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Peloponnese energy Meeting emotional and energetic ďŹ lm maker Costa-Gavras
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People: Meeting Costa-Gavras who has spent a life in film
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ave you got the XX factor, the one which a new book claims is driving an elite band of working women to spend more time in the office rather than scurrying home to check the maths homework? Woe is you. A new book by academic Alison Wolf looks at the implications of a sizeable group of women with more in common with men than they have with each other. If you like your job and put a lot into it you will have no problem recognising the type. This isn’t just the preserve of Sheryl Sandbergian superearners. I know women running voluntary organisations or trying to set up small businesses who would admit that their primary focus is the workplace rather than the hearth. Suddenly this behaviour is being treated as a problem rather than a credit to women’s education and attainment. A fifth of women, Wolf says, have the XX factor, though the figure must be a lot higher in some areas. Once you have been established in this stereotype, watch out. Even benign sorts will be receptive to the idea that the family must be making a terrific sacrifice because mummy is more familiar with her project schedule than the homework rota. In the rom-com Salmon Fishing
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Women who want more out of work than just the pay cheque aren’t guilty of some troubling inversion of normality says ANNE MCELVOY in the Yemen, the female spin doctor played by Kristin Scott Thomas snaps orders at politicians from her mobile phone, while her children gaze needily after her as they are bundled off to private school. Unhappiness generated by career success is casually portrayed as the natural result of her ambition. The sort that comes from frustrated women sitting around at home or in less satisfying jobs is less often projected on screen, or at least not with the alluring Scott Thomas in a starring role. True, the Alpha quest doesn’t lead reliably to happiness. The new biography of Margaret Thatcher reveals Denis contemplated a split when both of them were working too hard for the good of the marriage: a scenario we don’t have to be as driven as she was to recognise.
It’s easy, however, to accentuate the negative - and the degree of female solidarity which Wolf claims is being lost is questionable. For one thing, professional women have to take a lot more account of their domestic helpers than those progressive Edwardians with a ready supply of staff. These relationships can’t be wholly equal but they’re a lot less divided by snobbery than they were. Culturally, too, we should be wary of the wider tendency to make rather good developments - more high ranking female graduates and a (slightly) more porous corporate culture at the top - sound like subjects fit for Jeremiads. The underlying suggestion is that career women are becoming narcissistic, a charge rarely applied to the bloke in the office next door. Most hard-working mothers know all too well there are things they neglect and which mothers who spend more time at home do far better. But I’m sticking it out against the revisionists on this one. Women who want more out of work than just the pay cheque aren’t guilty of some troubling inversion of normality. They’re just making up for lost time and for opportunities their grandmothers didn’t have or couldn’t take. Analyse them all you like - then back them.
I’d choose to go Dutch on a mission to Mars By Nick Curtis So, would you go? Dutch company M Mars One announced last week that iit has received thousands of applicattions for a one-way trip to colonise the R Red Planet. Those who make the grade w won’t be able to come back, of course, b because they will be captured immediately on landing and forced to work iin the sex mines of Glamazona, the g green-skinned, lissom Queen of Mars, w who wears a Teflon bikini. Only joking: tthe seven or eight-month spacefl ight, a and prolonged exposure to Mars’ weak g gravitational field, will apparently result in alterations to bone and muscle density that make it impossible to rea adjust to life on Earth. Thus the Europeans have effortllessly trumped the Americans in the space-machismo stakes. Those applyiing for the US millionaire space touriist Dennis Tito’s planned return trip
to Mars in 2018 must now feel deeply inadequate, mere dilettante daytrippers compared with the hardcore pioneers bidding for a one-way ticket. They’ll probably have to wear special high-pressure space suits, the Yanks, or stay in the Mars Rover, eating Twinkies with their seatbelts on, while the Dutch are building canals and coffee shops on the Hesperia Planum with their bare hands, wearing just orange Crocs, shorts and singlets and shouting: “Changes to bone density - bring it on, hey!!” The most contentious argument ever among my friends was over a hypothetical trip to Mars. It went like this. You have a chance to go to Mars but the ship only has enough fuel to make the outbound trip. Life has been discovered on the planet but the boffins don’t know whether it is microbes, monsters with teeth like ploughshares,
the aforementioned Glamazona or her himbo equivalent. So would you go? Will said he would and his girlfriend Sarah said she wouldn’t, which prompted a blazing row (they split up some time later). John said he would, if he could take a machine gun and a flamethrower. Mads said he would, as long as he didn’t have to go with John. Being one of nature’s cowards, I said I wouldn’t. But now I’m not so sure. True, Mars has no water and hardly any atmosphere (at least until the Dutch build their coffee shops) and the constant strafing of the solar wind strips the skin off you like paint. But it also has no high-interest payday loans or punitive equity-release plans to rob the elderly of their homes. It doesn’t have endless roadworks or bloody quinoa. I’m throwing in my lot with the euphonious Bas Lansdorp, co-founder of Mars One. What about you?
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Her name was Dolly L By Richard Dickenson
ast summer I went to a Heavy Horses Show in Devon. How it brought back memories. Soon after my twelfth birthday my granddad took me up the hillside from our village. Only up there was the ground flat enough to plough. And there in the following weeks I fi rst learned how. There were no tractors. It was five years later that I fi rst ploughed with a tractor or, come to that, even drove a tractor. All that lay well into the future on that chilly morning when I first stood behind Dolly, the huge Shirehorse. Dolly stood 16 hands. She was dark bay with darker tail and mane and white ‘stockings.’ A white blaze ran from her eyes down to her upper lip. Around each pastern [ankle] hung a mop of shaggy, white hair over her hooves. She was 12 years old - a month older than me. I weighed in at 70 pounds she almost three quarters of a ton.
I could already harness a riding horse but getting Dolly into her working gear was something else. Her ploughing collar was 30 pounds of leather, iron and brass. She knew how to drop her head so I could just lift the collar over her poll to behind her ears. Then she’d raise her head for the collar to slip down her crest to around her chest and withers. It was not necessary to use a bit; she obeyed voice signals perfectly. But rules were rules. Dolly hated even her drinking bit and no man was strong enough to make her open her mouth. However, for the going price of half a raw onion she would oblige albeit with a withering look of disdain that could freeze a heat-wave. She absolutely would not wear blinkers. Her thick, leather backband was as long as I was tall and from it hung the cruppers - sidestraps that carried the plough-pulling chains [traces]. The reins had to be threaded through each in turn. Then the plough itself was attached and
lifted into its high position clear of the ground for walking to the field. If I had to list the things I would recommend a man to do in his lifetime the list would be long. I’d recommend the plant-
If I had to list the things I would recommend a man to do in his lifetime the list would be long. I’d tell that ploughing is a peak experience, on a par with baking bread or roasting fresh-shot venison ing of trees. I’d recommend fathering children and faithfully loving their mother. I’d recommend poetry, Shakespeare, Bach, Mozart, the Bible and the
schools across the island are to grow organic vegetable gardens to get students involved in the process of nurturing crops and to teach them to be more environmentally friendly. Premier Shukuroglou Cyprus Ltd, a company that offers products and services in the fields of crop protection, animal health, public health and industrial chemicals, will donate the compost and instructions on how the organic plants should be grown. Solomou Nurseries Ltd, a garden centre and landscaping service, will donate the plants. Two vegetable gardens have already been created in the elementary and secondary schools in Yeri. Lettuce, onions, parsley and other vegetables were planted about two months ago. Other vegetable gardens will be planted in schools that want to take part in the programme.
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per cent decreases in tuition fees will be put in place at private and state-run universities for the 2013-2014 academic year, Minister of Education Kyriacos Kenevezos announced this week. Kenevezos said the decision was made after the ministry’s plea to the rectors and boards of private universities in light of the crisis to reduce their tuition fees for the next academic year. “The reduction in fees is happening despite the fact that universities have not increased their tuition fees since 2010 and there had been talk there could have been an increase,” he said. Kenevezos added the Ministry will attempt to play its part in helping out during the crisis. Asked whether there would also be a reduction in college fees, he said any announcement would be made after the Ministry comes to an agreement with the relative establishments.
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ing some 20 yards behind, all squawking and scavenging for the wriggling morsels that signal breakfast. It’s all too wonderful to describe. Dolly was a marvellous ploughhorse and won several prizes dressed with her mane platted with ribbons. She could also do other jobs. She could harrow, rake, drill-seed and roll at sowing time. Then in late summer she pulled the combine harvester that cut the wheat and baled it into sheaves. Later she hauled the big wain while we pitchforked the dry sheaves onto it then clambered up and rode on top for the harvest home runs. Dolly loved fresh bread and we saw that as well deserved for she had seen the whole job through - from plough to loaf. Of no interest to anyone but me - all the others who knew her having probably moved on Dolly lived to be 32. Not a bad age for a Shire. I don’t suppose she remembered me but I have remembered her every day of my life.
Corruption grows
Haircut lawsuits
per cent of those polled said last year that corruption was a major problem, up from 70 per cent in 2010, a survey by Transparency International Cyprus (TIC) said this week. TIC polled 953 people across Cyprus between September and December 2012, and across gender, age, employment and the unemployed. Some 85 per cent thought there was corruption in national institutions last year, up from 60 per cent in 2010. People also grew more fatalistic and from about 50 per cent who thought corruption was inevitable and would always be present in 2010, 73 per cent thought so last year. And more and more people blamed politicians (93 per cent), the police (93 per cent), and local authorities and officials at both regional and local level (93 per cent), saying last year that they thought these sub-groups exchanged bribes and abused their position for personal gain.
applications fi led against last month’s Eurogroup decision to resolve Laiki Bank and force losses on uninsured depositors at the Bank of Cyprus began at the Supreme Court this week. The applications were fi led by depositors who can expect to lose the entirety of their deposits over €100,000 at Laiki and between 40 to 60 per cent (potentially higher) of uninsured deposits at the Bank of Cyprus (BOC). The eurozone finance ministers’ decision on March 25 provides for the restructuring of Cyprus’ two main banks, through the resolution of Laiki Bank and the recapitalisation of the Bank of Cyprus, resulting in a massive write off (haircut) of Cypriot and foreign bank deposits. It transpired during the hearing the effort by lawyers to group cases together failed, meaning the Court will hear each of the 53 applications separately.
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Koran. And I’d tell that ploughing is a peak experience, on a par with baking bread or roasting fresh-shot venison. One ploughs alone so it’s just you, the horse and the field. You line up the plough a few yards in front of where you’ll start. The command is given to ‘walk on’, the horse takes the strain and it, you and plough move together. Reaching the intended spot you lift the plough handle and the spear drops into the soil. It’s the ploughman’s job to encourage the horse, steer it and make sure the plough is biting deep enough but not too deep for the horse to pull. For me it was made much easier because Dolly could easily plough a straight furrow without steering. As the plough cuts, the earth is sliced, pushed in a long unbroken, richsmelling turf along the curved blade and turned to lie almost upside down. The ploughman does not walk behind the horse. The horse walks to the side of the new furrow, the ploughman in it. Within minutes the crows, rooks and seagulls are swirl-
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At 80 filmmaker CostaGavras still fizzles with a surprising energy that drives his ongoing projects. THEO PANAYIDES meets a man who remains creative and robust
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osta-Gavras is 80 but he’s been giving interviews all day, holding court at the Holiday Inn a day after being named Honorary Professor at the University of Cyprus. That’s nothing, however: Costa-Gavras is 80 but he’s still directing fi lms, an arduous profession that requires long hours, constant problem-solving and meticulous organisation. “Ah but, you know, the organisation, pffft,” he notes with a nonchalant wave of the hand (as if to say ‘the organisation takes care of itself’) – a gesture very typical of France, his adopted country for the past six decades. Later, however, when I marvel at his unquenchable energy, the Greek side comes out: “You know, I’m from the Peloponnese,” he replies patriotically. “And you know – how do we say – the climate of Arcadia, the water of Arcadia, it gives an energy!” He was born Constantinos Gavras, but changed it to ‘CostaGavras’ when he got into movies. Why didn’t he stay with his full name? “Because there are many ‘Constantinos Gavras’es,” he shrugs. “Besides, ‘Constantinos’ was the
A lifetime in film: Costa-Gavras today (top) and deep in thought while working on an earlier movie
name of that wretched king!”. The second part makes sense – his father was loudly anti-royalist, and was jailed as a result – but the fi rst part is surely ingenuous: there weren’t any other ‘Constantinos Gavras’es in Paris, where he lived from the age of 18 (and still lives now). It seems much more likely that he wanted to stand out: ‘Costa-Gavras’ sounds dashing, artistic, stylish. Style has always been important in his fi lms,
style and energy. He’s best-known for political movies like Z (1969) and Missing (1982), for which he won an Oscar – but calling them ‘political’ makes them sound like homework, when in fact they’re breathless, sophisticated thrillers. His latest fi lm is Capital, where (to quote the synopsis) “the head of a European investment bank desperately clings to power when an American hedge fund company tries to buy them out”. So the Americans are the villains? “Some Americans,” he points out carefully. He’s had trouble in the past, especially with Missing (a tale of CIA involvement in the Chilean coup of 1973) which prompted a furious protest from the State Department – though charges of being ‘anti-American’ didn’t stop him having a Hollywood career, directing the likes of Jessica Lange and Dustin Hoffman in fi lms like Music Box (1989) and Mad City (1997), and he ended up being vindicated anyway: an editorial in the New York Times – hardly a hotbed of Commies – concluded that, based on the facts, Costa-Gavras was right and the State Department was being economical with the truth. “Looking
back on all the fi lms I made,” he muses when I ask which of his fi lms he’s most proud of, “there isn’t a single one where I feel I was wrong”. That sounds arrogant on paper, but he doesn’t come across that way at all. His face is hawkish, his movements elegant, his gaze languid and unruffled. He has silver hair and bags under his eyes, but the face is expressive – and positively glows with pleasure when I express my admiration for his debut, an almost forgotten French whodunit called The Sleeping Car Murders (1965). He talks very fast, and tends to stop very suddenly. He loves discussion, the backand-forth of snappy dialogue; none of the answers he gives are long or verbose (it’s no surprise to learn that he curtailed the usual speech when accepting his award at the University, replacing it with a Q&A with the audience). He likes to speak in short, pithy aphorisms, thus for instance when he says that religion is “the answer to a massive problem that we human beings have”. Pause. “And I’d rather stay with the problem”. I watched (or re-watched) a couple of his fi lms as preparation – and in fact the work reflects the man,
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fizzing and crackling with short bursts of energy. Costa-Gavras has a reputation as a raging lefty, but it’s fairer to say that he loves the tension of competing ideologies without necessarily committing to an ideology himself (Z was attacked from both Left and Right, though for different reasons). Near the end of our interview, he quotes Milan Kundera to the effect that wisdom comes from asking questions, stupidity from providing answers (the full quote goes as follows: “The stupidity of people comes from having an answer for everything. The wisdom of the novel comes from having a question for everything”) – and it’s clear that he thrives on asking questions more than giving answers. He’s a gadfly, not a preacher. ‘How come you never went into politics?’ I ask at one point, prompting yet another pithy aphorism: “Because a politician offers an ideology, offers a truth. Whereas I don’t think there’s only one truth”.
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is father was an ideologue (though not a politician), an active and vocal leftwinger – he belonged to EAM, the Communist-backed wartime Resistance – at a time when that took courage in Greece. Not only was he jailed, as already mentioned, but he lost his job and his family were blacklisted; Costa-Gavras couldn’t go to university (you needed a Certificate of Good Conduct, automatically unavailable to a boy from a leftwing background) while his mum cleaned houses to support the family. “I didn’t ‘go’ to France, I escaped to France!” he says. “Greece had nothing to offer me. The future was closed. I belonged to a social class that didn’t have a lot of rights”. What class was that? “The poor,” he says simply. France was good to him, though he didn’t even speak the language when he arrived in Paris (“It was an adventure,” he recalls with relish); he studied law at the Sorbonne, then fi lm at the French national fi lm school. It makes sense that he paid his dues in the industry by working for a decade as an Assistant Director – because that, above all, is a job that rewards energy. It’s a bit more creative in France, notes Costa-Gavras, not just “an organiser” like in Hollywood, but the AD still has to marshal extras, humour actors, all the exhausting donkey-work that keeps a fi lm set humming. Easy to imagine how his indefatigable style and open, effervescent style personality made him good at it – and also allowed him to cultivate friendships, above all with husband-and-wife mov-
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‘The stupidity of people comes from having an answer for everything. The wisdom of the novel comes from having a question for everything’ ie stars Yves Montand and Simone Signoret. He spent happy weekends at their home in the country – and they, in turn, agreed to star in The Sleeping Car Murders, sending the young director on his way. Montand returned for Z four years later, the fi lm that really ‘made’ Costa-Gavras, a big hit that earned him an Oscar nomination – though also a tale of a political assassination in 60s Greece, not exactly a surefi re commercial subject. It took years to set up, he admits, and I sense for the first time that there has to be a steely, stubborn side to this elegant gentleman. Then again, Z wasn’t just a random project but a way of giving something back to Greece (the title is pronounced ‘Zee’, from the Greek word meaning ‘He lives’), and perhaps to his victimised father. ‘How Greek do you feel, after all these years?’ I ask, noting that he opts to do the interview in Greek rather than English (my French is a long way from adequate). “I feel very Greek,” he replies. Admittedly he’s a French citizen, “I feel very attached to France because France gave me everything – but a part of me is always Greek”. He smiles ruefully: “And the Greek part wakes up every time Greece has problems, and I feel like they’re my problems!” Like now, for instance? He gives another wry Gallic shrug. “It’s a bad moment,” he admits. “A very bad moment. Unfortunately Europe wasn’t built on a political or cultural foundation, but an economic foundation. And that’s why we’re in this situation, because there isn’t – how to say it? – a political ideology that binds it together”. Look at Hungary, for instance: “Hungary today has a government that’s entirely fascistic. But they’re in Europe – which is unacceptable. Why are they in Europe? Because it’s a market. What we did was, we opened up the streets [and said] ‘Come and buy. Buy and sell’!” It’s the longest answer he’s given me, and the fi rst real mention of ‘political ideology’ – yet I also note the answer he gives a little later, when I ask if he reckons the European project will collapse under the weight of these contradictions, and he shakes his head. No, he says, the EU will
survive – for a very simple reason: “Because, when I was a young man, Europe was about 35 per cent of the world’s population. Do you know how much it is today? Less than 15 per cent”. Sticking together is the only way to avoid irrelevance. We have to be practical. Costa-Gavras is essentially a practical person, a robust Arcadian in the world of movies. He’s restless, pragmatic, a doer; it’s hard to imagine him either whining or foaming at the mouth. “You know, I always tried not to have too many beliefs,” he smiles when I ask how his personal beliefs have changed over the years. Christianity was the first to go, closely followed by Communism (or at least Stalinism). “I have some beliefs,” he concedes. “Not what Christians say, that we have to love others as we love ourselves – that’s impossible, I only love a few people – [but] the rest I respect, I respect their dignity. I believe in that deeply. I believe in people being free. I believe in democracy, true democracy, not the kind we have today”. He pauses. “That’s about it.” And of course there’s the work – always the work, even at 80, always preparing projects or writing scripts. His wife Michele is also his producer; his children, Roman and Julie, are both fi lmmakers. What advice did he give them? “Not to become fi lmmakers!” he replies instantly. “To be lawyers, doctors, engineers, architects… But they decided on this”. The fact that he’s President of the Cinematheque Francaise implies both how French he’s become (the French are picky about who they elect to head their cultural institutions) and how important movies are in his life. “I watch fi lms, I read, I go to the cinema,” he replies when I ask what he does for fun. “I’m not very sociable. I go to the theatre a lot, to see actors and know what’s going on, but I avoid galas and premieres”. Restaurants? He lives in Paris, after all – how can we not talk restaurants? But he mentions a Cypriot restaurant (the famous Mavrommatis), which is more the mark of a good conversationalist than a true foodie. Almost time to go. He’s due at a formal dinner in an hour – and of course he’s been giving interviews all day. Doesn’t his energy flag? Hasn’t he grown a bit cynical, after so many fi lms and so many years? “Cynicism is a lack of love and interest in other people,” he chides. “It’s being shut inside yourself, and viewing everything through your own concerns and ambitions and so on. No, no – I think one must remain open to other people, and try to be interested in other people”. Things change, says CostaGavras; one has to keep hoping. History isn’t a matter of cycles, “that’s rubbish, History never repeats itself. History is different every time. People are different, ideas are different. In my day they used to say that Communism will never change. There are so many truths which are no longer truths”. And do things improve? “The tendency is to get better. We take two steps forward and oneand-a-half steps back”. He shakes his patrician, hawk-like head: “You know, freedom doesn’t always end up the way we hoped. But freedom is still better than no freedom”. At 80, Costa-Gavras is still up for a fight.
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Giving something back to Greece: Z
Controls lift Finance minister Haris Georgiades said this week currency controls are expected to be lifted within the next few weeks, definitely within the next six months. Is this someone looking on the bright side?
Leukaemia plea The defence ministry is calling on people to step up their efforts to give blood so that a viable bone marrow donor can be found for five-yearold leukaemia sufferer George Philippides from Paphos. The call was led by national guardsman Andreas Vassiliou, who suffered from leukaemia in 2000 but was cured after a donor was found.
Committee move Former supreme court judge Panayiotis Kallis has resigned from the committee of inquiry tasked with probing the circumstances which led the economy and banking sector to the brink of collapse. The reasons cited could surely have been foreseen at the time of his appointment. He has been replaced by former ombudswoman Iliana Nicolaou (below).
Bribery & corruption A number of “corrupt” public officials at the Land Registry Department have been dipping their hands into the honey jar, Interior Minister Socrates Hasikos said yesterday, adding that the ministry will not hesitate to pursue criminal investigations wherever necessary. We should think so too.
Student vandals A police officer was wounded and two students arrested on Tuesday when about 60 students vandalised a high school in Strovolos at around 5am following their graduation party.
Home alone A 17-year-old school pupil has been left to fend for himself after his father was deported from Cyprus following nine years living in the country. The boy’s Turki Turkish father was deported while his Turkis Turkish Cypriot mother works in Turkey. He H had lived on the island with his father. fathe
Plea change In a dr dramatic change of plea, a British te teenager has pleaded guilty to a cha charge of manslaughter over the st stabbing death of a 19-year-old BBritish soldier at a nightclub in Ayia Napa. Mohammed Abdulkadir Osman, 19, admitted killing Private David Lee C Collins from Manchester during a confrontation in the early ho of November 4 last year. hours
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Diets digested The intermittent fasting or 5:2 diet The Fast Diet BEST FOR Willpower exerters; anyone who occasionally forgets to eat; the easily bored; the totally broke. CORE PHILOSOPHY Feasting and fasting are part of human evolution: we were built to be hunter-gatherers, going for long periods without having anything much to eat, then bingeing on buffalo. On the Fast Diet you can eat whatever you want, but for two non-consecutive days each week you eat nothing (or no more than 500 calories) for 24 hours. THE AUTHORS Medical journalist Dr Michael Mosley documented his adventures and dramatic weight loss with the 5:2 diet on BBC Two’s Horizon: Eat, Fast and Live Longer. Journalist Mimi Spencer has been a convert since she wrote a feature on the diet for The Times. DO Remember that tomorrow is a feast day - have another glass of water or a black coffee and hang on in there. DON’T Start pushing your limits. The fast days aren’t designed to be consecutive and it’s fasting, not starving, so make sure you stay sensible. SIGNATURE DISH Three ultrathin slices of ham and a handful of blueberries for breakfast, followed by feta niçoise, vegetarian chilli or a Thai steak salad for dinner, and that’s your 500 calories done for the day. FAMOUS FANS Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Lopez and Gwyneth Paltrow.
The alkaline diet Honestly Healthy: Eat with Your Body in Mind, the Alkaline Way BEST FOR Foodies; those who love to cook; anyone worried about where our food is coming from or how often they have indigestion after a meal. CORE PHILOSOPHY Eating predominantly alkaline food is easier on the digestive system, and matches the pH of our blood. Alkaline food (most fruit and vegetables) will make you look and feel lighter and improve concentration, memory, energy levels and sleep quality. Acidic foods (pretty much everything else) don’t have to be omitted entirely, you just have to eat less of them. THE AUTHORS Godmother and goddaughter Vicki Edgson and Natasha Corrett, a nutritionist and an organic chef, set up Honestly
Are you after pH balance or a body like Gwyneth’s? Do you prefer French cuisine to Californian rabbit food? There’s a fad diet out there for every foodie, says TESSA COATES Healthy to make the alkaline lifestyle more accessible in the UK. DO Be prepared to test your own urine. DON’T Be put off by needing a dehydrator, nutritional yeast flakes or Himalayan pink salt for some of the recipes. Think of it as an investment. SIGNATURE DISH Try the red rice and beetroot risotto and banana toffee ice cream. FAMOUS FANS Victoria Beckham, Robbie Williams and Kirsten un nst. Dunst.
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A girl for all diets (clockwise from above): Jennifer Aniston, Carla Bruni with Nicolas Sarkozy, Victoria Beckham, Gwyneth Paltrow and Elle Macpherson
when you’re full. SIGNATURE DISH Hanger steak with black peppercorn sauce, coq au vin, beef bourguignon or mussels in a white wine and garlic sauce. FAMOUS FANS Nicolas Sarkozy was a client of Cohen’s while in office.
The MILF diet The MILF Diet BEST FOR Anyone who’s ever wanted to go head to head with Elle Macpherson at the school gates. CORE PHILOSOPHY PHILO Whole grains. Whole grains are the way forward; with them we w can all return our bodies to per perfect harmony. It’s all about brown rice, pinto beans and sea vegetables - slow-burning, complex carbohyd carbohydrates that will cleanse your body and revitalise your energy. Stress will be a thing of the past but you’ll have to avoid meat, alcohol, dairy, eggs, refi re ned sugars and especially caffeine. THE AUTHOR Jessica Porter teaches cooking in C California and lectures on the spiritu spiritual and emotional benefits of a macr macrobiotic diet. DO Chew. You You’re aiming for 100 times per mouthful. DON’T Get fr freaked out by the title, the writing st style or the core beliefs. There are some so interesting ideas
about food and recipes worth trying. SIGNATURE DISH Basic brown rice, with che chestnuts, and superdelicious ‘cheese’ cake (it involves soaking millet over overnight). FANS Mrs Rob Robinson would approve.
