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Title: San Stefanos on TV - Thursday 11th Oct - ITV1
Post by: D@G on September 28, 2012, 11:44:13 PM
Featuring SS travels very own Sally. Details below:-
Corfu: A Tale of Two Islands Episode: 1 of 8 Thursday, 11 October 2012, 10:35pm- 11:05pm ITV1
Corfu is buzzing! Five hundred thousand Brits fly there each summer and around 10,000 of us have even chosen to live there. It is the No.1 Greek holiday island for British holidaymakers, and we easily out-number every other nationality holidaying on the island. In fact, each summer more Brits set foot on Corfu than Greeks.
‘Corfu: A Tale Of Two Islands’ follows expats and holidaymakers from all walks of life; rich and poor, young and old, English and Greek, in a country that relies on tourism to survive, but is in the throes of economic meltdown. Corfu is a microcosm of Britain on a Mediterranean island. The programme tells the story of an island caught on the cusp of two cultures, whilst trying to cope with economic uncertainty.
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Post by: Andy7 on September 29, 2012, 02:45:43 AM
Thanks for the heads up, sky plus or freeview hard drive at the ready!
Certainly one to watch.
Andy
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Post by: D@G on September 29, 2012, 09:49:55 AM
Yes definately worth recording on series link as there are 8 half hour program's. The first one will includes lots of San Stefanos and also a wedding that Sally organised in June. Looking forward to seeing it now.
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Post by: tenbeech on September 29, 2012, 10:47:12 AM
Thanks for the news D@G, Sky box set on series link. Something to watch again during the long winter evenings. Many Thanks
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Post by: tonyco1 on September 30, 2012, 03:56:56 PM
Brilliant - - we will be away in Turkey when this is on - but I can set up a recording and will. Yammas Tony
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Post by: Gavlah1973 on September 30, 2012, 11:05:49 PM
Enjoy Turkey big boy
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Post by: tonyco1 on October 01, 2012, 05:10:19 AM
I think you would also enjoy this particular place!! I will enjoy it for sure!!
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Post by: rilo57 on October 01, 2012, 09:08:49 PM
so dissapointed i wont see it, we dont have Itv.
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Post by: Jules on October 01, 2012, 09:59:05 PM
i just tried to access itv programes, they are not available to me.
Try www.filmon.tv you can record it there and watch it whenever. I don't think there are any regional restrictions but I could be wrong.
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Post by: rilo57 on October 02, 2012, 10:25:39 PM
thanks for the info guys, will give it a try
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Post by: IrisG on October 03, 2012, 02:43:38 PM
Thank goodness for Sky, these programmes are not available on STV, and I don't think ITV Wales is showing the series either.
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Post by: tonyco1 on October 06, 2012, 07:23:03 AM
I'll be away - so sky recording will do it.
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Post by: D@G on October 12, 2012, 02:32:19 AM
What a great advert for San Stefanos and Corfu. Really enjoyed the first episode.
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Post by: Georgie2002 on October 12, 2012, 03:04:44 AM
It was brilliant! Really enjoyed it! :D
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Post by: katie on October 12, 2012, 03:31:32 PM
It was great to see San Stefanos on the TV and the lovely girls from San Stefanos Travel organising the wedding. Looking forward to the next episode.
Katie
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Post by: tenbeech on October 12, 2012, 06:09:36 PM
Very good programme about Corfu and San Stefanos , looking forward to the next episodes . The only downside I can see is that lots more people will be aware of San Stefanos and will want to holiday there . San Stef is our secret and we don't want to share it with hordes of newcomers ,do we ? Or am I being selfish?
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Post by: D@G on October 12, 2012, 06:27:53 PM
Very good programme about Corfu and San Stefanos , looking forward to the next episodes . The only downside I can see is that lots more people will be aware of San Stefanos and will want to holiday there . San Stef is our secret and we don't want to share it with hordes of newcomers ,do we ? Or am I being selfish?
The rest of the programmes won't be focused as much on San Stef as this one.
Although the program made San Stefanos look very appealing, I don't think it will turn into a Sidari or Kavos type resort overnight from this 1 program.
I know where you are coming from wanting SS to stay the same, but I'm sure any local business/apartment/hotel owner will welcome a few % increase in business when compared to the 2012 season, without it one or two of these same businesses may not be around for the 2013 season.
