Punch 22:00 Fools Rush In 00:05 Daring! TV 04:05 Due Date 06:00 Arrangement

6:10 Demeni Kokkini Klosti 08:00 Cine News 08:25 Penelope 10:10 The Iron Lady 12:00 My Future Boyfriend 13:20 Treasure Buddies 15:00 Person Of Interest 15:50 Opal Dream 17:25 My Week With Marilyn 19:15 Johnny English Reborn 21:00 Person Of Interest 23:45 Wanderlust 01:30 Safe House 03:30 Hemingway & Gellhorn

06:00 Lady From Shanghai 07:30 The Deep End Of The Ocean 09:20 Kung Fu Panda 2 11:00 One For The Money 12:40 Fun With Dick And Jane 14:20 Fantastic Four 16:10 The Perfect Storm 18:25 Tower Heist 20:15 The Woman In Black 22:00 Larry Crowne 23:45 Mad Dog And Glory 01:25 Trespass 03:00 Cine News 03:50 Melancholia

05:40 Cine News 06:25 The Tomb 07:55 Koyrastika Na Skotono Toys Agapitikous Sou 09:45 Cine News 10:35 Kingdom Of Heaven 15:00 Cine News 15:30 The Devil’s Own 17:25 Love Crime 19:15 Salvation Boulevard 21:00 The Talented Mr. Ripley 23:20 Blitz 01:00 Cine News 01:30 Adult Zone 04:00 Quarantine 2: Terminal

05:50 Anonymous 08:00 The Rio 09:40 Habemus Papam 11:30 Jane Eyre 13:35 The Art Of Getting By 15:05 From Prada To Nada 16:55 La Verite 19:05 Friends With Benefits 21:00 Transformers 3 23:40 Blue Crush 2 01:35 Bright Star 03:35 Majority

0:30 European Tour Real Seguros Open De Espana Rd. 3 4:00 TBA 7:00 Academy - Nick Faldo: Bunker Game 7:30 Academy - Nick Faldo: Putting 8:00 The Haney Project: Michael Phelps 9:00 Golf Central International 9:30 The Golf Fix 10:00 Big Ten Softball Purdue At Penn State 12:00 MLB On FOX: Washington Nationals At New York Mets 15:00 European Tour

Real Seguros Open De Espana Final Rd. 18:30 Mobil 1 The Grid 19:00 NHL: New Jersey Devils At New York Rangers - Time Tentative 21:30 Big Ten Baseball Illinois At Ohio State

06:00 Only Hits 11:00 Pure Local 11:30 S7S Lockdown Top10 12:00 MTV Hitlist Hellas 13:00 MTV Movies & Stars 14:00 MTV Daria 14:30 MTV Daria 15:00 MTV Crash Canyon 15:30 MTV Crash Canyon 16:00 MTV Catfish 17:00 2013 MTV Movie Awards 19:00 MTV Megadrive 19:30 MTV Slips 20:00 MTV Paris Hilton my new BFF 21:00 2013 MTV Movie Awards 23:00 MTV Underemployed 00:00 MTV Young and Married 01:00 Only Hits

07:00 Dark Victory 08:40 Anchors Aweigh 11:00 Show Boat 12:50 Red Dust 14:15 The Belle Of New York 15:35 Captain Sindbad 17:00 Day Of The Evil Gun 18:45 Northern Pursuit 20:20 Courage Of Lassie 22:00 Eye of the Devil 23:30 Arsenic And Old Lace 01:30 The Golden Arrow 02:45 Gone With the Wind Monday

By Preston Wilder

London Boulevard (LTV, 21.00) Gangsters, paparazzi and ‘luvvies’: three species of British pond-scum in the same movie - and, though the plot hints at better things, in the end it’s just the same violent nonsense. Keira Knightley plays a reclusive actress (the title is an obvious riff on Sunset Boulevard), Colin Farrell the ex-con who’s hired as her bodyguard and finds himself falling in love with her; then there’s David Thewlis as Keira’s morose assistant-cumbutler (“It’s a nice day. If you like that sort of thing”), plus Ray Winstone as the coarse, psychotic gangster trying to get Colin on his payroll. Part of the problem is that Sunset Boulevard worked by being claustrophobic, and that’s ruined when you break it up with the

usual hard-man, post-Tarantino guff (Winstone likes to tell irrelevant stories from his childhood as a prelude to violence, a detail reminiscent of ‘Ezekiel 25:17’ in Pulp Fiction); the other problem is that Knightley is inadequate (quelle surprise), and her character gets forgotten for long stretches anyway. Good bits and pieces, like Colin comforting an old homeless guy - “I lived as long as I could. I tried.”; “Well done, son. Well done...” - but mostly flashy and empty. Made in 2010.

Rocky III (Sigma, 21.30) I pity the fool who decides not to watch this magnificently cheesy 80s artefact. I pity the fool who doesn’t giggle when Mr. T. says “I pity the fool”. Mr. T (real

Rocky III

name Lawrence Tureaud) is Clubber Lang, an arrogant trash-talking boxer who influenced (or just reflected) a whole generation of ungentlemanly heavyweights tossing insults at their opponents’ mommas. Rocky (Sylvester Stallone), stung by Clubber’s attitude, decides to fight him - but our hero has been ruined by the good life (“The worst thing happened to you that could happen to any fighter: you got civilised”) and promptly gets humiliated. Can ex-opponent Apollo Creed restore Rocky’s fighting spirit? Will Rocky return, so he can destroy the Russkies in Rocky IV? What’s your prediction for the big fight, Mr. T? - to which the great man narrows his eyes, looks at the camera and pronounces “Pain”. Ha! I pity the fool! Made in 1983.

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Kaftes Piperies (rpt) Istories Tou Horkou (rpt) Local comedy series, which happens to be longest-running weekly show on Cyprus television.

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Apo Mera Se Mera Entehnos Mazi Sto CyBC

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News Kaftes Piperies

Local talk-show.

Live cookery show.

18.45

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News Patates 8 Local satirical show, using comedy sketches and embarrassing TV clips to skewer local politicians.

22.00

Friends (rpt) American comedy about the lives and loves of six New Yorkers.

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Discovery documentary series looking at the making of the greatest structures and machines ever created.

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NRG Zone Motor Sports UEFA Europa League

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UEFA Europa League

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UEFA Europa League

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Erotas (rpt) Proini Enimerosi Me Agapi Ella To Megaleio Sou (rpt) Vodka Portokali (rpt) Fila To Vatraho Sou (rpt) Einai Stigmes (rpt) Pansellinos (rpt) Tis Agapis Mahairia (rpt) Niose Me (rpt) News Mera Mesimeri Konstantinou Kai Elenis (rpt) To Kafe Tis Haras (rpt) Ta Koritsia Tou Baba (rpt) Oneiropagida (rpt) Lefta Sto Lepto Vals Me 12 Theous (rpt) With News at 18.00.

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Highlights from all quarter-final matches played.

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Biz/Emeis News In English News In Turkish Megastructures

Pre-game analysis.