The elimination diet It’s All Good: Delicious, Easy Recipes That Will Make You Look Good and Feel Great BEST FOR Gwyneth fans; Goop fans; cleansers; anyone with food allergies (real or self-diagnosed); those who’ve seriously overdone it recently. CORE PHILOSOPHY This is an elimination diet to clear out your system, heal your gut, and revive your body with good nutrients. You can go full elimination, use the recipes for protein-based weight loss or follow the food allergy programme, but the clue is in the name - there really is very little you can eat.
THE AUTHOR This is the second book from Oscar winning actress and creator of goop.com, Gwyneth Paltrow. DO Put a close-up of Gwyneth’s beautiful skin on your fridge to remind yourself why you’re eating so much quinoa and scrambled tofu. DON’T Expect to be going out to dinner unless you’re prepared to take your own Tupperware. SIGNATURE DISH Mexican chopped salad with Mexican green goddess dressing; flourless crumble. FAMOUS FANS You guessed it – diet addict Gwynnie.
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Establish an evening routine: Maria Hadjimarkou Photo: Christos Theodorides
The good sleep I
magine there is something that can counteract stress, make you thinner (and taller!), lengthen your life span and improve both your physical and mental health. Something that will improve every area of your life, from focus at work to the familial home, will benefit any age from newborn baby to aged aunt and is available to every single one of us – for free? It sounds too good to be true, but this miracle cure is an ability you were born with, a therapy you practise on a daily basis, a remedy you take for granted... sleep. Most of us take sleep for granted; it’s idiomatically ingrained in our language: losing sleep over whomever you’re sleeping with? It’s not worth missing out on your beauty sleep, let sleeping dogs lie and you’ll sleep like a log. We tell our children to sleep tight, but we don’t seem to sleep a wink; we cry ourselves to sleep when our pets are put to sleep; in business we have sleeping partners and tell ourselves not to wake the sleeping giants. But how often do you honestly consider the importance of the process which will consume a third of your life? Dr Maria Hadjimarkou is a specialist when it comes to sleep; as Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Nicosia, what we do in the small hours is her particular area of expertise, and chatting to her about the topic is – do pardon the pun - an eye-opening experience! Initially, a student of Pre-School Education, Maria became fascinated by psychology, completing her BA and PhD in the subject at Queens College of the City University of New York. Incredibly knowledgeable, she has a gift for communicating ideas and inspiring her listeners seldom evident in those whose profession involves the sciences. “Sleep affects all of us, but it’s so often overlooked,” she says. “And yet we, as humans, are getting far less sleep than we used to, with our busy lives and our constant ‘to do’ lists stealing our sleep time. Sleep is created by the brain for the brain,” she continues, “and the system falls apart if we don’t sleep enough. When you sleep you cycle back and forth through four stages of NonREM and REM sleep roughly every 90 minutes: dozing off is followed by Non-REM sleep, in which neuronal activity decreases to its greatest extent and the brain can restore
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Given the advantages it offers, the benefits of sleep are all too often overlooked says ALIX NORMAN and rejuvenate itself. This slow, Non-REM sleep is followed by REM sleep – characterised by intense activity in the brain and atonia in the muscles of the body.” Interestingly enough, we’re capable of dreaming in both Non-REM and REM sleep, though we’re most likely to remember our REM dreams which occur just before waking. Although individuals differ, normal sleep lasts between seven and eight hours – and sleeping too much can be just as detrimental as sleeping too little. Some studies have shown that sleeping more or less than your personal optimal level can increase the likelihood of mortality, and studies on rodents have proven that sleep deprivation can ultimately cause death. In humans, apparently, the same thing causes huge changes to the functioning of the immune system as our endocrine levels spiral out of control: the level of leptin (which stops us from overeating) falling, and ghrelin (responsible for increasing appetite) rising, leaving us with the desire to stuff our faces without cease. “There is an association between reduction in sleep and the increase in obesity in modern society,” notes Maria. And as we cut back on our catnaps, the brain’s ability to restore itself is diminished, leading to a loss of attention, and difficulties in our ability to learn and remember information. “If you’re a student cramming for an exam, you often sacrifice sleep for study. But by doing so, you’re actually having the opposite effect from what you intended; there are a great many studies which support the premise that sleep aids memory consolidation and performance.” But what if you don’t have the time for a full night’s sleep? Maria advocates forty winks: “Some companies allow employees a quiet space to indulge in a quick power nap; they’re investing in the health and wellbeing of their workers, which leads to an increase in productivity and a decrease in the like-
Normal sleep lasts between seven and eight hours – and sleeping too much can be just as detrimental as sleeping too little
Fractious children: are they getting enough sleep?
lihood of developing mental health problems, such as depression. Ten to 15 minutes can be a great benefit to people who are stressed, be they overworked employees or busy mothers.” This is the voice of experience: with a 21-month-old son, Maria knows just how hectic life can get. “For mums, sleep deprivation often begins in the fi rst trimester, worsening by the third trimester with the surge of hormones and the big belly. Then there’s breastfeeding, where you’re getting up two or three times a night – it can be exhausting!” With a lack of investigation into infant sleep habits, Maria has become a bravely pioneering parent: “I did a lot of research myself to deal with the sleep habits of my son,” she admits with a smile. “Very often, kids don’t get enough sleep, staying up late and then being unable to calm down and go to bed.” With up to 70 per cent of an infant’s snooze time being REM sleep (compared to roughly 25 per cent in adults), this is when brain development occurs, while in Non-REM sleep the growth hormone is secreted to a maximum degree – proving there’s a great deal of truth in
the ancient Greek saying ‘sleep helps children grow’! So what advice does Maria have for those of us with hectic lives and fractious offspring? “With children, as with adults, establishing an evening ritual helps the transition from wakefulness to slumber: a warm bath and a bedtime story for youngsters, light reading or gentle music for grownups. A lot of people don’t realise the importance of a bedtime routine, or of good sleep hygiene habits,” she concludes. Not, in fact, related to the state of your sheets, sleep hygiene is all about creating a refuge in your bedroom – soft lighting, pleasing colours and no distractions. “You shouldn’t have too many things in the bedroom,” she suggests. “It can be difficult, but computers, television and gym equipment have no place in a sanctuary.” With sleep being one of the most basic human needs, and a cure for so many ills, it s worth heeding this it’s doctor’s expert counsel; maybe it’s time to relocate your treadmill and leave your laptop at the office. “After all,” Maria concludes, “your bedroom is for two things only: sleep and sex!”
08 TRAVEL Serene green: the view across the bay at Ponta dos Granchos
Crowds will flock to the booming South American country for next year’s World Cup but those in the know may prefer a secluded private paradise on the lush southern coast, says LIZ HOGGARD
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Local flavour: oysters served at Ponta dos Ganchos band, there’s still plenty to do, including gourmet dining, a hilltop spa with cabañas overlooking the ocean, a cinema, nature trails along the headland and scuba diving. Brazil is Latin America’s big success story - it will be hosting the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016 – but Ponta Dos Ganchos is still something of an insider secret. Located just north of the island of Santa Catarina, this award-winning Relais & Châteaux resort is tucked away on a privately owned peninsula surrounded by the Emerald Coast and lush rainforest. My trip came in the middle of a city tour covering both São Paolo and Rio de Janeiro. With all the feverish, frantic brilliance on offer, it was a chance to really unwind. The atmosphere is so laid-back here you can go barefoot or sparkle in your jewellery. Frankly it’s not easy to leave your
superb South American wines are served. At lunch there’s an informal seafood grill - locally caught fish such as grilled mussels, scallops and prawns. Then you can sunbathe with coffee on the oversize sofas along the shore. The à la carte menu changes daily. One night I feasted on a tasting menu of acaraje souffle with tomato tartar and spicy biquinho pepper cream; followed by grilled shrimp and mashed sweet manioc with yemanja sauce, and sea bass with bean pirao. For dessert came a refreshing fruit soup with zabaglione and pistachio ice cream. Guests can have supper served on the beach or dine solo on their little stone island (reached by walking a long wooden catwalk bridge). Gentle exertions are boat trips along the coastline, to go oyster fi shing or watch dolphins. Then there was that lost afternoon tasting dif-
Located just north of the island of Santa Catarina, this award-winning Relais & Châteaux resort is tucked away on a privately owned peninsula surrounded by the Emerald Coast and lush rainforest bungalow, which is bigger than the average flat. Decorated in rusticchic style, my open-plan, loft style bedroom had a huge bed with Egyptian cotton sheets, a sauna with ocean views and a bathroom with spa massage and Jacuzzi. There’s wi-fi, flat-screen televisions and a fi replace, plus an expresso machine and private wine cellar. Outside, the bungalow has a private deck with an infi nity pool. Breakfast is served in the games room, close to the fitness centre and indoor swimming pool. A dainty nine course feast that is more like English afternoon tea is offered with teeny sandwiches or blinis, omelettes, fruit, organic shots, even an indulgent fruit clafoutis with whipped cream. All before 11am. As a lovely touch, your name is spelled out in the froth of the cappuccino. The main restaurant, Cantinho de Velez, which overlooks the beach, is like a set from South Pacific. The menu combines traditional Brazilian recipes with international haute cuisine. It’s delicious but healthy (I imagine honeymooners don’t want to retire stuffed). The resort grows its own organic fruit and veg and
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ferent flavoured cachaca (Brazilian rum). The Christian Dior spa - the only one in South America - consists of three small pavilions each with a garden at the edge of the peninsula. You can enjoy a relaxing full-body massage as the sun sets over the bay, listening to waves crash. Entertainment here helps keep you on site. One magical night, I watched a torch-lit folk art performance by Boi de Mamão, as figures in traditional animal costumes acted out the story of the death and resurrection of the ox. Florianópolis, an hour’s drive away, is well worth a visit, with its mix of colonial and super-rich beach houses. Cross over the famous old suspension bridge, no longer open to traffic, to the city centre and you’ll fi nd ornate churches and fantastic local markets. Brazilians are a bit obsessed by weddings (hence the existence of a honeymoon island). In the central town square, Praça XV de Novembro, there’s a 100-year-old marriage tree. Walk clockwise and legend has it you’ll be engaged in minutes. Proceed backwards, however, if you want a divorce…
A man arranges pieces on a giant chess board at Hyde Park in central Sydney
Stop, Look, Live: an ode to Sydney's public spaces By Pauline Askin Bartenders tossing bottles in the air, a man who talks to eels and the etiquette of park chess are all part of an Australian exhibition telling the story of some of Sydney's most beloved public spaces. Inspired by a book about drawing the city, curator Nerida Campbell and her team at the Museum of Sydney fanned out across the streets, choosing five public spaces and talking to people about how they enjoy them. "It opened my eyes to how much Sydneysiders valued their public space," she said of the Public Sydney: Stop, Look, Live exhibit. "Talking to people about buildings and how they love the carvings and the sandstone. These are not architects, just people who walk past." Ultimately the curators chose places representing five aspects of Sydney life: the Museum of Sydney as a cultural
site, Hyde Park as a green site, Central Station as a transport hub, Town Hall as a political building and Bennelong Point, with its view of the Sydney Opera House and harbour foreshore, as an iconic tourist site. Setting up the exhibit, which includes photographs, drawings, objects and video, brought a number of unexpected discoveries and surprises. One of them was Max, a middle-aged man who talks with eels at a pond at Bennelong Point on Sydney Harbour, Campbell said. "I assumed people go to the Botanic Gardens to relax and spend time with their families, but Max told me he goes there to interact with the eels. He has a thing about eels, he understands them," she said. "He feeds the eels, they come up out of the water and you can pat the eels - apparently, I haven't tried. (But) when I mentioned this to people thinking it was quite
unusual, they said, 'yes, I do that'." The exhibit also looks at how the use of public places has changed, such as how bicycle couriers have taken to hanging out on the steps of the General Post Office at one main thoroughfare in central Sydney, the way the postmen - known affectionately as "posties" - did for so many years. And in a nod to the modern world, the exhibit encourages viewers to "look around you twice" during the course of their day and contribute their discoveries to a blogging site. Another discovery was the elaborate social rules that govern who can use the chess boards in Hyde Park, or the "flair bartenders" - those who make a performance out of mixing drinks - who practice on the grass at the same park. "They love it there because there's no ceiling to smash bottles and the grass is soft," Campbell said.
Holiday funding by parents revealed in survey By Peter Woodman It is not just younger offspring that are relying on the ‘bank of mum and dad’ to fi nance their holidays, according to a survey. Adults in the UK aged 35-44 are just as likely to get their parents to pay for their trips as those aged 25-34, the poll by Aviva showed. Based on responses from 2,000 adults, the survey revealed that as many as 35 per cent like to go away in groups with friends and family. Of these big-group tourists, 20 per cent end up being treated to their trip, with those from East Anglia and south east England the most likely to go away with others just so they can get a "freebie". The main reason given for taking breaks
as part of large parties was spending quality time together, followed by the chance to engage in exciting activities. Around 15 per cent said group trips helped spread the childcare responsibilities. The favourite trip for these group travellers is a beach holiday, followed by a cultural city break. Hotels are the most popular form of accommodation. The survey also showed that those holidaying with the same group of friends and family have been doing so for an average of almost seven years. Aviva business development director Simon Warsop said: "It seems the days of rushing off to escape home life are behind us with friends and family now an integral part of our holiday plans."
10 FOOD & DRINK WINES with George Kassianos
Wine for Easter Easter is time for a big feast, which means some robust wines to accompany it
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hat is a holiday feast without good value wine? The foods eaten over Greek Orthodox Easter – lamb, wild greens, fresh cheese - make perfect fare for a spring feast. Easter in Greece is the biggest holiday of the year – even bigger than Christmas – and the food must match up to the occasion. On Easter eve everyone goes to Midnight Mass and then eats a late supper of a special soup made from lamb innards. The next mornarly to ing, the men get up really early e small start the fi re to roast a whole ed famlamb on the spit. The extended mb to ily gathers, waiting for the lamb gs and cook, eating hard-boiled eggs other snacks, and drinking wine eal is and ouzo. Then, fi nally, the meal ready, and everyone feasts. What then are our suggestions for this year? For the lamb, I think dark red and spicy wines made from the d in Syrah or Shiraz grape vinified eat Cyprus are ideal. Another great match would be the wines of oMacedonia, made from the loncal Xinomavro grape. The wonic derfully sweet and aromatic d and fruity Muscat of the island nwould also complete this wonderful meal.
2010 Makkas Gold Syrah, Pafos, Abv14.5%
2007 Domaine Hadjiantonas Shiraz, Limassol, Abv 13.5%
2011 Vlassides Estate Shiraz, Limassol, ol, Abv 14.5%
Kept for 18 months in oak, dark and very aromatic with spice, pepper and nutmeg, concentrated dark cherry, plums, damson, thyme and chocolate. Strong, earthy aromas, while oak maturation has enhanced the peppery and spicy characters of the wine. This robust red has a smooth, juicy palate with intense berry fruit, herbs and spice. The flavours follow through from the aromatics with lots of intensity and bountiful ripe tannins to cap off the long savo savoury fi nish. €17.25
This wine has a deep, rich red d a colour, a brooding centre and bright rim. On the nose it shows ripe ives plum, dark chocolate, black olives and a hint of currants. It has a rich tenand velvety palate with a fruit inteneldsity that comes only from low-yielderb ing Shiraz vines. It has a superb ng, fi rm tannin structure and a long, ife balanced fi nish, ensuring a long life ure in the bottle. A buy for the future me from a winemaker that became pe famous from this particular grape variety. €9.50
2011 FFikardos Winery, Shiraz, Pafos Abv14 Abv14% Th Shiraz from Theodoros This Fika Fikardos is dark and brooding on th the nose with concentrated ripe fruits. Hints of pepper, spic spice, earthy characters and gam game combine to give a dense nos These characters carry nose. int into the palate - this wine is de densely packed with fruit wh which carries to the fi nish. Fl Flesh, power and deeply engr grained ripe tannins make th ethereal palate impresthe s sive in its latent power. This is a good Shiraz vintage ffrom the Paphos winery. € €8.25
2 2009 Royal Kyperounda W Winery, Limassol, Abv14.5%
Sourced from fruit at 1,000 0 emetres in the region of Ambeds litis. A brooding and no holds ic barred example of the classic ays Syrah style. The nose displays black fruits, dark chocolate and brazil nuts and a hint of smoky oak. The palate is rich and textural, packed with dark, dark fruit but is beautifully fresh and the oak is subdued. Towards the fi nish, earthy complexity and fi ne tannins take over and leave a lasting impression. €14
The colour is crimson rred with vibrant purple h hues. On the nose there are ar a r aromas of plums, black pepp e dark chocolate and moper, cha supported by subtle vanilla oak. The palate has ripe blackberries, plum and dark cherry fruits with hints of spice. Fine savoury tannins and subtle vanilla oak complement the fruit. The palate is rich in flavour and persistence that enhances the tasting experience. €11
2009 Ezousa Winery Shiraz, Pafos, Abv14% This Ezousa masterpiece has ent a dense inky colour with excellent sa concentration. The nose exhibits erbouquet of freshly picked wild berper ries, spicy plums and black pepper naalong with a hedonistic combinacotion of ground allspice, dark chocolate, roasted coffee beans and ciet gar box aromas. The rich bouquet et is further enhanced on the pallet nwith its intense flavours which lincon nger long after swallowing. The concentrated fruit flavours are well balanced with a mix of quality French oak and soft, powdery tannins that coat the mouth and lend spiciness and a hint of vanilla to the profi le. €17.50
2006 Kolios Winery Pafos Αbv 14% This wine is created from selected parcels of fruit to create consistent and enjoyable style after some ageing. Crimson red with brick red hues, aromas of lifted red berry fruit with mocha and maple oak influences. On the palate Kolios Shiraz is a full bodied, deep purple wine with lavender aromas and robust fl avours of blackberry jam. Hints of mocha and toasty vanilla complete the velvety smooth fi nish. This is a mature wine with a wonderful style ready to be enjoyed now. €13.50
2010 Olympus Shiraz, Limassol, Αbv13.5% Deep red in colour with purple hues. A pre pretty nose displays dark fruits, delicate deli white pepper and subtle hints hin of violet. As the wine opens in the glass it begins to show its earthy, brooding side that is so ttypical of the Syrah varietal. The p palate is elegant and has beautiful fl avours of cassis and blackberry supported by fi ne silky tannins. €12 €
2010 Constantinou Winery, Limassol, Abv14,5% From high altitude vineyards, this wine has a rich, vibrant velvet colour. As far as aromatics are concerned, the nose has a brilliant complexity and balance between integrated oak and ripe, fleshy dark fruits, liquorice and smooth dark chocolate. The palate is full bodied and silky smooth, the mouth is coated with layers of rich flavour that enrich the senses and linger, revealing superb balance and complexity. €7.80
Celebrity chef recipes may be bad for your health The dabs of butter and splashes of cream in recipes of celebrity chefs may be impressive on the plate, but not necessarily so good for your health. Research published in the Food and Public Health journal by University of Coventry scientists said this week that recipes of celebrity chefs were "exacerbating" health problems such as obesity in Britain by encouraging people to eat fatty dishes. TV shows and top-selling books by chefs such as Nigella Lawson, Jamie Oliver and Delia Smith as well as TV cooking competitions MasterChef and the Great British Bake Off have legions of eager fans testing out recipes. But researchers at Coventry's
health professions department found that 87 per cent of the 904 recipes from the 26 cooks they tested fell substantially short of the British government's healthy eating recommendations. "If people regularly use the recipes found in these cookbooks, it could be that celebrity chefs are exacerbating public health nutrition issues in the UK," study author and Coventry senior lecturer Ricardo Costa said. The study comes just months after a survey, published in the British Medical Journal, found that recipes by TV chefs, including Oliver and Lawson, were less healthy than ready meals. The researchers refused to say which chefs' recipes they tested,
but said they had sampled randomly from best-selling books and websites in such a way as to ensure a balanced representation of different types of meals. "This study is not about naming and shaming celebrity chefs. However, given the level of trust the public tends to place in the nutritional integrity of these cooks' recipes it's important to highlight where they're falling short of healthy eating benchmarks," Costa said. After an analysis of each of the recipes, the academics discovered that only 13 per cent used ingredients that presented an overall nutritional composition that would be considered healthy in accordance with benchmarks set by
Britain's Food Standards Agency. The results also indicated that all celebrity chefs whose ingredients were analysed promoted recipes that contained undesirable levels of certain nutrients - particularly saturated fatty acids, sugars and salt - which are linked to obesity and risk factors associated with diabetes and heart disease. Celebrity chef Annabel Karmel, whose cookbooks for children and families are found in kitchens throughout Britain, told Sky News that some recipes in celebrity books were bound to be indulgent, but people were smart enough to make healthy choices. "I think people are intelligent enough to choose their own recipes."
2009 Stroumbeli Str Syrah, Pafos Abv12 Abv12.5% Crimson red in colour, the Cr nose has aromas of dusty, ripe mixed berries and violets mingled with scents of gr grilled meats. There are hint hints of smoked game, sage and m mild green olives top off plush fl avours of blueberries, black blackberries and raspberries. This wine has notes of nutm nutmeg and cinnamon and citru citrus in its long, lingering fi nish nish. A powerful mouthfeel is cra cradled by gentle tannins. This wine’s aromas and fl avours are intricately layered and complex, capturing the essen essence of this estate vineyard yard. €10
Tempting: Nigella Lawson plus cakes
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with Maria Socratous
Easter bakes If you want a standout dessert for your Easter table try one of these ideas
Chocolate Cherry Pavlova Serves 10-12 5 eggs, separated 1tsp cream of tartar 250g caster sugar 1tsp cornflour 100g dark chocolate, melted and cooled slightly 390g jar black cherries in Kirsch (or any pie filling), drained and liquid reserved 450ml fresh cream 2tbsp black cherry jam (don’t use if you are using pie fi lling) Heat the oven to 140C/gas 1. Whisk the egg whites, a pinch of salt and cream of tartar until stiff. Gradually add the sugar, whisking until it’s stiff. Whisk in the cornflour. Fold in the chocolate for a marbled effect. Spoon on to the baking sheet and spread to a round 20cm in diameter and 3cm high. Make a dip in the centre with the back of a spoon, and swirl the outer edges. Bake for 1 hour 30 minutes or until crisp on the outside (the centre should be slightly soft). Turn off the oven and leave inside to
cool completely. To serve, remove the paper and place on a serving plate. Whisk the fresh cream with 2tbsp of the reserved Kirsch until it forms soft peaks and pile on to the pavlova. Mix the jam into the cherries and spoon on top of the cream and serve immediately.
Chocolate Fudge Cake Serves 12 150g unsalted butter, at room temperature 150g light brown sugar 2 eggs 1tsp vanilla extract 40g cocoa 150g self-raising flour 1tsp baking powder ½tsp bicarbonate of soda 2tbsp golden syrup 1tub soured cream (142ml) 1 Flake and mini eggs, to decorate 250ml cream 250g dark chocolate, chopped Heat the oven to 180C/gas 4. Beat together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Gradually add the eggs and vanilla, beating continuously. In a bowl, sift together the cocoa, flour, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda with a pinch of salt. Fold into the butter mixture with a large metal spoon and fold in the syrup
Whyyoushouldeat Bananas The largest herbaceous flowering plant, bananas are the number one fruit for the world’s leading athletes. Combined with fibre, the three natural sugars (sucrose, fructose and glucose) contained inn bananas give an instant, sustained and substantiall boost of energy; just two bananas can provide enough energy for a strenuous 90 minute workout. Fantastic for people on the go all the time, but what if the most exercise you get on a daily basis ng involves silently screaming April 28, 2013• SUNDAY DAY MAIL
at your computer screen? Well, again bananas are the fruit for you: as a rich source of B vitamins, bananas help to calm the nervous system, while the soft texture is especially beneficial to people suffering from intestinal disorders, helping to protect against ulcers by
and soured cream. Divide equally between 2 x 18cm round, greased and lined, cake tins. Bake for 20-25 minutes until springy to the touch. Leave to cool in the tins, turn out on to a wire rack and cool completely. Meanwhile, pour the cream into a saucepan and heat gently. Remove from the heat, add the chocolate and stir until melted. Cool ganache until thick enough to spread. Use slightly less than half the ganache to sandwich the cakes together. Spread the rest on top and sides of cake and decorate with the Flake and mini eggs.
Easter Passion Cake Serves 16
the sugar, eggs, oil and vanilla with an electric mixer until pale and well combined. Sift the flour and cinnamon. Add the coconut, carrots and pineapple and gently fold everything together. Divide the mixture between 2 x 20cm lined round cake tins. Bake for 30 minutes, until golden and shrinking away from the sides of the tin. Turn out on to a wire rack to cool. For the filling, mix together the mascarpone, vanilla and sugar until smooth. Slice each cake in half, and put the base of 1 cake on a serving plate; spread with 4tbsp lemon curd. Top with another cake and spread with half the flavoured mascarpone. Repeat with the other 2 layers of cake and arrange the eggs on top.
300g golden caster sugar 3 eggs 300ml oil 1tsp vanilla extract 300g self-raising flour 2tsp ground cinnamon 50g desiccated coconut 150g carrots, peeled and grated 225g can crushed pineapple, drained For the filling 500g tub mascarpone cheese 1tbsp vanilla extract 50g caster sugar 8tbsp lemon curd Handful of mini eggs Heat the oven to 190C/gas 5. Whisk
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neutralising over-acidity and reducing irritation by coating the lining of the stomach. High in potassium and magnesium and low in salt, bananas can boost brain power during the mid-afternoon slump, and - this is a sp good one – speed up the nicotine withdrawal pr process if you’re trying to qu quit smoking. O Officially recognised by the US Food and Drug Administration a being able to lower as bloo pressure and protect blood agai heart attack and against strok bananas can also strokes, boost your mood: according to a re recent MIND survey of
depression sufferers, subjects felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, which not only aids in the alleviation of Seasonal Affective Disorder and symptoms of PMS, but is also known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier. Bananas are high in antioxidants, providing free radicals and protection from chronic disease; the high levels of vitamin B6 can reduce swelling, aid weight loss and protect against Type II diabetes, while the iron content strengthens your blood and helps with anaemia. And if that’s not enough to have you reaching
for a bunch, a banana and honey smoothie is an excellent cure for hangovers: the banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system. Bananas really are a natural remedy for many ills – though it’s important to note that side-effects do exist, so always consult your doctor if you’re not sure what to eat. Compared to apples, bananas have four times the protein, five times the vitamin A and iron and twice the other vitamins and minerals. And, with such an abundance of these blue-bagged wonders on the island, you’ll never run out.