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Post by: tenbeech on October 12, 2012, 10:59:56 PM
HI D@G you are right of course about SS needing a few more visitors , we have been visiting for about 12 years and in that time it has changed dramatically. I think the main factor regarding visitor numbers is the airport , as it has only one runway flights will always be restricted
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Post by: Tredegar Boy on October 13, 2012, 03:36:48 PM
One thing this programme proved beyond argument, in my opinion, is the sooner Greece exits the Euro the better. All government workers there have had their salaries reduced by 50% just like the poor priest in Thursday's programme. Can you imagine the outcry if that happended over here? All police, firemen, armed forces, local government, civil servants etc etc all with 50% pay cut through no fault of their own. I would be destitute.
Until they make that choice we need to support the Greeks as much as we can.
Well done all at San Steph Travel by the way.
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Post by: Cerys on October 13, 2012, 04:16:24 PM
For those of you who may have missed it, or if you just want to watch it again, here is the link to episode 1 of Corfu: A tale of two islands. There are 8 episodes in total showing every Thursday at 10:35 on ITV1.
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Post by: Denise on October 13, 2012, 05:32:52 PM
Really enjoyed it and looking forward to next week's episode. ;D
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Post by: diane13 on October 13, 2012, 11:55:36 PM
We loved the programme too and looking forward to the next - it will be nice to watch again when the winter sets in
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Post by: lizzie on October 14, 2012, 10:52:47 AM
Watched it Thanks to "bike" Spiro. It was promo not life at all in S/S . but i suppose it was interesting for some. Where were the local people ? Life here is not about getting food from"England" . Kensington -- Bah ! Hope the next prog. is about Corfiots or i won't be watching it again .
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Post by: Jules on October 14, 2012, 01:17:56 PM
Loved it from a San Stefanos point of view with Noula and the girls. I thought it did show a bit of how the Corfiots (albeit an ex pat) have to think about how they have to spend there money more wisely and even having to revert to buying online from Tesco to get the best deal. Looking forward to part 2. :)
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Post by: swedebasher on October 14, 2012, 01:43:38 PM
The wedding party stayed at the Tsaros and it didnt even get a mention. I have some sympathy with what Lizzie posted. Where was the taverna '20 miles away'??
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Post by: Cerys on October 14, 2012, 03:07:59 PM
On behalf of San Stefano Travel: We have received tremendous feedback from many of our guests and well wishers alike and would like to thank you all dearly for your kind words. The good news is we are set to appear in episode 3 also, due to be aired on Thursday the 25th of October at 22:35 on ITV1. There are 8 episodes in total and hopefully they will show a variety of aspects that make Corfu such a unique and wonderful place.
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Post by: Jimbo on October 14, 2012, 07:30:18 PM
I can only imagine that the bookings for weddings next year will be up. In terms of free advertising, that was pretty spectacular!
Unfortunately, thousands of people will be poring over maps of Corfu to find "San Stefanos," a fictional place which exists only Thomson's brochures.
As far as the economy goes, rose-tinted spectacles are all very well, but Greece now has over 50% youth unemployment and rising poverty levels. Irini, at Mistral, told us yesterday that in Athens people are putting signs on rubbish bins saying "If you're throwing food away, please leave it outside." It would be outrageous if the programme-makers ignored the economic background. This is supposed to be a documentary series, not a commercial.
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Post by: lizzie on October 14, 2012, 08:08:32 PM
I have to say - a "Corfiot" ordering food from U.K., i don't think so. Sorry but there are two very well stocked supermarkets in the N.W. several bigger ones in Corfu town. I listen to the Brits. saying they want real bread ? we have great healthy homemade(made with flour) bread delivered to our door. real milk ? where does english milk come from ?, our comes from a cow.. Sorry but i get so angry -don't try to change the the place just change yourself. The real Corfiots will have more respect for you. Relax and enjoy , but this is not England.
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Post by: D@G on October 14, 2012, 08:34:19 PM
I can only imagine that the bookings for weddings next year will be up. In terms of free advertising, that was pretty spectacular!
Unfortunately, thousands of people will be poring over maps of Corfu to find "San Stefanos," a fictional place which exists only Thomson's brochures.
As far as the economy goes, rose-tinted spectacles are all very well, but Greece now has over 50% youth unemployment and rising poverty levels. Irini, at Mistral, told us yesterday that in Athens people are putting signs on rubbish bins saying "If you're throwing food away, please leave it outside." It would be outrageous if the programme-makers ignored the economic background. This is supposed to be a documentary series, not a commercial.
