In this episode Gyles & Aphra Brandreth travel to Cyprus – one of the sunniest islands in Europe. It has been written about and featured in literature over hundreds of years from Ancient Epic Poetry to Shakespeare. Our guest this episode is Dr Marios Psaras the Cultural Counsellor at the Cypriot High Commission who takes us on a journey discovering the richness of Cypriot literature. He shares his experience growing up in a refugee settlement in Cyprus and talks about the relationship between poetry and philosophy. 

Poems this episode include an excerpt from Scruple by Stella Voskaridou and Doggy by Avgi Lilli.