12 FOOD & DRINK RESTAURANT REVIEW by Alexander McCowan OTHER PLACES TO TRY NICOSIA DISTRICT Trattoria Romantica Evagora Pallikaridi Street, Tel: 22 377276 La Pasteria Spyrou Kyprianou Ave, Tel: 22 460460 Il Forno Ledras Street, Tel: 22 456454 Marzano Diagorou Ave, Tel: 22 663740Pizza Mia Prevezis Street, Tel: 22 676233 Da Paolo K. Paleologou Street, Tel: 22 438538 Il Baccaro Prodromos Ave, Tel: 22 676969 Pene e Vino Verenikis Street, Tel: 22 784545 Pizza Mia Spyrou Kyprianou Ave, Tel: 22 374444 Occhio Alkeou Street, Tel: 22 255111 Diosmos & Kanella Onasagorou Str, Tel: 22 681070 Vivere Holiday In, Tel: 22 712712
Home made pasta in the centre of town La Spaghetteria, Nicosia
LIMASSOL DISTRICT Artima Charoupomylos Laniti, Vasilissis, old port, Tel: 25 820466 Pasta Mia Kolonakiou 26, Tel: 25 376999 Pizza Express Akadimias street, Tel: 25 318709 Al Pesto Amathountos Street, Tel: 25 328782 La Boca Columbia Plazza, Tel: 25 278000 Vivaldi Four Seasons Hotel, Tel: 25 858000 San Lorenzo Amathoundos Avenue, Tel: 25 322922 Baguette Brasserie Andrea Themistocleous Str, Tel: 25 107398
LARNACA DISTRICT Al Dente Athinon Ave Tel: 24 664540 Casa Mia Ristorante Italiano Okeania street, Oroklini, Tel: 24 644575 Italia Spaghetteria Academia Centre, Tel: 24 629450 Just Italian Kappari Street, Paralimni, Tel: 99 337890 La Casa Di Napa Solomou street, Ayia Napa, Tel: 23 722137 Zizi Ayia Napa, Tel: 23 723823 Zizi Protaras, Tel: 23 831414
PAPHOS DISTRICT Cavallini 65 Poseidonos Avenue, Tel: 26 964164 Grazie Ristorante Anastasias & Theoskepastis Street, Tel: 26 818298 Mare E Monti Aphrodite’s Ave, Tel: 26 967979 Risto La Plazza Cafe Bar Restaurant Alkminis street, Tel: 26 819921 Ristorante Bacco Elysium Hotel, Tel: 26 844444
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e were at a social function in the centre of the capital when I was asked if we had reviewed La Spaghetteria which was open and close by. I must have passed it a thousand times and not seen it. Any number of friends and relatives, particularly those with an Italian leaning, have dined there and mentioned the home made pasta in all its forms. The establishment has been there for years and obviously serving the customers to a reasonable
shrimp and mixed green salad, one among the eight on offer, it is a curious mix of shell-on and shell-less; the dressing is pink with a strong hint of the South Seas. To help the evening along I chose a reasonably priced bottle of Chianti, and the companion had a Pellegrino. Now the choice of pasta is no problem: penne for her, tagliatelli for me; it’s the sauce that slows you down. The range is astonishing - we have the Alfredo: butter, parmesan, onions and fresh cream – and Spring Time: asparagus, zucchini, broccoli, cher-
The range is astonishing - we have the Alfredo: butter, parmesan, onions and fresh cream – and Spring Time: asparagus, zucchini, broccoli, cherry tomatoes, pesto, parmesan and fresh cream standard, or so one would expect. It was a little after 7:30pm on a Tuesday night when we arrived and were shown to a little table in the window. The place is empty but the atmosphere is warm, friendly and welcoming. We are approached by Renna, the maitresse, who informed us that all the pasta is made on the premises and we merely had to make our selection and the sauces would follow. The menu is beyond extensive and requires serious attention; there are over 90 dishes and one has to decide after selecting what form the pasta will take - spaghetti, penne, tagliatelli etc - whether it will be accompanied by a red or white sauce. There are wood-oven baked pizzas, sandwiches, salads of all hues, sea food, steaks, burgers, even a take-away lahmadjou. From the starters we selected the
ry tomatoes, pesto, parmesan and fresh cream. There is a Spinach Garden entry, a Cheesy Chicken Fillet, a most interesting Martini Bianco, which involves shrimps and chives, as well as a novel Stroganoff sauce, and many more. The red list ranges from Napolitana to Salmon, stopping on way at Sandorini, Milan and Bologna. The companion selects the spinach dish and I fancy the pork fi llets marinated in mustard; the former will contain spinach, almonds, mushrooms, cream cheese, garlic and the inevitable fresh cream. Renna places a bowl of ground cheese on the table, which looks very much like halloumi and even tastes like it. As parmesan is mentioned several times on the menu one thought it might make an appearance. The main dishes arrive; goodly
portions, hot plates and smiling service. The companion, of Piedmontese stock, grimaces - a very bad sign - the penne is two points above al dente and bathing in whatever a blend of spinach juice and cream forms; the spinach has been placed on the pasta without being properly drained, and the mushrooms are boiled. As for mine, the meat is beyond description; it is pork, but where it has been before it arrived on my plate is anyone’s guess, certainly not under a grill. The meat tears on knife contact and instead of the sharp taste of mustard I get salt. The tagliatelli is glutinous. Both dishes are abandoned. Enter the proprietor, the grave Maurice, he is distraught, he wishes to show me the packaging for the cheese, which certainly has an Italian address. One can feel the owner’s distress, it is a very quiet night, and obviously the kitchen is having an off-night: it happens in the very best of restaurants. Nevertheless we order a sweet: tiramisu or chocolate mousse; one of each. Mousse is great. Maurice never charged for the main courses. May he and Renna have better nights.
VITAL STATISTICS SPECIALTY Italian WHERE 31a, Evagoras Street, Nicosia CONTACT 22 665585 PRICE Reasonable
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games Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen Just off the Gransys mainland is the cursed Bitterblack Isle and it is here that gamers will discover an underground realm, complete with new terrifying foes to face and incredible treasure to find as they embark on an all new quest. Owners of the original Dragon’s Dogma will be able to export their existing characters and all other saved data to continue their journey as the Arisen and face this new threat that has emerged from the cavernous depths. Players will be able to take their characters to new heights, with brand new high-level skills and augments as well as all new weapons and armour sets. For those that missed Dragon’s Dogma the first time around, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen provides the opportunity to start their journey from the very beginning before tackling the all new content. Furthermore, owners of the original Dragon’s Dogma will
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Reincarnated Turning 40 in 2011 seemed to turn Snoop Dogg’s head somewhat. After a trip to Jamaica, the most mellifluous rapper of all rechristened himself Snoop Lion, claimed to be a Rastafarian, started wearing string vests and embraced reggae on this 12th album. A guest list packed with rap chums (Drake, Akon, Busta Rhymes) and children’s favourite Miley Cyrus hardly helps dispel suggestions that Reincarnation is a belated April fool. It’s not: it’s a proper and properly glorious reggae album and his strongest musically in years. Cleverly, it evokes the angry righteousness of Jamaica’s great Seventies conquistadors, Culture and The Mighty Diamonds, as readily as the electro-dancehall throb of Wayne Smith. Vocally, Snoop glides with the warm, languid assurance he brought
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to his past life, yet he’s never sounded quite so committed. An unexpected delight. By John Aizlewood
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a result of their sleek aluminium frames. The cans feature a 10mm driver for bass and separate 5.5mm driver for mids and highs on each side, and even the M200s manage to squeeze in two drivers, too.
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs Mosquito The fourth album from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs sees the New York art-punk trio in more reflective mode. That’s not always a good thing: Subway is as slow and frustrating as that particular mode of public transport, a song that literally goes nowhere. These Paths, however, is a slice of elegant electronica, the kind more readily associated with Massive Attack than Karen O and co. The band are still best at their most unhinged, as on the gospel-punk of Sacrilege and the guitar-driven title track - searing highlights make you wish the rest of Mosquito was a bit more full-blooded. By Rick Pearson
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so Thermaltake’s created a miniature portable air conditioner called the GOrb II that promises to keep your system comfortably cool, even if you’re not. Comprising a pair of fans sitting inside halfsphere housings that combine to form an easy-to-carry ball, the GOrb II steals power er from one of your system’s USB ports. So while it may keep things cool, it will also be a drain on your laptop’s battery if a power plugg isn’t available.
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THE CROODS DIRECTED BY Kirk De Micco & Chris Sanders WITH THE VOICES OF Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds US 2013 98 mins
14 FILM FILM REVIEW by Preston Wilder Despite its title, The Croods is funny - and could even work as a metaphor for postdebacle Cyprus
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hat do we teach our children? All cartoons are to some extent tools for passing on the messages that we think kids should know – but what are those messages? ‘Don’t talk to strangers’, for instance. Pinocchio talked to strangers, and look what happened to him. ‘It’s OK to be different’: Dumbo had big ears, and that’s perfectly fine. Both those examples are 70 years old, but the second message is bigger than ever in our age of diversity (‘Don’t talk to strangers’ seems to have fallen by the wayside, maybe because kids are cooped up at home these days anyway). But we’ve also seen a new message in the past few years, driven perhaps by recessions and new technologies, fi rst in the Ice Age franchise and now in The Croods: The world is changing. The old rules are no longer valid. Adapt or die. The Croods is a clever, slightly formulaic cartoon from the folks behind How to Train Your Dragon. There’s a Homer Simpson-ish dad (voiced by Nicolas Cage) whose bossiness barely disguises his uselessness. There’s a ‘spunky’ teenagegirl heroine (Emma Stone) straining at the patriarchal leash, though she does become more generic once her warrior-woman credentials have been established (‘Girls are just as good as boys, and probably better’ is another of those messages we want kids to know). There’s a family – feral toddler, pudgy younger brother, crotchety grandma – and family val-
ues galore. There are visual marvels, especially once the dank Stone Age setting turns into a world of dandelions, tendrils and eye-popping colours. There are hungry monsters, funny jokes and slapstick set-pieces. The fi lm can be viewed simply as a Hollywood cartoon. Does it work? It does. Will kids love it? They will. Is it scary? Not really, though some of the details are macabre (like our heroine Eep recalling the demise of her various caveman neighbours) and the hungry critters have big teeth. Is it funny? Surprisingly, yes – and, despite the title, crude humour isn’t allowed to take over (there isn’t a single fart joke). The slapstick is over-extended, and there’s probably too many of those moments where the music swells inspirationally – but The Croods, even in itself, wipes the floor with all four Ice Ages. That’s not all, however – because the fi lm also speaks to us in post-debacle Cyprus in a way that goes beyond its cartoon ambitions. Maybe it’s pretentious to view it as a kind of unintended metaphor – but fi lms don’t exist in a vacuum, and any adult sitting in the K-Cineplex with his/her kids can’t fail to recognise our own situation in the story of the Croods, a Stone Age clan who live in a cave, nice and snug and protected from outside dangers, at least till their world literally collapses in an epoch-defi ning earthquake and they have to start anew. It’s not just their circumstances that change; they also have to change their mentality,
Americans who lose their jobs simply move to another part of America and start over (it’s the legacy of being a nation of immigrants)
specifically Papa Crood’s conservative insistence that “new” equals dangerous. Enter Guy (Ryan Reynolds), an inventive young orphan who has everything the Croods lack: creativity, modernity, civilisation, above all “ideas”. Guy wears shoes and eats from a plate; he wears a belt, albeit a living belt (called Belt) who punctuates his warnings about the End of the World with a cheerful “dun dun duuuuunnnn!”. He also introduces the clan to concepts like jokes and leftovers, not to mention pets (“It’s an animal you don’t eat,” he explains; “We call those ‘children’,” replies Grandma). This may be the most unexpectedly touching aspect of The Croods, the notion of discovering the world for the first time – and the way the family blossom once they allow themselves to try something new. The feral baby speaks her fi rst words. The boy finds a dog, and even Grandma starts to reminisce: “I was in love once. He was a hunter, I was a gatherer…” The fi lm is very American. Not in
the dismissive way people sometimes use those words, but in the specific sense that America, more than any other culture, stresses creativity and adaptability in the face of crisis. Americans who lose their jobs simply move to another part of America and start over (it’s the legacy of being a nation of immigrants). Watching The Croods from our own vantage-point – not as wide-eyed children absorbing messages, but as adult chaperones trying to make sense of a world that’s been struck by a fiscal earthquake in the past month – it’s easy to get caught up in the story Guy tells the Croods (except Papa, who skulks in the background grumpily). It’s the story of a bold young tiger who wanders away from the stultifying safety of the cave, goes to the very edge of a forbidden cliff – then, having dared to take a risk and think outside the box, fl ies off into the sun. ‘Where did she fly to?’ ask the Crood kids, entranced. Tomorrow, replies Guy. She flew off to Tomorrow, a place of a thousand suns – “a place where things are better”. Let’s hope so.
filmsummaries Broken City 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.)
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The Croods 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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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 102year-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.
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We broke this city geeky glasses and bizarrely unfl attering haircut, he plays Hostetler for low comedy, less a monster than a smug, power-corrupted blowhard. “In my eyes, you’re a hero,” he tells Billy Taggart (that’s Wahlberg) in the prologue – and Crowe actually points at his eyes, then at Billy, as if channelling De Niro’s ‘I’m watching you’ gesture from Meet the Parents. Seven years later, hiring our hero to spy on his wife, he suddenly gets on a rant about faithless wives, and women in general. “You know, women call men ‘dogs’…” Significant pause. “You ever seen a bitch
Broken City is an enjoyable B-movie with lots of snappy backand-forth
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ark Wahlberg is just doing his job. “I’m the guy doing his job,” he snarled in The Departed when someone challenged him to say who he was. “You must be the other guy”. Like Bruce Willis, Wahlberg has parlayed working-class gruffness into a movie-star persona – though he’s got more intensity than Willis, and a bit less humour. He’ll get beaten to a pulp in Broken City, come home looking like a piece of bloody meat, then either banter gruffl y with his girl (“I thought you liked bloody meat”) or just brush her off when she tries to tend to his wounds. “I got into a bit of a thing,” he’ll say, with the uninflected certitude of someone who knows it’s just part of the job. Mark’s job in this case is a private eye – a profession that went out with Philip Marlowe (or at least J.J. Gittes), then again Broken City is enjoyably old-fashioned. This is totally a B-movie, and can only be enjoyed as such – but it’s a B-movie with lots of snappy back-and-forth, and even when it’s being verbose it’s quite amusing. Mark and his young female assistant (Alona Tal, an Israeli actress I’ll be looking out for in future) have long convoluted exchanges where the scriptwriter’s joy in thinking up these unlikely lines is almost audible, and when the candidates for Mayor of New York have a televised debate we stay on the debate for a good couple of minutes,
wallowing in the verbal thrust and parry. Then there’s Russell Crowe as one of those candidates – actually the incumbent, crooked Mayor Hostetler, up against the gloriously-named Jack Valiant (Barry Pepper) who’s determined to expose the Mayor’s iniquities. Crowe isn’t quite where we expected 10 years ago, when he was giving one Oscarworthy performance after another, but he’s turned into a fabulous ham – and here, decked out in perma-tan,
Tiffany offers to help Pat reconnect 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.)
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This is not a very self-aware film. It’s not a very smart film either, as you’ll see when super-incriminating documents turn up in the trash in a cardboard box in heat, Billy?” This is good stuff, belligerent machismo with its own in-built irony – and of course Billy takes the job, following Mrs. Hostetler (Catherine Zeta-Jones) who’s fi rst seen promoting gay marriage (“I will love who I damn well choose!”) at a human rights fundraiser. It gets complicated, because she’s actually having it off with the gloriously-named Jack Valiant’s campaign manager – then again the man in question turns out to be gay, echoing Billy’s comment on the actors his actress girlfriend is hanging out with: those
Osama Bin Laden. Finally, in 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.)
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Zero Dark Thirty
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
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,
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
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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.)
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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.)
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BROKEN CITY DIRECTED BY Allen Hughes STARRING Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine ZetaJones, Barry Pepper US 2013 109 mins.
guys “take that metrosexual shit a bit too far”. Sexual panic is a constant undercurrent, most obviously when Billy attends the premiere of his girlfriend’s “indie fi lm” and glares furiously at the fi lm’s explicit sex scenes; the sex isn’t real – but the shock is still enough to get him drinking again, after being on the wagon for seven years. You expect Broken City to do something with that sub-plot (Billy belatedly realises he’s been a macho jerk and becomes a better, more sensitive man), but in fact there’s nothing: Billy swigs double whiskeys for the rest of the movie, and the girlfriend simply disappears. This is not a very self-aware fi lm. It’s not a very smart fi lm either, as you’ll see when super-incriminating documents turn up in the trash in a cardboard box (never mind shredding the documents, the villains didn’t even seal the box!). Yet I secretly enjoyed its daft, breathless twists and corridors-of-power feeling, all the compromised cops and venal politicians trying to checkmate each other while talking high-mindedly of a “broken city”. Billy tries to keep up, though admits at one point that he’d rather be home watching the Knicks. “What are you, stupid or Catholic?” snaps CZJ, and he’s probably both. A grainy old video comes back to haunt him, blackmail is followed by counter-blackmail, Italian opera is mentioned (then used to cover up the sounds of torture), and those double Jamesons keep on flowing. And Mark Wahlberg? He’s just doing his job.
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 expected 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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newreleases The Host The world has been invaded by a species of alien parasite that enters a body through a slit in the neck and eradicates the host’s personality. Humans are now an endangered species, with almost all of Earth’s population having been converted except a few small clusters of rebels. One of these dissidents, Melanie Stryder (Saoirse Ronan), is captured by a ‘Seeker’ (Diane Kruger) when attempting to distract the aliens from finding her brother. Melanie becomes the host for an alien named Wanderer and the two struggle for control of her mind. When the Seeker threatens to remove Wanderer from Melanie’s body, she escapes and goes in search of the rebels, who are led by her uncle, Jeb (William Hurt); when she finds them, however, she is not given a friendly welcome. Also starring Max Irons and Frances Fisher. Directed by Andrew Niccol. (Sci-fi drama, 125 mins.)
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gadgets and remote-controlled suits – but he soon finds out that things aren’t entirely as they seem. Also starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Guy Pearce and Rebecca Hall. Directed by Shane Black. In 3D. (Comic-book action comedy, 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.)
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Olympus Has Fallen
The Host
When the White House (Secret Service Code: ‘Olympus’) is captured by a North Korean terrorist mastermind (Rick Yune) and the President Benjamin Asher (Aaron Eckhart) is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) finds himself trapped within the building. As the national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning’s inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger
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Iron Man 3 Brash but brilliant industrialist Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr), a.k.a. Iron Man, is up against The Mandarin (Ben Kingsley), a terrorist whose reach knows no bounds. When the ruthless supervillain destroys his world, Stark vows revenge, using his arsenal of
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disaster. Also starring Dylan McDermott and Morgan Freeman. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. (Action, 120 mins.)
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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 Ratings Key Unforgettable break in to rescue them. Directed by Vincent Kesteloot and Ben StasUnmissable Recommendable sen. DUBBED INTO GREEK. (Kids’ Watchable cartoon, 92 mins.) Regrettable Abominable
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What’sonwhere Broken City (15) TILL MONDAY: K-Cineplex (Screen 2) The Host (12) at 7.50 and 10.10pm. FROM TUESDAY: FROM TUESDAY: K-Cineplex (Screen 2) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 10.10pm. at 5.25, 7.45 and 10.15pm; K-Cineplex, Tel: 7777-8383 Mall of Cyprus (Screen 2) at 7.45 and The Croods (K) 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Rio 2 (in 3D, in Greek), weekends only Iron Man 3 (12) at 5.15pm; Rio 4 (in 2D, in Greek) at K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 7.45pm (in 3D) 7.45pm; Rio 4 (in 2D, in English) at and 5 and 10.30pm (in 2D); K-Cineplex, 10pm, weekends also at 5.15pm. Tel: Mall of Cyprus (Screen 1) at 7.45pm (in 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 2) (in 3D) and 5 and 10.30pm (in 2D), weekGreek) at 5.30pm; K-Cineplex (Screen ends (and May 1) also at 11.30am and 5) (in English) at 5.30pm. Tel: 77772pm (in 2D). Tel: 7777-8383 8383 Olympus Has Fallen (18) Oblivion (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.30, 7.45 and TILL MONDAY: Rio 2 at 7.45 and 10.10pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus 10.05pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.30, 7.45 and 10.10pm, (Screen 3) at 7.45 and 10.15pm. Tel: weekends (and May 1) also at 11.30am 7777-8383. FROM TUESDAY: Rio 3 at and 3pm. Tel: 7777-8383 10.10pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex Broken City (15) (Screen 3) at 7.45pm. Tel: 7777-8383 TILL MONDAY: K-Cineplex (Screen 2) Silver Linings Playbook (12) at 5.35, 7.50 and 10.10pm; K-Cineplex, Rio 6 at 8 and 10.15pm, weekends also Mall of Cyprus (Screen 2) at 7.50 and at 5.30pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex 10.10pm. FROM TUESDAY: K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 7.45 and 10.15pm. Tel: (Screen 3) at 10.10pm; K-Cineplex, Mall 7777-8383 of Cyprus (Screen 3) at 10.10pm. Tel: G.I. Joe: Retaliation (12) LIMASSOL 7777-8383 TILL MONDAY: Rio 3 at 10.10pm. Tel: The Croods (K) The Host (12) 25-871410 K-Cineplex (Screen 5) (in Greek) at FROM TUESDAY: Rio 2 at 7.45 and 10.10pm. Zarafa (K) 5.30pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 6) (in EngTel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in Greek) at lish) at 5.30 and 7.50pm; K-Cineplex, 7.45 and 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383 5.35pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Mall of Cyprus (Screen 2) (in Greek) Iron Man 3 (12) Oz the Great and Powerful (12) at 5.30pm, weekends (and May 1) Rio 1 (in 2D) at 7.45 and 10.10pm, Rio 3, weekends only at 5.20pm. also at 11.20am, 1.20pm and 3.15pm; weekends also at 5pm; Rio 3 (in 3D) Tel: 25-871410 K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 5) (in at 7.45pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex English) at 5.30pm, weekends (and May (Screen 1) at 7.45pm (in 3D) and 5 and Cyprus Film Days 1) also at 11.20am, 1.20pm and 3.15pm. 10.30pm (in 2D). Tel: 7777-8383 (tonight at 6pm: Loveless Zoritsa) Tel: 7777-8383 (tonight at 8pm: Beasts of the SouthOlympus Has Fallen (18) ern Wild) Rio 5 at 7.45 and 10pm, weekends also Rialto Theatre, ends tonight. All films at 5.15pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex with Greek and English subtitles. www. (K) All Audiences (Screen 4) at 5.30, 7.45 and 10.10pm. (12/15/18) No admittance to Under-12cyprusfilmdays.org TTel: 7777-8383 s/15s/ 18s
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Oblivion (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 7.45pm (daily) and 10.15pm (till Monday); K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 3) at 7.45pm (daily) and 10.15pm (till Monday). Tel: 7777-8383 Silver Linings Playbook (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 7.45 and 10.15pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 5) at 7.45 and 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Zero Dark Thirty (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 10.10pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Zarafa (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in Greek) at 5.35pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 3) (in Greek) at 5.35pm, weekends (and May 1) also at 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Cyprus Film Days (tonight at 6pm: Last Days) (tonight at 8pm: The Angels’ Share) Zena Palace, ends tonight. All films with Greek and English subtitles. www. cyprusfilmdays.org
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The Host (12) FROM TUESDAY: K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 5.25, 7.45 and 10.15pm. Tel: 77778383 Iron Man 3 (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 7.45pm (in 3D) and 5 and 10.30pm (in 2D). Tel: 7777-8383 Olympus Has Fallen (18) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.30, 7.45 and 10.10pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Broken City (15) TILL MONDAY: K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 5.35, 7.50 and 10.10pm. FROM TUESDAY: K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 10.10pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Croods (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) (in Greek) at 5.30pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 6) (in English) at 5.30 and 7.50pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Oblivion (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 7.45pm (daily) and 10.15pm (till Monday). Tel: 7777-8383 Silver Linings Playbook (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 7.45 and 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Zero Dark Thirty (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 10.10pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Zarafa (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in Greek) at 5.35pm. Tel: 7777-8383
The Host (12) FROM TUESDAY: Rio 5 at 7.30 and 9.50pm. Tel: 26-207000 Iron Man 3 (12) Rio 1 (in 3D) at 7.30 and 9.50pm, weekends also at 2.30 and 5pm; Rio 4 (in 2D) at 7.30pm, weekends also at 2.30 and 5pm. Tel: 26-207000 Olympus Has Fallen (18) Rio 7 at 7.30 and 9.45pm, weekends also at 5pm. Tel: 26-207000 Broken City (15) Rio 2 at 7.30pm (daily) and 9.45pm (till Monday), weekends also at 5.15pm. Tel: 26-207000 The Croods (K) Rio 6 (in 3D, in Greek) at 7.30pm, weekends also at 3.15 and 5.15pm; Rio 6 (in 3D, in English) at 9.45pm; Rio 7 (in 3D, in English), weekends only at 3pm. Tel: 26-207000 Oblivion (12) TILL MONDAY: Rio 5 at 7.30 and 9.45pm, weekends also at 5.15pm. FROM TUESDAY: Rio 4 at 9.50pm. Tel: 26-207000 Silver Linings Playbook (12) Rio 3 at 7.30 and 9.45pm, weekends also at 5.15pm. Tel: 26-207000 G.I. Joe: Retaliation (12) TILL MONDAY: Rio 4 at 9.50pm. FROM TUESDAY: Rio 2 at 9.45pm. Tel: 26207000 Barbie in the Pink Shoes (K) Rio 5 (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
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17 Living In Paphos Expo At La Fontaine, Tomb Of The Kings on Wednesday May 1, and every Wednesday thereafter. Doors open at 14.00 – free entry. Business Speed Networking at 18.00
- €20, Dinner and floor show at 19.00 – adults €15, children €12. For more information and stall reservation: livinginpaphos@ gmail.com, www.facebook.com/livingin. paphos.1, Tel: 99 008577 Britain’s Got Talent star Pippa Langhorne. Inset: a FLABéLOS machine
A new event hopes to appeal as a networking forum and interesting afternoon out with the kids. ALIX NORMAN takes a closer look
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had intended to start with the adage about crisis and opportunity. But having recently learnt – from a Sinologist no less – that we in the West have been misinterpreting the Oriental writing on the wall for years, I shall instead leap straight to the opportunity – after all, we’ve had more than enough crisis to last es! It’s It s certainly several lifetimes! e living in intertrue that we’re esting times and while some e wayside, others may fall by the are snatching at the reins of life. a Beau who, Witness Nicola ent events, in light of recent portunities is creating opportunities for businesses around the island with the Living in Paphos Expo. orld faLike the world mous Olympia Expo, al faor – a personal vourite – The Ideal Home Show, Nicola is bringing e the large scale hese waexhibition to these ters. Opening on May n Paphos 1, the Living in eld in the Expo is to be held nue, and La Fontaine venue, ndreds of will enable hundreds companies to advertise their services.. From s to large one-man shows orations, scale corporations, s to crethe Expo aims ate a physical platform usinesses whereby businesses can raise their public profi le while benefiting from serious network-
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ing time. With the exhibition open every Wednesday, custom will no doubt be brisk; companies all over Cyprus are signing up for a stall, and at €25 for the May 1 event (and €20 thereafter) it’s a marketing platform that’s affordable to all, be it restaurateur, accountant or crafter. “All people have to do to take a stand is visit the site, pay online to reser reserve their space, and turn up at 1pm on the day to set up,” u says Nicola. Providi Providing companies with a sim simple and effective way wa to promote their business, the Exp Expo has also te teamed up with tthe Cyprus Business Network to provide monthly s seminars on im improving perform formance. On the secon second Wednesday of each eac month, experts will lecture on a varie variety of subjects, from ta tax planning to network networking to company ef efficiency. And if that’s not enough to pique your interest, Eventbri Eventbrite are also offering a unique ‘speed networki networking’ event: “In Cyprus it it’s often hard for the sm small business owner to ac access the right people; unl unless you’re related to som someone high up it can be c challenging to promote w what you do,” Nicola e explains. “So we’ve crea created an event
Living in Paphos in which every business owner has 90 seconds to pitch their services: you exchange cards, outline your purpose and move on.” Brilliant but what if you’re just looking for a fun day out with the kids? The Expo has it covered: “There are endless attractions,” says Nicola. “Compered by renowned entertainer Ricky Gordon and hosted by Britain’s Got Talent’s Pippa Langhorne, in conjunction with our mascot, Gerry the Giraffe, the Expo will include pony rides, bouncy castles, donkeys, face painting, balloon modelling and much more.” And just in case the youthful excitements get a bit too overwhelming, Bright Stars Nursery will be on hand with its free crèche service. “Parents can leave their kids to
arts and crafts, games and the Disney movie corner, and pop off to have a coffee with friends, or a look round the stalls,” says Nicola. And with everything from cosmetic lines to jewellery, tour agents to charities, adults will defi nitely want to take a leisurely look at the stalls. There’s even the island’s fi rst FLABéLOS machine on show – and if you’re as intrigued by the name as I am, you’ll just have to pop along and check out its wondrous claims! But the Expo doesn’t end there: at 7pm the dinner and floor show begins. The four course meal will be accompanied by a variety of fabulous acts: there’s Pat the Pirate, a Top Hat Magic mind-reading show, and any number of tribute acts. “We’re rotating between
What’sonlistings Exhibitions Nicosia district
Sutile Solo exhibition of appliqués by Susan Vargas. Until May 2. Gallery Gloria, 3 Zinonos Sozou Street, Nicosia. Monday-Friday: 10.30pm12.45pm and 5pm-8pm. Saturday: 10.30pm12.45pm. Tel: 22-760286
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acts each week, so there’s always something fresh for diners to enjoy,” says Nicola. “There are Elton John, Lady Gaga and Michael Bublé tribute acts, a magician, fi re breathers and entertainers. There’s a dramatic opening this Wednesday from Pippa Langhorne, as well as a Burlesque to Broadway show and dancers from around the world, including Russia, Mexico and Bollywood!” With something for everyone, the Living in Paphos Expo is sure to be a hit with young and old, employer and employee, magnate and entrepreneur. If you’re on our western shores, nothing should stop you from visiting what promises to be the start of something amazing. And even, perhaps, if you live further afield.