Considering the poor state of the economy was mentioned in the opening sequence, and several times throughout the first episode, I'm struggling to see how the programme makers can be accused of ignoring it?
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Post by: Jimbo on October 14, 2012, 09:18:18 PM
lizzie was implying thta - unless I misunderstood.
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Post by: D@G on October 14, 2012, 09:52:52 PM
lizzie was implying thta - unless I misunderstood.
Oh ok, I didn't read it like that. :)
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Post by: Gill C on October 15, 2012, 08:36:41 PM
We love the bread we buy from the bakers in San Stef wish our local bread tasted as good, and oh those huge croissants delicious cant wait tlll next June.
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Post by: BAJ on October 16, 2012, 12:42:44 AM
Dont forget those huge doughnuts !
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Post by: Ioanna on October 16, 2012, 01:41:08 AM
The doughnuts are the reason I always return home with an expanded waistline !!
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Post by: rilo57 on October 16, 2012, 05:58:53 PM
yep, i agree with the bakery.who realy enjoys the pre sliced bread when they get home after eating such fresh bread for 2 weeks.
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Post by: sunshinegirl on October 16, 2012, 06:49:41 PM
Oh and dont forget those hugh current buns :P
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Post by: Lesley on October 17, 2012, 12:18:34 AM
Hands up I have bought a bread maker but then I live here and the brown flour here is very yummy and so (even if I say so myself) my brown bread is yummy too...... 8)
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Post by: lizzie on October 17, 2012, 10:54:49 AM
Now you tell me. We've been getting ours from Alvliottes . Leaving 25th so taking this chance to say bye. ( don't have a greek keybrd) Maybe we will get a swim before we go.Beautiful morning . Our house in Edin. is almost on the beach. Musselburgh was very like S/S many years ago, my great-gran was a fisherwoman -dressed just the same as the trad. ladies and she smoked a clay pipe. I used to try and get her old false teeth in my mouth i can still smell the tobacco-----ah good times but we all had them. Good luck in all you do , have a peaceful winter, Liz & Billy
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Post by: Jaxbubbles on October 17, 2012, 10:43:00 PM
hey Lizzie, we also live in Musselburgh up beside the old Jooglie Brig.
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Post by: Lesley on October 18, 2012, 11:04:17 AM
All the best Lizzie & Billy, Kalo Taxidi xxxxx
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Post by: Rover on October 19, 2012, 02:24:37 AM
Watched the begining of the programme tonight. What on earth has some stroppy woman redesigning a villa got to do with the Corfu I know and enjoy? I prefer the place, it's apoartments /villas/etc as they are, and the wonderful food as it is. If you want to change it, please stay at home.
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Post by: sunshinegirl on October 19, 2012, 01:10:17 PM
Rover - totally agree with you we watched it also and thought exactly the same!
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Post by: diane13 on October 19, 2012, 02:48:54 PM
Me too - totally agree
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Post by: lizzie on October 19, 2012, 10:39:31 PM
Ahhhh! at last someone sees what i see .
This is not life in Corfu - the poser who wanted to pull down the "stick" on his balcony. Does he know how stupid he is and the stupid woman who wanted to puts English marks on property. Go home------------------ I watched the first promo and 5 mins of the second and will not be watching more.
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Post by: Jimbo on October 19, 2012, 10:58:09 PM
I'm a bit tired - just got back from Agios Stephanos after nearly a month - and watched last night's episode. I have a few issues with prior comments!
What you're seeing ARE aspects of Corfu. It's daft to wish that you didn't have the rich and boring over on the east side and the tribute lady in Sidari, but that's the way it is.
I have no complaints so far apart from the commentary which managed to:
1) Call Agios Stephanos NE San Stephanos (hilarious - I bet they're pissed off!) 2) Totally mispronounce Mount Pantokrator
Seeing Corfu simply through the eyes of Agios Stephanos NW would be a serious misinterpretation of reality. The rich in the east, the 24/7 inebriated in Kavos, the rather pathetic jollities of Sidari, and the financial problems of many of the islanders are simply the truth. Sit for an hour or two beside the harbour in Kassoipi and you will hear different voices from the visiting flotillas than you would hear in Agios Stephanos.
This is an eight part series. We cannot reasonably judge it until we have seen it all.
