Rai Uno
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Rai 1 is the primary television station
of RAI
, the national public service broadcaster, and the most watched television channel in Italy
. It was born as Rai Tv from 1954 to 1961, called Programma Nazionale from 1961 to 1979, after called Rete 1 from 1979 to 1982, then called Rai Uno from 1982 to 2010, and finally called Rai 1 since May 18 2010. Since its inception the channel was under the predominant political influence of the Christian Democracy
Catholic political party. It is a generalist channel, mainly focused on shows, movies and public service; its direct competitor is Mediaset
's Canale 5
. It is regarded by some in Italy as the Italian Equivalent of the BBC One
channel in the United Kingdom
. However, the BBC, unlike Rai, isn't subject to Government or Political interference. Rai 1 also carries advertising while BBC One does not. Furthermore BBC One news programming represents and covers all Political opinions and priorities while, in practice, the news programmes presented by channels Rai 1, 2 and 3 represent respectively the views and priorities of the Political right, centre and left.
Whereas the British Government and the BBC are separate by law, and the British Government is forbidden from interfering in BBC output, the Italian Government is by law allowed to, and does, makePolitical appointments to Rai's board of directors. It has ahistory of interference in programming and programme content. In most Western Democracies outside Italy this is regarded as anti-democratic and is known ascensorship. Rai (and therefore Rai 1) is State run (under the control of the State), while the BBC although paid for by tax payers / license fee is entirely free from State and Political interference and can more accurately be described as a public service.
. Shows like Non è mai troppo tardi... were simply shot in a classroom set and meant to help with reconstruction. While televisions were not widely available nor affordable, those who could spend the money on them became community leaders and often invited the neighborhood to visit. Bars and cafés turned from places where men would meet to argue or play cards into miniature cinemas where arguments over what show to watch would break out. Women and children were also more accepted inside the bars, as a result of the lack of men post-war and their need to enter working society. Churches also bought televisions are a means of drawing people to spend time as part of those communities.
and Formula 1
. Rai Uno usually broadcasts all the Italian national football team
's matches, as well as the matches from important football competitions such as the World Cup
and the European Championship. Starting from 2006, it has bought the rights to UEFA Champions League
.
Rai 1 has always broadcast Formula 1 races (excluding the first half of the 90s, when the rights were bought by the Mediaset
group) with high shares. Its current rights expire in 2012.
(black and white), with very few exceptions (shown in bold). Regular colour broadcasting began during the winter 1976/77 season).
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
of RAI
RAI
RAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy...
, the national public service broadcaster, and the most watched television channel in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. It was born as Rai Tv from 1954 to 1961, called Programma Nazionale from 1961 to 1979, after called Rete 1 from 1979 to 1982, then called Rai Uno from 1982 to 2010, and finally called Rai 1 since May 18 2010. Since its inception the channel was under the predominant political influence of the Christian Democracy
Christian Democracy (Italy)
Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield ....
Catholic political party. It is a generalist channel, mainly focused on shows, movies and public service; its direct competitor is Mediaset
Mediaset
Mediaset S.p.A., known as Gruppo Mediaset in Italian, is an Italian-based media company which is the largest commercial broadcaster in the country...
's Canale 5
Canale 5
Canale 5 is an Italian private television network of Mediaset, the media branch of Fininvest. Canale 5 was the first private television network to have a national coverage in Italy in 1980, based on a local channel, TeleMilano 58, founded in 1978....
. It is regarded by some in Italy as the Italian Equivalent of the BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
channel in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. However, the BBC, unlike Rai, isn't subject to Government or Political interference. Rai 1 also carries advertising while BBC One does not. Furthermore BBC One news programming represents and covers all Political opinions and priorities while, in practice, the news programmes presented by channels Rai 1, 2 and 3 represent respectively the views and priorities of the Political right, centre and left.
Whereas the British Government and the BBC are separate by law, and the British Government is forbidden from interfering in BBC output, the Italian Government is by law allowed to, and does, makePolitical appointments to Rai's board of directors. It has ahistory of interference in programming and programme content. In most Western Democracies outside Italy this is regarded as anti-democratic and is known ascensorship. Rai (and therefore Rai 1) is State run (under the control of the State), while the BBC although paid for by tax payers / license fee is entirely free from State and Political interference and can more accurately be described as a public service.
Early history
The first set of programming for Rai 1 was almost completely educational with no advertising, except for the popular Carosello. Early shows were meant to teach a common language to a country torn apart by World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Shows like Non è mai troppo tardi... were simply shot in a classroom set and meant to help with reconstruction. While televisions were not widely available nor affordable, those who could spend the money on them became community leaders and often invited the neighborhood to visit. Bars and cafés turned from places where men would meet to argue or play cards into miniature cinemas where arguments over what show to watch would break out. Women and children were also more accepted inside the bars, as a result of the lack of men post-war and their need to enter working society. Churches also bought televisions are a means of drawing people to spend time as part of those communities.
