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'''[[Wikipedia:Cyprus|CYPRUS]]''' is a small island of XXXX km2, in the Mediterranean sea, near the coat of Turkey. It was once a British colony.
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'''[[Wikipedia:Cyprus|CYPRUS]]''' is a small island in the Mediterranean sea, near the coat of Turkey. It was once a British colony.
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{{Place-name
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==Profile==
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|First broadcast        = 1956
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|First colour broadcast = 1976
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|Colour                 = [[wikipedia:SECAM|SECAM]]
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|'''Country Number (15)'''||1966||[[Selling Doctor Who|FIRST WAVE]]
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|Doctors seen          = [[William Hartnell stories|Hartnell]]
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|'''Region'''||[[:Category:Europe|Europe]]||Commonwealth
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==Population==
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|'''Television commenced'''||1 October 1957||
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|'''Colour System'''||1976||[[:Wikipedia:SECAM|SECAM]]  
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|'''[[WRTH|Population]]'''||1966|| 594,000
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|'''[[WRTH|TV Sets]]'''||1966|| 11,659
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|'''Language/s'''||English||
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When '''Doctor Who''' screened in Cyprus in 1966, the population was 594,000, and licensed TV sets numbered 11,659 (per [[WRTH]], 1966).
 
  
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==TV & system==
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==Television Stations / Channels==
  
 
Cyprus began its television service in 1956.  
 
Cyprus began its television service in 1956.  
  
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There is just one television station: '''Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation''', a government-owned commercial broadcaster.  
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There is just one television station: '''[[wikipedia:Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation| Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)''', a government-owned commercial broadcaster.  
  
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Colour transmissions began in 1976 using the colour broadcast system, but '''Doctor Who''' never screened in colour.
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Colour transmissions began in 1976 using the SECAM colour broadcast system; '''Doctor Who''' never screened in Cyprus in colour.
  
 
==Language/s==
 
==Language/s==
  
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The main language of Cyprus is Greek and Turkish, although English was then recognised as a third official language.  
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The principal languages of Cyprus are Greek and Turkish, although English was then recognised as a third official language. In 1966, all television was broadcast in English – possibly with subtitles for the other languages.
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=='''DOCTOR WHO IN CYPRUS'''==
 
=='''DOCTOR WHO IN CYPRUS'''==
  
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Cyprus was the 15th country to screen '''Doctor Who''' (see [[Selling Doctor Who]]).  
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Cyprus was the '''15th''' country to screen '''Doctor Who'''. It was the '''third''' in the Mediterranean (see [[Selling Doctor Who]]).  
  
 
==[[BBC Records]]==
 
==[[BBC Records]]==
  
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The '''Stanmark Productions Ltd''' advertisement from 1966, identifies Cyprus as one twelve countries screening '''Doctor Who''' in that year.  
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The '''Stanmark Productions Ltd''' advertisement from 1966, identifies Cyprus as one of '''twelve''' countries screening '''Doctor Who''' in that year.
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'''The Seventies''' records a sale of '''"(9)"''' stories by 28 February 1977. '''The Handbook''' identifies these as being: {{A}}, {{B}}, {{C}}, {{D}}, {{E}}, {{F}}, {{G}}, {{H}} and {{K}}.  
  
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'''The Seventies''' records a sale of '''9''' stories by 28 February 1977. '''The Handbook''' identifies these as being: {{A}}, {{B}}, {{C}}, {{D}}, {{E}}, {{F}}, {{G}}, {{H}}, {{K}}.  
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The inclusion of both {{H}} and {{K}} must be an error, as neither story screened in Cyprus. It is highly likely that Cyprus was supplied with prints of both stories – with perhaps the intention of screening them – but for whatever reasons, did not.  
  
 
In '''DWM''', Cyprus is identified in the same '''9''' story Archives.
 
In '''DWM''', Cyprus is identified in the same '''9''' story Archives.
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Two other Mediterranean countries, [[Gibraltar]] and [[Malta]] had screened '''Doctor Who''' in 19765; it's possible that [[Cyprus]] was sent prints from one of those countries.
 