I know many people who would hate Ag Stef. We like it because it lies perfectly between the obnoxious tax-exiles in the east, the brain-dead denizens of Kavos, and the Clacton In The Sun atmosphere of Sidari. It seems to me that Ag Stef is populated with people who have worked hard, and maybe still do, and who appreciate the unpretentious calm of the village and the warmth of the local people.
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Post by: Jimbo on October 19, 2012, 11:00:11 PM
Cross- posted with Lizzie -
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I watched the first promo and 5 mins of the second and will not be watching more.
Then you have no right to make any comment whatsoever.
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Post by: debra on October 19, 2012, 11:20:43 PM
I watched it and have a big smile on my face when it shows you the lush countryside and beauty of the island. It's true there are many diverse aspects of the island, didn't find this a problem - the rich folk just made me laugh but they too loved the island. Thought the couple who had renovated and opened a bed and breakfast in Perithia seemed absolutely lovely - I just wanted to pack my bags and go and stay there!
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Post by: Georgie2002 on October 19, 2012, 11:59:54 PM
Debra and Jimbo - I'm with you guys! It put a smile on my face! Surely anything showing Corfu in all its glory is a good thing for Greece?! It's sooo beautiful!
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Post by: dibully on October 20, 2012, 12:04:32 AM
We have both watched it and enjoyed seeing other aspects of the Island visitors expats or locals and makes me happy that we chose AS feel so lucky but if Sidari or any other resort works for them and brings in the much needed income to the Island it can only be good
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Post by: Lesley on October 20, 2012, 01:50:06 PM
Living and previously working here (all parts of the island), I agree with Jimbos comments and others.
Originally I posted on here for anyone wishing to be involved in the filming and the film crew also posted on various Forums on FB, this was get to a feel of all angles of what Corfu offers. The film crew were here from March until Mid August to capture all of Corfu and had & have Corfu's interests at heart.
As previous posts this is only episode 2 of 8 parts. The fact that ITV (with Century films) chose to invest in Corfu & Greece in a positive light (when so much of the media is showing negative coverage) is in my opinion a fabulous statement for Corfu.
Whether it be the expensive villas (and remember these people are bringing in revenue to the locals via labour in their area) as well as the huge amounts of money they spend whilst in resort. It's a tribute to Corfu that this small island can offer so many diversities in a holiday destination, whether in Kavos, Sidari, and all the other resorts still to be shown including our own area of Agios (San) Stefanos as well as offer investment in otherwise abandoned villages (such as Perithia) again bringing in work opportunities otherwise unavailable to local people.
Personally I am looking forward to seeing all the 8 episodes and having spoken to family and friends in UK they are enjoying watching the wonderful coastlines, inland villages and great scenery that Corfu can offer all their visitors.
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Post by: lilly on October 20, 2012, 05:17:41 PM
I have really enjoyed the programme and I am looking forward to the next 6 episodes, I think that the programme makers have succeeded in showing different aspects to Corfu, all these aspects exist so they are all a part of what Corfu is like today, it would never have become a popular holiday destination bringing much needed revenue to the island if things had stayed the same has when the tourist industry first began, if it had stayed the same and no hotels had been built to accomodate the tourists and no taverna's built to feed people etc then it would not have become an holiday destination for obvious reasons, change is not always a bad thing and is sometimes needed for survival, visitors to the island or people buying/building homes in Corfu are all bringing their money to the island and keeping local people in jobs, I think that can only be a good thing especially in todays climate of uncertainty.
There is room for all.
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Post by: Gill C on October 20, 2012, 08:57:53 PM
Also looking forward to next weeks as our friends Heather and Bern were filmed in their 60th anniversary year when they were there in June.Bern is now suffering from dementia but feels very comfortable in San Stefanos with Noula and the girls there for any help needed.Its one place he can go for a walk and feel safe because he knows the area and many of the locals.
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Post by: lilly on October 20, 2012, 09:14:51 PM
Hi Gill, I saw the preview about your friends, really looking forward to watching, dementia is a terrible thing, my Dad has recently been diagnosed with vascular dementia caused by a major stroke which he had a few years ago, it is such a cruel disease, I am so glad that your friends feel safe in Sans Stefanos, it truly is such an amazing place, I have been recording the programmes so I can watch them again whenever I need a dose of Corfu, only 7 months until our next visit, this time for 3 weeks, hope this winter passes quickly.