Rusted Evidence Solo art exhibition by Toula Liasi. Opens April 29, 7pm until May 11. Melina Merkouri Hall, Athina Avenue. Opens daily: 10am-1pm and 4pm-8pm (closed May-3-6 for Easter holidays) 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: 22-760286 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. TuesdaySaturday: 10am-3pm and 5pm-11pm. Sunday: 10am-4pm. 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: 8.30am3.30pm. Wednesday: 8.30am-5pm. Saturday: 9.30am-3.30pm. Tel: 22-305316 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. Until October 6. The Leventis Municipal Museum, 15-17 Hippocrates Street, Laiki Yitonia. Tuesday-Sunday: 10am-4.30pm. Wednesday: 10am-10pm. Tel: 22-661475 Cyprus Icons and Mosaics Makarios III Foundation, Archbishopric, old Nicosia. Monday-Friday 9am4.30pm and Saturday 9am-1pm. Tel: 22-430008
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/Fax: 22348451/ 99-658694. Cyprus Yesterday and Today Permanent exhibition. Diachroniki Gallery Idalion, 32 Makarios Ave., Dhali. Open Monday-Saturday 11am-5pm. Tel: 22-525691
Larnaca district Water Stories Solo painting exhibition by Ero Farmaka. Until May 20. Kypriaki Gallery Gonia, 45 Stadiou Street. Monday-Saturday: 10am1pm and 4.30 pm-8pm. Sunday: 11am2pm and 4pm- 7pm. Tel: 24-621109 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 Suicide Daughters of Atlas Sotiris Giannakou presents seven of his own poems, illustrated by seven different artists. Until April 30. Morfi Gallery, 84 Agkyras Street. Monday-Saturday: 10am-1pm. Tuesday-Friday: 5pm-8pm. Tel: 25-378733. www.morfi.org
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18 WHAT’S ON Nightlife Nicosia district 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: 97778812 Blynd Local heavy metal/thrash band live album presentation. April 29. Diachroniki Music Stage, 2 Yianni Koromia Street, Kaimakli. 8pm. €8. Tel: 99-783455 Gareth Emery Shark Energy Drink presents English Electronic dance music producer and DJ behind the decks. April 30. Pavilion, Lakatameia. 10pm. €17/20. Tel: 99-310031 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
Brew Lounge and tea bar. Brew, 30b Hippocrates St, Nicosia. 11.30am-2am on weekdays, 11.30am-3am 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 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 10am-2am. Baroque Lounge Bar, Cleopatra Hotel. Tel: 22-844000 The Petsteppers Trio playing live every Monday. Lotofagi Bar, 8 Athinas Avenue, Old Nicosia. 10pm. Tel: 22347573 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: 22-433722 Arabesque Sundays With belly dancers and ethnic music. Mberdema Gold, 30 Nikiforou St, Famagusta Gate. 11.30pm until late. Tel: 22-345946 Club Red Live Greek music and various events. 15 Dionysiou St, Old Municipality Square, Nicosia. Thursdays-Sundays, 10pm onwards. Tel: 99516799/ 22-767711 Lush Playing R&b, hip-hop, basement and old school music. Friday and Saturday, 11.30pm. 6 Evagorou Avenue. Tel: 99- 853333
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: 97843001 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
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: 25747552 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
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 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 and restaurant 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
Scorpios Platinum With various theme nights from WednesdaySunday. Stasinou 3, Engomi. Wednesday and Thursday 11pm- 3am, and Friday and Saturday 11pm-4am. Tel: 99-545690 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: 22377777 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 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
Larnaca district Active Member Popular Greek hip-hop group perform live. May 1. Savino Live, 1 Watkins Street. 10.30pm. €10. Tel: 24-620861/99-860304 Gus & Bonso Popular Athens-based DJ duo play live in Cyprus. May 5. Ammos Beach Bar, Makenzy Beach. 11pm. Tel: 24-828844
40 countries to over 2 million people. This is your chance to experience one of trance’s favourite sons, live in your very own backyard, so buy your tickets today before they’re sold out.
Gareth Emery Shark Energy Drink presents English Electronic dance music producer and DJ behind the decks. April 30. Pavilion, Lakatameia, Nicosia. 10pm. €17/20. Tel: 99-310031
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
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Gareth Emery back on track with gig in Nicosia British trance star Gareth Emery will be gracing the decks of Pavilion Hall this Tuesday with support from Deep Impact, Solo and a closing set by Haris C. After delivering some standout sets at Guaba last summer, Emery is back in Cyprus to do what he does best: pack the house and leave the crowd screaming for an encore. As a DJ, he defies the notion of sticking with one genre and instead plays multiple styles of music in each of his sets, blending trance, house, electro and techno. Voted no.7 DJ in the world by the famous DJ Mag Poll in 2010, Emery is the UK’s highest ranked DJ and one of the youngest DJs ever to crack the top ten. Three years ago, he released his debut artist album on his own label, Garuda, to stunning reactions from fans and critics alike. He’s spent record-breaking stints at the top of Beatport’s Trance sales chart and he’s also celebrated 100 episodes and four years of his award-winning podcast, collaborated with Above & Beyond for the crossover international radio hit ‘On A Good Day (Metropolis)’ - whilst also finding time to play 130 shows, selling out clubs and rocking festivals in
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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 Cliff Bar Open air bar/café playing chill out music and offering a great selection of cocktails. Grecian Park Hotel, Konnos Bay, Cavo Creco, Protaras. 12noon-2am daily. Tel: 23-832000
Enjoy the view for a reasonable cost Segafredo, Larnaca In the heart of the bustling Phinikoudes promenade are countless options for tourists and locals to sit down and relax over a coffee or a bite to eat. As the weather gets better and the days get longer, outdoor seating as well as a beach view are a must. For a place that offers all this and more, Segafredo is a must-visit café for the approaching season. Situated beside the Sun Hall Hotel near the start of the Phinikoudes, Segafredo is a café that offers superb quality Italian coffee and top class food at extremely reasonable prices to suit the current climate. The food on offer is worth a try; convenient options like sandwiches and wraps are made to perfection while more elaborate dishes are made to serve everybody’s needs. In terms of seating, with hot weather approaching there is likely to be a rush to take the outside places. That is unless you prefer more comfortable interior and broader space; the spaces inside are preferred by those who would like to have a more private chat, an out-ofoffice work meeting or even for students to do some studying or finish off some projects. One of the most alluring aspects of Segafredo is the friendliness and efficiency of the staff who are always attentive and willing to lend their advice if you are stuck on what to order. It is strongly advised, if you are going down for a coffee on weekends during the day, to arrive before 12 noon in order to find somewhere comfortable to sit. Weekdays also attract a healthy crowd throughout the day but seating is usually available. Segafredo Where: Phinikoudes, Larnaca (Next to Sun Hall Hotel) Recommended: To drink: Freddo Cappuccino, To eat: Mediterranean Wrap Price: Food + Drink: €10 Contact: 24 624999
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19 What’sonlistings Random Walk Solo art exhibition by Dimitra Bista. Until May 4. 50-1 Gallery, 49 Ellados Street. 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. Monday-Saturday: 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 MaryLynne 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: 99108710 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: 99-247668 Theomaria Art Gallery Permanent exhibition of Vera Parlalidou’s ceramics. 7 Vassilisis Karlotta St. Monday-Friday 8am-1pm. Tel: 25745777 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. MondayFriday 9am-1pm, 4pm-7pm. Sat. 9am2pm 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: 26-962597/ 99-316485 Stone Sculptures Permanent exhibition by Andreas Constantinou. Polis Chrysochous, near central square. Call artist for viewing. Tel: 26-321227/99-585543 Michael Gorman Figurative paintings and prints. 20 Theodorou Kolokotroni, Peyia. Open daily. Tel: 99-952376/99-006832/26621424 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
Famagusta district Blue Spice Restaurant Permanent exhibition of Carolina Alotus’ works. Blue Spice, 29 Aphroditis St (between Perneras and Protaras rd), 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 9.30am-4.30pm. Tel: 23740860
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Music Limassol district Stefanos Drousiotis Piano recital with Drousiotis interpreting works by S. Rachmaninoff, F. Chopin, L.V. Beethoven, F. Schubert and more. April 30. Rialto Theatre. 8.30pm. €12/10. Tel: 77-777745
Paphos district Hot Nuts Rock’n’Roll the Chas & Dave way. May 5. Pine Bay Club Pissouri. Lunch 1.30pm, showtime 3.30pm. €20 inc. lunch. Reservations - Tel: 97-788574/99-832538. www.andrewoliver9.co.uk
Theatre & Dance Nicosia district Gethsemane A play about British public life by David Hare. April 28. THOC New Theatre Building, 9 Gregori Afxentiou,. In Greek at 10.30am and in Greek with French surtitles at 6pm. €12/6. Tel: 77772717 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, 11-15 Vladimiros Kafkarides Street, Αglantzia. On Saturdays at 8.30pm and Sundays at 6.30pm. €15/10. Tel: 22312940/ 22-421609 Athina – Thessaloniki A dance theatre performance about female feelings and emotions based on the book and TV series by Nikos Mouratides. The performance includes dance, drama and video art. April 30. THOC Warehouse, Kampou 29 Strovolos. 8.30pm. Tel: 99-687853 Kai Mi Heirotera Theatro Lexi presents comedy by Giorgos Tsiakkas which satirises 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 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 two-character 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: 77-772717 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: 77-772717/22-864300 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: 99-621845/22-818999 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
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FILM The Rialto Theatre in Limassol is playing its part in helping those affected by the current economic climate. Within the framework of its social corporate responsibility and also aiming at facilitating access to significant cultural events, the Rialto has introduced reduced ticket prices for vulnerable social groups, such as the
Looking for a way out unemployed. Upon presenting an ID card along with the relevant confirmation of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, the interested party is able to obtain – free of charge – the Theatre’s Supporter’s Card valid for six months, in order to be then entitled to the reduced prices for all the performances taking place at the Theatre. At the same time, the theatre continues to offer its own performances, and those being also hosted, at very low entrance ticket costs. On May 8, Rialto Theatre in co-operation with the Limassol Co-operative Savings Bank, is organising a screening of The Angels’ Share, aiming to enhance the Social Market of Limassol Municipality. The community market is playing an increasingly important role in the town as more and more crisis-stricken families fall under the poverty line. It collects donated dried and canned food, household items and clothes and prepares them into packages to be given to families in need.
Larnaca district 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
Limassol district Athina – Thessaloniki A dance theatre performance about female feelings and emotions based on the book and TV series by Nikos Mouratides. The performance includes dance, drama and video art. April 28. Technohoros ETHAL, 76 Franklin Roosevelt Avenue. 8.30pm. Tel: 99-687853
Other Events Nicosia district Health & Fitness Exhibition A showcase of products related to gym equipment, nutrition, sporting goods, clothing, footwear, gym accessories, fitness and other similar services. April 27-28. Pavilion, Lakatameia. 11am-9pm. €5. Tel: 77-777741 One Stop Shop Bazaar selling items of fashion and jewellery. April 27-28. Is Not Gallery, 11 Odysseos Street. Midaay-8pm. €1. The proceeds from the event will help the creation of a municipality dental practice aimed to offer free dental services to people in need. Tel: 22-343670 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 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
Anyone wishing to see The Angel’s Share is requested to donate money donations or dry food instead of a ticket price. Winner of the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, the latest film from legendary director Ken Loach, one of Britain’s most distinguished and respected filmmakers, who makes tough, uncompromising films about the beleaguered working class together with long-time partner Paul Laverty (The Wind that Shakes the Barley, Bread and Roses and My Name is Joe), return with a bittersweet comedy about a Glasgow boy locked in a family feud who just wants a way out.
The Angels’ Share Screening of film by Ken Loach for the funding of the Social Market of Limassol Municipality. May 8. Rialto Theatre, Limassol. 8.30pm. Εntrance: Voluntary Contribution or Dry Food. Reservation of seats is necessary. E- tickets: www.rialto.com.cy. Tel: 77-777745
Singing Group Singing for fun. All kinds of music in harmony, small Nicosia group Tuesdays 5.30pm-7pm, all welcome. 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: 96693462. For full details please visit: 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 12-15. Tel: 22878181 Serenity House Offering 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: 99434353, 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 (above Afrikanos Bath Store). 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: 22-358168/99-339644 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: 22-818999/99-621845 or visit 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: 99-130916/99-552654. 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 10am- midday 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 multinational 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: 99-666011. w w w.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@european-go.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. Tailor-made courses, wine classes and tasting can also be organised on request. Spectus shops, Nicosia and Limassol. Tel: 22-511521/25-341525 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: 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: 22-455072, 99-059541. www.birdlifecyprus.org Horse Races Every Wednesday and Sunday at the Nicosia Race Club. Tel: 22-782727. Subject to change check website. www. nicosiaraceclub.com.cy
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 18-week course that covers symbology, colourology, numerology and much more. KARA - Mind & Body Centre, Oroklini. Tel: 99-029952. tarotcyprus.yolasite.com/about-us.php Fisu Meditation Learn Fisu Meditation. Free introductory talks on why meditate and what meditation is all about. Book by appointment, 24-532479/99-665330 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 5can 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
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A subtle reminder of what’s left behind
Limassol district 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 Zigy. April 28. Vespa Club Limassol, Enarious Car Park (Across the road from Starbucks).10.30 end point: Zygi Harbour. €25/10. Tel: 96-443380/99895833 Easter Fete Bazaar with Easter and Spring creations, music, dance shows, kids art corner, bungee trampoline, face painting and much more organised by The Cyprus Association of Cancer Patients and Friends. April 28. Elias Beach Hotel, Amathous Avenue, Pareklishia. 10am6pm. Free. Tel: 25-636000/ 25-747750 Window to optimism A unique cooking and gardening workshop for children aimed at children from 6 to 12 years and designed for creative engagement during the Easter holidays. April 29-30. ARTos Cultural and Research Foundation, 64, Ay. Omoloyiton Avenue. 7.30am-1 .30pm. €50 for two days. In Greek. Tel: 99-108096 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: 99-815033. 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: 22-511521/25-341525 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: 25-634487/25-634487 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, 1013, 17-17. Saturdays 9am-3pm. Tel: 99428691. www.theatroversus.com Magic Craft Supplies For the latest on Magic Craft Supplies & Penny’s Parties, please visit www.pennycyprusmagic.com 25-634487/99304237 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: 25775922. 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://c3acyprus.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 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: 96323962. 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
Once again Cypriot artist Toula Liasi pays tribute to the enclaved Greeks from the village of Ayia Triada in her latest exhibition. Going on display from tomorrow until May 11 at the Melina Merkouri Hall, the exhibition entitled Rusted Evidence aims to bring to light the difficult life the enclaved people of Ayia Triada lead. While Liasi lives and works in The Hague, her inspirations derive from the occupied village, where her parents remain. The fact that she lives in a free country like the Netherlands helps her to make her contrasts more noticeable and more unbearable. The remote Karpas peninsular has been under Turkish occupation since Turkey invaded Cyprus in 1974. Since then the number of Greeks living in Ayia Triada has dwindled to around 100, mainly elderly people who, despite daily pressure from the Turkish occupation regime and Turkish settlers dumped on 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: 99345384 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: 99925524 The Royal Military Police Association The Cyprus branch seeks new members. First Friday of every month. The RMP Corporals Mess, WSBA Episkopi. 2pm. Tel: 26-642120/99-453867 Cyprus Donkey Sanctuary Visitor centre with shop, refreshments, hillside walk and picnic area. Friends of the Cyprus Donkey, Vouni. Daily 10am4pm. 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
the village, refuse to leave. What inspires her are the objects, especially the old, forgotten and rusty irons, some of which are still used by her parents and the villagers. Everyday objects from a bygone era are revived to tell their own story. Plucked from a life devastated by war, and forgotten over the course of almost 39 years, these objects carry their own truth. Visitors should note that the exhibition will be closed during the Easter Holiday May 3-6. Rusted Evidence Solo art exhibition by Toula Liasi. Opens April 29, 7pm until May 11. Melina Merkouri Hall, Athina Avenue Nicosia. Opens daily: 10am-1pm and 4pm-8pm (closed May-3-6 for Easter holidays)
Paphos district The Living in Paphos Expo A free weekly show with local businesses, exhibitors, market stalls, car boot, charities and attractions for allwith daytime and evening live shows. May1 and every Wednesday thereafter. La Fontaine, on the Tombs of the Kings road. 2pm. Free. Tel: 99-008577. livinginpaphos@gmail.com. www.facebook. com/livingin.paphos.1 May Day Market Full entertainments programme, arts & crafts, home made goods, children’s toys etc, & children’s Corner. May 1. Aphrodite Hills, Village square, shop courtyards, restaurant seating area, adventure playground and green area. 11am- 4pm. Tel: 26-828045 Cypriot Easter Cookery Workshop Gastronomy Cyprus workshop, learn hands-on how to prepare Kleftico, Pasticcio, Koupepia and Boureki, culminating in a lunch. May 4. Orexi in Droushia. 9am. €45. Tel: 99-987672 janiceruffle@ gmail.com. www.orexicyprus.com Spiritualist Meetings. Monthly ‘Modern Spiritualists in Cyprus meetings held on last Sunday of the month in Stroumbi. 7pm. www. yvebrooks.org or Tel 97-801472 Paphos Flower Club Courses in flower arranging. Anglican Church Hall, Kato Paphos. Beginners 2pm, intermediate classes 12.30pm. Beginners. Tel: 99-475564/99-533704. 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, 9.30am12pm. Tel: 26-913249
Get to grips with a traditional Easter er lunch With Easter on the horizon, Gastronomy Cyprus is running a Cypriot Easter Cookery Workshop and Lunch on Saturday at Orexi in Droushia. This is an opportunity to watch experts demonstrate cooking techniques, pick up some recipes and food shopping tips, plus of course the chance to eat some delicious local Easter dishes. Likely dishes you will prepare on the day include kleftico, pasticcio, koupepia and bourekia. You can either watch and take notes or be an active participant and learn hands-on. What’s more, the fabulous gourmet day out culminates with a communal lunch outdoors
(weather permitting) and a glass of wine. Cypriot Easter Cookery Workshop Gastronomy Cyprus hosts workshop, learn hands-on how to prepare Kleftico, Pasticcio, Koupepkia and Boureki, culminating in a lunch. May 4. Orexi in Droushia, Paphos. 9am and is an all day event. €45. Tel: 99-987672 or e-mail: janiceruffle@gmail.com, www.orexicyprus.com
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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: 24-628401/99597094/99-925315 Cash Bingo Eyes down every Wednesday, 8.30pm, and Sunday, 8.30pm, Makedonas restaurant, Dhekelia road. Food and drinks available at venues. Tel: 99108391 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 contact Bob Beer (Chair) on 97-633728 Larnaca Chicago Bridge Club Thursdays, 9.30am-1pm. Tel: Pete on 24-424899 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: 24-991243/99-416968. www.camelpark.com
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: 99-971150/99-519504.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 Tigers RFC Mini Rugby: Tuesdays, 4.30pm-5.30pm. Kinyras Centre, Cypria Maris Sports Ground. Tel: 99-934315/26-652959. barrie@cytanet.com.cy 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 Bar in Coral Bay at 9am. Tel: 99-320213. www.paphoscyclingclub.com 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 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: 26-621530/96-767164
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 99-312662 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 selfconfidence, self-esteem, 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: 99-407526/26-271640 or email philipreiki@cytanet.com.cy Polis Charity Bookshop, Crafts and More Now open six days a week. MondaySaturday, 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 (1Euro per item) 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: 26643079/99-105557
Famagusta district 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
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BEAUTY 21
Be peachy keen Push off, pink - as seen on the S/S 13 catwalks this season’s most stylish shade is perfectly peach. It’s time to take a bite, says KARA DOLMAN
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pril and summer are upon us, a time for shorter sleeves, onshow ankles and spring palettes. Don’t let that stop you wearing the latest shades altogether. Simply update your makeup bag with the colour to be seen in this season: peach. “It’s a big trend this spring and a great way to freshen up your look and add a pop of colour to the face,” explains Benefit’s head make-up artist, Lisa Potter-Dixon. “Plus, peach is just that bit cooler than last season’s pink.” Indeed, peach was seen all over the spring/summer 13 catwalks.
those with darker an style colouring can it like Som. “For an extreme look like that, apply a deep peach shadow all over the lid, up to the brow, and even under the lower lash line. Then enhance the colour by using a pop n the of contrasting purple or blue in -Dixsocket of the eye,” adds Potter-Dixon. wder Benefit’s Longwear Powder d AlShadow in It’s Complicated and ways a Bridemaid are an ideal paires to ing of peach and purple shades le the recreate this look at home, while hacha brand’s mango-hued stain, Chacha tural tint, is perfect for adding a natural
Chacha tint is perfect for adding a natural looking ing pop of peach to cheeks and lips on the go While at both the Valentino and Dolce & Gabbana shows models were made up with subtle sweeps of coral across the lips and accents of pinkish-yellow on the cheekbones, at Peter Som, vibrant, almost orange eye shadow was worked right up into the brows. “Depending on how you wear it, peach can suit anyone,” says Potter-Dixon, who recommends lighter skin tones or those looking for a subtle take follow the delicate look at Dolce – while brave souls and
Fresh colour: a model backstage at the Dolce & Gabbana ss13 show
eks looking pop of peach to cheeks and lips on the go. Add a pea-sized amount of Bobbi Brown’s Tube Tint in tra new shade Air Kiss for an extra orgloss on the lips - and don’t forstget hands and feet. Essie’s bestart selling Peach Daiquiri and Tart ect Deco nail polishes are the perfect oe. shades to take the look top to toe. And do, since, according to the catwalks, this season we are all set to get peachy keen.
New Andy Warhol exhibit features artist as subject More than 30 years ago in the south of France, the camera switched its focus to the celebrity-obsessed artist Andy Warhol, who became the reluctant subject of a photo study that was then relegated to a storage cabinet fi led under ‘W’. Sometime last year, a friend of photographer Steve Wood happened upon the trove of 35mm slides and persuaded Wood that the “lost” images deserved their Warhol-allotted 15 minutes of fame. The resulting exhibition, Lost Then Found, opens on May 3 for 10 days in New York, and features unusual shots such as Warhol posing with a giant sunflower and backpack, or shown winking, with eyes closed and in close-up head shots.