  
 
==Stories bought and broadcast==
 
==Stories bought and broadcast==
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===[[William Hartnell stories|WILLIAM HARTNELL]]===
 
===[[William Hartnell stories|WILLIAM HARTNELL]]===
  
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Although [[BBC Records]] indicate a sale of at leat nine stories, only the first seven of those aired:  
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Although [[BBC Records]] indicate a sale of nine stories, only seven aired:  
  
 
Seven stories, 36 episodes:
 
Seven stories, 36 episodes:
  
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[[File:Cypr A.JPG|thumb|right|250px|An Unearthly Child, intro and listing, 12 March 1966]]
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[[File:Cypr B.JPG|thumb|right|250px|The Daleks, part one intro and listing, 9 April 1966]]
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[[File:Cypr bed.JPG|thumb|right|250px|"…younger viewers in bed…" and intro, 16 April 196612 March 1966]]
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[[File:Cypr C.JPG||thumb|right|250px|The Edge of Destruction, intro and listing, 28 May 1966]]
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[[File:Cypr D.JPG |thumb|right|250px|Marco Polo, part one intro and listing, 10 June 1966]]
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[[File:Cypr MKK.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Scrambled episodes! 22 July 1966]]
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[[File:Cypr E.JPG|thumb|right|250px|The Keys of Marinus, part one intro and listing, 5 August 1966]]
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[[File:Cypr G.JPG|thumb|right|250px|The Sensorites, part one intro and listing, 14 October 1966]]
 
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The programme was supplied as 16mm black and white film prints with English soundtracks.
 
The programme was supplied as 16mm black and white film prints with English soundtracks.
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====Origin of the Prints?====
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Two other Mediterranean countries, [[Gibraltar]] and [[Malta]] had screened '''Doctor Who''' in 1965; it's possible that [[Cyprus]] was sent prints from one of those countries.
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==Transmission==
 
==Transmission==
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===[[William Hartnell stories|WILLIAM HARTNELL]]===
 
===[[William Hartnell stories|WILLIAM HARTNELL]]===
  
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The series began on Saturday, 12 March 1966, at 7.55pm. The day of the week changed to Friday from 10 June 1966 with part one of [[Marco Polo]], where it remained for the rest of the run. Other than a break for a week on 28 October 1966, and what appear to be pre-emption on 15 July, the series otherwise ran uninterrupted, ending with part six of [[The Sensorites]] on 25 November 1966.   
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The series began on Saturday, '''12 March 1966''', at 7.55pm. The day of the week changed to Friday from 10 June 1966 with part one of [[Marco Polo]], where it remained for the rest of the run.  
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The timeslots ranged from 7.25pm to 9.20pm, a change which prompted a comment in the newspaper for 16 April 1966.
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Other than a break for a week on 28 October 1966 – to make way for Ochi Day celebrations - and for what appears to be pre-emption on 15 July, the series otherwise ran uninterrupted, ending with part six of [[The Sensorites]] on '''25 November 1966'''.   
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====Fate of the Prints?====
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As is recorded in the book, '''Wiped!''' (see [[BBC Records]]), the Cyprian prints of [[An Unearthly Child]], [[The Daleks]] and [[Inside the Spaceship]] were apparently sent to [[Uganda]]. We say ''apparently'' because the Uganda broadcasts of those three stories actually pre-date the Cyprian broadcast by two months! It's possible therefore that what was thought to be Uganda was actually another African nation, such as [[Kenya]] or [[Ghana]]. If they were indeed [[Uganda]], then does that mean the stories were not screened in order there?
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'''Wiped!''' also records that [[Marco Polo]] and [[The Keys of Marinus]] were sent to [[Hong Kong]].
  
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The timeslots ranged from 7.25pm to 9.20pm.  
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In '''October 1984''', it was discovered by Paul Vanezis that the '''Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation''' still possessed their 16mm prints of [[The Aztecs]] (parts one, two and three), [[The Sensorites]] (all six episodes) and [[The Reign of Terror]] (parts one, two, three and six).
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[[File:Cyprus letter 1984.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Letter to Paul Vanezis, from Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation, 25 October 1984]]
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This discovery was announced by Paul in the '''July 1985''' issue of ''Celestial Toyroom'', the news-zine of DWAS. At the same time the BBC was sending telexes to foreign TV stations asking for the return of old episodes. Cyprus was (apparently) the first to respond...  
  
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In 1984, it was discovered that the '''Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation''' still possessed their 16mm prints of [[The Aztecs]] (1,2,3), [[The Sensorites]] (1-6) and [[The Reign of Terror]] (1,2,3,6).  
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All 12 episodes were duly returned to the BBC in 1985.
  