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Post by: Teamnickos on October 21, 2012, 01:27:49 AM
Really enjoyed watching as brought back special memories of ag stephans (Nw) and Noula and the girls. BUT really irritated by the toffs wanting to redesign the villa and get rid of 'the stick ' .....get a flippin life
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Post by: D@G on October 21, 2012, 11:33:16 PM
Excellent post Jimbo, I agree 100%.
I'm enjoying the series and looking forward to the rest.
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Post by: Jimbo on October 22, 2012, 02:09:30 AM
Thanks, D@G
I've spent a lot of my working life writing and doing radio and TV, and it is annoying when people make judgements without actually having seen the whole thing. I've been at previews of my plays where TV critics or those who write the week's previews turn up 20 minutes late and leave 10 minutes before the end, and then write snide remarks. I've reviewed stage plays for the New Statesman, and felt a great weight of duty to be careful and fair.
Agios Stephanos is not the subject - it's just part of the tapestry. I could make a documentary about the village which would indeed be two contrasting things: the image projected by the local people, and the underlying culture which is suppressed or "re-packaged" over the summer. There are, in the village, diametrically opposed views on how things should move forward commercially. There are family feuds and feuds within families; there are minor jealousies. Think "The Archers" and move it to a corner of Corfu. Think what it's like when they retreat up the hill to Avliotes in the winter to meet and drink coffee and eat real Greek food, which is not quite the same as the "Greek" food we mostly eat; similar, but subtly different.
In the interim, my current view is that the series is a little bit too "easy" because it's quite simple to shoot some hurray-Henrys on one side of the island and a tribute singer in Sidari. Do we criticise the girl for working out how to make a living? I don't think so. It's not what I want - I prefer Bach and Stravinsky - but she's fulfilling a need, filling a slot, getting paid, and good luck to her!
The big game is being played-out elsewhere. Greece will probably get one more bail-out to give more money to the bankers. Unemployment is rising. More and more people are starving in the cities at least. This cannot be reflected in the programmes because they are "sealed" at the point that shooting finished. I sincerely hope that they will have made more than a gesture towards the difficult circumstances that put dark clouds over Greece and the people we have come to know and love. They rarely tell us the uncertainties that lie behind the smiles.
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Post by: Rover on October 22, 2012, 10:44:28 AM
Well Jimbo, we are all entitled to our opinions and views, be they on a single episode or a complete series.
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Post by: Andy7 on October 23, 2012, 10:38:28 PM
So far I have really enjoyed the series and it can only help tourism to Corfu particularly San Stef weddings!
However, some of the negative comments on the forum about the residents of NE Corfu are unfounded, Gill and I have stayed in some lovely Villas on the NE Coast and we find the locals and holidaymakers in Kassiopi, Avlaki and Agios Stefanos friendly and not at all 'stuck up''
The Villa owners bring much needed money to the Island and often visit out of season when most San stef visitors have gone home, this brings an extended season to places like Kassiopi where Tavernas are open from March to November. We visited Kassiopi at Easter 2011 and it was buzzing, full of Villa owners getting their pads ready for summer and spending lots of money in the process.
Villa owners contribute massively to the Corfu economy and this is welcomed by Corfu people who benefit from the money they bring in.
Lets face it, if we all had the money to buy a Villa in NE Corfu we probably would!
So while San Stef will always be our favourite, I think we should celebrate Corfu's diverse visitors and the ITV programme does this very well.
Andy
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Post by: D@G on October 25, 2012, 03:17:40 PM
Episode 3 tonight folks. I'm lead to beleive that SS features again tonight. I'm looking forward to it.
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Post by: Rover on October 26, 2012, 01:46:11 AM
Did I hear correctly, before I turned it off, that Corfu is 'an island in the Med'?
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Post by: debra on October 26, 2012, 02:16:03 AM
Lovely Noula!
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Post by: D@G on October 26, 2012, 02:19:03 AM
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Post by: Rover on October 26, 2012, 02:30:31 AM
But, if you are making a serious programme about Corfu, would you establish in which sea the island was?
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Post by: D@G on October 26, 2012, 03:05:36 AM
I think your splitting hairs for the sake of an argument tbh rover. It's pretty obvious you don't agree with the making of the documentary on Corfu from your posts in this thread.
Im honestly surprised if this is the first time you have heard of Corfu (or any Greek island) being in the Mediterranean. We all know it is in the Ionian Sea, but the whole region, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Albania, Croatia, North Africa etc is very often said to be Mediterranean.