Directors of Rai 1
| Name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| Mimmo Scarano | 1976 | 1979 |
| Emmanuele Milano | 1980 | 1985 |
| Giuseppe Rossini | 1986 | 1988 |
| Carlo Fuscagni | 1989 | 1993 |
| Nadio Delai | 1994 | 1994 |
| Brando Giordani | 1995 | 1996 |
| Giovanni Tantillo | 1996 | 1996 |
| Agostino Saccà | 1998 | 2000 |
| Maurizio Beretta | 2000 | 2001 |
| Agostino Saccà | 2001 | 2002 |
| Fabrizio Del Noce | 2002 | 2009 |
| Mauro Mazza | 2009 | present |
News and information
- TG1TG1TG1 is the brand for Italian state-owned TV channel Rai 1's news programmes. They are shown domestically on Rai Uno and across the Europe on Rai News 24 and the world on Raitalia several times throughout the day...
, the Rai 1 main news service, which is directed by Augusto Minzolini - TV7 (weekly news magazine)
- Unomattina (morning magazine program), hosted by Eleonora DanieleEleonora DanieleEleonora Daniele is an Italian television presenter. She currentlty hosts the early morning program, Unomattina, on Rai Uno.-References:...
and Michele Cucuzza - Linea Verde (nature and agricultureAgricultureAgriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
), hosted by Massimiliano Ossini and the cook Gianfranco Vissani - Porta a PortaPorta a PortaPorta a Porta is an Italian late night television talk show hosted by the Italian journalist Bruno Vespa and is broadcast on Rai Uno since 1996 and is re-broadcast on Raisat Extra....
(late night talk show; purports to be profound about actuality, lifestyle and politics), hosted by Bruno VespaBruno VespaBruno Vespa is an Italian television and newspaper journalist.A former director of Italian state-owned TV channel Rai Uno's news program TG1, he is the founding host of the program Porta a Porta , which has been broadcast without interruption on RAI channels since 1996.Vespa was born in L'Aquila,... - Super Quark (science and documentaries), hosted by Piero AngelaPiero AngelaPiero Angela, Grand Officer OMRI is an Italian science journalist and writer, and pianist. He was born in Turin.- Music :...
- Appuntamento al Cinema (movie previews)
- Occhio alla Spesa (food)
- TG1 Economia (TG1's economic news)
- Speciale TG1 (special documentaries)
- TG Parlamento (politics news)
- Meteo Uno (Rai Uno's weather forecast service)
- Settegiorni
- Lineablu (sea, fishing)
- Passaggio a Nord Ovest (documentaries)
- A Sua Immagine (religion)
- TG Sport (sports news)
Daytime shows
- La Prova del Cuoco (Italian version of Ready Steady CookReady Steady CookReady Steady Cook was a BBC daytime TV cooking programme it first debuted on 24 October 1994 and the last edition was broadcast on the 2 February 2010. The programme was hosted by Fern Britton from 1994 until 2000 when celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott became the new host...
) - shown Monday to Saturday from 12.00 to 13.30; hosted by Antonella ClericiAntonella ClericiAntonella Clerici is an italian television host and journalist.-Biography:She debuted in 1985 in Telereporter, as TV announcer. In 1987 switched to Rai 2 where she presented Semaforo giallo, Oggi sport and then the popular sports programs Dribbling and Domenica Sprint...
, (previously, during Clerici's pregnancy, by Elisa IsoardiElisa isoardiElisa Isoardi is an Italian television presenter. She achieved success on Italian television hosting the early afternoon show Effetto Sabato on Rai Uno...
), with the collaboration of Anna Moroni and previously Beppe Bigazzi - Verdetto Finale (justice non-institutional morning game) - shown Monday to Friday from 10.00 to 10.50; presented by Veronica Maya
- Festa Italiana - shown Monday to Friday from 14.10 to 16.10; presented by Caterina Balivo
- La Vita in Diretta (actuality and lifestyle afternoon program) - shown Monday to Friday from 16.15 to 18.45; presented by Lamberto Sposini
Weekend shows
- Domenica In (Sunday afternoon show) - shown every Sunday from 14.00 to 20.00; currently presented by Pippo BaudoPippo BaudoGiuseppe Baudo , known as Pippo Baudo, is a popular Italian television presenter. He is often referred to as "Superpippo". Baudo has also been the artistic director and president of Teatro Stabile di Catania....
, Lorena Bianchetti, Massimo GilettiMassimo Giletti-Biography:He started working as journalist with Giovanni Minoli working in the staff of One TV program Pandora, for six years.In 1994 started working as television host in the daily Rai 2 programs Mattina in famiglia and Mezzogiorno in famiglia, with Paola Perego...