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Moiraia Fengaria Local drama series inspired by Maro Kranidioti’s book ‘Otan i Moira Apofasizei’.

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Paizoume Kypriaka New season of local game show, asking questions having to do with Cypriot dialect.

Kids’ TV Kati Psinetai (rpt) Greek version of reality show featuring a group of amateur chefs each staging a dinner party to find who will be crowned the winning host.

Local variety show, with entertainment options, cookery tips and more.

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Aiyia Fuxia (rpt) Local comedy series.

Kati Psinetai (rpt) News In English & Turkish (rpt) Proti Enimerosi (rpt) Biz/Emeis (rpt) Apo Mere Se Mera (rpt) Euronews

Proektaseis News Repeats

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Niose Me News Vals Me 12 Theous Grey’s Anatomy

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Greek competitive cooking reality show, open to amateur and home chefs.

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Protoselido Eleni Vasiliki (rpt) Mila Mou (rpt) Mesimeri Kai Kati Efta Ourani Kai Sinnefa Alites (rpt) Magazino Siga Min To’ Xeres (rpt) News Ti Tha Fame Simera Mama Anna Paola Efta Ourani Kai Sinnefa Alites News Pame Paketo CSI: NY Fifth season. ‘Pay Up’. One of the CSIs is gunned down when media mogul Robert Dunbrook’s son is kidnapped on the way to testify against his father in court. Desperate for justice for their fallen comrade, Mac, Stella and Flack investigate Dunbrook and his son’s abductors, but they risk putting more lives in jeopardy.

Oi Vasiliades FILM: American Crude A man meets a prostitute, an ex-convict and a porn king when he throws a bachelor party for his best friend.

Comedy, starring Gino Cabanas. 2008.

Eilikrina News Sports News Ola Bahalo Fetos Horis Oria (rpt) To Paihnidi Tis Signomis (rpt) News Deal (rpt)

Enimerosi Tora Eheis Meson Yia Sena News Erastis Ditikon Proastion (rpt) Sto Para Pente News Klemmena Oneira

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Greek drama series.

22.20 23.00

Local topical talk-show.

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Klemmena Oneira (rpt) Proino Mou Lifestyle programme features entertainment, music and more.

Hosted by real-life couple Giorgos Liagas & Fay Skorda.

US medical drama.

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Ta Epta Kaka Tis Moiras Mou Retire Epomeni Mera (rpt) Master Chef (rpt)

SIGMA

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News ‘Til Death

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Sitcom chronicling the domestic discord and disasters of middleaged couple.

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Yia Sena (rpt) Proino Mou (rpt)

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News Istories Tou Astinomou Beka Siga Min To’ Xeres (rpt) Mono Mia Fora (rpt) Se Fonta Kokkino (rpt) Ta Hrisopsara (rpt) Eleni (rpt)

07.20 08.30 09.00 10.00 10.45 11.40 12.30 13.00 15.30 17.00 17.50 19.40 21.15 22.00

Fotis - Maria Live Best Of Exelixeis Sti Showbiz Mesimeriani Meleti Best Of I Kouzina Me Tin Dina (rpt) Mila (rpt) Berdema (rpt) Star News Mesimeriani Meleti Kid’s TV Berdema Fotis Maria Live Mila Exelixeis Stin Showbiz Fringe Third season of sci-fi drama. ‘6B’. The team encounters a grieving widow, and discovers that the membrane separating the two universes is becoming ever thinner.

Meanwhile, Peter and Olivia try to repair their emotional rift.

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Cold Case (rpt) Third case. ‘Debut’.

Rush reopens the case of a debutante who died at a ball in 1968, after a newspaper report reveals that the man who escorted her to the event has been charged with murdering his wife.

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Nistikoi Praktores (rpt) LTV Sports News Star News Repeats

CAPITAL 06.45 09.05 09.35 10.00 11.00 11.30 12.30 13.25 14.30 15.25

Kids’ TV Kalitera En Ginetai (rpt) Akti Oneiron Ston Asterismos Tis Imeras Kouzina Me Apopsi Epi Topou (rpt) Milagros Kids’ TV Telemarketing Top Models Latin American telenovela.

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Kalitera En Ginetai Sabrina, To Koritsi Tis Agapis Akti Oneiron Sto Mati Tou Kiklona (rpt) News Sports Time O Anthropos Tis Thalassas FILM: Sharpe’s Peril Adventure, starring Sean Bean. 2008. See Pick Of The Day

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FILM: The Stranger Game A working mother hires a male nanny, who ultimately tries to destroy her family. Thriller, starring Barclay Hope.

2006.

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FILM: Another You A compulsive liar is placed in the custody of a petty crook - who soon realises there is money to be made from the situation.

Comedy, starring Richard Pryor. 1991

The Hangover, Part II (LTV, 16.00)

01:00 Bleak Old Shop of Stuff 01:30 My Family 02:00 The Weakest Link 02:50 EastEnders 03:20 Doctors 03:50 Silk 04:40 After You’ve Gone 05:10 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 06:00 Bleak Old Shop of Stuff 06:30 My Family 07:00 Garth And Bev 07:10 Tweenies 07:30 The Green Balloon Club 07:55 Me Too! 08:15 Garth And Bev 08:25 Tweenies 08:45 The Green Balloon Club 09:10 Charlie and Lola 09:20 My Family 09:50 One Foot In The Grave 10:20 The Weakest Link 11:05 EastEnders 11:35 Doctors 12:05 Hustle 13:00 Silk 13:50 My Family 14:20 Monarch Of The Glen 15:10 One Foot In The Grave 15:45 EastEnders 16:10 Doctors 16:40 The Weakest Link 17:30 Hustle 18:20 Silk 19:10 EastEnders 19:40 Doctors 20:15 The Weakest Link 21:00 My Family 21:30 Keeping Up Appearances 22:00 Spooks 22:50 Bleak Old Shop of Stuff 23:20 Rob Brydon’s Annually Retentive 23:50 Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle 00:20 The Diamond Queen

07:00 Sunrise Earth 07:55 River Monsters 08:40 Rodeo 09:30 Prehistoric 10:15 Science Of The Movies 11:05 Deadliest Catch 11:50 Time Warp 12:15 Inside West Coast

12:45 Fitness: The Box 13:00 Cycling: Italy 15:00 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 19:00 Strongest Man: Champions League Martinique 20:00 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 01:00 Fight Sport: Total Ko

Customs 13:05 Chasing Classic Cars 13:50 Cafe Racer 14:35 Wild Fisherman: Norway 15:25 Prehistoric 16:10 Mythbusters 17:00 Reign Of The Dinosaurs 17:50 Mighty Mississippi 18:40 Cafe Racer 19:30 Wild Fisherman: Norway 20:20 Science Of The Movies 21:10 Prehistoric 22:00 Reign Of The Dinosaurs 22:50 Mighty Mississippi 23:40 Deadliest Catch 00:30 Science Of The Movies 01:15 Mythbusters 02:05 Reign Of The Dinosaurs 02:50 Mighty Mississippi 03:40 Cafe Racer 04:30 Prehistoric 05:20 Wild Fisherman: Norway 06:10 Science Of The Movies