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Post by: Jimbo on October 26, 2012, 03:20:01 AM
The Ionian, Adriatic, Aegean and so forth are just subdivisions of the Mediterranean, just as the North Sea is really a kind of county in the Atlantic.
Corfu is in the Mediterranean.
Does anybody have a definition of where the Adriatic/Ionian boundary is? The northern part of Corfu may perhaps have escaped the rule of Epiros!
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Post by: Georgie2002 on October 26, 2012, 03:33:38 AM
Oh my goodness there are so many more serious bloody awful things happening in the world - are we really getting in a tiz about a documentary getting a fact wrong?!?! I'm sure it's happened before and will happen again!
It's just a harmless programme about an island we all love, now enjoy it!!
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Post by: Rover on October 26, 2012, 12:23:18 PM
Georgie, you are right! My wife has also chastised me for getting upset about trivia. I shall make no further posts regarding this programme about an island in the Med.
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Post by: Lesley on October 26, 2012, 12:28:29 PM
Stunning scenery on last night's episode and re-watched on Utube over a frappe this morning on the patio...... 8)
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Post by: loftyscot on October 29, 2012, 03:30:33 PM
We watched the first episode at the weekend and enjoyed the show. A good plug for SS travel. We had to laugh at the ex-pat ordering food from Tesco to save money. In many ways that is no different to the holiday makers bringing some of their own provisions from the UK as it's too dear to buy in resort.
The kebab cafe owner echoed what we experienced this month in Tenerife where locals were saying takings for the year (on a year on year basis) are just getting lower and lower.
Looking forward to catching up on the rest of the series now.
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Post by: Jaxbubbles on October 29, 2012, 11:26:38 PM
We just watched the third part tonight and have thoroughly enjoyed all the episodes. Looking forward to the next one. :)
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Post by: tonyco1 on October 31, 2012, 12:02:19 AM
We managed to watch the first two episodes while on another holiday in Dalyan, we watched it streamed on the iPad - - - after returning from meal and drinks, great end to an evening!! The girls from San Stef Travel looked great as usual!!
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Post by: dibully on October 31, 2012, 12:26:56 AM
Hope you had a good holiday Tony 8)
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Post by: Bee on November 06, 2012, 01:06:48 AM
I have been watching this programme and am thoroughly enjoying it. The first two episodes have featured SS Travel with Noula and Sally quite a lot. I have to admit that it was seeing this, that brought back such fond memories of SS I am desperate to get back in 2013. My last visit was in 2008 and things hadn't changed that much in the years since 1983.
I'm looking forward to the next episode :)
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Post by: tonyco1 on November 06, 2012, 02:40:54 AM
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Post by: Jimbo on November 06, 2012, 03:14:22 PM
Thought Episode 4 featured:
a) some rather nice looking paintings - though the camera crew decided not to give us a perfect shot - sack the director! b) half-arsed attempt to capture the full Kavos nightmare (been there, seen it!) c) a young woman of such cringe-making stupidity and selfishness I nearly felt sorry for her d) you can't sell olive oil any more! Liked Scarlet, who seems to have fully assimilated
It's not Panorama!
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Post by: Lesley on November 08, 2012, 11:18:49 AM
Episode 5 this evening (Thursday) ITV1 22.35 hrs UK time :)
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Post by: Bee on November 08, 2012, 04:21:47 PM
Looking forward to it already, it's so good to see lots of familiar places :)
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Post by: Lesley on November 15, 2012, 07:19:31 PM
Episode 6 this evening same time same station...... :)
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Post by: Bee on November 16, 2012, 01:51:56 AM
Watching it as we speak :)
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Post by: Lesley on November 22, 2012, 07:52:59 PM
Its Thursday so its episode 7 this evening will cover as well as other areas our lovely Lucy in Sidari.
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Post by: Lesley on November 29, 2012, 06:17:46 PM
Last of series, episode 8 on ITV 1 this evening at UK time 10.35 pm.......The Tale of Two Islands.....
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Post by: Jimbo on December 13, 2012, 02:58:16 AM
It's been very quiet in the forum as everybody plans the "I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here" that is Christmas. So to get your mind off How Round Are My Stuffing Balls? here is my review of the Corfu program:
I thought this was a very poor and disappointing documentary series, for the following reasons:
This was a total of over three hours of screen time (allowing for adverts). That should provide scope for analysis. It didn't.