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What is unusual in this, is the very fact that [[The Reign of Terror]] didn't screen. This is either due to censorship issues, or perhaps they were only ever supplied with four of the six episodes, or they were sent the prints in error.
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If indeed the Cyprian prints did come via [[Malta]], and knowing that Cyprus was the last stop for those three stories at least, it does raise the question as to where [[Uganda]] (?) and [[Hong Kong]] got the remainder of their prints?
  
 
==TV listings==
 
==TV listings==
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TV listings have been obtained from the newspaper ''Cyprus Mail''.
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{{airdates-left|}}
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TV listings have been obtained from the English-language newspaper, ''Cyprus Mail''.
  
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Listings initially gave the series name as '''Dr Who'''
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All listings gave the series name as '''"Dr Who"'''
  
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The majority of the episodes were named in the paper. Part six of [[Marco Polo]] is listed as airing on 15 July 1966, but the following week it is listed again, with a note in the paper stating that XXXXXXX, which suggests either a different episode was aired in error, and '''Mighty Kubla (sic) Kahn''' aired 22 July.
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The newspapers listed not only the story titles, but also offered in the editorial '''Television''' brief summaries of the story-so-far and the upcoming episodes. (In these synopses, there is often amusing variations on the spelling of TARDIS, such a '''"Tardis"''', '''Tarsis''', and '''Tradis'''.
  
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{{airdates-left|Cyprus}}
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The 16 April issue carried a comment about the shift to a later timeslot, when younger viewers should be in bed, "and their parents are trying hard to get them there".
  
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==Fate of the Prints==
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Part six of [[Marco Polo]] is listed as airing on '''15 July 1966''', but the following week it is listed again, with a note in the paper stating that "The episodes on Dr Who seem to have been a bit scrambled up lately, but tonight we are scheduled to see Dr Who's party meet the mighty Kubla Khan (sic)". By "scrambled", we can only make a guess that on 15 July a different episode screened in error. As to what that was, is anyone's guess...
  
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As noted above, 13 16mm prints from three different serials were returned from Cyprus in 1984. This discovery was announced by Paul Vanezis in the July 1985 issue of Celestial Toyroom, the news-zine of DWAS: [XXXXXX put in copy of article and letter]]]
 
  
 
==Cyprus in Doctor Who==
 
==Cyprus in Doctor Who==
  
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There are no instances where Cyprus is mentioned in the series.
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*Target book cover artist Chris Achilleos is from Cyprus.
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*Actor George Pastell [[The Tomb of the Cybermen]] was born in Cyprus.
  
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==References==
 
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==Links==
 
*[[Main Page]]
 
*[[Main Page]]
 
*[[Broadcasts around the World]]
 
*[[Broadcasts around the World]]

Revision as of 02:33, 5 February 2011

CYPRUS is a small island in the Mediterranean sea, near the coat of Turkey. It was once a British colony.

Profile

Country Number (15) 1966 FIRST WAVE
Region Europe Commonwealth
Television commenced 1 October 1957
Colour System 1976 SECAM
Population 1966 594,000
TV Sets 1966 11,659
Language/s English


Television Stations / Channels

Cyprus began its television service in 1956.

There is just one television station: [[wikipedia:Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation| Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a government-owned commercial broadcaster.

Colour transmissions began in 1976 using the SECAM colour broadcast system; Doctor Who never screened in Cyprus in colour.

Language/s

The principal languages of Cyprus are Greek and Turkish, although English was then recognised as a third official language. In 1966, all television was broadcast in English – possibly with subtitles for the other languages.


DOCTOR WHO IN CYPRUS

Cyprus was the 15th country to screen Doctor Who. It was the third in the Mediterranean (see Selling Doctor Who).

BBC Records

The Stanmark Productions Ltd advertisement from 1966, identifies Cyprus as one of twelve countries screening Doctor Who in that year.

The Seventies records a sale of "(9)" stories by 28 February 1977. The Handbook identifies these as being: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and K.

The inclusion of both H and K must be an error, as neither story screened in Cyprus. It is highly likely that Cyprus was supplied with prints of both stories – with perhaps the intention of screening them – but for whatever reasons, did not.

In DWM, Cyprus is identified in the same 9 story Archives.