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“These photographs reveal a different Warhol than most of us have ever witnessed,” said Christopher Bollen, editor of Interview magazine, which Warhol founded in 1969 and which is supporting the exhibition. “It’s a testament to the photographer and an opportunity to re-assess his bearing as one of the most influential artists of the last century,” Bollen said. The origins of the 1981 Deauville shoot were just as unlikely as its rediscovery. Warhol and Wood, a British Daily Express newspaper veteran of both war front lines and fashion shows, met through a mutual acquaintance - New York restaurateur Elaine Kaufman, proprietress of the celebrity haunt Elaine’s. Both photographer and
subject overcame initial reluctance, with Wood finding the light that had inspired the Impressionist painters a century earlier perfect for the private, wan Warhol, organisers of the exhibit said. The Pittsburgh-based Andy Warhol Foundation, which oversees the late artist’s canon, is also a partner on the exhibition. Warhol, who died in 1987 at age 58, was known for pop art paintings of iconic items such as a Campbell’s soup can and eye-catching portraits of celebrities, including Marilyn Monroe, Mick Jagger and Elvis Presley. He also dabbled in music and film making and his studio, the Factory, was home base for a generation of New York celebrities and hipsters.
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22 FASHION Skirt and shirt from House of Holland
It’s a spring clash-up Models backstage at Marni’s ss catwalk show
Forget matchy matchy and start mix and mis-matching. When it comes to pairing your prints this season anything really does go, says KAREN DACRE
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he summer of 2012 belonged to the jazzy trouser but as the balmy months of 2013 approach, this year our thoughts turn to the full-body, no-holds-barred jazzy ensemble. One look at the prints at work on this page should be ample evidence of this trend’s existence. Not convinced of its charms? You will be - I mean, look at how quickly you came around to the idea of printed trousers. After sniggering or - if you’re anything like my boyfriend, a man who gets all his best comedy material through watching me pull random items of clothing out of the wardrobe - yelping with glee at the sight of a pair of silk pyjama pants, last summer saw even the most fraidy cat fashion folk get on board with the technicoloured trouser trend. As a result, the printed trouser found its status elevated from butt of jokes to stand-out item of the season. They even made an appearance in the UK Parliament - full credit to Stella Creasy MP for that. This summer, then, the success of full-on print seems inevitable. In fact, it is the next logical step - a sort of grade five for print wearers. But don’t think this means you can
just fl ing on a shirt that boasts a matching motif to your favourite printed pants before heading for the door. This season’s print trends are more hardcore than that. Instead you must seek out an opposing yet equally vivacious print to that of your favourite printed trousers - and then you must wear them both at once.
The rules, my friends, are that there are none. Seek out your favourite printed pieces and go crazy The rules, my friends, are that there are none. Seek out your favourite printed pieces and go crazy. And not just with trousers and blouses but with skirts, sweaters and jackets. On the catwalk, Italian print baroness Consuelo Castiglioni teamed geometric and oversized check prints with breezy floral and block print accessories in her latest collection for Marni. Then Henry Holland - a renowned lover of print mash-ups - teamed neon tie-dye skirts with Oxford-style paint splashed shirts and polka-dot print jeans with flo-
ral sequin sweaters ahead of his last ast and spring/summer House of Holland show. int To become a master of print ith clashing, I suggest starting with h a a solid foundation - namely with kirt pair of trousers or a printed skirt s. J compatible with a host of prints. Crew are experts when it comes to ere printed cigarette trousers - try there fi rst if you’re happy to splash a bit of cash on a pair, otherwise look to ffer ASOS and Zara, both of which offer ses a strong selection of printed blouses and blazers this spring. ose Another good tip is to choose de. an item in a block or neutral shade. asA classic navy blazer in soft masear culine shape will remove the fear factor from a detailed trouser and sic blouse combination, while a classic white T-shirt will take the edge off ing a mismatching suit for spellbinding ell, effect. Who’s laughing now? Well, e. aside from my boyfriend of course.
Print power: Tshirt and metallic trousers from J Crew. Far right: ladybird blouse and trousers from Jaeger
Shoppers to try on items virtually A “magic mirror” is set to revolutionise online shopping by allowing consumers to try on clothes virtually using a personal avatar, developers have said. Engineers have created a prototype which enables users to form computer-generated representations of themselves to gain an impression of how items would look when worn. Shoppers could then browse websites with the model to fi nd garments that fit correctly or complement their skin tone. Developers believe the technology could benefit both customers and retailers by reducing the number of returns on clothes bought online. The prototype works with a camera which enables the avatar to mimic a shopper’s movements when standing in front of a computer screen. This allows the consumer to examine an item from all sides and decide if it fits correctly.
Developers hope the concept - dubbed the Magic Mirror - will eradicate problems associated with sizing which can differ significantly from one brand to another. The prototype avatars - from technology firm Intel - are created by inputting a series of measurements and would allow users to adjust hair colour and skin tone. Engineers envisage shoppers taking their models from shop to shop as they browse the internet. An Intel spokesman said: “This is likely to save money for both consumers and retailers. “It should mean fewer products are shipped to customers and then returned. “Retailers will be able to manage their inventory better while it could save on trips to the post office when items don’t fit.” Developers were unable to give any idea when the avatar would be brought out.
Magic Mirror will allow you to try clothes on online
SUNDAY MAIL• April 28, 2013
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Although 20 million people practise yoga many drop out each year reports NATASHA BAKER
BY ALEXANDER MCCOWAN
Poisonous plant used by ancient herders to ward off evil spells Name: Felonswort (Solanum dulcamara) Otherwise known as: Woody Nightshade Habitat: A poisonous, climbing perennial sub-shrub member of the Solanaceae, with fleshy, dark green stems containing spear-shaped leaves with classical violet-coloured flowers containing a yellow anther arranged in long, stalked terminals growing from the axils that mature into the characteristic bright scarlet ovoid fruits. Felonswort is found in moist woodland and waste areas in Europe. The plant is not as poisonous as its close relative Deadly Nightshade (Atropa belladonna), but the berries can prove fatal if consumed by children. What does it do: It was an early treatment for whitlows, known in medieval times as felons. Gerard writes ‘…the berries, applied to the joints of the fingers that are troubled by felons hath been found by divers country folk who are most troubled by the affliction, to be very successful for curing the same’. Theophrastus notes that ‘the juice of the berries
New app finds upcoming yoga classes wherever you are
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rom hatha to vinyasa and everything in between, a new app helps yoga lovers fi nd upcoming classes nearby. Om Finder, an iPhone app, detects a user’s location and shows yoga classes happening at studios around them, including time and directions. “The vision was to get more people on planet earth doing yoga,” said Nancy Richardson, vice president of digital and brand strategy at Vancouver-based yoga apparel company Lululemon. Classes can be found at nearly 7,000 studios in 63 countries worldwide and can be fi ltered by time and type, including hatha, power flow, vinyasa and hot yoga. “It offers lots of different options to try different classes, types of yoga, and experience different teachers,” Richardson said. Yogis can also keep up with the schedules of their favourite instructors. The app has over 30,000 instructor profi les, which include a schedule of their upcoming classes. According to Rachel Acheson, vice president of brand and community at Lululemon, the turnover for yoga is high. Although there are approximately 20 million people practising yoga, about 20 per cent drop out every year. “The new people to yoga every
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year is substantial,” said Acheson. “Finding your teacher is one of the biggest things that drives commitment to the practice.” Users can invite friends to join in on class by sending a text, tweet, email or Facebook message through the app, and keep track of the classes they’re headed to.
It is the first digital experience that the company has developed in-house, and is part of Lululemon’s push towards creating hyperlocal experiences for consumers The app launched last Thursday and by Saturday had been downloaded over 18,000 times. It secured the top spot in the Health and Fitness category on Apple’s App Store in Canada, and the third spot in the category in the US. It is the fi rst digital experience that the company has developed in-house, and is part of Lululemon’s push towards creating hyper-local experiences for consumers. “That connection with our guests
and studio partners is happening on a local level,” Richardson said. “Our digital strategy is people-fi rst. Our goal is to build authentic relationships with communities.” Although users can add a class to their schedule, which syncs with the calendar app, it is not yet possible to book or pay for a class within the app. “We’re waiting to see what guests want, and we’re not confident they’re going to want to book,” Richardson responded, adding that the company is actively monitoring feedback. The company will continue to monitor demand for other platforms, but the company’s customers are predominantly iPhone users, according to Richardson. A similar app called Mindbody Yoga is available for iPhone, created by Mindbody, the company that supplies the data about classes, studios and instructors used in Om Finder. It allows users to book and pay for classes if the studio supports that capability. It does not, however, provide the social features found in Om Finder, or information about instore classes. Another app called GoRecess, available on the web, allows users in the United States to fi nd and book fitness classes in their cities, including yoga, strength-training, dance martial arts and boot camp classes.
is good for those that have fallen from high places, and have thereby been bruised, for it will dissolve the congealed blood and heal the hurt places’. Linnaeus, who was at first skeptical regarding the plant’s efficacy, eventually spoke of it in the highest terms as a cure for rheumatism. Elizabethan physicians used it to treat scrofula and skin tumours. In the dark ages herders would hang wreaths of Felonswort around the necks of their animals to ward off evil spells and diseases. The plant contains saponin glycosides such as Dulcamarin and the alkaloid Solanine; this renders it stimulant, antifungal, anti-rheumatic, expectorant, diuretic and alterative. It is currently employed by herbalists and homeopaths to treat bronchitis, whooping cough, psoriasis, chronic eczema, gout, warts and topical tumours. Recent research indicates that the constituents of Felonswort can be used to make compound steroids. Not to be taken when pregnant or lactating. Next week’s dangerous plant
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24 BOOKS Back row (from left): Ned Beauman, 28, Sunjeev Sahota, 31, Benjamin Markovits, 39, Joanna Kavenna, 39, David Szalay, 38, Steven Hall, 37, Nadifa Mohamed, 31, Kamila Shamsie, 39. Front: Naomi Alderman, 39, Adam Thirlwell, 34, Xiaolu Guo, 39, Sarah Hall, 38, Adam Foulds, 38, Tahmima Anam, 37, Jenni Fagan, 35, Ross Raisin, 34, Evie Wyld, 32, Helen Oyeyemi, 28 and Taiye Selasi, 33. Inset: Zadie Smith, 37
PAPERBACKS By William Leith Sila’s Fortune By Fabrice Humbert
A swanky restaurant in the middle of Paris. The guests: an American couple with their son, a Russian couple and two young French guys. The American man is stuffing his face. The boy wanders away from the table. The waiter retrieves him and takes him back. The American stands up. He is full of fury. He smashes the waiter in the face, breaking his nose. The waiter disappears. Everything goes back to normal. Or, rather, not normal. Humbert tells us about the lives of all these people. How the waiter, an African, stowed away on a cargo ship. How the Russian became an oligarch. The American guy’s youthful injury. Great storytelling. Heft By Liz Moore
Arthur Opp is fat. More than that - he’s morbidly obese. He weighs 550lb and lives alone in a Brooklyn townhouse. He can’t even get up the stairs. Ever since his academic career ended, after he fell in love with one of his students, he’s locked himself away, eating gross quantities of comfort food. He’s pretty much killing himself, you think. Then he gets a call from the woman he fell in love with all that time ago. The author, Liz Moore, takes us into Arthur’s world brilliantly - she exposes his shame and self-hatred, his struggle to walk, the clutter and filth he lives in. And now he wants to get going again. But he’s too fat to clean his house. Merckx By William Fotheringham
Before Bradley Wiggins there was Lance Armstrong. Before Armstrong there was Eddy Merckx - possibly the greatest ever competitive cyclist. Competitive being the key word. Merckx, a Belgian, raced in a new way - he relentlessly attacked the opposition and knew exactly what to do to tire the other cyclists. He was a true obsessive. His wife, Claudine, worried about his silences. Was he grumpy? In fact, he was thinking about the last race, and the next race. He was at his peak in the late Sixties and early Seventies. His body began to lose its power when he was about 30. There was a famous doping scandal. He might have been set up.
Young, gifted and multicultural Last week’s party at the British Council’s offices in London for Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists 4 was so mobbed that many would-be celebrants, despite being invited, however distinguished, weren’t even allowed in. Now, a selection of these writers, all under 40 and nearly all previously very little known, are on an ambitious tour of launches around the UK. Then they’re off to market in the States… they could almost be rock stars, rather than writers whose books have so far mostly sold precious few copies. This once-in-a-decade nomination of 20 promising novelists still trades on the success of its first incarnation, back in 1983, under the editorship of the savvy cultural entrepreneur Bill Buford, who created Granta as a literary force from the remnants of a defunct Cambridge student journal. That first list still looks remarkably authoritative in retrospect, containing such names as Martin Amis, William Boyd, Kazuo Ishiguro, Salman Rushdie, Pat Barker, Ian Mc-Ewan and Graham Swift - and only a few who have failed to emerge as promised (Buchi Emecheta, Ursula Bentley). But it does need to be remembered that putting it together was no great sorcery, for most of these writers had by this time already published substantially and made their names - Amis had produced his fi rst four novels, McEwan two novels and two collections of short stories, for example. Lots of the list was self-selecting. Much the same could be said of the 1993 and 2003 versions. This year’s list is different. The only re-
As Granta announces its Best of Young British Novelists 4, DAVID SEXTON reports on a set of writers who have moved on from post-colonialism and are focusing instead on migrant workers ally well-known name it contains is that of Zadie Smith, who was also listed 10 years ago. For the first time, there are more women than men - and there is an unprecedented variety of backgrounds too. “There are three writers with African backgrounds; one who was born in China and began only recently to write in English; another brought up on her parents’ sugar-cane farm in New South Wales; one from Pakistan, another from Bangladesh, a third a second-generation Indian from Derbyshire,” notes current Granta editor John Freeman in his introduction to the 395-page new issue of the magazine presenting new work by each of these writers. The anthology that has resulted is highly readable and it gives a striking insight into a new generation of novelists. But, almost entirely, this is fiction that is novel in its subject matter more than in its form. The topic that leaps out is no longer post-colonialism in its by now familiar forms but quite specifically the harsh experience of the migrant worker. In Anwar Gets Everything, Tahmima Anam gives a vivid first-person account of the dreadful and dangerous working conditions of Bengali labourers building skyscrapers in Dubai.
In Europa, one of the best pieces here, David Szalay (Jewish, Hungarian, born in Canada) describes two Hungarian men bringing a 19year-old girl on an easyJet fl ight to London to work as a callgirl in West End hotels; the minder falls for his charge. In Interim Zone, Xiaolu Guo portrays the life of a refugee, learning French and reading Vasily Grossman’s Life and Fate in a camp in Lausanne, while he comes to terms with exile from vals, SunChina. In Arrivals, es a grimjeev Sahota gives icture of ly convincing picture nts from illegal immigrants d, again India in Sheffield, al buildworking as casual ing labourers, living in mazed by poverty and amazed the snow. Other storiess take us into unfamil-iar societies. In Driver by Taiye Selasi, a chauffeur in Accra struggles to understand the Westernised family of hiss y boss; in Filsan by d, Nadifa Mohamed, an a Somali woman working as a military secretary in
Hargeisa finds herself accidentally involved in a shooting. There’s a funny, light-hearted story by Naomi Alderman about the Prophet Elijah suddenly coming, in his fiery chariot, to stay with an ordinary Jewish family in Hendon, causing upset - and in Tomorrow, Joanna Kavenna has written a sour story about failing to get on to the property ladder and ending up in a council bedsit on Victoria Park. Ned Beauman writes about a young, gay Chinese drug-dealer having an affair with an American management consultant; Kamila Shamsie tackles Indian troops in the trenches of WWI. Zadie Smith’s contribution is a highly polished story about the awkward friendship between a little white boy and a black girl in Greenwich g in the 60s. Ross Raisin Village t anthology with a rounds off the Ballardian scene of eco-apocalypse in an unnamed town destroyed by a flood, straight dr after a drought. All of this fiction is enteran much of it reports taining and unfamilia territory but little on unfamiliar offers any formal innovation. Criticisi Criticising his own work, JM Coetzee said: “Nowh where do you get a fe feeling of a writer d deforming his med dium in order to say w what has never been said before, which is to me the mark of great writing.” That tough verdict is much truer of this sampling of younger no novelists than it is of his work.
Everything’s come up Rosie for genetics worker By David Sexton Graeme Simsion is a 56-year-old Australian IT consultant who began writing The Rosie Project as an assignment on a screenwriting course. He turned it into a novel in just a month and sold it to a local publisher who sent out copies in advance of the Frankfurt Book Fair last year, where publishers from around the world snapped it up. The Rosie Project has a simple pitch. Its hero and narrator, Don Tillman, is a 39-year-old Aussie geneticist, tall, intelligent and fit but pretty far along the
Asperger’s spectrum, obsessed with routines, without any sense of what other people are feeling and only the most rudimentary grasp of his own emotions. Don has never had a girlfriend, which he perceives as a problem. So he launches The Wife Project. To fi nd the right woman he devises an extensive questionnaire leading ideaal to the perfect partner, or a manageable shortlist of candidates. So Don thinks. The Wife Project doesn’t prosper, you won’t be surprised to hear. But Don does meet twentysomething Rosie. She’s lovely, if he only could see it.
So here’s a classic romcom plot: the right one’s right there but our hero is blind to it. Rosie is trying to identify her biological father, whom she has never known. As a geneticist, Don is in the perfect position to help. The Rosie Project is a swift, amusing read, Don’s mixture of absolute directness and emotional incomprehension providing lots of laughs. So there we have it. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time crossed with a standard romcom plot. It’s odd that nobody thought of raising this hybrid before.
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Horoscope
BY SALLY BROMPTON
ARIES Like everyone you have responsibilities and like everyone you sometimes wonder what it would be like to leave them behind. That thought will pass through your mind this week March 21 - April 20 but if you’re wise you won’t take it seriously. The way to lessen responsibilities is to fulfil them.
Small Wars, Far Away Places: The Genesis of the Modern World, 1945-65
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Don’t expect relationships to run smoothly this week – whatever you do and whatever you say, someone is sure to take offence. With that in mind, don’t bother about being nice to people who may not deserve it – give as good as you get. However, because both the Sun in your sign and April 21 - May 21 feisty Mars are opposing Saturn, planet of limitation, this is a great time for getting negative feelings off your chest.
GEMINI You will be under no illusions about what needs to be done this week. Hopefully, you will also realise there are no shortcuts, that whatever you are working on demands your May 22 - June 21 full and undivided attention and your very best efforts. The rewards could be considerable.
Collapsing empires and the Cold War The date is Christmas 1952; the place Government House in Nairobi, Kenya. The British governor is throwing a party. The guests include the Hollywood stars Clark Gable, Grace Kelly and Ava Gardner, who are in Africa to fi lm the movie Mogambo, and to round off a glittering evening Gardner’s husband Frank Sinatra sings White Christmas. A casual observer might be forgiven for thinking that all is well in Kenya, the land of pink gins on the verandah as the African sun goes down. And yet, out in the highlands, Mau Mau fighters and British colonial troops are fighting a savage little war. A few weeks earlier, after the Mau Mau had killed a white couple on their farm, angry white settlers had besieged Government House. Glimpsing the visiting Sultan of Zanzibar on the balcony, one woman screamed: “There, there, they’ve given the house over to the fuck-
The birth of the new world order makes for fascinating reading says DOMINIC SANDBROOK ing niggers, the bloody bastards!” In Britain the 1950s and 1960s are often thought of as lazy, laid-back, peaceful decades. But as Michael Burleigh’s terrific new book points out, this was the age of the retreat from empire and the onset of the Cold War. Across much of the globe, the Second World War had broken the back of the old colonial empires. What followed, though, was a brutal and bloody contest for control. In Malaya, British conscripts kept scorecards of communist casualties, with a hundred kills logged as a “century”. In Algeria young women bombers brought carnage to European-owned restaurants and cafés. In the Congo, Belgian officers looked on calmly as the Left-
wing nationalist Patrice Lumumba was tortured, shot and dissolved in acid. And in Kenyan concentration camps, writes Burleigh, inmates were “dehumanised and randomly brutalised (or just murdered) by men over whom the colony’s authorities exercised no control whatsoever”. As Burleigh sees it, this was a pivotal moment in recent world history. It broke the illusion of European superiority, brought dozens of new nations into existence and confirmed the transfer of power from London and Paris to Washington DC, the “World Capital on the Potomac”. Perhaps above all, Burleigh’s caustic narrative is a reminder of the false allure of political utopianism and the perils of imperial hu-
bris. In newly independent Algeria, for example, the promise of freedom soon curdled into repression, with “dogmatism and violence” becoming the norm. And in Washington, where US politicians watched the collapse of European empires with a combination of anxiety and excitement, few lessons were learned. The book ends on a grim note, with the Americans throwing men and money into Vietnam. “Goddamn it, George, you and Fulbright and all you history teachers,” President Lyndon Johnson told Senator George McGovern when McGovern warned him not to get involved. “I haven’t got time to fuck around with history. I’ve got boys on the line. I can’t be worried about history when there are boys out there who might die before morning.” Alas for Johnson and all those American boys, history had a sting in the tail.
Kuwaiti wins Arabic book prize for tale of foreign workers Kuwaiti author Saud Alsanousi has won the 2013 International Prize for Arabic Fiction for his portrayal of the lives of foreign workers in Gulf countries in The Bamboo Stalk. The 31-year-old Alsanousi became the youngest winner in the $50,000-prize’s six-year history for the story seen through the eyes of Issa, the son of a Kuwaiti father and a Filipina mother. “All the judges agreed on the superior quality of this novel, both artistically and also in terms of its
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social and humanitarian content,” the panel’s chair Egyptian writer Galal Amin said. On returning to his father’s homeland as an adult, Issa fi nds himself in a difficult position. Rather than the mythical country his mother has described to him, he discovers he is caught between the natural, biological ties he shares with his father’s family and the prejudices of a traditional society, which views a child of Kuwaiti-Filipina heritage as socially
unacceptable. Alsanousi beat five other fi nalists for the prize. Each fi nalist, including the winner, will receive $10,000. The other fi nalists were Iraqi Sinan Antoon for Hail Mary, Tunisian Houcine El Oued for His Excellency the Minister, Lebanese author Jana Elhassan for Me, She and the Other Women, Saudi Mohammed Hasan Alwan for The Beaver and Egyptian Ibrahim Issa for Our Master.
CANCER You may find it intensely annoying that just as you finish something you’ve been working on for weeks a colleague decides it should be done a different way. You could say something pointed but it won’t do much good. Instead, bite June 22 - July 22 your tongue and start all over again.
LEO You can take great strides in your work and career this week. Not only is the Sun, your ruler, focussing on your social and professional reputation but it makes an excellent aspect to Pluto, planet of power, so employers and other Very July 23 - Aug 23 Important People will be on your side.
VIRGO
Aug 24 - Sep 23
Whatever is going wrong in your life may seem important but only because you are focussing on it to the exclusion of all else. Life is full of ups and downs: you can’t expect everything to run smoothly. However, the down phase will end quicker if you look as if you expect it to.
LIBRA
Sept 24 -Oct 23
The pressure will be on this week but nothing you cannot handle so don’t worry that you won’t be up to the job. On the contrary, you will make such a success of what you are doing that you’ll be showered with praise, even by those who have openly doubted your abilities.
SCORPIO There seem to be a lot of changes going on around you at the moment and, to say the least, some are a bit worrying. But the planets indicate that no matter how great the upOct 24 - Nov 22 heavals, you have nothing to fear and much to look forward to. It’s time to let go of the past.
SAGITTARIUS
Nov 23 - Dec 21
Don’t get bogged down in details just because no one else is willing to do the chores. You’ve done more than your share and if a project fails it will be because others didn’t pull their weight. Spend some time alone this week: your energy levels will need restoring.
CAPRICORN
Dec 22 - Jan 20
Romantically and creatively the sky is the limit. Pluto in your sign will give you supreme self-confidence, to the extent that you truly believe that anything is possible. At other times that kind of attitude might lead to disaster but now it will lead only to success, and plenty of it.
AQUARIUS
Jan 21 - Feb 19
Something pretty dramatic will happen this week - either to you directly or to others in a way that affects you as well. There’ll be good news and bad news but the really good news is that if you keep your wits about you even the bad news can be turned in your favour.
PISCES Your beliefs and opinions will come under fire this week and you’ll have to fight quite hard to protect them – assuming, of course, that they’re worth protecting. If you’re still Feb 20 - March 20 promoting ideas that went out of fashion some years ago it might be time to bring yourself up to date.
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Global Russia business meeting All the current issues facing both Russia sia ess and Cyprus, as an international business cent centre, were examined during the recent Global Russia Business Meeting 2013, held in Limassol. se In addition to Cyprus and Russia, those taking part came from 40 countries. nThose participating expressed the conviction that Russian businesses wouldd spite continue their activities in Cyprus despite some of them being affected by the nd haircut, firm in the belief that the island will swiftly recover from the crisis.
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A MINUTE WITH...
Barrie Rowe Founder of the big band sound Echoes of Swing who will be on the island in May for a series of concerts Where do you live? I have a place in Cyprus and, like many other people, really love my time there. The place I call home is on an island in the middle of the Thames, outside London
Best childhood memory? Sea Fishing
Most frequented restaurant and absolute favourite dish? Italian at Meicos. The Thames Valley is full of the new breed of ‘gastropubs’ owned by so-called celebrities; I’m not a great fan of those.
What food would you really turn your nose up to?
Their ages range from 25 to 70 and, for me, they must have both that essential musical quality and also, the equally important ability to ‘fit’ with the group of 15 other musicians and two singers.
I think I’d really turn my nose up at Mongolian.
What did you have for breakfast? As I write this on my way back to UK, I’ve just refused an in-fl ight ‘breakfast box’, only one degree better than a leather airline omelette. When you read this, my Sunday breakfast will be my favourite eggs and bacon
Would you class yourself as a day or night nig person? What’s your ideal day/night? Day perso person. My idea of the perfect night/day out is a Big Band Event… there is SO S much music to choose from. For our tour of Cyprus in May, we’ve chosen cho works from The Great American Songbook, which lists the best, most important and influential American popular songs of the 20th century, p principally from Broadway and musical musi theatre, together with Hollywo Hollywood musical fi lms from the 1920s to 1960.
