Corfu
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Episode 3.9
21 February 1985
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| Contestants |
June Maggs, a Tutor Librarian from Pontypool and Sheila Ramsden,
a Nurse from Sheffield |
| Hint to the Treasure |
Something unusual |
| Start Position |
Corfu Town |
| Clue 1 |
Beyond the strawberry pink villa where young Gerald lived,
to a Teutonic Caesar’s tribute to a hero with a weak spot.
1 |
| Leads to |
Achillion Palace – on statue of Achilles |
| Clue 2 |
From the harbour square
Through kandounia quaint
To a
chandlery, south
Of the patron saint. 2 |
| Leads to |
Corfu Town – on base of candle |
| Clue 3 |
Past the headless hippo look for a sign of country traditions;
ouzo, olives, and perhaps a gammon. 3 |
| Leads to |
Potamus Bay, Kira Chrysikou – on backgammon board |
| Clue 4 |
This beach is all Greek to me:
Δασια. But Poseidon’s left his mark,
and there’s something afoot to help you reach it. 4 |
| Leads to |
Dassia – on trident in sea |
| Clue 5 |
From Adam’s picnic place, oh brother! It’s up and under the
arches to ring up a victory. |
| Leads to |
Paleokastritsa – Annie climbs the hill to the monastery and
rings the bell. |
| Result |
The contestants ran out of time on the final clue |
| Notes |
| ● |
As usual, the cameraman was Graham Berry, but the video engineer
was Serge Beaupere (instead of Frank Meyburgh) and the local helicopter was
flown by Miltos Broubas (instead of Keith Thompson). |
| 1 |
Zoologist Gerald Durrell lived in Perama in a pink villa and
beyond this is Kaiser’s Bridge. In the Achillion Palace is a statue of Achilles,
the clue being at the base – near his heel! |
| 2 |
In Corfu Town, south of Saint Spiradou Cathedral, is a place
where candles are made. The clue is wrapped around a long candle. |
| 3 |
Annie flies to Potamus Bay (headless hippo) and the folklore
village. The clue is found on a backgammon board. |
| 4 |
The helicopter flies to Dassia – the Greek letters
Δασια (delta alpha sigma iota alpha)
spell ‘Dasia’ – and lands on the beach. The clue is on a trident sticking out
of the sea. |
Information © David Hodges, 2003, with corrections by Martin Underwood, 2010
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2012
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