Stories bought and broadcast

WILLIAM HARTNELL

Although BBC Records indicate a sale of nine stories, only seven aired:

Seven stories, 36 episodes:

An Unearthly Child, intro and listing, 12 March 1966
The Daleks, part one intro and listing, 9 April 1966
"…younger viewers in bed…" and intro, 16 April 196612 March 1966
The Edge of Destruction, intro and listing, 28 May 1966
Marco Polo, part one intro and listing, 10 June 1966
Scrambled episodes! 22 July 1966
The Keys of Marinus, part one intro and listing, 5 August 1966
The Sensorites, part one intro and listing, 14 October 1966
A An Unearthly Child 4
B The Daleks 7
C Inside the Spaceship 2
D Marco Polo 7
E The Keys of Marinus 6
F The Aztecs 4
G The Sensorites 6

Cyprus therefore bought GROUP A, GROUP B and part of GROUP C of the William Hartnell stories.

The programme was supplied as 16mm black and white film prints with English soundtracks.

Origin of the Prints?

Two other Mediterranean countries, Gibraltar and Malta had screened Doctor Who in 1965; it's possible that Cyprus was sent prints from one of those countries.


Transmission

WILLIAM HARTNELL

The series began on Saturday, 12 March 1966, at 7.55pm. The day of the week changed to Friday from 10 June 1966 with part one of Marco Polo, where it remained for the rest of the run.

The timeslots ranged from 7.25pm to 9.20pm, a change which prompted a comment in the newspaper for 16 April 1966.

Other than a break for a week on 28 October 1966 – to make way for Ochi Day celebrations - and for what appears to be pre-emption on 15 July, the series otherwise ran uninterrupted, ending with part six of The Sensorites on 25 November 1966.


Fate of the Prints?

As is recorded in the book, Wiped! (see BBC Records), the Cyprian prints of An Unearthly Child, The Daleks and Inside the Spaceship were apparently sent to Uganda. We say apparently because the Uganda broadcasts of those three stories actually pre-date the Cyprian broadcast by two months! It's possible therefore that what was thought to be Uganda was actually another African nation, such as Kenya or Ghana. If they were indeed Uganda, then does that mean the stories were not screened in order there?

Wiped! also records that Marco Polo and The Keys of Marinus were sent to Hong Kong.

In October 1984, it was discovered by Paul Vanezis that the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation still possessed their 16mm prints of The Aztecs (parts one, two and three), The Sensorites (all six episodes) and The Reign of Terror (parts one, two, three and six).

Letter to Paul Vanezis, from Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation, 25 October 1984

This discovery was announced by Paul in the July 1985 issue of Celestial Toyroom, the news-zine of DWAS. At the same time the BBC was sending telexes to foreign TV stations asking for the return of old episodes. Cyprus was (apparently) the first to respond...

All 12 episodes were duly returned to the BBC in 1985.

If indeed the Cyprian prints did come via Malta, and knowing that Cyprus was the last stop for those three stories at least, it does raise the question as to where Uganda (?) and Hong Kong got the remainder of their prints?

TV listings

Airdates in Cyprus
 ← AIRDATES ...... (CLICK ICON TO GO TO TABLE SHOWING EPISODE BREAKDOWN AND AIRDATES - N/S = story title is Not Stated)

TV listings have been obtained from the English-language newspaper, Cyprus Mail.

All listings gave the series name as "Dr Who"

The newspapers listed not only the story titles, but also offered in the editorial Television brief summaries of the story-so-far and the upcoming episodes. (In these synopses, there is often amusing variations on the spelling of TARDIS, such a "Tardis", Tarsis, and Tradis.

The 16 April issue carried a comment about the shift to a later timeslot, when younger viewers should be in bed, "and their parents are trying hard to get them there".

Part six of Marco Polo is listed as airing on 15 July 1966, but the following week it is listed again, with a note in the paper stating that "The episodes on Dr Who seem to have been a bit scrambled up lately, but tonight we are scheduled to see Dr Who's party meet the mighty Kubla Khan (sic)". By "scrambled", we can only make a guess that on 15 July a different episode screened in error. As to what that was, is anyone's guess...


Cyprus in Doctor Who

  • Target book cover artist Chris Achilleos is from Cyprus.
  • Actor George Pastell The Tomb of the Cybermen was born in Cyprus.


Links

Retrieved from "https://broadwcast.org/index.php?title=Cyprus&oldid=4885"