09:30 Cycling: Italy 11:00 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom

05:40 Desperate Housewives 7 06:25 Bones 07:10 Raising Hope 2 07:35 Friends With Benefits 08:00 Grey’s Anatomy 8 08:50 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 7 09:40 Desperate Housewives 7 10:25 Bones 11:10 Raising Hope 2 11:35 Friends With Benefits 12:00 Scandal 12:45 The Hour 2 13:40 Grey’s Anatomy 5 14:30 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 7 15:20 Desperate Housewives 7 16:05 Bones 16:50 Raising Hope 17:15 Friends With Benefits 17:40 Grey’s Anatomy 5 18:30 Jamie’s Ministry Of Food 19:30 Desperate Housewives 7 20:15 Bones 21:00 Scandal 2 21:50 Castle 5 22:40 Raising Hope 2 23:05 Friends With Benefits 23:30 Scandal 2 00:20 Castle 5 01:05 Jamie’s Ministry Of Food 02:00 Desperate Housewives 7 02:45 Raising Hope 2 03:10 Friends With Benefits 03:35 Surviving Suburbia 04:00 Grey’s Anatomy 5 04:50 Make It Or Break It 4

07:30 Saint John Of Las Vegas 09:00 Harry Brown 11:00 Peggy Sue Got Married 12:45 Haunting Of Bryan Beckett 14:30 Felicity: An American Girl Adventure 16:00 Hangover Part Ii 18:00 Whistleblower 20:00 LTV Sports News 21:00 Underbelly Files - Tell Them Lucifer Was Here 23:00 Takers 00:55 Hustler TV 03:00 Shattered Silence 04:30 St. Elmo’s Fire 06:30 LTV Sports News (E)

07:00 Kids TV 15:45 Justice League Unlimited 16:10 Legion Of Super Heroes 16:35 Young Justice 17:00 A’ Division Cyprus Soccer Championship 2012-13 19:00 Barclays Premier League Review 20:00 2013 Wtcc 20:30 La Liga World 21:00 Barclays Premier League World 21:30 La Liga Show 201213 22:00 Barclays Premier League 2012-13 00:00 Planet Speed 00:30 Toyota Australian Football International 2012 01:30 Ironman 02:30 Best Premier League Games 03:00 Barclays Premier League 2012-13 05:00 Best Classic Premier League Games

07:15 2 Broke Girls 08:00 Two And A Half Men 08:30 Hawaii Five-0

09:15 Ncis: Los Angeles 10:00 Friends 10:30 Pan Am 11:15 Necessary Roughness 12:50 Gossip Girl 13:40 2 Broke Girls 14:30 Hawaii Five-0 15:15 Ncis: Los Angeles 16:00 Two And A Half Men 16:30 One Tree Hill 17:15 C.S.I. New York 19:00 Gossip Girl 19:45 Privileged 20:30 Friends 21:00 Top Boy 21:55 Luck 22:50 Closer 23:35 Fringe 00:20 Black Rain 02:30 Secret Life 03:50 Two And A Half Men 04:15 One Tree Hill 05:00 C.S.I. New York 06:30 Gossip Girl

08:00 Primal Fear 10:15 In Praise Of Older Women 12:15 Mercy 14:00 Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard 15:45 Lovely Bones 18:15 All Good Things 20:15 Unnatural & Accidental 22:00 Freeway Killer 23:30 Action Zone (E) 00:05 Daring! TV 04:05 Bonnie And Clyde 06:00 After.Life

05:20 Paranormal Activity 3 06:45 Encounter With Danger 08:20 Cine News 08:50 Abduction 10:40 Action Zone 13:25 Flicka 3: Best Friends 15:00 Bright Star 17:05 Cine News 19:30 Mad On Novacinema 20:10 Sister 22:00 Once Fallen 23:40 That’s My Boy 01:40 Magic Mike 03:30 How I Spent My Summer Vacation

18:20 There Will Be Blood 21:00 The Illusioninist 23:50 Sniper Reloaded 01:30 Adult Zone

19:05 Loyfa Kai Parallagi: Sirines Sti Steria 21:00 Margin Call 23:00 The Following – 23:50 Cine News 01:00 Adult Zone

19:10 Wings Of The Dove 21:00 The Smurfs 22:50 Jane Eyre 00:50 Our Day Will Come

00:00 Sports Unlimited 1:00 Golf Central International 01:30 MLB Player Poll 2:00 Courtside Jones 02:30 NHL: Los Angeles Kings At Detriot Red Wings 05:00 Pinks All Out Montgomery 06:00 Pinks All Out Texas 07:00 Morning Drive 08:00 The Haney Project: Michael Phelps 9:00 Golf Central International 09:30 Titleist Performance Institute - Block 10:00 MLB: St. Louis Cardinals At Washington Nationals 13:00 Golf Central International 13:30 NHL: Los Angeles Kings At Detriot Red Wings 16:00 European Tour Ballantine’s Championship Rd. 1 19:30 MLB Player Poll 20:00

MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers At New York Mets 23:00 Pass Time 23:30 Stuntbusters

06:00 Only Hits 8:00 MTV GreekLips 9:00 MTV Hollywood Heights 10:00 MTV Plain Jane (Commissioned Version) 11:00 Pure Local 12:00 MTV VHI Pop up Video 12:30 MTV VHI Pop up Video 13:00 MTV Made 14:00 MTV Big Time Rush 14:30 MTV Victorious 15:00 MTV Hollywood Heights 16:00 MTV Crash Canyon 16:30 MTV Crash Canyon 17:00 MTV Pranked 17:30 MTV Pranked 18:00 MTV GreekLips 19:00 Only Hits 20:00 MTV Young and Married 21:00 MTV Underemployed 22:00 MTV Underemployed 23:00 MTV Ridiculousness 23:30 MTV Ridiculousness 00:00 MTV Jersey Shore 01:00 Only Hits

07:00 In This Our Life 08:40 Today We Live 10:40 The Barretts Of Wimpole Street 12:30 Guns For San Sebastian 16:20 The Harvey Girls 16:00 Ice Station Zebra 18:30 Easter Parade 20:25 Bombshell 22:00 Straight Time 00:00 Ryan’s Daughter 03:10 Gone With the Wind

By Preston Wilder

Sharpe’s Peril (Capital, 21.00) Just when he thought he was out of it, they pull him back in! 15 years after he first played Sharpe - 19thcentury soldier and adventurer - Sean Bean, now pushing 50, is “no longer in the service of his Majesty”, but gets prevailed upon to perform “one last duty” by an officer of the East India Company. There’s a baggage train travelling through hostile territory, and Sharpe is just the chap to protect it from bandits; also on hand is a snobby French mam’zelle (“Unhand me!” she protests indignantly, calling our hero an “uncouth brute”) plus elephants, Indian princesses and other exotica. “Holy crap are they ever old. I miss the days when he was a young officer fighting the French with

his chosen men,” says a rather ungracious fan on YouTube - and it’s true that ITV milked this franchise past its sell-by date (this is the last Sharpe movie, though more may conceivably be made as long as Bean is still around), but this kind of handsome colonial adventure is still good fun, even with the clichés and occasional dodgy stereotypes. Made for TV in 2008.