What is always in your fridge? Ham and cheese
Some like it hot: Marilyn Monroe in the classic film
Best bo book ever read: Flashm Flashman! What I liked most about it was the sheer adventure. Ther were in fact 12 Flashman There nove novels as written by George MacD MacDonald Fraser (1925–2008). Fra Fraser gave Flashman a life lifespan from 1822 to 1915, a pe period full of swashbuckling e events and international ex-
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Favourite film of all? Some like it hot, an American romantic comedy released in 1959. It was directed by the famous Billy Wilder and had a fantastic cast headed by the legendary Marilyn Monroe with Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and George Raft. A real old classic!
Favourite holiday destination? Goa, India’s smallest state, on the West coast. It’s famous for world heritage architecture, places of worship – it was formerly a Portuguese colony – and fabulous beaches. What I most like is you can still fi nd isolated, unspoilt places to enjoy.
I have it now… my hideaway island retreat on the Thames. I don’t envisage moving!
If you could pick anyone at all (alive or dead) to go out for the evening with, who would it be? Jack Sheldon (born 1931), an American West Coast jazz trumpeter. He developed a warm, dark sound used to excellent effect on fi lm soundtracks such as his solo on The Shadow of your Smile from the 1965 fi lm The Sandpiper. He’s the complete musician and orator.
If the world is ending in 24 hours what would you do? Get drunk
What music are you listening to in the car at the moment? Big Band players! Recently I’ve been listening to recordings submitted by professional musicians who’ve applied to be in this year’s Cyprus tour.
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Agapimeni Haritini Moses The Lawgiver
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The Bible Mini-series featuring dramatic accounts of the stories of the Bible.
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News Oso Iparhei Agapi (rpt) Ekptotos Angelos (rpt) To Kleidi Tou Paradeisou (rpt) To Paihnidi Tis Signomis (rpt) News (rpt) Deal (rpt)
Boukia Kai Syhorio (rpt) FILM: The Bridge On The River Kwai A British colonel in a Japanese PoW camp is ordered to build a railway bridge over a river. Oscar-winning World War II drama, with Alec Guinness. 1957.
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FILM: Living Proof A doctor battles bureaucracy to get his revolutionary lifesaving drug for breast cancer approved for use. Fact-based drama, starring Harry Connick Jr. 2008.
News The Passion Biblical drama, part 5 of 6.
10.30 11.10 12.00 12.45
Cooking show focusing on desserts, hosted by famed pastry chef Stelios Parliaros.
Biblical drama, part 5 of 6.
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Musical Programme News Kids’ TV Glykes Alhimeies (rpt)
SIGMA
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Yia Sena News Yia Sena Church Service News FILM: Lawrence Of Arabia Oscar-winning epic, starring Peter O’Toole and Omar Sharif. 1962. See Pick Of The Day.
00.20 01.45 02.30 04.30 05.40
News Protagonistes Yia Sena Musical Programme Ayioi Topoi
Vasiliki (rpt) Mila Mou (rpt) I Kouzina Tis Mamas (rpt) Bible: Paul Of Tarsus Chief persecutor of Jews Saul sets out on the road to Damascus, where he finds his life undergoes a series of changes. Biblical drama, starring Johannes Brandrup. 2000.
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18.40 20.20 21.20
PLUS TV 06.00 06.30 07.05 07.30 10.40 12.30 13.50 16.20
A house dog is abducted and brought to the north as a sled dog. Adventure, starring Charlton Heston and Michèle Mercier. 1972.
The Cooking (rpt) Mother Teresa Of Calcuta Biography, starring Olivia Hussey. 2003. Part 1 of 2. With News at 18.00.
17.30
Pame Paketo (rpt) News FILM: Ben-Hur
19.10 21.00
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News Samson And Delilah
Church Service FILM: The Color Purple A black woman is separated from her children and is treated like a slave by her brutish new husband on a farm in rural Georgia. Drama, starring Whoopi Goldberg and Danny Glover. 1985.
FILM: Solomon And Sheba Retelling of the famous adversaries who clash over a conspiracy to control Israel, but ultimately become lovers. Biblical drama, starring Yul Brynner. 1959.
FILM: Hercules No further details supplied.
Oscar-winning epic, starring Charlton Heston. 1959. Part 2 of 2.
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Proskinima Sto Pentadaktilo Minima Apo To Livano Gevseis Paradosis Kids Hairo Poli (rpt) Star News Kids’ TV FILM: Call Of The Wild
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FILM: Hercules No further details supplied.
01.30 02.20 03.20
LTV Sports News Star News Repeats
Biblical drama. 1996. 996. Part 2 of 2.
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Kouzina Me Apopsi Remington Steele (rpt) Milagros Kids’ TV Kalitera En Ginetai Sabrina, To Koritsi Tis Agapis FILM: Pontius Pilate Story of the Roman governor, his wife and the days surrounding his judgment of Jesus. Biblical drama, starring Basil Rathbone. 1962. With News at 18.30.
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News Sports Time O Anthropos Tis Thalassas FILM: Noah’s Arc No further details supplied.
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FILM: The Informant An IRA member is persuaded to provide the police with information on the organisation - a decision that has devastating consequences. Drama, starring Timothy Dalton. 1997.
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FILM: Passion Of Mind A New York literary agent appears to have it all but is haunted by dreams of living another life. Romantic drama, starring Demi Moore. 2000.
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Imperium: Angustus ustus The First Emperor eror
A Secret Service agent must rescue the vice president from rebel forces on a Pacific island. Action, starring David Millbern. 2006.
Biblical drama. 2003. 003. Part 2 of 2.
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Puss in Boots (Novacinema4, 21.00)
01:10 Silk 02:05 The Weakest Link 02:50 EastEnders 03:20 Doctors 03:50 The Diamond Queen 04:45 Watson & Oliver 05:15 Getting On 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 Fimbles 08:15 Garth And Bev 08:25 Tweenies 08:45 The Green Balloon Club 09:10 Fimbles 09:30 My Family 10:00 Keeping Up Appearances 10:30 The Weakest Link 11:15 EastEnders 11:45 Doctors 12:15 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 World of Stonehenge 22:50 Lead Balloon 23:20 Watson & Oliver 23:50 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 00:35 Bedlam
07:00 Sunrise Earth 07:55 Inside West Coast Customs 08:40 Chasing Classic Cars 09:30 Before We Ruled The Earth 10:15 The Reinventors 11:05 Deadliest Catch 11:50 How Do They Do It? 12:15 Alps From Above 13:05 Prehis-
toric 13:50 The Aviators 14:35 Secret Mediterranean 15:25 Before We Ruled The Earth 16:10 Mythbusters 17:00 Unchained Reaction 17:50 Meteorite Men 18:40 The Aviators 19:30 Ultimate Journeys 20:20 The Reinventors 21:10 Before We Ruled The Earth 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 The Aviators 04:05 The Aviators 04:30 Before We Ruled The Earth 05:20 Ultimate Journeys 06:10 The Reinventors
09:30 Fia World Touring Car Championship: Fia Wtcc Mag 10:00 Cycling: 4 Jours De Dunkerque 11:00 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 15:00 Tennis: Wta Tournament Portugal 16:30 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 19:30 Tennis: Atp Tournament Portugal 20:30 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 00:00 Cycling: 4 Jours De Dunkerque 01:15 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom
05:30 How I Met Your Mother
06:15 Criminal Minds 07:00 The Glades 07:45 The Simpsons 08:10 Bob’s Burgers 08:35 Rules Of Engagement 09:25 How I Met Your Mother 10:15 Criminal Minds 11:00 The Glades 11:45 The Simpsons 12:10 Bob’s Burgers 12:35 Rules Of Engagement 13:25 How I Met Your Mother 14:15 White Collar 15:00 The Glades 15:45 The Simpsons 16:10 Bob’s Burgers 16:35 Rules Of Engagement 17:25 How I Met Your Mother 18:15 Criminal Minds 19:00 The Glades 19:50 The Simpsons 20:15 Bob’s Burgers 20:40 Rules Of Engagement 21:30 White Collar 23:10 Criminal Minds 23:55 American Horror Story 2: Asylum 00:40 Wilfred 01:05 The Cleveland Show 01:30 The League 01:55 Traffic Light 02:20 Criminal Minds 03:05 The Glades 03:50 The Simpsons 04:15 Bob’s Burgers 04:40 Lost
07:30 Secret Garden, The 09:30 Sammy’s Adventures: The Secret Passage 11:15 Pleasantville 13:30 Fair Game 15:30 Hollywood Buzz 16:00 Eat Pray Love 18:30 Seven Minutes In Heaven 20:00 LTV Sports News 21:00 Pina 23:00 Rabbit Hole 00:45 Underbelly Files - Tell Them Lucifer Was Here 02:30 Mercy 04:00 Hollywood Buzz 04:30 Dangerous Liaisons 06:30 LTV Sports News
07:00 Kids TV 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 Best Classic Premier League Games 21:30 A’ Division Cyprus Championship 2012-13 23:30 Barclays Premier League Preview 00:00 La Liga Show 2012-13 00:30 Best Premier League Games 01:00 Barclays Premier League Review 02:00 La Liga Review 2012-13 03:00 Makeover: Hunt Dog Edition 03:30 Jeep World Of Adventure Sports 04:30 Planet Speed 05:00 Nba 2012-13
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 Southland 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 Borgias 03:00 Closer 03:45 Big Bang Theory 04:10 2 Broke Girls 05:00 Southland 05:45 C.S.I. Miami 06:30 Gossip Girl
08:15 Fools Rush In 10:15 Just Go With It 12:15 Scooby-Doo 2: Monin Peosters Unleashed 14:00 Rain ple, The 15:45 Not With Myy Wife, You Don’t! 18:00 Black Beauty p In The 19:30 Action Zone 20:00 Up er Tailor Air 22:00 50/50 00:00 Tinker al & AcSoldier Spy 02:15 Unnatural ulevard cidental 04:00 London Boulevard 06:00 Chain Of Fools
05:40 Walk The Line 07:55 Mrs. Doubtfire 10:00 Mad On Novacinema 10:40 Adikos Kosmos 12:35 Sister 14:20 Hollywood Buzz 15:00 Kate And Leopold 17:00 The Big Year 18:40 Cine News 19:00 The Stone Angel 21:00 Ncis X 22:00 Chicken With Plums 23:40 $5 A Day 01:20 Farewell, My Queen 03:00 Cine News 03:35 High Crimes
06:05 Good Morning Vietnam 08:05 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 10:10 Lady From Shanghai 11:40 A Little Bit Of Heaven 13:30 What A Way To Go 17:20 Action Zone 17:55 Margin Call 22:00 One Day 23:55 I Am Legend 01:40 Kingdom Of Heaven 04:05 Brake
18:50 Captain America: The First
Avenger 21:00 Man On A Ledge 22:50 Trespass 00:25 Killer Elite 02:20 Jennifer Eight 04:25 The New Protocol
19:15 Happythankyoumoreplease 21:00 Puss In Boots 22:40 A Distant Neighborhood 00:25 There Will Be Blood 03:00 The Emperor’s Club 04:50 Confucius
01:30 Pinks All Out Sonoma 02:30 NHL: Playoffs Date & Time Tentative LIVE 16:00 European Tour Volvo China Open 19:30 NHL: Playoffs Date & Time Tentative 22:00 MLB: Baltimore Orioles At Los Angeles Angels 01:00 Sports Unlimited 2:00 NHL: Playoffs Date & Time Tentative LIVE
06:00 Only Hits 8:00 MTV Gree GreekLips 9:00 MTV Hollywood Heig Heights 10:00 MTV Plain Jane (Com (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 R Time Rush 14:30 MTV Victorious 15:00 MTV Hollywood Heights M 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
06.00 Clock 07.40 Cheyenne Autumn 10.10 Day Of The Evil Gun 11.45 American in Paris 13.35 Public Enemy 15.00 Naked Spur 16.30 Bad Day At Black Rock 17.55 Ask Any Girl 19.30 House Of Wax 21.00 Our Mother’s House 22.45 It! 00.25 Our Mother’s House 02.10 It! 03.45 Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 05.20 TCM Presents Under the Influence: Bill Murray
By Preston Wilder
Lawrence of Arabia (Mega, 21.50) It’s Good Friday, and a very good Friday for fans of director David Lean, studies of eccentric masculinity and intelligent epics in general. Lean’s two Oscars came for The Bridge on the River Kwai and Lawrence of Arabia - and they’re both showing on Mega today, with the caveats that (a) they’re bound to be broken up with ads and trailers, and (b) they’re bound to start late, assuming they don’t get replaced with something else at the last moment. Caveats aside, we can’t ignore Lawrence - a great film but an oddly perverse one, a lavish epic with an enigmatic hero, a sharply intelligent biography that nonetheless makes no claim to understand its hero. He’s T.E. Lawrence, a Briton
fighting with the Arabs during WW1 - and he’s played by Peter O’Toole at his most charismatic, Lean adding his own stamp to the proceedings with famous details like the rider appearing, mirage-like, out of the desert. A classic, albeit best experienced without the ads and trailers. Winner of seven Oscars in 1962.
Chicken With Plums (Novacinema1, 22.00) It’s a mystery why this film is so chirpy when the story it tells is so sad. Mathieu Amalric is a famous musician, Maria de Medeiros (in a very thankless role) the nagging wife who loves him but has never been loved in return. She breaks his beloved violin during an argu-
Chicken with Plums
ment, so he decides to lie down and wait for death to take him; this takes about a week, during which we get flashbacks to his (mostly frustrating) life and lots of cartoonish, magical-realist tricks, from a broad slapstick glimpse of white-trash America to an animated riff on ‘Appointment in Samarra’. Some of it is imaginative, even funny - yet the underlying plot is so grim that the tricks feel like evasion techniques trying to sweeten the pill, and the guaranteed-tearjerker climax (featuring a girl called Irane who was always our hero’s great love, her memory haunting his exile) ends up feeling like just another trick. Tonally shaky and a bit misjudged; still among the more acclaimed European films of its year. In French. Made in 2011.
SundayMail Mars Attacks! Little green men zap an all star cast
Being Flynn Robert De Niro gives acting a go
Tuesday, LTV3, 8pm
Saturday, NovaCinema1, 10pm
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21 Jump Street Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill as cops who go back to high school Sunday, 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 12.00
Ekklisia Tis Kyprou (rpt) Apo Mera Se Mera
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Entehnos Local cultural show.
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Mazi Sto CyBC Local talk-show.
18.00 18.15
News Kaftes Piperies Live local cookery programme.
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News Vimata Stin Ammo Third season of local period drama, based on true events.
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Anamnisis Kypriou Code Europe Local investigative show.
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News Entehnos (rpt) I Litrosi (rpt) Vimata Stin Ammo (rpt) Mazi Sto CyBC (rpt) Code Europe (rpt) Kaftes Piperies (rpt) Vimata Stin Ammo (rpt)
Greek version of show where amateur chefs each stage a dinner party to find who will be crowned the winning host.
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Megastructures
News In English News In Turkish Church Service Futuris FILM: Sampson And Delilah
Brothers & Sisters (rpt) Fourth season. ‘Freeluc.com’. Luc is saved from deportation at the last minute, but Kitty’s campaign comes under attack when reports suggest she helped him stay in the country. Nora prevents Dennis from seeing the children, and Holly reveals to Rebecca that she has lost all her money.
Religious documentary series.
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Cecil B DeMille’s lavish Oscar-winning version of the biblical story, about the feuding Old Testament couple. Starring Victor Mature and Hedy Lamarr. 1949.
I Litrosi Two part period drama, set during the EOKA struggle in the 50s.
20.00 21.15
Kids’ TV Kati Psinetai (rpt)
Discovery documentary series looking at the making of the greatest structures and machines ever created.
Current affairs show.
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ANTENNA
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Classical Masterpieces: Mozart Repeats
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Fila To Vatraho Sou (rpt) Max Adventures (rpt) Einai Stigmes (rpt) Pansellinos (rpt) Tis Agapis Mahairia Gamos Me Ta Ola Tou (rpt) News Mera Mesimeri (rpt) Konstantinou Kai Elenis (rpt) Tha Vreis To Daskalo Sou (rpt) Ergazomeni Gynaika Oneiropagida (rpt) Yia Tin Agapi Sou With News at 18.00.
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Aiyia Fuxia (rpt) Moses The Lawgiver The Israelites endure years of enslavement by the Egyptians until Moses receives a divine command to free his people. Part 1 of 6.
20.15 21.25
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The Bible
Retire News Max Adventures Master Chef (rpt) 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 19.00 20.40 21.40
Klemmena Oneira (rpt) Proino Mou Enimerosi Tora Eheis Meson Yia Sena News Erastis Ditikon Proastion (rpt) Church Service News Klemmena Oneira Greek drama series.
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SIGMA 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 23.20 23.30
Me Ta Panetelonia Kato
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FILM: Radio Flyer Two brothers try to escape their abusive alcoholic stepfather. Emotional family drama, starring Elijah Wood and Adam Baldwin. 1992.
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News Yia Sena (rpt) Enimerosi Tora Proino Mou (rpt)
01.05 02.00
Mini-series featuring dramatic accounts of the stories of the Bible.
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Replay News Sports News Radio Arvila Repeats
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 Oikogeneiakes Istories News FILM: The Apocalypse Ageing apostle John who struggles to save Christianity from extinction while held captive by the Romans, and enlists a woman’s help to spread the word of God. Biblical drama, starring Richard Harris. 2002.
Greek comedy series.
News The Passion During a rural representation of The Passion of Christ, a young actor and a married costume designer start a romance. Part 1 of 6.
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MEGA
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PLUS TV 06.45 07.20 11.40 12.30 13.00 15.30 17.00 17.50
Exelixeis Sti Showbiz Kids’ TV Berdema (rpt) Star News Mesimeriani Meleti Kid’s TV Berdema Fotis - Maria Live Entertainment magazine featuring segments on cooking, health, fashion, lifestyle issues and more.
19.40 21.15 22.00
Mila Exelixeis Sti Showbiz Human Target First season of American action drama. ‘Rewind’. Chance and Winston run into difficulties as they try to protect a client they have never met from an assassin in the tight confines of a plane in flight.
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The biblical son of Jacob escapes from treachery and slavery to deliver his people from famine. Biblical drama, starring Ben Kingsley. 1995.Part 1 of 2.
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Se Fonto Kokkino (rpt) Eleni (rpt)
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Nistikoi Praktores (rpt) Cooking show, with helpful tips on eating well and nutrition.
LTV Sports News Star News Repeats
Kids’ TV Kallitera En Ginetai (rpt) Akti Oneiron (rpt) Kouzina Me Apopsi Sto Mati Tou Kiklona (rpt) Milagros Kids’ TV Top Models Kallitera En Ginetai Sabrina, To Koritsi Tis Agapis Latin American telenovela.
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Akti Oneiron News So Mati Tou Kiklona News Sports Time Capital Sports FILM: Soraya Biopic of Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari, the second wife of the last Shah of Iran, who was overthrown in the 1979’s Islamic Revolution. Starring Anna Valle. 2003.
Supernatural Sixth season. ‘And Then There Were None’. Sam and Dean investigate two murderers found with the same black substance in their ears and are led to Eve - the mother of all supernatural creaturese.
Dekati Entoli (rpt) FILM: Joseph
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FILM: The Maharaja’s Daughter No further details supplied.
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FILM: The China Syndrome The company controlling a nuclear plant tries to cover up a potentially horrific disaster before the story leaks and is broadcast. Thriller, starring Michael Douglas and Jane Fonda. 1979.
Sucker Punch (LTV3, 16.00)
01:20 Only Fools and Horses 01:50 Lark Rise To Candleford 02:40 Watson & Oliver 03:15 The Weakest Link 04:00 One Foot In The Grave 04:35 Only Fools and Horses 05:05 Lark Rise To Candleford 06:00 Watson & Oliver 06:30 As Time Goes By 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 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 Monarch Of The Glen 15:10 Lead Balloon 15:40 Walk on the Wild Side 16:05 Doctors 16:35 Casualty 17:25 Incredible Journeys With Steve Leonard 18:15 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 Pyros 08:40 Risk Takers 09:30 Mekong: Soul Of A River 10:15 The Reinventors 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: Norway 15:25 Mekong:
Soul Of A River 16:10 Mythbusters 17:00 Mega World 17:50 Extreme Engineering 18:40 Cafe Racer 19:30 Secret Mediterranean 20:20 The Reinventors 21:10 Mekong: Soul Of A River 22:00 Mega World 22:50 Extreme Engineering 23:40 Deadliest Catch 00:30 The Reinventors 01:15 Mythbusters 02:05 Mega World 02:50 Extreme Engineering 03:40 Cafe Racer 04:30 Mekong: Soul Of A River 05:20 Secret Mediterranean 06:10 The Reinventors
09:30 Motorsports: Motorsports Weekend Magazine 09:45 Fia World Touring Car Championship: Round In Slovakia 10:45 Superbike: World Championship Netherlands 12:30 Tennis: Mats Point 13:00 Tennis: Atp Tournament Portugal 15:00 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 18:00 Tennis: Mats Point 18:30 Football: Eurogoals 19:15 Tennis: Atp Tournament Portugal 21:00 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 00:00 All Sports: Watts 00:15 Football: Eurogoals 00:45 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom
05:40 Desperate Housewives 7 06:25 Bones 07:10 Raising Hope 07:35 Friends With Benefits 08:00
Grey’s Anatomy 5 08:45 Jamie’s Ministry Of Food 09:40 Desperate Housewives 7 10:25 Bones 11:10 Raising Hope 2 11:35 Friends With Benefits 12:00 Once Upon A Time 2 12:50 Revenge 2 13:40 Grey’s Anatomy 5 14:30 Donna Hay: Fast, Fresh, Simple 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 Once Upon A Time 21:50 Revenge 2 22:40 Raising Hope 2 23:05 Friends With Benefits 23:30 Once Upon A Time 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 5 04:50 Make It Or Break It
07:30 Love Don’t Cost A Thing 09:30 Lionheart 11:15 Carnage 12:45 Free Willy 14:40 Cash 16:30 Chain Of Fools 18:15 Underbelly Files - Infiltration 20:00 LTV Sports News 21:00 I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell 23:00 World According To Garp 01:20 Without A Paddle: Nature’s Calling 03:00 Prey 04:45 Grumpy Old Men 06:30 LTV Sports News (E)
07:00 Kids TV 15:45 Justice League
Two And A Half Men 04:10 2 Broke Girls 05:00 Hawaii Five-0 05:45 Ncis: Los Angeles 06:30 Gossip Girl
Unlimited 16:10 Legion Of Super Heroes 16:35 Young Justice 17:00 2009 Women’s Pro Billiards Tour 18:00 Auto Auction Shows 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 2009 Women’s Pro Billiards Tour 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 18:10 Ncis: Los Angeles 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 Another Year 02:15 Roommate 03:45
08:00 Goodbye Girl (1977) 10:00 Arrangement 12:10 Imagine That 14:00 Corporate Affairs 16:00 Sucker Punch 18:00 Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! 19:10 Tom & Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers 20:25 Rabbit Hole 22:00 Safe Passage 00:05 Daring! TV 04:05 Space Cowboys 06:15 Extract
05:15 Hemingway & Gellhorn 07:50 The Hit List 09:25 Cine News 09:45 A Thousand Words 11:20 Hollywood Buzz 11:55 The Big Year 13:40 My Future Boyfriend 15:00 The Vow 16:50 Films And Stars 17:35 Zookeeper 19:30 In Darkness 22:00 The Women On The 6th Floor 23:55 The Following 00:55 Once Fallen 02:30 Paranormal Activity 3 04:00 Magic Mike
05:05 Seeking Justice 06:50 Bad Teacher 08:25 Two Mules For Sister Sara 10:20 Pay It Forward 12:25 Music Of The Heart 16:30 A Thousand Acres 18:25 Cheri 20:05 The Deep End Of The Ocean 22:00 Kill Bill: Vol.1 02:15 Hide And Seek 03:55 Cine News 04:50 The Double
ten Multiple Socks 23:30umbest Stuff On Wheels 2 19:25 Transporter 2 21:00 Hara Kiri: Death Of A Samurai 23:10 Ncis 00:00 Colombiana
19:05 Sweet Home Alabama 21:00 Marley & Me: The Puppy Years 00:35 Jane Eyre
00:00 Super Bowl Highlights: XXI: New York Giants V Denver 00:30 Super Bowl Highlights: XXII: Washington V Denver 01:00 America’s Game: 1977 Dallas Cowboys 02:00 European Tour Ballantine’s Championship Final Rd. 05:30 Pinks 06:30 Mobil 1 The Grid 07:00 School Of Golf 07:30 Golf Fitness - Cross Training With Todd Durkin 08:00 Golf Fitness - New Technology 08:30 In Play With Jimmy Roberts 90:00 Golf Central International 09:30 Golfnow - Northern California 10:00 Big Ten Baseball Purdue At Michigan State 13:00 Punk Payback With Bas Rutten Multiple Socks 13:30umbest Stuff On Wheels 2 14:00 Sports Unlimited 15:00 Big Ten Softball Michigan At Nebraska 17:00 Big Ten Baseball Purdue At Michigan State 18:00 PRE GAME(E) 18:45 CHAMPIONSHIP 2012-13: APOLLON VS APOEL (E) 20:45 POST GAME (E) 21:00 TBA 23:00 Punk Payback With Bas Rut-
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 Stars In My Crown 08:30 In The Good Old Summertime 10:10 San Quentin 11:25 The Sheepman 12:55 The Omega Man 14:35 Ask Any Girl 16:15 Green Mansions 18:05 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 20:00 Come Fly With Me 22:00 The Yellow Rolls-Royce 00:00 The Comedians 02:35 It Started With A Kiss 04:25 The Year of Living Dangerously
By Preston Wilder
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell (LTV, 21.00) I don’t. It’s a well-known fact that beer dehydrates you, which is clearly going to be a problem when you’re dealing with temperatures of 2000 Celsius or whatever they have in Hell. Yeah I know, I’m probably being over-literal - though that still doesn’t explain LTV’s men-behaving-badly festival (is it in anticipation of The Hangover 3 next month?), following last week’s The Penthouse with this little-known sex comedy. A guy is getting married, so his two friends take him to a strip club for his bachelor party - and not just a strip club but “the Superbowl of carnal pleasures” according to Tucker Max (Matt Czuchry), the wildest
and most irresponsible of the three friends. Mr. Max is apparently a real person who “chronicles his drinking and sexual encounters in the form of short stories on his website TuckerMax.com” according to Wikipedia, all of which sounds pretty tacky - and he also wrote the script here, moving from sexy-time to a poignant final act as Tucker tries to reconcile with his friends. Best watched with beer, or not at all. Made in 2009.
