NEWS
The “British Cypriot” sitcom ‘Stath Lets Flats’ aired its first episode on Wednesday, 27th June on Channel 4.
The six-part quirky comedy is written by Jamie Demetriou and Robert Popper, centred on a Greek-Cypriot estate agent.
The subtle jokes, creative one-liners and a mild touch of slap-stick have earnt the series quite a following of fans. The unique-running gag is that Stath comes across as incompetent, impulsive and ambitious – in equal measure, and desperate to prove himself in the estate agent business to his Greek-Cypriot father.
It’s a timely take on the “bewildering” minefield of the London property market; realistically dealt with, in LGR’s ‘Property Show’, with Karl Knipe of The Kings Group, but you won’t find Stath bickering with a smelly tenant there!
The lovely Demetriou siblings Jamie and Natasia took time aside to visit LGR, with their Cypriot father Sotiris, from Koma Tou Gialou. They joined Vasilis Panayi live on-air and incidentally, London Greek Radio’s very own Vasilis excitingly-enough, shows up in the sixth episode of the TV series.
Star-of-the-show, “Stath”, played by Jamie Demetriou, said, “London Greek Radio has been playing in my house since I was a foetus” commenting on the station’s long-time serving of Greek-Cypriot culture and music.
Jamie’s real-life sister plays his fictional sister ‘Sophie’ and as the show progresses, it’s actually endearing to see their sibling relationship.
“Stath (Eftstathios), is a useless Greek-Cypriot letting agent. There’s a lot of Greek letting agencies and we wanted to base it in Green Lanes, but it’s set in Edgware, which also has a Greek community. It’s about their office ‘Michael & Eagle Estate Agency”, Jamie told LGR’s listeners.
Stath speaks with ‘London-Cypriot accent’, which complements his character and is an accent he once had as a young Cypriot.
“We are on London Greek Radio and I think that’s so relevant because so many have made a life here, and they’re Londoners so the character of Stath encapsulates it. He talks in a London accent with a bit of a ‘Greek twang’ to it, which a lot of people have, and I hope a lot of people can relate to that.” Jamie emphasised.
The Greek actor Christos Stergioglou plays Stath’s father Vaso; a witty, passionate patriarch who sprinkles a few Greek phrases in the script.
Jamie explained, “(Dad) has a Greece accent. He didn’t feel comfortable playing a Cypriot. He thought Cypriot people would be angry if he claimed that he was Cypriot because he’s Greek so we made the character half-Greek, half-Cypriot.”
Natasia who plays Sophie explained to listeners that the series was the result of years of hard work and serious determination, creating, and writing it.
Jamie added, “I wanted to make a TV show; me and my sister Tash came up with the idea for it… it was important for us to represent Greek and Greekness on TV with our show; it’s something we are very passionate about.”
This programme hinges on its strong quirky-trait characters narrative; primarily being something of a platform for portraying, or perceiving the Greek-Cypriot community in London.
Jamie concluded, “The community is a different way of putting it; I think it is Greek-Cypriot characters… flamboyant, wonderful, funny, caring characters; they’re all about family and love. We want to have them represented and there’s such a big Greek-Cypriot community… Greeks like to see Greeks represented.”
‘Stath Lets Flats’ continues on Wednesday 1st August at 10 pm on Channel 4.
The next ‘Property Show’ with Karl Knipe airs on Wednesday 5th September at 7.00pm on LGR.
Article written by Tony Neophytou
The Management and Staff of London Greek Radio would like to invite you to their Christmas Dinner & Dance, 2017. The start to the festive season we have live music and food on Saturday 2 December at 7 pm.
We are also excited to announce entertainment for this evening includes Giorgos Gerolymatos, all the way from Greece, for a 1 night exclusive performance. Not to mention live music by Nostalgia Greek Band!
Events like this offer the chance for our station to come together with the community and enjoy a fabulous evening. Moreover, through these events we are able to renew and build a good relationship with both our listeners and the companies which work alongside us.
In 2017, our time has also been spent putting together events, such as this one, where all members of our community could come and celebrate our culture together.
Join us at the Cypriot Community Centre, Earlham Grove, Wood Green, N22 5HJ.
Tickets £30, £35, for more information and Tickets please call LGR on 0208 349 6950
7 pm ‘Till Late
We look forward to seeing you all there.
Wishing you, a happy start to the holiday season.
The event is sponsored by Caspian Lounge Sandwich Bar in North Finchley, Commeris UK Ltd the Mediterranean food experts, Panorama Greek Restaurant in Whetstone with Mediterranean cuisine at its best. Aspris & Son, the wine, beer & spirits merchants, Simon Fisher with a 50 year experience as a loss assessor, Taste of Cyprus in Palmers Green for a wide range of breads, sweets & pastries.
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EUROVISION QUEEN Eleni Foureira is coming to LONDON for a one night only, exclusive performance.
London Greek Radio sponsors Eleni Foureira live performance at KOKO in Camden
On Friday 29th June Marquee Events International proudly present ELENI FOUREIRA live at Club Koko in Camden with full band and dancers.