Once Fallen (Novacinema1, 22.00) “I’d like to do something with my life other than fight and deal drugs,” says the hero of this little-known crime drama, which reflects my own feelings exactly.

Except that I don’t fight. Or deal drugs. He (Brian Presley) is an ex-con looking to go straight - but “there are

Once Fallen

few choices on these streets”, and pressure from a local kingpin to whom Brian’s mate owes a lot of money forces our hero back into “the dangerous world of underground bare-knuckle fighting”. Gosh! Not the kind of film where you’d expect to find two Oscar nominees among the cast - but in fact Ed Harris co-stars as Brian’s estranged dad, trying to help his son from jail where he’s part of a neo-Nazi gang, and Taraji P. Henson plays the inevitable love interest who holds out the promise of a normal life, at least if Bri can beat his demons, overcome his chequered past and so on. To paraphrase our tortured hero: I’d like to do something with my life other than fight, deal drugs and watch crushingly predictable B-movies. Made in 2008.

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Istories Tou Horkou (rpt) Local comedy series, which happens to be the longest-running show on TV.

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Apo Mera Se Mera Current affairs show.

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Entehnos Local cultural show.

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Mazi Sto CyBC News Kaftes Piperies Paizoume Kypriaka Local game show, asking questions having to do with the Cypriot dialect.

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News Vimata Stin Ammo Local period drama, based on true events.

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Friends (rpt) American comedy about the lives and loves of six New Yorkers.

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Eponymos News Repeats

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Discovery documentary series looking at the making of the greatest structures and machines ever created.

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NRG Zone FILM: The Manchurian Candidate

14.50 15.45 16.40 17.30 17.40

Brothers & Sisters (rpt) Fourth season of American drama series. ‘A Valued Family’.

Holly reveals Dennis York’s offer to David as she tries to make a decision about her shares in Ojai. Rebecca enlists Nora’s help to make brownies for Valentine’s Day, but the baking is interrupted when she experiences severe pains, while Kitty hires a pushy campaign manager to help raise her political profile.

Moiraia Fengaria

05.30 06.20 06.50 07.00

Biz/Emeis News In English News In Turkish Megastructures

Thriller remake, starring Denzel Washington and Liev Schreiber. 2003. See Pick Of The Day.

Local drama series inspired by Maro Kranidioti’s book ‘Otan i Moira Apofasizei’.

20.00 21.15

Kids’ TV Kati Psinetai (rpt) Show where contestants try to outdo each other by throwing the perfect dinner party, which is then judged on its merits by their rivals.

Kaftes Piperies (rpt) Cookery show.

ANTENNA

More Repeats Euronews

Erotas (rpt) Proini Enimerosi Me Agapi Ellas To Megaleio Sou (rpt) Vodka Portokali (rpt) Fila To Vatraho Sou (rpt) Einai Stigmes (rpt) Pansellinos (rpt) Tis Agapis Mahairia (rpt) Niose Me (rpt) News Mera Mesimeri Konstantinou Kai Elenis (rpt) To Kafe Tis Haras (rpt) Ta Koritsia Tou Baba (rpt) Oneiropagida (rpt) Lefta Sto Lepto Vals Me 12 Theous (rpt)

MEGA 06.00 06.30 07.00 08.00

Greek competitive cooking reality show, open to amateur and home chefs.

09.00 10.00 11.40 14.00 16.00 18.00 18.30 19.30 20.20 21.15 22.20 23.20

Aiyia Fuxia(rpt) Niose Me News Vals Me 12 Theous Grey’s Anatomy US medical drama.

23.10 00.00 00.05 00.30

Enopion Tou Laou News Sports News Radio Arvila Greek parody show.

01.40 02.30 03.20 04.40

Horis Oria (rpt) Angigma Psihis (rpt) News Deal (rpt)

Klemmena Oneira (rpt) Proino Mou Enimerosi Tora Eheis Meson Yia Sena News Erastis Ditikon Proastion (rpt) Sto Para Pente News Klemmena Oneira Oi Vasiliades The Vampire Diaries First season of supernatural drama.

‘162 Candles’. While celebrating his birthday, Stefan receives a surprise visit from Lexi, one of his oldest vampire friends - who also finds time to give Elena some unsolicited relationship advice.

Sheriff Forbes is pleased when Damon offers to join her hunt, unaware he is the one she is searching for.

With News at 18.00.

18.40 19.30 20.15 21.25 22.20

Ta Epta Kaka Tis Moiras Mou Retire Epomeni Mera (rpt) Master Chef (rpt)

00.00 00.10 01.00 03.00 04.30

SIGMA 07.00 08.20 10.00 10.50 12.00 14.30 15.20 17.10 18.00 18.05 18.40

Protoselido Eleni Vasiliki (rpt) Aspra Balonia (rpt) Mesimeri Kai Kati Efta Ourani Kai Sinnefa Alites (rpt) Magazino Siga Min To’ Xeres (rpt) News Ti Tha Fame Simera Mama Anna Paola Latin American telenovela.

19.30 20.20 21.30 22.30

Efta Ourani Kai Sinnefa Alites News Aspra Balonia (rpt) Al Tsantiri News Best Of

PLUS TV 06.45 07.20 08.30 09.00 10.00 10.45 11.40 12.30 13.00 15.30 17.00 17.50 19.40

Popular tear-jerking talk-show.

21.00 21.25

A highly successful live satirical comedy show that features Lakis Lazopoulos giving ‘his version’ of the news.

00.20 00.25 01.20 02.00 02.40 03.00 03.30

News Dekati Entoli (rpt) Siga Min To’ Xeres (rpt) Mono Mia Fora (rpt) Se Fonto Kokkino (rpt) Ta Hrisopsara (rpt) Eleni (rpt)

Classic Cartoons Fotis - Maria Live Best Of Exelixeis Sti Showbiz Mesimeriani Meleti Best Of I Kouzina Me Ti Dina (rpt) Mila (rpt) Berdema (rpt) Star News Mesimeriani Meleti Kids’ TV Berdema Fotis - Maria Live Mila Exelixeis Sti Showbiz FILM: What Just Happened?

A Hollywood producer tries to keep the peace on a movie set, while also struggling with his own family’s problems.

Comedy drama, starring Robert De Niro and Catherine Keener.

2008.

23.10

CAPITAL 06. 45 Kids’ TV 09.05 Kalitera En Ginetai (rpt) 09.35 Akti Oneiron (rpt) 10.00 Ston Asterismo Tis Imeras 11.00 Kouzina Me Apopsi 11.30 Capital Sports (rpt) 12.30 Milagros 13.20 Kids’ TV 14.25 Telemarketing 15.30 Top Models 16.20 Kalitera En Ginetai 16.55 Sabrina, To Koritsi Tis Agapis 17.45 Akti Oneiron 18.15 Sto Mati Tou Kiklona 19.15 News 19.50 Sports News 20.05 Igeia & Zoi 21.00 FILM: Boat Trip Two friends decide to go on a cruise to boost their flagging love lives, only to discover all the other passengers are single gay men.