The Women on the 6th Floor (Novacinema1, 22.00) Cyprus Film Days ends tonight - so feel free to kick yourself if you missed In the House, the French film starring the superb Fabrice Luchini. Mr. Luchini does
The Women on the 6th Floor
supercilious middle-aged stuffiness better than any other Frenchman (and that’s saying something) and he also stars in this pleasant semi-comedy, as an uptight stockbroker in 60s Paris. He and his wife live a safe, regimented existence, but all that changes when he happens to get involved with the women on the 6th floor - a passel of Spanish maids who work in the luxury flats Fabrice owns, melting the repressed man’s cold heart (“You never worry about anyone, suddenly you care about Spanish maids?” asks his puzzled wife) and opening his eyes to a new, vibrant culture. Sounds a bit simplistic, but Luchini has a rare knack of balancing comic fussiness and real emotion; I’ll watch anything with this actor. Made in 2010.
T V SATURDAY 0 4/05 SUNDAY MAIL• April 28, 2013
CYBC 1 07.30 10.00 11.10 12.00
Church Service Ekklisia Tis Kyprou (rpt) Silllourokambos Greek FILM: Agapisa Mia Agnosti
CYBC 2 08.00
17.15
Drama. 1970.
13.30 14.45
Documentary Peftei To Vradi One-act play by Giorgos Theotoka.
15.30 16.05
Ieromonahos Kallinikos Ayiografos FILM: The Ten Commandments The story of Moses and how he came out of exile to free the enslaved Hebrew people in Egypt. Cecil B DeMille’s biblical epic, starring Charlton Heston. 1956. With News at 18.00.
20.00 21.15
News Jesus Of Nazareth After sharing the Last Supper with the disciples, Jesus is tried and sentenced to death by crucifixion. Three days later, he appears to Mary Magdalene outside His tomb, having risen from the dead. Conclusion of Franco Zeffirelli’s award-winning drama, starring Robert Powell. 1977. Part 4 of 4.
23.00 23.10 00.30 01.30
News O Orthos Tis Anastasis Kai Tou Hronou Sto Spiti Sou Repeats
ANTENNA
Kids’ TV
06.20
Shown till 12.30, then repeated till midafternoon.
06.50
FILM: Yesterday Today And Tomorrow
07.20 07.50
Drama, no further details supplied.
18.30
Futuris Latest news about the leading scientific and technological research projects in Europe.
18.50 19.00 19.10
News In English New In Turkish FILM: Last Train Home Forced to live far away, two Chinese factory workers make an arduous journey once a year to visit their children, who barely know them. Drama, starring Qin Zhang. 2009.
20.40 21.00
Futuris FILM: Come Rain Come Shine a working-class man is determined to keep his family afloat - emotionally and financially when they lose virtually everything. Drama, starring David Jason. 2010.
22.30 23.00 23.10 00.30 00.45
Classical Masterpieces: J.S. Bach Futuris Mass Of The Resurrection News In English & Turkish (rpt) Euronews
08.40 09.30 10.20 11.10 12.00 13.30 16.30 18.00 18.10
Dada Yia Oles Tis Douleies (rpt) To Pio Glyko Mou Psema (rpt) Men Kai Den (rpt) Deixe Mou Ton Filo Sou (rpt) Steps (rpt) Santa Yiolanta (rpt) Kafeneio (rpt) Tihi Vouno (rpt) Agapimeni Haritini Your Face Sounds Familiar (rpt) Polemos Ton Astron News FILM: Just A Walk In The Park A dog-walker meets the woman of his dreams while caring for a pooch in a penthouse flat - but pretends he’s the owner to impress her. Romantic comedy, starring George Eads. 2002.
19.30
MEGA 06.00 07.00 08.00
09.10 10.00
11.50 12.30 16.30
Biblical drama, part 6 of 6.
22.00
19.00
20.20 21.20
00.15 03.00 04.00 04.40
Kid’s TV Klemmena Oneira (rpt) Chuck
12.40 14.15 15.00
16.50
FILM: Stuart Little
News FILM: Erin Brokovich
23.30 00.30 03.30 05.40
Zoi Podilato (rpt) Vourate Geitonoi (rpt) Oi Takkoi (rpt) Mr Bean Siga Min To’ Xeres (rpt) Efta Ouranoi Kai Sinnefa Alites (rpt) The Cooking (rpt) Mother Teresa Of Calcuta The inspirational portrayal of Mother Teresa, a simple nun who became one of the most significant personalities of the 20th Century. Biography, starring Olivia Hussey. 2003. Part 2 of 2.
Oi Vassiliades (rpt) Meli Gala (rpt) Epta Thanasimes Petheres (rpt)
A single mother takes a job at a law firm and ends up taking on a company suspected of contaminating the water. Oscar-winning fact-based drama, with Julia Roberts and Albert Finney. 2000.
The Bible
Mass Of The Resurrection 20 Hronia Foivos Anodos Oi Dromoi Tis Polis (rpt) To Soi Mou Mesa (rpt)
09.00 10.20 11.15
FILM: The Greatest Story Ever Told The story of the life of Jesus, from His birth to eventual betrayal by disciple Judas Iscariot and His death by crucifixion. Biblical drama, with Max von Sydow. 1965. With News at 18.00.
A family adopts a young mouse, but their jealous pet cat hatches a plot to get rid of him. Comedy adventure, starring Geena Davis and Hugh Laurie, with the voice of Michael J Fox. 1999.
Mini-series featuring dramatic accounts of the stories of the Bible.
23.45
Lifestyle programme features entertainment, music and more.
Long-running Greek drama series. With News at 18.00.
Moses The Lawgiver News The Passion
07.00 07.35
A computer geek finds himself in charge of the government’s most sensitive data.
Biblical drama, part 6 of 6.
20.15 21.25
Ayioi Topoi Retire (rpt) Proino Mou (rpt)
Greek comedy series.
11.00
SIGMA
20.15 21.20
PLUS TV 07.50 12.05 13.00 13.40
Local comedy series.
14.20 15.40 16.50
12.00 13.45 14.45
Mesimeriani Meleti Best Of Fotis - Maria Live Best Of Mila (rpt) FILM: Treasure Island A boy discovers a treasure map and joins an expedition in search of the buried loot, only for pirates to take over the ship. Adventure, starring Charlton Heston and Christian Bale. 1990.
20.30
22.00
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FILM: Rails & Ties
23.30 00.15 01.40
Church Service Music Programme Repeats
Church Service Musical Programme Pername Kala (rpt) Palirroia (rpt)
Remington Steele Pacific Blue O Anthropos Tis Thalassas FILM: Choosing Matthias A couple’s marriage teeters on the verge of collapse after their child disappears without trace, leaving them battling to salvage their love. Emotional drama, starring Jeff Foley. 2001.
FILM: Baby
When a train hits the car of a suicidal woman obstructing the track, her orphaned son is determined to confront the driver. Drama, starring Kevin Bacon. 2007.
Kouzina Me Apopsi Greek FILM: I Diki Enos Athoou Telemarketing News FILM: El Cid An 11th-century Spanish leader is determined to rid his country of the Islamic Moors. Classic historical drama, starring Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren. 1961.
A baby is left on the doorstep and adopted by a couple as their own. Drama, starring Farrah Fawcett. 2000.
News Pame Paketo (rpt)
Church Service Stin Igeia Mas (rpt) Mes Stin Kali Hara (rpt)
10.00 10.30
Greek talk-show.
18.20
Popular talk-show that deals with human interest stories.
23.30 00.20 03.00
Kids’ TV LTV Sports News (rpt) Star News Diet... Please (rpt)
CAPITAL
22.50
FILM: Broadcast News Oscar-nominated TV newsroom satire, starring Holly Hunter, William Hurt and Albert Brooks. 1987. See Pick Of The Day.
01.15
FILM: I Spy A hapless secret agent goes undercover as assistant to an egotistical boxing champion in an attempt to catch an arms dealer. Espionage comedy, based on an old TV show, starring Eddie Murphy and Owen Wilson. 2002.
Unknown (LTV3, 16.00)
01:20 Doctor Who 02:05 The Weakest Link 02:50 Walk on the Wild Side 03:20 Doctors 03:45 Casualty 04:35 The World of Stonehenge 05:30 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 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 09:10 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 Getting On 00:45 Doctor Who
07:00 Sunrise Earth 07:55 Alps
From Above 08:40 Prehistoric 09:30 Mekong: Soul Of A River 11:50 How Do They Do It? 12:15 Unchained Reaction 13:05 Meteorite Men 13:50 The Aviators 14:40 The Reinventors 16:15 Mythbusters 17:00 Pyros 17:50 Risk Takers 18:40 The Aviators 19:30 Mega World 20:20 Inside West Coast Customs 21:10 Unchained Reaction 22:00 Pyros 22:50 Risk Takers 23:40 Storm Surfers 00:30 Chasing Classic Cars 01:15 Pyros 02:05 Risk Takers 02:55 Secret Mediterranean 06:10 Ultimate Journeys
09:30 Fitness: The Box 09:45 Cycling: 4 Jours De Dunkerque 11:00 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 15:00 Cycling: Tour Of Italy 18:30 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 19:30 Tennis: Atp Tournament Portugal 21:00 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 00:00 Cycling: 4 Jours De Dunkerque 01:15 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom
05:30 Dinner Impossible 07:10
Rules Of Engagement 08:00 Bob’s Burgers 08:50 How I Met Your Mother 09:40 The Glades 10:25 The Glades 11:10 Criminal Minds 13:35 Beauty And The Beast 14:25 Touch 15:10 Elementary 15:55 The Simpsons 18:00 How I Met Your Mother 20:05 White Collar 21:45 Homeland 22:40 Wilfred 23:05 The Cleveland Show 23:30 Episodes 2 00:00 Da Vinci’s Demons 01:00 The League 02:40 Wilfred 03:05 The Glades 03:55 Lost
Date & Time Tentative 22:00 MLB Player Poll 22:30 MLB On FOX: St. Louis Cardinals At Milwaukee Brewers LIVE
2012-13 19:00 Nba 201213 21:00 Liga Bbva 201213 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 Southland 12:30 Ncis: Los Angeles 13:15 Top Boy 14:15 Necessary Roughness 15:00 Pushing Daisies 00:45 Borgias 03:30 Gossip Girl
07:30 Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory 09:30 Black Beauty 11:00 Remember Me 13:00 Officer And A Gentleman, An 15:10 Ant Bully, The 16:40 Mechanic, The 18:15 Letters To Juliet 20:00 LTV Sports News 21:00 Bodyguard, The 23:10 Country Strong 01:10 Expendables, The (2010) 03:00 Middle Men 05:00 Midnight In Paris 06:30 LTV Sports News
08:00 Sleepless In Seattle 10:00 Green Hornet, The 12:15 Dance Flick 14:00 City Of Angels 16:00 Unknown (2011) 18:00 Akeelah And The Bee 20:00 Pina 22:00 Rabbit Hole 23:45 Knight’s Tale, A 02:00 Sympathy For Delicious 03:45 Oh, God! Book Ii 05:30 Mercy
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
05:30 Penelope 07:15 Emma 09:20 Cine News 10:10 Fantastic Four 11:55 Like Crazy 13:25 Jack And Jill 15:00 Ncis X 16:40 Cine News 16:55
John Carter 19:10 Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World 22:00 Being Flynn 23:55 21 Jump Street 01:45 The Following 02:35 Gattaca 04:20 The Double
Money 15:35 Super 8 17:25 Inspector Gadget 18:50 Midnight Run 21:00 In Time 23:00 Point Blank 00:25 American Gangster 03:00 Sacrifice 04:40 Straw Dogs
05:35 Cine News 08:35 Good Neighbor Sam 10:45 Cine News 11:20 I Don’t Know How She Does It 12:50 Shampoo 14:45 Mad On Novacinema 15:25 Fovou Tous Ellines 17:00 War Horse 19:30 The Hunger Games 00:05 The Way 02:15 Big Miracle 04:00 Runaway Jury
06:55 Cine News 07:30 Management 09:05 Guess Who 10:50 War Of The Buttons 12:40 America’s Sweethearts 14:25 Music Of The Heart 16:35 The Help 19:05 «Pop Corn» 21:00 The Avengers 23:30 The Vow 01:20 Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life 03:25 Alpis
06:00 Mi Mou Aptou 07:35 The Pelican Brief 11:50 Page Eight 13:35 The Color Of
16:00 European Tour Volvo China Open 19:30 NHL: Playoffs
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
06:00 Naked Spur 07:30 Bad Day At Black Rock 08:50 Ask Any Girl 10:25 House Of Wax 11:50 Public Enemy 13:10 Glass Bottom Boat 15:00 High Society 16:45 Adam’s Rib 18:25 2001: A Space Odyssey 21:00 Private Benjamin 22:55 Pennies From Heaven 00:40 Private Benjamin 02:35 Pennies From Heaven 04:20 Glass Bottom Boat
By Preston Wilder
Being Flynn (Novacinema1, 22.00) “I’m an artist,” says Jonathan Flynn - con-man, absent dad and self-proclaimed Great Writer - in this worthy drama, then again Flynn is played by Robert De Niro and you have to wonder if De Niro (for all his occasional greatness) really is an artist. Would an artist give the kind of bland, soulless performances he’s been churning out for paycheques in the past decade? This is part of his current comeback, seeking out meatier roles (he won an Oscar nomination - his first in 20 years - for Silver Linings Playbook), and I haven’t seen it but it sounds fairly solid, with Paul Dano as the estranged son with whom Flynn is unexpectedly reunited. The son is working at a homeless shelter, and
Being Flynn
Flynn is homeless; the son is also a writer - and Flynn still considers himself a great writer, pointing out that “Writers are particularly prone to madness”. The two men try to work through their relationship, allowing De Niro to rant, snarl, make speeches, get violent and do more Acting than he’s done in years. Is he an artist? I have my doubts - but, if only for the sake of Travis Bickle, I can’t write him off altogether. Made in 2012.
Broadcast News (Capital, 22.50) “What do you think the Devil’s going to look like if he’s around?” says Albert Brooks, prompting Holly Hunter to roll her eyes disbelievingly - but Albert won’t be dissuaded: “He will be attractive! He’ll be nice and help-
ful. He’ll get a job where he influences a great Godfearing nation. He’ll never do an evil thing - he’ll just, bit by little bit, lower our standards where they are important.” Albert pauses, then adds ruefully: “And he’ll get all the great women”. Albert knows whereof he speaks, because he’s seen the Devil in the person of bland, handsome news anchor William Hurt - a man who’s shallow (unlike Albert himself) but telegenic, and gets a great woman in sparky, neurotic Ms. Hunter. All three leads were Oscar-nominated, and this razor-sharp rom-com is either dated in the Age of the Internet or incredibly prescient, depending on whether you view Twitter and Co. as a blessing or a sign of the Apocalypse. Good stuff; made in 1987.
T V SUNDAY 28/0 4 SUNDAY MAIL• April 28, 2013
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
CYBC 2 08.00
16.00
Local talk-show aimed at youth.
14.00 14.30
News Me Kali Parea Local talk-show, hosted by Vivian Kanari.
16.30 17.30
18.30
18.40 18.50 19.00 20.45
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
News In English News In Turkish Akoulouthia Tou Nimfiou X-Factor USA (rpt)
00.00 00.15
08.50 09.40 10.30 11.20 12.10
16.50
News In English & Turkish (rpt) Euronews
18.30 20.20 21.15
23.55 00.10 00.15
01.40 02.40 04.00 04.40
News Repeats
To Kafe Tis Haras News Your Face Sounds Familiar 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.
01.00
Tete-A-Tete
To Pio Glyko Mou Psema (rpt) Men Kai Den (rpt) Deixe Mou To Filo Sou (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)
MEGA 07.00 09.40 09.50 10.20 11.00 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00
News Sports News Oikogeneia Tis Simforas Vradi Me Ton Petro Kotsopoulo Lefkos Oikos Oi Dromoi Tis Polis News To Soi Mou Mesa (rpt)
Church Service Max Adventures Mia Stigmi Dio Zoes Klemmena Oneira Chuck Oi Vasiliades (rpt) Oi Kipouroi Tou Mega Piso Sto Spiti (rpt) FILM: My Girl A lonely 11-year-old tomboy finds a way to cope with her mother’s death and her father’s new romance, with the help of her closest friend. Drama, with Anna Chlumsky. 1991.
With News at 18.00.
Fame Lab
Tasos Tryfonos interviews Greek celebrities from the world of showbiz.
23.30 23.45
07.30 08.00
13.50 15.15
An international competition dubbed “Pop Idols for scientists”. It seeks out new voices in science, technology, engineering and maths – developing science communication skills and profiling role-models to inspire the next generation of scientists.
Local satirical show, using comedy sketches and embarrassing TV clips to skewer local politicians.
19.00
Futuris
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.
Tete-A-Tete (rpt) Aminesthai Peri Patris News Patates Antinahtes (rpt)
Second Cyprus Drift Championship Latest news about the leading scientific and technological research projects in Europe.
Local military and defence show.
18.00 18.15
07.00
Driving competition.
I Ypaithros Kypros Ena Taxidi Eimaste Edo
Kid’s TV Shown 12.30, then repeated till midafternoon.
Weekly farming show.
13.00 13.30
ANTENNA
16.30
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
Church Service News Mousiko Kouti - Live FILM: Suspect A public defender represents a deafmute Vietnam veteran accused of murder, and uncovers corruption in high places. Courtroom drama, starring Cher, Dennis Quaid and Liam Neeson. 1987.
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
10.45 11.35 12.05 13.00 13.40 15.40 16.40 17.30 19.00 19.30
18.30 18.35
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.
20.15 21.30
News Stin Igeia Mas
21.00
22.40
01.10 04.20
News Istories Tou Astinomou Beka (rpt) Mes Tin Kali Hara (rpt) Magazino (rpt)
00.10 01.05 02.05
CAPITAL 10.00 10.30 12.05 13.15 14.40 14.55 15.25 16.15
LTV Sports News News Repeats
Kouzina Me Apopsi (rpt) Greek FILM: Kathe Limani Kai Kaimos Telemarketing Greek FILM: Giati Me Engateleipses Kipotehnia Star Stories The Third Reich FILM: Hometown Legend An American football coach throws in the towel following the death of his son, but a newcomer to the team helps him overcome his grief. Drama, starring Terry O’Quinn. 2002. With News at 17.30.
18.00 19.55 19.05 19.55 20.05 21.00
Remington Steele News Pacific Blue News O Anthropos Tis Thalassas FILM: Category 6: Day Of Destruction The residents of Chicago are forced to batten down the hatches as a storm approaches the city. Disaster drama, with Randy Quaid. 2004.
FILM: The Black Knight Returns When an evil corporation threatens to unleash the black plague, a man is recruited into a secret band of warriors who have been called upon in the past to fight evil and injustice. Sci-fi, starring Cheryl Texiera. 2008.
Las Vegas (rpt) Drama series focusing on a security team at a large casino.
00.10 00.15
FILM: Defiance Set in Nazi-Occupied Eastern Europe three Bielski brothers escape to the Belarussian forests along with many other Jews, in order to survive. Drama, starring Daniel Craig. 2008.
Greek variety show.
23.00
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: Kit Kittredge: An American Girl After a hobo boy is accused of a string of robberies, a girl and her pals go on a hunt for the real culprit. Drama, starring Abigail Breslin. 2008.
Cookery show with Alexandros Papandreou, the titular King.
Epta Thanasimes Petheres (rpt) With News at 18.00.
19.00 20.45 21.30 23.30
Oi Adiafthoroi (rpt) Vourate Geitonoi (rpt) Zoi Podilato (rpt) UEFA Champions League Magazine
PLUS TV
00.15
FILM: No Good Deed A police officer stumbles on a gang of thieves, and is held hostage while the criminals decide his fate. Thriller, starring Samuel L Jackson 2005.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Novacinema1, 13.15)
01:35 As Time Goes By 02:05 Being Erica 02:50 My Family 03:20 The Weakest Link 04:10 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 04:55 The Impressions Show With Culshaw &... 05:25 As Time Goes By 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 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 One Foot In The Grave 11:20 Keeping Up Appearances 11:50 Only Fools and Horses 12:20 2 Point 4 Children 12:50 Rob Brydon’s Annually Retentive 13:20 Lead Balloon 13:50 Lark Rise To Candleford 14:40 One Foot In The Grave 15:15 The Weakest Link 16:00 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 Watson & Oliver 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 11:05 The Reinventors 11:50 Time Warp 12:15 Pyros 13:05 Risk Tak-
Championship: Round In Slovakia 17:15 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 19:30 Boxing 21:00 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 00:00 Car Racing: World Series By Renault Spain 00:30 Motorsports: Motorsports Weekend Magazine 00:45 Superbike: World Championship Netherlands 02:15 Motorsports: Motorsports Weekend Magazine
ers 13:50 Cafe Racer 14:40 Prehistoric 15:25 Mekong: Soul Of A River 16:15 Deadliest Catch 17:00 Sons Of Guns 17:50 Prophets Of Science Fiction 18:40 Cafe Racer 19:05 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 Inside West Coast Customs 01:15 Sons Of Guns 02:05 Prophets Of Science Fiction 02:55 Wild Fisherman: Mozambique 03:40 Wild Fisherman: Norway
09:30 Fia World Touring Car Championship: Round In Slovakia 10:15 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 14:30 Superbike: World Championship Netherlands 15:15 Fia World Touring Car
05:40 The Gates 06:30 Friends With Benefits 07:45 Raising Hope 2 08:10 Scandal 2 09:00 Castle 5 09:50 Grey’s Anatomy 9 10:40 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 2 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 21:00 Scandal 2 21:50 Castle 5 22:40 Grey’s Anatomy 9 23:30 Private Practice 6 00:15 Raising Hope 2 01:55 Make It Or Break It 4 03:35 Friends With Benefits
07:30 Tootsie 09:30 Cats & Dogs: The Revenge Of Kitty Galore 11:00 Yogi Bear 12:25 St. Trinian’s Ii: The
Legend Of Fritton’s Gold 14:15 Private Benjamin 16:10 Corporate Affairs 18:00 Barclays Premier League 2012-13 (Live) 20:00 LTV Sports News 21:00 Rabbit Hole 23:00 Last Days Of Disco 01:00 Match Point 03:05 Other Guys 04:55 White Wall 06:30 LTV Sports News (E)
07:00 Kids TV 13:15 Legion Of Super Heroes 13:40 Max Adventures 14:05 Nba Action 14:35 2013 Wtcc 15:10 Liga Bbva 2012-13 17:00 Pre-Game 18:00 A’ Division Cyprus Soccer Championship 201213 20:00 Barclays Premier League 2012-13 22:00 Liga Bbva 2012-13 00:00 Planet Speed 00:30 Liga Bbva 2012-13 02:15 Uca/Uda College Cheerleading Championships 03:15 Barclays Premier League 2012-13 05:00 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 C.S.I. New York 11:35 C.S.I. Miami 12:30 Ncis: Los Angeles 13:15 Luck 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 Winning Season 01:50 After.Life 03:30 Ncis:
Los Angeles 05:45 Closer
07:50 Roommate 09:30 Majestic 12:10 Heist 14:00 Somewhere 16:00 Kick-Ass 18:00 Lionheart 19:50 Alive 22:00 Dead Calm 00:05 Daring! TV 04:05 Above The Law 05:45 Next Three Days
05:40 Unthinkable 07:10 Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World 08:50 Cine News 09:45 Puss In Boots 11:20 Adikos Kosmos 13:15 Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes 15:00 Person Of 16:00 Cine News 16:50 Intouchables 18:50 The Conspirator 22:00 21 Jump Street 00:00 Farewell, My Queen 01:50 A Gang Story
05:25 Point Blank 06:50 Walk Don’t Run 10:05 Two For The Road 11:55 Tower Heist 13:50 Shallow Hal 15:45 The Longest Yard 17:40 High Crimes 19:40 Walk The Line 22:00 Your Highness 23:50 Conan The Barbarian 01:45 Happythankyoumoreplease 03:30 London
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tion Boulevard 10:40 Lady From Shanghai 12:10 Cine News 12:45 Extreme Measures 14:45 Affair In Trinidad 16:25 Fast Five 18:40 The Talented Mr. Ripley 21:00 Kingdom Of Heaven 23:30 The Jackal 01:40 Straw Dogs 03:30 Fright Night
06:10 There Is A Girl In My Soup 07:45 Cine News 08:30 Take Shelter 10:30 The Muppets 12:15 Tooth Fairy 2 13:50 Chicken With Plums 15:25 Manolete 17:00 The End Of The Affair 18:45 Cine News 19:10 One Day 21:00 Alvin And The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked 22:35 Another Earth 00:10 My Super ExGirlfriend 01:50 The Woman Who Dreamed Of A Man 03:25 Take Me Home Tonight
02:00 European Tour Ballantine’s Championship Rd. 3 05:30 Mobil 1 The Grid 06:00 TBA 07:00 Golfnow - Orlando 07:30 The Haney Project: Michael Phelps 08:30 Playing Lessons - Natalie Gulbis 009:00 Golf Central International 09:30 Academy - Bernhard Langer: Bunker 10:00 NHL: New Jersey Devils At New York Rangers 12:30 Golf Central International 13:00 MLB: Texas Rangers At Minnesota Twins 18:30 European
Tour Ballantine’s Championship Final Rd. 19:30 NHL: New Jersey Devils At New York Rangers 22:00 Big Ten Softball Michigan At Nebraska
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 Jailhouse Rock 08:40 Mister Buddwing 10:20 Silk Stockings 12:20 Where Eagles Dare 15:00 East Of Eden 17:00 The Sheepman 18:30 Forbidden Planet 20:10 Grand Hotel 22:00 Village Of The Damned 23:20 Designing Woman 01:15 The Yellow Rolls-Royce 03:15 The Omega Man 04:55 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
By Preston Wilder
21 Jump Street (Novacinema1, 22.00) “One of the highest laughs-per-minute ratios since The Naked Gun,” wrote the Philadelphia Enquirer - one of many bafflingly good reviews for this patchy comedy, based (very loosely) on an 80s TV show. Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill are a pair of cops sent back to high school, their mission being to pose as students and infiltrate a drug ring. Much was made of the ‘bromance’ aspect - our heroes’ borderline-homoerotic relationship - but it’s too coy to be very funny, and the film’s big idea (that high school has changed, “environmental awareness” and tolerance being what the post-Glee generation find cool now) is stated rather
than shown. As so often with Hollywood comedy, structure is almost non-existent, leaving only a handful of mild jokes: Channing mangling Miranda rights (“You have the right to remain an attorney”), the “Aroma of Christ Church” and Ice Cube talking of Korean Jesus (“Stop f***in’ with Korean Jesus! He busy! With Korean shit!”), and so on. You think this is as funny as Naked Gun? I’ll see you in the intensive-care ward of Our Lady of the Worthless Miracle. Made in 2012.
