1. Victoria talks to Mariella Frostrup on Open Book

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    October 30, 2011
    On BBC Radio 4′s “Open Book”, Victoria talks to Mariella Frostrup about the themes and the history behind her new novel “The Thread”, about her love of Greece, sewing costumes on the set of the TV adaptation of “The Island” and about why, despite her bestselling books, she still doesn’t...
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    TV adaptation of ‘The Island’ sold to Turkey and Croatia

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    September 29, 2011
    “To Nisi”, Mega TV’s 26-part adaptation of Victoria’s novel “The Island”, is the most successful series in the history of Greek television, watched by almost three-quarters of the population. Now, its success has moved further afield with Mega selling broadcast rights to the series to Germany, Turkey and Croatia, where...
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    Victoria guest-stars in the TV adaptation of “The Island”

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    September 29, 2011
    The phenomenal success of the Greek TV production “This Island” (To Nisi) continues. The 26 part series has now been sold in a number of countries and is currently being broadcast in neighbouring Turkey. Broadcast rights for the production have been sold to half a dozen countries including Germany, Cyprus...
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    Hislop rejects Hollywood for Greece

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    September 29, 2011
    Bestselling author Victoria Hislop rejects an offer from Hollywood to turn her debut novel into a blockbuster. Keen to preserve the integrity of the book and to give something back to the Mediterranean island on which it is based, Hislop has instead allowed one of Greece’s main television channels to...
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2) My favourite Greek restaurant in London, As Greek As It Gets, one minute from Earls Court Underground:
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3) The focus of Greek culture and language teaching in Central London, The Hellenic Centre:
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