Comedy, with Cuba Gooding Jr. 2003.

22.45

A scientist goes on the run with time-travel technology, but his use of the device threatens to destroy the world.

Sci-fi thriller, with Jason Priestley. 2007.

Ta Kopelia Local comedy series.

23.50 00.50 01.50

LTV Sports News Star News Repeats

News ‘Til Death Yia Sena (rpt) Enimerosi Tora Proino Mou (rpt)

FILM: Termination Point

00.30

FILM: Inside Out An agoraphobic arranges his life so he never has to leave his home, until a financial crisis forces him to face his problems.

Drama, starring Elliott Gould. 1986.

Hereafter (LTV, 21.00)

01:10 The Impressions Show With Culshaw &... 01:40 Ideal 02:10 The Weakest Link 03:00 Only Fools and Horses 03:30 My Family 04:00 EastEnders 04:30 Doctors 05:00 Ideal 05:30 The Impressions Show With Culshaw &... 06:00 Only Fools and Horses 06:30 My Family 07:00 Garth And Bev 07:10 Tweenies 07:30 The Green Balloon Club 07:55 Me Too! 08:15 Garth And Bev 08:25 Tweenies 08:45 The Green Balloon Club 09:10 Me Too! 09:30 My Family 10:00 Only Fools and Horses 10:30 The Weakest Link 11:15 EastEnders 11:45 Doctors 12:15 Lark Rise To Candleford 13:05 Waking The Dead 13:55 My Family 14:25 Mutual Friends 15:15 Only Fools and Horses 15:45 EastEnders 16:15 Doctors 16:45 The Weakest Link 17:30 Lark Rise To Candleford 18:20 Waking The Dead 19:10 EastEnders 19:40 Doctors 20:15 The Weakest Link 21:00 My Family 21:30 The Impressions Show With Culshaw &... 22:00 Lark Rise To Candleford 22:50 As Time Goes By 23:20 Rev. 23:50 Silk 00:40 After You’ve Gone

07:00 Sunrise Earth 07:55 Sons Of Guns 08:40 Prophets Of Science Fiction 09:30 Prehistoric 10:15 Science Of The Movies 11:05 Deadliest Catch 11:50 Time Warp 12:15 Mega World

13:05 Extreme Engineering 13:50 Cafe Racer 14:35 Wild Fisherman: Mozambique 15:25 Prehistoric 16:10 Mythbusters 17:00 River Monsters 17:50 Rodeo 18:40 Cafe Racer 19:30 Wild Fisherman: Norway 20:20 Science Of The Movies 21:10 Prehistoric 22:00 River Monsters 22:50 Rodeo 23:40 Deadliest Catch 00:30 Science Of The Movies 01:15 Mythbusters 02:05 River Monsters 02:50 Rodeo 03:40 Cafe Racer 04:30 Prehistoric 05:20 Wild Fisherman: Norway 06:10 Science Of The Movies

09:30 Fitness: The Box 09:45 Football: Eurogoals 10:30 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 15:00 Cycling: Italy 16:30 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 20:15 Football: Eurogoals 21:00 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 01:00 Boxing: Bigger’s Better Heavy Weight Contest 02:15 Motorsports: The Grid

05:40 Desperate Housewives 7 06:25 Bones 07:10 Raising Hope 07:35 Scrubs 9 08:00 Grey’s Anatomy 8 08:50 Donna Hay: Fast, Fresh, Simple 09:40 Desperate Housewives 7 10:25 Bones 11:10 Raising Hope 2

11:35 Scrubs 9 12:00 Modern Family 4 12:25 New Girl 2 12:50 Jane By Design 13:40 Grey’s Anatomy 8 14:30 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 7 15:20 Desperate Housewives 7 16:05 Bones 16:50 Raising Hope 2 17:15 Friends With Benefits 17:40 Grey’s Anatomy 8 18:30 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 7 19:20 Desperate Housewives 7 20:10 Bones 21:00 Modern Family 4 21:25 New Girl 2 21:50 Jane By Design 22:40 Raising Hope 2 23:05 Friends With Benefits 23:30 Modern Family 4 23:55 New Girl 2 00:20 Jane By Design 01:10 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 7 02:00 Desperate Housewives 7 02:45 Raising Hope 2 03:10 Friends With Benefits 03:35 Surviving Suburbia 04:00 Grey’s Anatomy 8 04:50 Make It Or Break It 4

07:30 Action Zone (E) 08:00 Insignificant Harvey N 09:30 Mystic River 12:00 Dangerous Attraction 13:30 Action Zone (E) 14:00 Free Willy 16:00 World According To Garp 18:30 Trouble With Dee Dee 20:00 LTV Sports News 21:00 Hereafter 23:15 Magic Men 00:50 Hustler TV 02:30 Eva 04:30 Book Of Eli 06:30 LTV Sports News (E)

07:00 Kids TV 15:45 Justice League Unlimited 16:10 Legion Of Super

Heroes 16:35 Young Justice 17:00 Nba Action 17:30 Barclays Premier League World 18:00 Liga Bbva 201213 20:00 Uca/Uda College Cheerleading Championships 21:00 La Liga Review 2012-13 22:00 Barclays Premier League 2012-13 00:00 Auto Auction Shows 00:30 Planet Speed 01:00 Toyota Australian Football International 2012 02:00 2011 World’s Strongest Man 03:00 Liga Bbva 2012-13 05:00 Barclays Premier League 2012-13

07:15 One Tree Hill 08:00 Two And A Half Men 08:30 C.S.I. New York 10:00 2 Broke Girls 10:45 Two And A Half Men 11:15 Hawaii Five-0 12:45 Gossip Girl 13:30 One Tree Hill 14:15 C.S.I. New York 16:00 Friends 16:25 Privileged 17:10 Top Boy 18:05 Luck 19:00 Gossip Girl 19:45 2 Broke Girls 20:30 Big Bang Theory 21:00 Mentalist 21:45 C.S.I. Miami 22:30 Closer 23:15 Fringe 00:05 Fork In The Road 01:45 Bitch Slap 03:30 Friends 03:55 Privileged 04:40 Top Boy 05:35 Luck 06:30 Gossip Girl

07:30 Jeremiah Johnson 09:30 Riding Tornado 11:30 Dance Flick 13:00 Mechanic 15:00 Live Wire 16:45 Ma Part Du Gateau (My Piece Of The Pie) 18:45 Beautiful (2009) 20:30 Penthouse 22:00 All The President’s Men

CER CHAMPIONSHIP 22:00 NHL: Chicago Blackhawks At Vancouver Canucks

00:20 Daring! TV 04:05 Red State 05:45 General’s Daughter

05:35 Sacrifice 07:15 Home Alone 09:00 Jack And Jill 10:35 The Avengers 13:00 Footloose 17:05 Adikos Kosmos 19:05 Hollywood 1 On 1 19:40 Moneyball 22:00 Game Of Thrones 23:10 The Skin I Live In 01:20 Cine News 03:40 Love To Kill