* There was no sense of landscape. If I'd never been there I would have little idea of the geography. Even a simple graphic map zoom to (say) Kavos would have helped. The entire series failed utterly to give us perspective.
* It was very repetitive. Every episode had the same components. Let's find a few ExPats and a woman who married a Greek man, a brain-dead Essex girl who stayed and struggled to do much except get her tits out.
* The almost total absence of a local Greek view of things, unless it was the husband of a woman from Croydon. You're making a documentary about a major Greek island and you fail to talk to any key local politicians? Come on - this is amateur night.
* Appalling voice-over commentary, confusing Agios Stefanos NE with Agios Stefanos NW, renaming the posh bit as 'San Stefanos', total inability to say Mount Pantokrator in any way resembling its actual pronunciation, utter lack of any insight into anything.
I could go on. I thought it was a fourth-rate production. Even the title was wrong in a sense, because there are many "islands" of culture in Corfu - not just rich Brits/Poor Brits.
It isn't really good enough, is it, to say "Oh look, there's the beach!" because we should learn a bit about how the complex engineering of Corfu works.
Mull on that with some mulled wine!
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Post by: YANNIS26 on December 13, 2012, 11:49:57 AM
Hi Jimbo We have been known to disagree over a few things over the years but not this time.This time two minds think as one.I agree totally with all your points.It was so bad that if I did not know the real Corfu it would be the last place on earth I would visit.A place full of hoorah Henrys and and 18-30s.A combination that would be my idea of holiday hell.For a program that kept saying the corfiot economy is having it tough it did it no favours. I know some members will not agree with this view and they are entitled to do so. Yammas Yiannis
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Post by: Jimbo on December 13, 2012, 09:26:23 PM
It's Christmas, and we have peace and love! Yammas! We don't disagree that much, anyway.
I think it's important to distinguish between a travelogue, a commercial, and a documentary. If were still a producer I would regard the series as having failed to be a successful example of any of them.
The only positives were seeing Noula, Sally and Cerys. Even if I hadn't been to AS I think I would have fallen in love. It was, perhaps, a bad move to tip the grass cuttings into the stream on camera, but then I've always had a penchant for naughty girls.
The artist in Agios Stephanos NE seemed quite interesting - but the production was so bad that we didn't get a full-screen image. If you're going to shoot an exhibition opening it's number one to show some of the work. Point camera at picture and lock the tripod. Shoot a few seconds. Or take some good stills to use in the edit. Instead, a load of people drinking bubbly was the most we really had. This was a recurrent failure in the series.
It would be wrong to run a lengthy commercial for Corfu, so at least that wasn't fulfilled. I get the feeling that the researcher was told to run around finding examples of rich and poor Brits, with a few token Greeks in the mixture if possible. Documentary, then, not - I would be interested to know where the money for the very posh buses came from, where the EU strategic money for things like the Avliotes bypass went, what the political relationship between Corfu and Athens was. I'd like to know the relationship between the major tour operators and the commanding heights of the local economy was. This does not have to be boring. In fact, it would have enhanced our knowledge, and that's the point of a documentary.
There are some deep and dark questions to be asked about the way Corfu runs. Nepotism is probably high on the list. A real documentary should take a stab at that. It didn't.
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Post by: loftyscot on December 14, 2012, 09:50:12 AM
We watched the first two episodes and didn't bother with the rest. First one was intriguing given the focus on San Stef.
Friends watched it too given we had been 4 times and were interested to see what SS looked like.
They thought it was 'full of old people' and asked us why on earth would they want to visit there with their young families :-(
That's the dangers of TV informing opinion. At least Robert Peston wasn't doing the voiceover or he would really have 'stuck the boot in' to the island's fortunes.
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Post by: tonyco1 on December 23, 2012, 03:48:52 PM
I watched all episodes and there was good and bad in the program. It certainly didn't promote fairly in except to the wealthy in San Stefanos NE,
Episode 1 was pretty good - (thanks mainly to the girls from San Stefanos Travel), parts of other episodes also, but Jim has some points in his critique'.....
It didn't portray what most of us enjoy about Corfu and San Stefanos NW in Particular.... But as a person smitten with the Island, I still got some pleasure in viewing, in spite of the poor edit.
I got the opinion it was in the main, all about living as ex-pats' and the mixed economics of Island Life. They turned it into Eastenders - as a lot of doom and gloom in later episodes - - not my vision of Corfu.