TV programms about the cyprus issue

[erolz]

In the past I have tried to make available copies of TV programms about the Cyprus issue. Below is a series of links to two different programs I have done so far in a range of formats and file sizes.

If anyone has any more such programms either already on the net of on tape (and can get them to me) I will add them to this thread.


unknown Cyprus TV program part 1

low quality - file size approx 2.5MB - playing time approx 5mins
http://www.visionmatters.co.uk/cyprus/video/cyppart1-dialup.rm

high(er) quality - file size approx 8.7MB - playing time approx 5minutes
http://www.visionmatters.co.uk/cyprus/video/cyppart1-dsl.rm

unknown Cyprus TV program part 2

low quality - file size approx 6.5MB - playing time approx 25 mins
http://www.visionmatters.co.uk/cyprus/video/cyppart2-dialup.rm

high(er) quality - file size approx 28.5MB - playing time approx 25 mins
http://www.visionmatters.co.uk/cyprus/video/cyppart2-dsl.rm


medium quality wmv format - file size approx 5.5MB - playing time approx 5minutes

http://www.visionmatters.co.uk/cyprus/video/cyppart1.wmv

medium quality - file size approx 27MB - playing time approx 25 mins
http://www.visionmatters.co.uk/cyprus/video/cyppart2.wmv

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This is from a series called 'Frontiers' that looks at a number of 'frontiers' around the world, with a program on one each week. Cyprus was chosen as one of these areas. There is also a book (called Frontiers) that accompanies this series, again with a chapter on Cyprus. It appears the book and TV programs are from around 1990.

The Cyprus section is told by Christopher Hitchens - who is a controversial figure in his own right. I have to say that I find the program very biased in favour of the Greek Cypriot point of view. Certainly Mr Hitchens tries to offer 'balance' in the program but he does so imo from an essential Greek Cypriot perspective that the problem of Cyprus began in 74. Thus he talks about tradgedies inflicted on Turkish Cypriot by Greek Cypriot in 74 and visa versa - but makes almost no mention of any events prior to 74, leaving an uniformed viewer (in my opinion) with the impression that 'the problem started in 74'. It is also of note and relevance (to me anyway) that Mr Hitchens first wife was herself a Greek Cypriot and he has two 'anglo/cypriot' children by this first marriage. He makes no mention of this fact in either the film or the book which to me is slightly disengenuous. Anyway I have made the film available none the less.

It is in wmv format and I have divided it up into 5 sections. The first four run for about 10mins each and are about 10MB each. The last section is slightly shorter at about 7mins / 7MB. A small not the last section is about 50% uploaded right now and continues to upload as I type this. It should be completed in about 15 minutes from the time of this post. The clips can be found here.

http://www.visionmatters.co.uk/cyprus/video/frontiers1.wmv
http://www.visionmatters.co.uk/cyprus/video/frontiers2.wmv
http://www.visionmatters.co.uk/cyprus/video/frontiers3.wmv
http://www.visionmatters.co.uk/cyprus/video/frontiers4.wmv
http://www.visionmatters.co.uk/cyprus/video/frontiers5.wmv

rm format

http://www.visionmatters.co.uk/cyprus/video/frontiers1.rm
http://www.visionmatters.co.uk/cyprus/video/frontiers2.rm
http://www.visionmatters.co.uk/cyprus/video/frontiers3.rm
http://www.visionmatters.co.uk/cyprus/video/frontiers4.rm
http://www.visionmatters.co.uk/cyprus/video/frontiers5.rm

[Chrisswirl]

Frontiers was interesting, especially as it offers a slightly older perspective, thank you for putting that up Erolz. I think that most of what was said was pretty fair to both sides, although as you have pointed out not much was said about the build up to 1974.