05:00 Margaret 07:30 High Crimes 09:25 Cine News 09:55 Super 8 11:50 Two For The Road 13:40 The Longest Yard 15:35 We Bought A Zoo 17:40 Hollywood Buzz 18:15 Bob & Carol, Ted & Alice 22:00 Shallow Hal 00:00 Coriolanus 02:05 Passion Play 03:40 Hostel

18:20 There Will Be Blood 21:00 The Illusioninist 23:50 Sniper Reloaded

01:30 Adult Zone

Tuesday 23 April 2013 19:20 My Super Ex-Girlfriend 21:00 The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn 22:55 Win Win 00:45 The Woman Who Dreamed Of A Man

01:00 Golf Central International 02:00 MLB: New York Yankees At Tampa Bay Rays 05:00 NHL: Chicago Blackhawks At Vancouver Canucks 07:30 Morning Drive 08:30 Top 10 - Fred Couples Highlights 09:00 Golf Central International 10:00 The Golf Fix 10:30 NHL: Chicago Blackhawks At Vancouver Canucks 13:00rag Race High 13:30 My Ride Rules 14:00 Pinks All Out Montgomery 15:00 Sea Master 15:30 MLB Player Poll 16:00 MLB: New York Yankees At Tampa Bay Rays 18:00 PRE GAME(E) 18:45 CHAMPIONSHIP 2012-13: AEP VS OMONOIA (E) 20:45 POST GAME (E) 21:30 A DIVISION CYPRUS SOC-

06:00 Only Hits 8:00 MTV GreekLips 9:00 MTV Hollywood Heights 10:00 MTV Plain Jane (Commissioned Version) 11:00 Pure Local 12:00 MTV VHI Pop up Video 12:30 MTV VHI Pop up Video 13:00 MTV Made 14:00 MTV Big Time Rush 14:30 MTV Victorious 15:00 MTV Hollywood Heights 16:00 MTV Crash Canyon 16:30 MTV Crash Canyon 17:00 MTV Pranked 17:30 MTV Pranked 18:00 MTV GreekLips 19:00 Only Hits 20:00 MTV The Hard Times Of RJ Berger 20:30 MTV The Hard Times Of RJ Berger 21:00 MTV Underemployed 22:00 MTV Catfish 23:00 MTV The Inbetweeners 23:30 MTV The Inbetweeners 00:00 MTV Jersey Shore 01:00 Only Hits

07:00 The Roaring Twenties 08:50 Hell Divers 10:45 Postman’s Knock 12:10 How the West Was Won 14:45 The Bad and the Beautiful 16:45 Doctor Zhivago 20:00 A Streetcar Named Desire 22:00 Our Mother’s House 23:50 The Gypsy Moths 01:45 The Roaring Twenties 03:30 Ivanhoe 05:20 On the Town

By Preston Wilder

The Penthouse (LTV3, 20.30) How can a film starring ‘Rider Strong’ and ‘Corey Large’ not be a porn movie? No idea - but apparently it’s a comedy, Mr. Strong and Mr. Large (those are actually their real names) being two of three slacker buddies who inhabit the penthouse, “the ultimate bachelor pad” that was Mr. Large’s reward for winning a reality show. Things go swimmingly, with the usual wild parties and half-naked chicks - at least till Mr. Large’s sister (played by April Scott, not a good porn-star name) arrives on the scene and Mr. Strong falls in love with her; that’s the plot in a nutshell, tricked out with juvenile shenanigans for the teenage crowd plus a smallish role for Kaley Cuoco from The Big Bang Theory. “This

The Penthouse

movie looked promising on the DVD cover,” admits a Danish viewer at the Internet Movie Database, “but now that the movie is done I find myself sitting here with a somewhat empty feeling that goes ‘Was that it?’”. Just like every porn movie ever made, then. Also known as ‘Erica, Kieran and Lexi’; made in 2010.

The Manchurian Candidate (CyBC2, 21.00) I’ll try not to talk about The Manchurian Candidate, a cool sardonic black joke that’s one of the greatest American films of the 1960s - and talk instead about The Manchurian Candidate, this rather choppy 00s remake transplanting the plot from the Korean War

to the first Gulf War. That was where sergeant Liev Schreiber saved his comrades and became a hero, later parlaying that heroism into a political career - and meanwhile Denzel Washington, one of those wartime buddies, is plagued by nightmares of what happened (or didn’t happen) in Kuwait. The plot is outlandish (it involves brains being washed) but the film is nakedly political, made at a time when a post-9/11 ‘culture of fear’ was everywhere - and it’s well-made though the tone tends to waver, from satire to melodrama via paranoid thriller. Manchuria’s now the name of a corporation, and Meryl Streep plays the scary, steely mother once played by Angela Lansbury: “I will do whatever is necessary to protect America...” Made in 2004.

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CYBC 1 06.45 08.15

Proti Enimerosi Kali Sas Mera Early morning entertainment magazine featuring segments on cooking, fashion, lifestyle issues and more.

11.00

Kaftes Piperies (rpt)

11.30

Istories Tou Horkou (rpt)

CYBC 2 08.00 17.00 18.00 18.50 19.00 19.10

12.00 15.30 15.35

20.00 21.00

Apo Mera Se Mera Lottery Draw Entehnos Mazi Sto CyBC News Kaftes Piperies Paizoume Kypriaka Local game show, asking questions having to do with the Cypriot dialect.

19.20

Moiraia Fengaria Local drama series inspired by Maro Kranidioti’s book ‘Otan i Moira Apofasizei’.

20.00 21.15

22.35

News Vimata Stin Ammo Friends (rpt) American comedy about the lives and loves of six New Yorkers.

22.30 23.30 23.45

I Kypros Konta Sas News Repeats

07.50 08.40

NRG Zone A Touch Of Frost: Endangered Species

Brothers & Sisters (rpt) Fourth season of drama series. ‘Leap of Faith’. Luc’s return delights the Walkers, but Sarah is shocked by his plans to ensure he can stay in the country.

Kitty makes a bid to fire her campaign manager, while Justin tries to persuade Rebecca to open up about her miscarriage.

Local period drama, based on true events.

22.00

05.30 06.30 06.50 07.00

After receiving a chilling phone call, the detective and new sidekick DC Presley stumble on an exotic animal smuggling ring at a nearby farm where it appears an old adversary of Frost’s has been eaten by a crocodile. Meanwhile, a couple return from holiday to find the naked corpse of a man in their bedroom, prompting the husband to assume his wife was having an affair.

Local cultural show.

16.00 18.00 18.15 18.45

Kids’ TV Kati Psinetai (rpt) Kato Apo Ton Idio Ourano News In English News In Turkish Megastructures Discovery documentary series looking at the making of the greatest structures and machines ever created.

Cookery show.

Local comedy series, which happens to be the longest-running show on TV.

