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Talking to the year 2017
It’s been a troubled year around the world. THEO PANAYIDES looks 2017 in the eye to reflect on a year gone by I’ve never profiled a year before. I didn’t even know such a thing was possible, but you’re...
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Have smartphones taken over our lives? (VIDEO)
It’s no secret that smartphones have taken over our lives – but have those lives really improved as a result? And could we live without our mobile phones, after having grown so used to them? We asked a...
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Supper club host’s life dominated by food
THEO PANAYIDES meets the founder of a Nicosia supper club and finds his entire life revolves around meals. And his comfort at being the head of a large family The house is cosy, casually strewn with...
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Turkish Cypriots on the Greek Cypriot elections (VIDEO)
A week or so before the upcoming presidential elections in the Republic of Cyprus, we asked a random selection of Turkish Cypriots in Nicosia who they support, and whether they think anything will...
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Getting lost in foreign worlds
Tasked with uncovering ancient deaths and demystifying them, THEO PANAYIDES meets a scientist who says we have a lot to learn from the past Unless you’re a fellow academic, the most eye-catching part...
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President Nicos Anastasiades re-elected (VIDEO)
On the night that Nicos Anastasiades was elected for a second term as president of Cyprus, we went to the Eleftheria Stadium in Nicosia and spoke to a few of his supporters as they waited for him to...
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Under-threat newspaper owner living in reality
The owner of a newspaper attacked in the north last week for defying Turkey says he is the freest person in Cyprus. THEO PANAYIDES meets a man proud to call himself a marginal A day before the first...
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Veteran actress tells of the magic of theatre
From Beckett to Euripides, the grande dame of Cyprus theatre has played them all. THEO PANAYIDES talks failing bodies and growing older with the actress who has recently made a well-received comeback...
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Psychotherapist on picking up the pieces
Immersed in other people’s lives and the witness to much life and death, one psychotherapist tells THEO PANAYIDES the most important thing we must do is relate Some are born profile-worthy, some...
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Intense life of a travelling pianist
THEO PANAYIDES meets a renowned musician, only to find an engrossed and emotionally naked performer who suffers from stage fright despite having spent his entire life on stage Alessandro Deljavan has a...
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No Reservations: the gourmet gamble
You can’t get sentimental when a restaurant shuts down. Restaurants open and close, it’s the nature of the business. Nor is it really relevant to say that No Reservations – which did indeed shut down...
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The Renaissance man interested in everything
THEO PANAYIDES meets a jack of all trades with almost as many interests, in his element with facts, figures and data If you’ve ever seen the old vaudeville skit where first one person then another,...
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Comic writer starting a new chapter
THEO PANAYIDES meets a Greek comic writer who surrounds himself with strange, beautiful people and the largest collection of Greek language comics in the world Before we’ve even sat down – at Prozak in...
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Working to change the world
THEO PANAYIDES meets a globalised technocrat who has managed to stay calm despite taking on a number of roles around the world in the aftermath of atrocities Margareta Wahlström shouldn’t be confused...
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Surrounded by dogs
One woman not only runs a dog shelter but also keeps around 20 animals in her own home. THEO PANAYIDES meets a woman so deep into looking after them there is no way out I park outside the sun-bleached,...
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The public face of Cyprus shipping
THEO PANAYIDES meets the latest rising star of the government who is on a quest for excellence Looking back, I should’ve probed a bit more for a vulnerable side. ‘Do you ever get depressed?’ I...
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Quiet professor with controversial voice
After contentious posts on Facebook, THEO PANAYIDES meets an easy-going psychology professor who turns into a zealous activist against issues such as bullying and racism The post on Facebook – the...
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March for Akamas (VIDEO)
On April 15, a demonstration organised by the ‘Save Akamas / Save Cyprus’ movement took place on the streets of Nicosia. The protest (which ended in a concert, featuring a number of well-known bands)...
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Activist striving to save Akamas ‘properly’
As environmental consciousness gathers pace on the island THEO PANAYIDES meets an activist on a mission to promote rational democratic debate and wipe out procedural sloppiness The setting is a house...
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Architect couple juggle married life and major projects
With their most high-profile building to be inaugurated this week by the president, THEO PANAYIDES meets an architect couple with one foot in art and the other in life Next Thursday, May 3, a...
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