On the night there will be various supporting acts including special guest Mixalis Theodosiou with his brand new single.
Doors open at 6:30 pm with first support act live at 7:30 pm.
Standard tickets are just £40 per person. Book yours now via ticketweb.uk. Standard and VIP tickets are also available via Flames restaurant in North Finchley.
This event is over 14’s.
Everyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
Koko, 1A Camden High St, London NW1 7JE, the nearest tube station is Mornington Crescent
This event is sponsored by London Greek Radio and Flames Restaurant.
Article written by lgr.co.uk
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on his visit to London this week; met with his British counterpart Theresa May, as well as the leader of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn.
Tsipras with his meeting with Corbyn discussed the possibilities of cooperation among the left and progressive forces of Europe.
The two leaders also discussed the Brexit issue, the latest developments in the European Union, the rise of the far right and several populist parties, the refugee issue, and the recent FYROM name developments.
Tsipras meets Jeremy Corbyn
Corbyn congratulated Tsipras on how he dealt with both the refugee and FYROM issues and in particular on Greece’s contribution to the refugee issue. The Labour Party leader compared it to other European countries which have not contributed to the issue but have, as he said, reinforced xenophobia and racism instead.
The two party leaders also discussed the Cyprus issue, with the Greek PM reiterating his set position for a fair and sustainable solution.
Tsipras also thanked Corbyn for his recent statement regarding the return of the Parthenon Marbles.
Tsipras also had a meeting with the Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain Gregorios, and with young Greek scientists working in London at the Greek Centre of London.
On Tuesday, the Greek premier was received by Theresa May in Downing Street and later with Jeremy Corbyn.
Tsipras delivered a speech at the London Business School on Wednesday.
Article written by Greece Embassy, London
Reports of a minor explosion and “people running” at Southgate station – an incident not believed to be terror-related.
British Transport Police said there were no reports of serious injuries and their enquiries continue at Southgate station which has been closed.
The incident comes as officers investigated a suspicious package.
Police believe the explosion was caused by a faulty drill battery.
London Ambulance Service said they treated three people at the scene for minor injuries while two others were taken to hospital.
A 23 year-old man has been arrested held on suspicion of an act likely to cause an explosion to injure or damage property, and endangering safety on the railway.
The local Cypriot MP Bambos Charalambous for Enfield Southgate had visited Southgate station on the Tuesday night; he issued a statement which confirmed that the “minor explosion” was non-terror related.
“Southgate is still cordoned off after the explosion shortly after 7 pm. @metpoliceuk have confirmed that explosion was non terror related. Sadly there have been some injuries, it seems from the panic. My thoughts are with everyone who has been hurt and a huge thanks to our emergency services.”
British Transport Police tweeted: “Southgate Tube station is currently closed whilst officers respond to a suspicious package.
“Officers are on scene alongside @metpoliceuk. Please avoid the area – we’ll provide updates as soon as we can.”
The Metropolitan Police said in a statement: “Police were called at 7.03pm on 19 June to reports of an explosion and people running at Southgate underground station.
“Met officers remain at the scene along with colleagues from British Transport Police, London Fire Brigade and London Ambulance Service.
“Cordons are in place and the station is closed.
“Enquiries are ongoing to establish the cause of the reported explosion, which appears to have been minor.
“We are not aware of any serious injury.”
The arrested man, who is from Enfield, has been released under investigation pending further enquiries.
Photo credit: Sean Salamander/Twitter
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Second-place for Cyprus in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest was a fantastic achievement for our tiny nation and the best ever result since 1981, which was Cyprus’ debut in the contest.
The world’s longest-running TV music competition saw Netta from Israel win with the song ‘Toy’, written and composed by Doron Medalie and Stav Beger. Israel’s entry received 529 points, followed by runner-up Cyprus with 436 points. The Cypriot tune was the bookies’ favourites in Eurovision week when Eleni’s rehearsals impressed on-lookers at the Altice Arena. All of a sudden, Cyprus was dominating the global networks with the spotlight on the island immensely helping it in all sorts of ways.
Eleni Foureira set the Eurovision scoreboard ablaze with the up-tempo song ‘Fuego’ managing Top 5 position with the jurors. It was a catchy track with an ethnic edge that swirled with clarinet riffs.
She received the full 12-points by jurors in Spain, Greece, Ireland, Belarus, Malta, and Sweden, with televoting 12-points from Armenia, Bulgaria and… Greece. The UK’s phone-vote gave the Cypriot tune 8 points. With such a robust British Cypriot community it was little wonder that Cyprus received strong televoting support in both the semi-final and final.
The voting had us at the edge of our seats and was very intense. It “went to the wire” with jurors ranking Israel third overall in the public’s opinion, and Cyprus fifth; the Top two favourites.
Eleni was very gracious, humbled and upbeat about the result, who said, “I am so happy, thank you so much. Being second in Eurovision is like you win… This is the best position Cyprus ever had in the history of Eurovision. I feel like a winner.”