ANTENNA

23.20

Repeats

09.30 10.25 11.15 12.10 13.00 13.20 14.00 14.50 15.45 16.40 17.30 17.40

Erotas (rpt) Proini Enimerosi Me Agapi Ellas To Megaleio Sou (rpt) Vodka Portokali (rpt) Fila To Vatraho Sou (rpt) Einai Stigmes (rpt) Pansellinos (rpt) Tis Agapis Mahairia (rpt) Niose Me (rpt) News Mera Mesimeri Konstantinou Kai Elenis (rpt) To Kafe Tis Haras Ta Koritsia Tou Baba (rpt) Oneiropagida (rpt) Lefta Sto Lepto Vals Me 12 Theous (rpt)

MEGA 06.00 06.30 07.00 08.00

Greek competitive cooking reality show, open to amateur and home chefs.

09.00 10.00 11.40 14.00 16.00 18.00 18.30 19.30 20.20 21.20 22.20 23.10

Aiyia Fuxia (rpt) Local comedy series, with village setting.

19.30 20.15 21.15 22.20

Niose Me News Vals Me 12 Theous Grey’s Anatomy

23.00 00.00 00.05 00.20 01.40 02.30

Oikonomahies News Sports News Ola Bahalo Fetos Horis Oria (rpt) To Paihnidi Tis Signomis (rpt) News Deal (rpt)

US medical drama.

03.20 04.40

Klemmena Oneira (rpt) Proino Mou Enimerosi Tora Eheis Meson Yia Sena News Erastis Ditikon Proastion (rpt) Sto Para Pente News Klemmena Oneira Oi Vasiliades The Vampire Diaries First season. ‘History Repeating’. Jeremy thinks there is something strange about his new history teacher, and his concern increases when Jenna seems to be falling for the newcomer. Bonnie has disturbing dreams about her ancestor, while Damon reveals his reason for returning to Mystic Falls.

With News at 18.00.

18.40

Ta Epta Kaka Tis Moiras Mou Retire Epomeni Mera (rpt) Master Chef (rpt)

00.00 00.10

SIGMA 06.10 07.00 08.20 10.00 10.50 12.00 14.30 15.20 17.15 18.00 18.05 18.40

Anna Paola (rpt) Protoselido Eleni Vasiliki (rpt) Aspra Balonia (rpt) Mesimeri Kai Kati Efta Ourani Kai Sinnefa Alites (rpt) Magazino Siga Min To’ Xeres News Ti Tha Fame Simera Mama Anna Paola Latin American telenovela.

19.30 20.20 21.15

02.10 02.40 03.00 04.00

News Dekati Entoli (rpt) Siga Min To’ Xeres (rpt) Mono Mia Fora (rpt) Se Fonto Kokkino (rpt) Ta Hrisopsara (rpt) Eleni (rpt)

News ‘Til Death Sitcom chronicling the domestic discord and disasters of middleaged couple.

01.00 03.00 04.30

07.20 08.30 09.00 10.00 10.45 11.40 12.30 13.00 15.30 17.00 17.50 19.40

Fotis - Maria Live Best Of Exelixeis Sti Showbiz Mesimeriani Meleti Best Of I Kouzina Me Ti Dina (rpt) Mila (rpt) Berdema (rpt) Star News Mesimeriani Meleti Kids’ TV Berdema Fotis - Maria Live Mila Discussions about various issues based on a woman’s life (men, relationships, sex, kids etc.) with showbiz guests.

Efta Ourani Kai Sinnefa Alites News UEFA Champions League Live coverage of first leg of semi-final between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid.

00.40 00.45 01.20

PLUS TV

21.15 22.00

Exelixeis Sti Showbiz The Closer Sixth season of detective drama. ‘Last Woman Standing’.

Brenda cannot focus on the murder of an aspiring actress properly because she has an important job interview with the mayor to become the next Chief of Police.

22.45

Vathi Kokkino

23.30

Nistikoi Praktores (rpt)

06.45 09.10 09.40 10.00 11.00 11.30 12.30 13.20 15.30 16.20 16.50 17.40 18.10 18.15 19.15 19.50 20.05 21.00

00.15 01.15 02.20

LTV Sports News Star News Repeats

Kids’ TV Kalitera En Ginetai (rpt) Akti Oneiron (rpt) Ston Asterismo Tis Imeras Kouzina Me Apopsi Igeia & Zou (rpt) Milagros Kids’ TV Top Models Kalitera En Ginetai Sabrina, To Koritsi Tis Agapis Akti Oneiron News Sto Mati Tou Kiklona News Sports News Epi Topou FILM: Volcano: Nature Unleashed A volcanologist embarks on a mission to save a town from destruction. Disaster movie, starring Chris William Martin. 2004.

22.45

FILM: The Rival A couple unable to have children enlist the aid of a surrogate, only for the wife to be driven to insanity and murder by her paranoia.

Thriller, with Tracy Nelson. 2006.

Greek drama series.

Cooking show, with helpful tips on eating well and nutrition.

Yia Sena (rpt) Enimerosi Tora Proino Mou (rpt)

CAPITAL

00.30

FILM: Road To Ruin A wealthy businessman feigns poverty to test his girlfriend’s loyalty - only to end up genuinely penniless.

Comedy, starring Peter Weller. 1992.

The Vow (Novacinema1, 22.00)

01:10 The Impressions Show With Culshaw &... 01:40 As Time Goes By 02:10 The Weakest Link 02:55 EastEnders 03:25 Doctors 03:55 Lark Rise To Candleford 04:45 Rev. 05:15 The Impressions Show With Culshaw &... 05:45 My Family 06:15 The Weakest Link 07:00 Garth And Bev 07:10 Tweenies 07:30 The Green Balloon Club 07:55 Me Too! 08:15 Garth And Bev 08:25 Tweenies 08:45 The Green Balloon Club 09:10 Me Too! 09:30 My Family 10:00 Rev. 10:30 The Weakest Link 11:15 EastEnders 11:45 Doctors 12:15 Silk 13:05 Lark Rise To Candleford 13:55 My Family 14:25 Monarch Of The Glen 15:15 The Impressions Show With Culshaw &... 15:45 EastEnders 16:15 Doctors 16:45 The Weakest Link 17:30 Silk 18:20 Lark Rise To Candleford 19:10 EastEnders 19:40 Doctors 20:15 The Weakest Link 21:00 My Family 21:30 After You’ve Gone 22:00 Silk 22:50 One Foot In The Grave 23:25 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 00:10 Spooks

07:00 Sunrise Earth 07:55 Mega World 08:40 Extreme Engineering 09:30 Prehistoric 10:15 Science Of The Movies 11:05 Deadliest Catch 11:50 Time Warp 12:15 River

Monsters 13:05 Rodeo 13:50 Cafe Racer 14:35 Wild Fisherman: Norway 15:25 Prehistoric 16:10 Mythbusters 17:00 Inside West Coast Customs 17:50 Chasing Classic Cars 18:40 Cafe Racer 19:30 Wild Fisherman: Norway 20:20 Science Of The Movies 21:10 Prehistoric 22:00 Inside West Coast Customs 22:50 Chasing Classic Cars 23:15 Chasing Classic Cars 23:40 Deadliest Catch 00:30 Science Of The Movies 01:15 Mythbusters 02:05 Inside West Coast Customs 02:50 Chasing Classic Cars 03:40 Cafe Racer 04:30 Prehistoric 05:20 Wild Fisherman: Norway 06:10 Science Of The Movies

