Greeks stop BBC filming at temple

The Greek government has criticised a decision by the country’s powerful archaeological council not to allow the BBC to film part of a serialised adaptation of a John le Carre novel in Cape Sounion, site of an ancient temple of Poseidon.

Lefteris Kretsos, the government’s general secretary for media and communication, said the decision by the Central Archaeological Council to reject the BBC’S request to film part of The Little Drummer Girl in Sounion “highlights once again the issues we have as a country”.