On the night, Eleni was awarded ‘Best Artistic Performance‘ in the Marcel Bezençon Awards. The award winners are announced only hours before the Eurovision live grand final.
The track, “Fuego”, released in March, stormed into the LGR playlist going straight to number one on the London Greek Radio Chart. Eleni’s back-catalogue of infectious hits has definitely made her one of the most prominent artists on the station’s track-listings.
The CyBC had announced Eleni as the Cypriot representative in February this year internally selecting the Greek pop singer. The tune was composed for the competition by Alex Papaconstantinou or Alex P, a Greek-Swedish producer. He collaborates on the tune with Geraldo Sandell, Viktor Svensson, Anderz Wrethov and Didrick.
The CyBC chiefs can feel justified in their selection of Eleni; it was a winning-package, a credible artist, with a current, effective pop song and one that showed off her incredible stage skills.
LGR acknowledge the work of the Cypriot delegation’s Evi Papamichael and all of their team; Alex Papaconstantinou, Panik Records, Jean Sacha-Baptiste and everyone else associated with this amazing result.
Article written by Tony Neophytou
Greek Summer
LGR Club Nights are back with another massive party at the Country Club Trent Park!! Join us on Saturday 14th July for another unforgettable party.
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Our DJs Makis & Avgoustinos will be on the decks, kicking off summer 2018 the Greek way. Doors open at 9pm and the party will continue through till 2.30am.
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They will be mixing Greek & English hits, all night long. Fusing all the best Modern Laika, Greek Club, Greek Classics and Zeimbekika with all the biggest English hits of the decade.
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Please note our online tickets shop is now closed. Limited tickets will be available on the door, please arrive early if you have not pre-purchased your tickets.
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Additional information:
Please note this is a strictly over 18s event. Dress Code: Smart Casual (Designer trainers are acceptable). Address: Bramley Road, London N14 4UW
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: Greek Summer tickets from Skiddle.
Ticket sales powered by Skiddle
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The Hazelwood Greek School family fun day and BBQ will take place on Saturday 16th June, with 200+ pupils; over 45 years serving the local community, the school has every reason to be proud of its history and achievements…
The event will be held at Hazelwood Greek School, Hazelwood Lane Palmers Green N13 5HE.
London Greek Radio is proud to support the event; with a live broadcast, our own DJ Makis is on the decks.
The times 12 pm till 3 pm with various fun activities and things to do; face painter, ice cream van, Pimms and Keo Bar, Toy stall, Beat the goalie, Tombola, Cake stall, Sweets stall, Bouncy castle, Assault course. Raffle and silent auction for signed Chelsea FC Shirt and a signed Tottenham FC pennant.
Star Raffle Prize a Nintendo switch worth £279! 2nd Prize £150 Euro Star voucher; 3rd Prize Arsenal merchandise plus many more amazing prizes
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A play by the well-known Cypriot playwright Despina Pirketti
Friday 15th and Saturday 16th June at 7.30pm
Dugdale Centre, 39 London Road, Enfield EN2 6DS
All female Cypriot & Greek cast…
Sommerfugl – Norwegian for Butterfly, is an all-female play which tells the story of two friends Hope and Florence, both in their early fifties – now both divorced with a daughter.
Hope has sacrificed her personal life to devote herself to raising the feisty Kiki, whereas Florence refashioned her life exactly as she wanted, even if that meant becoming alienated from her teenage daughter, the perfectionist Myrna. Today, a 28 year old Myrna returns after three years of medical residency in Oslo. Florence eagerly anticipates her daughter’s return, but in order to face her, she will need to go back not just three but fourteen years, to the day she abandoned her to follow her lover.
Sommerfugl is a play about the terms and boundaries of motherly love, a woman’s right to claim happiness and a young woman’s desperate effort to regain the privileges she was shorn of.
Starring Vasoula Christodoulou, Lee Michaels, Tina Euri, Oznur Cifci and Katerina Barotsaki.
Produced and directed by Vasilis Panayi; Stage Manager-Assistant Director Katerina Barotsaki; and Music by Stalo Georgiou.
Translated into English by the playwright; English text edited by Helen Stavrou.
Tickets: £14.50 | Concs £12.50
Box Office: 020 8807 6680
Tickets available: dugdale.co.uk
Dugdale Centre, 39 London Road, Enfield Town, EN2 6DS
Article written by London Greek Radio
Mixalis is one of our UK Cypriot talents…
On Saturday 16th June 2018, Mixalis Theodosiou will be releasing his brand new single ‘Apousia’, penned and composed by Andreas Mbesiris.
At The Cypriot Community Centre, Earlham Grove, Wood Green, N22 5HJ.
Live Bouzoukia until 2 am with Mixalis Theodosiou and his 5 Piece Band.
Tickets £15 in advance only, £20 front tables (limited availability) available by calling 07951 717 418.
Doors open at 9 pm.
Source: Evagoras Mandrides Photography
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Article written by London Greek Radio