09:30 Motorsports: The Grid 09:45 All Sports: Watts 10:00 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 15:00 Cycling: Italy 16:30 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 19:30 All Sports: Wednesday Selection 19:35 Equestrian Sports: Riders Club 19:40 Golf: The European Tour Open De Espana Spain 20:10 Golf: U.S. P.G.A. Tour Rbc Heritage Usa 21:05 Golf: Ladies European Tour South Africa 21:15 Golf: Golf Club 21:20 Sailing: Yacht Club 21:25 All Sports: Wednesday Selection 21:30 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom

05:40 Desperate Housewives 7 06:25 Bones 07:10 Raising Hope 2 07:35 Scrubs 9 08:00 Grey’s Anatomy 8 08:50 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 7 09:40 Desperate Housewives 7 10:25 Bones 11:10 Raising Hope 2 11:35 Friends With Benefits 12:00 Grey’s Anatomy 9 12:50 Private Practice 6 13:40 Grey’s Anatomy 8 14:30 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 7 15:20 Desperate Housewives 7 16:05 Bones 16:50 Raising Hope 2 17:15 Friends With Benefits 17:40 Grey’s Anatomy 5 18:30 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 7 19:20 Desperate Housewives 7 20:10 Bones 21:00 Grey’s Anatomy 9 21:50 Private Practice 6 22:40 Raising Hope 23:05 Friends With Benefits 23:30 Grey’s Anatomy 9 00:20 Private Practice 6 01:10 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 7 02:00 Desperate Housewives 7 02:45 Raising Hope 03:10 Friends With Benefits 03:35 Surviving Suburbia 04:00 Grey’s Anatomy 5 04:50 Make It Or Break It 4

07:30 Shelter 09:30 Mercy 11:15 Love Ranch 13:20 Guitar 15:00 Detroit Rock City 16:45 Steelyard Blues 18:30 Unnatural & Accidental 20:00 LTV Sports News 21:00 Life As We Know It 23:00 Freeway Killer 00:30

Hustler TV 03:00 Vision Quest 04:50 Centurion 06:30 LTV Sports News

02:00 Albert Nobbs 04:00 The Transporter

07:00 Kids TV 15:45 Justice League Unlimited 16:10 Legion Of Super Heroes 16:35 Young Justice 17:00 2013 Indy Car Series 19:30 Uca/Uda College Cheerleading Championships 20:00 Ironman 21:00 La Liga World 21:30 Planet Speed 22:00 Barclays Premier League 2012-13 00:00 La Liga Review 2012-13 01:00 Liga Bbva 2012-13 05:00 Barclays Premier League 2012-13

19:15 Affair In Trinidad 21:00 Tt: Closer To The Edge 23:00 Game Of Thrones 00:05 Person Of Interest 00:55 Cine News 01:30 Adult Zone

07:15 2 Broke Girls 08:00 Big Bang Theory 08:30 Mentalist 09:15 C.S.I. Miami 10:00 Friends 10:25 Privileged 11:10 Top Boy 12:05 Luck 13:00 Gossip Girl 13:45 2 Broke Girls 14:35 Mentalist 15:20 C.S.I. Miami 16:05 Friends 16:30 Pan Am 17:20 Necessary Roughness 19:00 Gossip Girl 19:45 2 Broke Girls 20:30 Two And A Half Men 21:00 Hawaii Five-0 21:45 Ncis: Los Angeles 22:30 Closer 23:15 Fringe 00:05 Magic Men 01:45 Alive 03:50 Friends 04:15 Pan Am 05:00 Necessary Roughness 06:30 Gossip Girl

07:45 Bachelor 09:30 Bird 12:15 You’re A Big Boy Now 14:00 Fair Game 16:00 G.I. Joe: The Rise Of

Cobra 18:00 Wrestling Ernest Hemingway 20:15 Season Of The Witch 22:00 Taking Lives 00:05 Daring! TV 04:05 Fork In The Road 06:00 Rudo Y Cursi

05:10 Apollo 18 06:40 Cine News 07:25 There’s Something About Mary 09:25 Certain Prey 11:00 Hollywood 1 On 1 11:35 Thousand Words 13:10 Nisos 2: To Kinigi Toy Xamenou Thisavrou 15:00 Larry Crowne 16:45 Cine News 17:05 In Darkness 19:30 Action Zone 20:05 Zookeeper 22:00 The Vow 23:50 Demeni Kokkini Klosti 01:40 Cine News 02:15 Transit 03:45 Young Adult

05:15 Suspect Zero 06:55 Old School 08:30 Cine News 09:30 Pay It Forward 11:35 Captain America: The First Avenger 13:45 Walk Don’t Run 15:40 Bridesmaids 17:50 Film & Stars 18:25 Beginners 20:15 The Double 22:00 X-Men: First Class 00:15 Martha Marcy May Marlene

19:00 The Stone Angel 23:00 Ksafnikos Erotas 00:40 Room In Rome

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By Preston Wilder

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (LTV3, 18.00) Ah, the good old days. Going down to Joe’s pool hall. Watching the fights on TV on a lazy Friday night.

Me and Ernest Hemingway wrestling in the parking lot behind the pizza parlour, our well-oiled bodies grappling furiously ... I digress, of course - and Ernest Hemingway doesn’t actually appear in this early-90s drama, one of many Odd Couple films featuring oldage pensioners made around that time (the basic template was Grumpy Old Men, which came out in the same year). Robert Duvall is a dapper Cuban barber, retired and retiring; Richard Harris is a blustery Irish sea-salt with a penchant for being inappropriate. The

two septuagenarians meet in a park and become friends, despite (or because of) being so different and there’s also Shirley MacLaine as a tough-minded landlady and a pre-stardom Sandra Bullock as a perky young waitress. “A film of discreet pleasures,” wrote Time Out, which is fair enough - and it’s nicely done, if not exactly Hemingway. Made in 1993.

X-Men: First Class (Novacinema2, 22.00) Two boys in the 1940s, one at the gates of a concentration camp, the other in a swanky New York mansion. Both are mutants - and they grow into Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy respectively, though

of course X-Men fans will say they grow into ‘Magneto’ and ‘Charles Xavier’. This prequel is set in the early 60s, climaxing in the Bay of Pigs crisis - and, unlike previous X-Men films, it goes for light-hearted, slightly campy fun over portentous shock-and-awe, which is why it’s the best of the lot. Our heroes seek youthful mutants for their ‘army’ (the X-folk appear as blobs of colour in a black-and-white dream world), battle Kevin Bacon who’s attempting to start World War 3, and meanwhile director Matthew Vaughn (who made Kick-Ass) is giving it James Bond moments, girls in bikinis and a taste for goofy banter (“Don’t touch my hair!”). Result? A tired franchise somehow mutates into bouncy, zippy fun. Un-X-pected! Made in 2011.

X-Men: First Class

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