Dead Calm (LTV3, 22.00) Nicole Kidman is bereaved, gloomy and noticeably Botoxed in Rabbit Hole (LTV, 21.00) tonight - but fans may prefer to wait an hour and watch a younger,
Dead Calm
fresher Nic in this starkly powerful Aussie thriller. Nicole and husband Sam Neill have just lost their child (yup, she’s bereaved in this one too) and go on a yacht trip to try and recover. They spot a stricken boat, from which a scared young man (Billy Zane) rows towards them, climbs on board and tells a gruesome tale of being the only survivor of a terrible attack of food poisoning. But is he telling the truth - or is there a more sinister reason why the people on the other boat are all dead? A small triumph for all concerned, from director Phillip Noyce - who went to Hollywood on the strength of this film - to 21-year-old Kidman, long before Tom Cruise, her Oscar and that rather unfortunate Botox-ing. Dead clever. Dead good. Made in 1989.
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Apo Mera Se Mera Local current affairs show.
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Mazi Sto CyBC Local talk-show, hosted by Elita Michaelidou.
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Church Service The procession of the Passion of the Christ, shown live from the Church of St. Prokopios (better known as the Metochio Kykkou) in Nicosia.
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News Theogennitor Maria Marios Tokas concert that took place a few years ago at St. Martin’s Cathedral in Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Mazi Sto CyBC (rpt) Entehnos (rpt) Kaftes Piperies (rpt) Ekklisia Tis Kyprou (rpt) Theogennitor Maria (rpt) Kali Sas Mera (rpt)
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Enimerosi Tora Eheis Meson Yia Sena News Church Service News FILM: Kramer vs Kramer Following the breakdown of their marriage, an advertising executive and his ex-wife battle for custody of their seven-year-old son. Drama, starring Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep. 1979.
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News Sports News Ekptotos Angelos (rpt) To Kleidi Tou Paradeisou (rpt) To Paihnidi Tis Signomis (rpt) News (rpt) Deal (rpt)
Boukia Kai Syhorio (rpt) A virtual tour through Greece, the Mediterranean and Europe that focuses on local cuisine and culture. Hosted by Elias Mamalakis.
Mini-series featuring dramatic accounts of the stories of the Bible.
UEFA Europa League
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Biblical drama, part 4 of 6.
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Biblical drama, part 4 of 6.
Pre-game analysis.
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Documentary looking at the studies conducted by scientists on how to adjust changes in nature and seasons if global warming continues.
News Kaftes Piperies Live cookery show.
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Kids’ TV My Cypriot Kitchen How To Make A Book With Steidl
In a three-part series, journalist Mishal Husain traces the life and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi. Part 2 of 3.
Entehnos Local cultural show.
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Documentary exploring the world and vision of one of the world’s most venerated publishers.
Ekklisia Tis Kyprou (rpt) Documentary series exploring the churches of Cyprus.
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Vasiliki (rpt) Mila Mou (rpt) Mesimeri Kai Kati Efta Ourani Kai Sinnefa Alites (rpt) Magazino Siga Min To’ Xeres (rpt) News Anna Paola Anthropon Pathi News Pame Paketo FILM: Ben-Hur Oscar-winning epic, starring Charlton Heston. 1959. Part 1 of 2. See Pick Of The Day.
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FILM: The Ice Storm An American family experiments with sex and drugs in the search for purpose during the dark days of the Watergate scandal. Drama, with Sigourney Weaver. 1997.
Crime drama about a detective who investigates unsolved homicide cases that happened years before.
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News Sports Time O Anthropos Tis Thalassas FILM: Full Ride A high-school sports star on the road to disaster receives help from a beautiful stranger. Romantic comedy, starring Riley Smith. 2002.
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Kids’ TV Kalitera En Ginetai Akti Oneiron Kouzina Me Apopsi Sto Mati Tou Kiklona Milagros Kids’ TV Telemarketing Kallitera En Ginetai Sabrina, To Koritsi Tis Agapis FILM: The Duelists Two officers engage in a continuous feud throughout Napoleon’s Russian campaign, for reasons only they are aware of. Drama, with Harvey Keitel. 1978. With News at 18.10
FILM: Clara’s Heart A friendship develops between a child and his new Jamaican nanny, who helps him escape the heartache caused by his parents’ impending divorce. Drama, starring Whoopi Goldberg. 1988.
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FILM: Empire Of The Sun An English boy in Shanghai during World War Two is separated from his family and forced to survive the terrors of internment alone. Drama, starring Christian Bale and John Malkovich. 1987.
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Kids’ TV I Kouzina Me Tin Dina (rpt) Star News Thema Gevseis Kids’ TV FILM: Hero Of Rome After his expulsion from Rome, the tyrannical Tarquinius enlists the aid of the Etruscan army to regain the city. Historical drama, starring Gordon Scott. 1964. Part 2 of 2.
Imperium: Augustus Ancient Roman epic following the rise to power of the first Roman emperor in the wake of Julius Caesar’s murder and the wars fought against both the assassins and his own allies to establish control. Biblical drama, starring Peter O’Toole. 2003. Part 1 of 2.
Protagonistes Yia Sena (rpt)
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News Samson And Delilah Story of the man whose colossal strength depends on him never cutting his hair. Biblical drama, starring Elizabeth Hurley. 1996. Part 1 of 2.
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Tower Heist (Novacinema1, 17.05)
01:00 Bleak Old Shop of Stuff 01:30 My Family 02:00 The Weakest Link 02:45 EastEnders 03:10 Doctors 03:40 Silk 04:30 After You’ve Gone 05:00 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 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 Fimbles 08:15 Garth And Bev 08:25 Tweenies 08:45 The Green Balloon Club 09:10 Charlie and Lola 09:25 My Family 09:55 One Foot In The Grave 10:30 The Weakest Link 11:15 EastEnders 11:45 Doctors 12:15 Hustle 13:05 Silk 13:55 My Family 14:25 Monarch Of The Glen 15:15 One Foot In The Grave 15:50 EastEnders 16:15 Doctors 16:45 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 Getting On 23:20 Rob Brydon’s Annually Retentive 23:50 Watson & Oliver 00:20 The Diamond Queen
07:00 Sunrise Earth 07:55 Storm Surfers 09:30 Mekong: Soul Of A River 10:15 The Reinventors 11:05 Deadliest Catch 11:50
How Do They Do It? 12:15 Inside West Coast Customs 13:05 Chasing Classic Cars 13:50 The Aviators 14:35 Secret Mediterranean 15:25 Mekong: Soul Of A River 16:10 Mythbusters 17:00 Alps From Above 17:50 Prehistoric 18:40 The Aviators 19:30 Secret Mediterranean 20:20 The Reinventors 21:10 Before We Ruled The Earth 22:00 Alps From Above 22:50 Prehistoric 23:40 Deadliest Catch 00:30 The Reinventors 01:15 Mythbusters 02:05 Alps From Above 02:50 Prehistoric 03:40 The Aviators 04:30 Before We Ruled The Earth 05:20 Secret Mediterranean 06:10 The Reinventors
09:30 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 11:15 Fitness: The Box 11:30 Tennis: Mats Point 12:00 Cycling: 4 Jours De Dunkerque 13:15 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 18:00 Tennis: Atp Tournament Portugal 20:00 Tennis: Get Ready For Roland Garros 20:15 Snooker: World Championship Un. Kingdom 00:00 Cycling: 4 Jours De Dunkerque 01:15 Fight Sport: Total Ko 02:00 Fia World Touring Car Championship: Fia Wtcc Mag
05:30 How I Met Your Mother 06:15 Criminal Minds 07:00 The Glades 07:45 The Simpsons 08:10 Bob’s Burgers 08:35 Rules Of Engagement 09:25 How I Met Your Mother 10:15 Criminal Minds 11:00 The Glades 11:45 The Simpsons 12:10 Bob’s Burgers 12:35 Rules Of Engagement 13:25 How I Met Your Mother 14:15 Touch 15:00 The Glades 15:45 The Simpsons 16:10 Bob’s Burgers 16:35 Rules Of Engagement 17:25 How I Met Your Mother 18:15 Criminal Minds 19:00 The Glades 19:50 The Simpsons 20:15 Bob’s Burgers 20:40 Rules Of Engagement 21:30 Touch 22:20 Beauty And The Beast 23:10 Criminal Minds 00:00 White Collar 00:45 Touch 01:30 The League 01:55 Traffic Light 02:20 Criminal Minds 03:05 The Glades 03:50 The Simpsons 04:15 Bob’s Burgers 04:40 Lost
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Due Date 01:00 Unnatural & Accidental 02:30 Action Zone 03:00 London Boulevard 05:00 Stand By Me 06:30 LTV Sports News
07:00 Kids TV 17:00 A’ Division Cyprus Soccer Championship 2012-13 19:00 Barclays Premier League Review 20:00 Inside Line 20:30 La Liga World 21:00 Barclays Premier League World 21:30 La Liga Show 2012-13 22:00 Barclays Premier League 2012-13 00:00 Planet Speed 00:30 Best Premier League Games 01:00 Liga Bbva 2012-13 03:00 Barclays Premier League 2012-13
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Half Men 08:30 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 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 Fighter 02:15 Horrible Bosses 03:50 Two And A Half Men 04:15 One Tree Hill 05:00 C.S.I. New York 06:30 Gossip Girl
08:30 Oceans 10:30 Double Jeopardy 12:30 Bachelor, The 14:15 Greenberg 16:15 Hearts In Atlantis 18:00 Sammy’s Adventures: The Secret Passage 19:30 Action Zone 20:00 My Afternoons With Margueritte 21:30 Action Zone 22:00 Red State 23:35 Action Zone 00:05 Daring! Tv 04:00 Penthouse, The 05:30 Bird
05:20 There’s Something About Mary 07:20 In Her Shoes 09:30 League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen 11:20 Action Zone 11:50 Deadly Hope 15:00 Notting Hill 17:05 Tower Heist 18:50 Mad On Novacinema 19:30 In Darkness
22:00 Welcome To The South 23:55 Damsels In Distress 01:40 Blitz 03:20 The Negotiator
05:25 Cine News 06:10 5 Lepta Akoma 07:45 Affair In Trinidad 09:25 Cine News 10:00 Beastly 11:30 Born Yesterday 15:30 Walk Don’t Run 17:30 Hollywood 1on1 18:05 A Thousand Acres 19:55 The Bourne Identity 22:00 Green Card 23:55 Cine News 00:20 Haywire 01:55 The Client 03:55 Cine News
18:50 The Conspirator 21:00 One For The Money 22:30 Cine News 23:00 The Following 23:50 Tenderness 01:30 Gone Baby Gone 03:25 Coriolanus
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
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16:00 European Tour Volvo China Open 19:30 NHL: Playoffs Date & Time Tentative 22:00 MLB: Washington Nationals At Atlanta Braves 01:00 MLB Player Poll
06.00 White Heat 07.55 Bronco Billy 09.50 Billy The Kid 11.25 Guns For San Sebastian 13.20 Clock 15.00 Cheyenne Autumn 17.35 Day Of The Evil Gun 19.10 American in Paris 21.00 Straight Time 23.00 Girl And The General 00.40 Straight Time 02.35 Girl And The General 04.25 Cabin In The Cotton
By Preston Wilder
Welcome to the South (Novacinema1, 22.00) Cyprus may look small to an outsider, but people from Limassol make jokes about the uptight people from Nicosia, and everyone agrees you should probably show your passport when entering Paphos. Every country has its regional stereotypes - which is why Welcome to the Sticks (Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis) became such a hit in France and why it got re-made in Italy as Welcome to the South (Benvenuti al Sud), the only difference being that the French make jokes about the far north of France (home of the so-called Ch’tis) whereas in Italy anything south of Naples is terra incognita. Actually there’s a bigger difference:
the north-south divide is political in Italy, and our hero (Claudio Bisio) is more than just upset when he’s transferred to the village of Castellabate - but of course the natives turn out to be friendly, even if they do eat a gross mix of pig’s blood and chocolate for breakfast. Fun for Italians, who’ll spot many a regional stereotype; as for why it’s being shown in prime-time to a Cyprus audience ... well, it just confirms my suspicion that Novacinema is run by Paphians. Made in 2010.
Ben Hur (Sigma, 23.00) ‘Loved Ben, hated her,’ quipped the wags when this came out - though the Academy was in no mood for jokes, showering it with 11 Oscars including Best
Ben-Hur
Picture. ‘What kind of time slot is that?’ yelps the Outraged Viewer, more pertinently - though there’s no need to panic, OV, because tonight it’s just the first half, the second half showing tomorrow at the more reasonable time of 21.20. If you’re only watching that one ... well, you’ll miss Jewish prince Ben Hur (Charlton Heston) coming back to Judea and reuniting with Roman friend Messala (Stephen Boyd) - the hints of homoeroticism are apparently deliberate - but you’ll see the chariot race, the leper colony and Jesus getting crucified (spoiler!), so it’s all good. Three and a half hours of madly dated Hollywood epic, but the big-budget visuals and mellifluous Miklos Rozsa score would be enough to recommend it. Made in 1959.
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Apo Mera Se Mera Current affairs show.
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Entehnos Local cultural show.
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Enas Parallilos Kosmos Ta Hamogela Tis Elpides Local documentary, travelling to Ethiopia and looking at the lives of ordinary people, especially women.
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Jesus Of Nazereth Franco Zeffirelli’s award-winning drama chronicling the life of Christ, starring Robert Powell and Olivia Hussey. 1974. Part 1 of 4. See Pick Of The Day
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Fila To Vatraho Sou (rpt) Max Adventures Einai Stigmes (rpt) Pansellinos (rpt) Tis Agapis Mahairia (rpt) Gamos Me Ta Ola Tou (rpt) News Mera Mesimeri Konstantinou Kai Elenis (rpt) The Vreis To Daskalo Sou (rpt) Ergazomeni Gynaika Oneiropagida (rpt) Yia Tin Agapi Sou
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Discovery documentary series looking at the making of the greatest structures and machines ever created.
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News In English News In Turkish Church Service FILM: Beyond The Blackboard
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Brothers & Sisters (rpt) Fourth season. ‘Time After Time ’. Part one of two. The Walkers reminisce about their days at Ojai Foods in 1986, and try to get to the bottom of a secret that William’s arch-rival holds. However, when the truth is revealed, it affects them more than they anticipated.
News Vimata Stin Ammo Thids season of local period drama, based on true events.
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A newly qualified teacher tries to make a difference to the lives of homeless teenagers by setting up a makeshift classroom. Fact-based drama, with Emily VanCamp and Steve Talley. 2011.
Live local cookery show.
19.00
ANTENNA
Classical Masterpieces: Beethoven More Repeats Euronews
With News at 18.00.
Biblical drama, part 2 of 6.
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Greek competitive cooking reality show, open to amateur and home chefs.
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FILM: Hello Sister, Goodbye Life! A college student learns her father and his second wife have died, leaving her the legal guardian of their daughter. Drama, starring Lacey Chabert. 2006.
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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 Efta Ourani Kai Sinnefa Alites News Aspra Balonia (rpt) FILM: Tristan & Isolde After the fall of the Roman Empire, English orphan Tristan meets and falls passionately in love with Irish princess Isolde, threatening the delicate peace between their countries. Romantic drama, starring James Franco. 2006.
Oi Vasiliades FILM: Legends Of The Fall The lives of three brothers and their father are thrown into turmoil when the youngest brings his fiancee home to live with them. Period drama, with Anthony Hopkins and Brad Pitt. 1994.
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Greek drama series.
Biblical drama, part 2 of 6.
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Retire News (rpt) Max Adventures Master Chef (rpt)
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Exelixeis Sti Showbiz Kids’ TV Berdema (rpt) Star News Mesimeriani Meleti Showbiz news and gossip show hosted by Eleonora Meleti.
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Kids’ TV Berdema Greek comedy series.
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Fotis - Maria Live Entertainment magazine featuring segments on cooking, health, fashion, lifestyle issues and more. Hosted by Fotis Sergoulopoulos and Maria Bakodimou.
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Mila Popular tear-jerking talk-show following women’s issues, with showbiz guests. Hosted by Tatiana Stefanidou.
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CAPITAL 06. 45 Kids’ TV 10.05 Kalitera En Ginetai (rpt) 10.35 Akti Oneiron (rpt) 11.00 Kouzina Me Apopsi 11.30 Capital Sports (rpt) 12.30 Milagros 13.20 Kids’ TV 14.30 Telemarketing 15.25 Top Models 16.15 Kalitera En Ginetai 16.50 Sabrina, To Koritsi Tis Agapis 17.40 Akti Oneiron 18.10 News 18.15 Sto Mati Tou Kiklona 19.15 News 19.50 Sports News 20.05 O Anthropos Tis Thalassas (rpt) 21.00 FILM: What Matters Most A man’s wealthy family forbid him to conduct a relationship with his childhood sweetheart, who doesn’t meet up to their lofty standards. Drama, starring Chad Allen. 2001.
Exelixeis Sti Showbiz FILM: Grey Matters A single woman questions her sexuality when she falls in love with her brother’s new girlfriend. Romantic comedy, starring Heather Graham, Thomas Cavanagh and Bridget Moynahanr. 2006.
News Dekati Entoli (rpt) FILM: Joseph The biblical son of Jacob escapes from treachery and slavery to deliver his people from famine. Biblical drama, starring Ben Kingsley. 1995.Part 2 of 2.
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Ta Kopelia
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Local comedy series.
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FILM: David’s Mother An over-protective mother struggles to come to terms with sending her mentally impaired teenage son to a special school. Drama, with Kirstie Alley. 1994.
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FILM: Field Of Honor A Dutch sergeant and his men are caught in a sneak attack during the Korean War. Historical drama, starring Everett McGill. 1986.
Red Riding Hood (LTV, 21.00)
01:05 The Impressions Show With Culshaw &... 01:35 Ideal 02:10 The Weakest Link 02:55 Only Fools and Horses 03:30 My Family 04:00 EastEnders 04:30 Doctors 04:55 The Impressions Show With Culshaw &... 05:30 Ideal 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 Fimbles 08:15 Garth And Bev 08:25 Tweenies 08:45 The Green Balloon Club 09:10 Fimbles 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 Monarch Of The Glen 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
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By Preston Wilder
Mars Attacks! (LTV3, 20.00) Mars attacks! Oh noes! “Don’t run, we are your friends,” claim the little green men - then gleefully zap an allstar cast including Jack Nicholson (in a double role, as the US President and a sleazy hustler) and Pierce Brosnan, doing wonderful things with a pipe as a very 1950s scientist. The MVP is director Tim Burton, now making blockbusters like Alice in Wonderland - and this glorious sci-fi comedy wasn’t a hit but it still ranks among his most personal films, showing off his empathy with losers and misfits: everyone who’s smug or pompous (or indeed successful) gets it in the neck in this wild variation on War of the Worlds, everyone who’s klutzy or dreamy becomes a hero. The plot is
simple enough - Mars attacks! - the details deliberately cheesy (the Martians’ zappers look like toy guns) as you might expect from a film based on a series of kids’ trading cards - and meanwhile the Martians are singing backup for Tom Jones and carving their faces on Mt. Rushmore, not to mention the sinuous rhythms of the ‘Trojan whore’, one of the oddest scenes in 90s Hollywood. Great fun, and a perfect riposte to the gung-ho likes of Independence Day. Made in 1996.
Jesus of Nazareth (CyBC1, 22.00) Are there people who watch this every year? Have they now watched it two dozen times, meaning they can point out the mistakes (‘Look - the second Roman
Jesus of Nazareth
on the right is wearing a watch!’) and know all the dialogue by heart? Someday, I assume, there’s going to be a sea-change, and Easter week will no longer be packed with wall-to-wall Biblical fare (either that or some enterprising pay-TV platform will launch an Atheist Channel) - which is when we’ll look back fondly on Jesus of Nazareth, and appreciate its skilful storytelling not to mention that starry cast with a dozen Oscars between them. Robert Powell is poor tortured Jesus, put through his paces in the script by Anthony Burgess (of Clockwork Orange fame); “I am not ashamed to say that, as a man in my mid-30s, I cry like a baby every time I watch this epic,” says a fan at the Internet Movie Database. Part 1 of 4. Made in 1977.
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Manos Loizos Concert Stous Afaneis Tou Mohthou May day celebrations.
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I Doxa Tou Stavrou Tois Theos Megas Gnosta Xoklisia Kai Mones Tis Pafou Documentary exploring some of the famous monasteries and convents of Paphos.
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Jesus Of Nazareth Franco Zeffirelli’s award-winning drama chronicling the life of Christ, starring Robert Powell and Olivia Hussey. 1974. Part 2 of 4.
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Enimerosi Tora Eheis Meson Yia Sena News Erastis Ditikon Proastion (rpt) Church Service News Klemmena Oneira Oi Vasiliades FILM: Les Miserables A reformed criminal tries to lead a respectable life, but it is only a matter of time before his lawless past catches up with him. Period drama, with Liam Neeson and Geoffrey Rush.
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Fourth season. ‘Time After Time’. Part two of two. The Walkers discover that Nora has been hiding information from them about Dennis York for the past 25 years. Kevin struggles to come to terms with the consequences of uncovering a dark secret, and Justin asks Rebecca an important question.
News Vimata Stin Ammo Third season of local period drama, based on true events.
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A working class single mother appeals to send her son to the best state school in her area. When the headmaster of a local private school hears of her campaign, he offers her son a place at his school, betting that he can turn the boy’s life around. Drama, starring Jessie Wallace. 2007.
Local live cookery show.
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Kalitera En Ginetai Akti Oneiron (rpt) Kouzina Me Apopsi Sto Mati Tou Kiklona Milagros Kids’ TV Top Models Kalitera En Ginetai Sabrina, To Koritsi Tis Agapis Akti Oneiron News Sto Mati Tou Kiklona News Sports News O Anthropos Tis Thalassas (rpt) FILM: Sarah, Plain And Tall A teacher travels to Kansas to accept a widowed farmer’s request for someone to help raise his two children. Period drama, starring Glenn Close. 1991.
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FILM: Frozen River A desperate single mother living in upstate New York resorts to smuggling illegal immigrants into the United States as a means of making ends meet. Drama, starring Melissa Leo. 2008.
FILM: Hero Of Rome After his expulsion from Rome, the tyrannical Tarquinius enlists the aid of the Etruscan army to regain the city. Historical drama, starring Gordon Scott. and Gabriella Pallotta. 1964. Part 1 of 2.
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FILM: The Bridges Of Madisson County A photographer and a lonely housewife embark on a brief but passionate affair while her husband and children are away from home. Romantic drama, with Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep. 1995.
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Rags-to-riches tale of a humble Jewish woman who rises through society to become the Queen of Persia. Biblical drama, starring Louise Lombard. 1999.
Kids’ TV Exelixeis Sti Showbiz FILM: A Man For All Seasons Historical drama, starring Charlton Heston, Vanessa Redgrave and Sir John Gielgud. 1988. See Pick Of The Day.
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A Hebrew prophet angers King Nebuchadnezzar during the siege of Jerusalem. Biblical drama, starring Patrick Dempsey. 1998.
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We Bought a Zoo (Novacinema4, 21.00)
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 Fimbles 08:15 Garth And Bev 08:25 Tweenies 08:45 The Green Balloon Club 09:10 Fimbles 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
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05:00 What’s Your Number? 06:45 Poker Face 08:25 Les Emotifs Anonymes 09:45 Spy Kids 4: All The Time In The Word 11:15 Pay It Forward 13:20 The Vow 15:05 Hugo 17:15 Beginners 19:05 Bounce 21:00 We Bought A Zoo 23:10 Win Win 01:00 Water For Elephants 03:00 Margaret
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By Preston Wilder
A Man for All Seasons (Plus TV, 18.35) It’s May Day, a day devoted to the working man (and woman) - so let’s celebrate with a double bill of films about royalty! Admittedly, King Henry VIII comes off badly in this famous piece - a play (by Robert Bolt) about Sir Thomas More, the Chancellor of England, a man of principle who refuses to endorse the king’s plan to divorce his first wife and marry Anne Boleyn, and pays dearly for his integrity. The play became an Oscar-winning film in the 60s - and Charlton Heston, a Serious Actor trapped by his reputation for muscular roles in bloated epics, re-made it for TV in this late-80s version, both directing and starring as More.
The dialogue is straight from the play, the dramatic structure impeccable, the cast includes names like Vanessa Redgrave and John Gielgud. The only reason why some might dismiss it is Heston himself, a squarejawed hunk of beef - and infamous gun nut - who may seem too monolithic for such a complex role; and of course you’ve got the rabid Reds who refuse to weep for aristocrats’ problems on May Day. A fair day’s wage for a fair day’s work, and so on. Made in 1988.
The King’s Speech (LTV, 21.00) Colin Firth is our hero, tormented by a terrible stammer - which is problematic because Colin is a Royal (Prince Bertie, later to become King George VI) and
a stammer is embarrassing when you have to make public speeches and put on a good show for the subjects. He visits unorthodox speech therapist Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush) - and the result is more or less a foregone conclusion, but it hits all kinds of hot 21st-century buttons along the way: our insistence that adult problems have their roots in childhood traumas, our obsession with everyone being equal (Logue insists on calling the Prince by his first name), our modern love of therapy culture, and of course the fervent, post-Diana interest in the Royal Family. The ending tugs at the tear-ducts (with a massive assist from Beethoven) - but has the King learned to be himself, or just a better actor? Discuss! Made in 2011.
The King’s Speech
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