Item GDA27/AV77 - Recordings relating to the Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain and the Greek Cypriot community in the UK, 1995

Interview with Gregorios, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain (born in Marothovounos village, Cyprus, 1928, moved to the UK, 1959; elected Archbishop 1988) on topics including:

His own life; the history of Greek Cypriot migration to the UK; the establishment and development of the Greek Cypriot Orthodox communities and churches in the UK (duration: 13 mins). In Greek.

Interview with first generation migrant Antonis Antoniou (born in Famagusta, Cyprus, 1949, migrated to the UK in 1966) on topics including his early life in Cyprus, his academic studies in the UK and his career as a paediatrician (duration 1 hour 10 mins). In Greek and English.

Part of footage of a Diaspora Centre Trust conference held at the Hellenic Centre, London, on second generation Greek Cypriots in the UK, with speakers including Archbishop Gregorios of Thyateira and Great Britain, businessman Constantinos Leventis, and Robert Browning, Professor of Classics and Ancient History, Birkbeck College London (duration: 18 mins). In Greek and English.

See also GDA4/3