, Rosanna Lambertucci, Monica Setta, Pippo Caruso, Emanuela Aureli and Luisa Corna. On air since 1976, was one of the first programs with a regular broadcast in color. Created and hosted in the early editions by CorradoCorradoCorrado may be refer to:* Volkswagen Corrado, a Volkswagen sports car produced from 1988 to 1995* Corrado , people with the given name Corrado* Corrado , a film starring Johnny Messner and Tom Sizemore...
. - Easy Driver - shown every Saturday afternoon, from 14.00 to 14.30; presented by Ilaria Moscato and Marcello Mariucci
- Volami Nel Cuore (Saturday night show) - shown every Saturday night at 21.30; presented by Enzo GhinazziEnzo GhinazziEnzo Ghinazzi , best known as Pupo is an Italian singer and lyricist.-Biography:Enzo Ghinazzi was born in Ponticino, in the province of Arezzo....
(the former singer Pupo) with the collaboration of Ernestino Schinella - Cinematografo (late night author cinema talk) - shown every Saturday night at 23.50 / 23.55 after the Saturday night edition of TG1TG1TG1 is the brand for Italian state-owned TV channel Rai 1's news programmes. They are shown domestically on Rai Uno and across the Europe on Rai News 24 and the world on Raitalia several times throughout the day...
; hosted by Gigi Marzullo - Sanremo Music Festival
- Ballando con le stelle (Italian version of Strictly Come DancingStrictly Come DancingStrictly Come Dancing is a British television show, featuring celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom and Latin dances. The title of the show suggests a continuation of the long-running series Come Dancing, with an allusion to the film Strictly Ballroom...
, presented by Milly CarlucciMilly CarlucciCamilla Patrizia "Milly" Carlucci is an Italian television presenter, actress and singer. Carlucci played the role of Urania in the 1985 film The Adventures of Hercules. In 1996 she became a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. Since 2005 she has been the sole host of the Italian version of Strictly...
and Paolo Belli) - Notti sul ghiaccio (Italian version of Skating with CelebritiesSkating with CelebritiesSkating with Celebrities is a celebrity reality television show that began airing on the Fox network on January 18, 2006. The show also aired in Australia on Network Ten in early 2006 and in New Zealand in October 2008. The show was the U.S. version of Dancing on Ice, which also aired in the U.K....
, presented by Milly CarlucciMilly CarlucciCamilla Patrizia "Milly" Carlucci is an Italian television presenter, actress and singer. Carlucci played the role of Urania in the 1985 film The Adventures of Hercules. In 1996 she became a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. Since 2005 she has been the sole host of the Italian version of Strictly...
and Stefano Masciarelli) no longer shown - Amore (solidarity show presented by Raffaella CarràRaffaella CarràRaffaella Carrà , in Italy often simply known as la Carrà and in some Latin American countries sometimes simply as Raffaella, is an Italian singer, dancer, television presenter, and actress...
) no longer on - Carràmba Che Fortuna! (National Italian Lottery weekly prime time show, hosted by Raffaella CarràRaffaella CarràRaffaella Carrà , in Italy often simply known as la Carrà and in some Latin American countries sometimes simply as Raffaella, is an Italian singer, dancer, television presenter, and actress...
with collaboration of Gianni Boncompagni and Alessandro Greco - Il treno dei desideri (September - January Saturday night show, hosted by Antonella ClericiAntonella ClericiAntonella Clerici is an italian television host and journalist.-Biography:She debuted in 1985 in Telereporter, as TV announcer. In 1987 switched to Rai 2 where she presented Semaforo giallo, Oggi sport and then the popular sports programs Dribbling and Domenica Sprint...
) no longer shown
Game shows
- Affari TuoiAffari TuoiAffari Tuoi is an Italian game show on which the internationally-popular game show, Deal or No Deal is based upon. It is broadcast on public broadcaster Rai Uno, though it can also be seen occasionally on RAI International, RAI's international television service.The show is currently hosted by Max...
(Italian version of Deal or No DealDeal or No DealDeal or No Deal is the name of several closely related television game shows, the first of which was the Dutch Miljoenenjacht produced by Dutch producer Endemol. It is played with up to 26 cases with certain sums of money...
, currently presented by Max Giusti) (everyday) - L'Eredità (presented by Carlo Conti) (everyday)
- Tutto per tutto (presented by the former singer PupoEnzo GhinazziEnzo Ghinazzi , best known as Pupo is an Italian singer and lyricist.-Biography:Enzo Ghinazzi was born in Ponticino, in the province of Arezzo....
) (no longer shown) - Chi Fermerà La Musica? (presented by PupoEnzo GhinazziEnzo Ghinazzi , best known as Pupo is an Italian singer and lyricist.-Biography:Enzo Ghinazzi was born in Ponticino, in the province of Arezzo....
) (musical game show) (weekly) - Soliti Ignoti - Identità Nascoste (presented by Fabrizio Frizzi (shown until 1 March 2008, restarted on Summer 2008)
Italian TV series
- IncantesimoIncantesimoIncantesimo is a long-running drama series on Italian television, broadcast on the RAI network.It is set in a hospital called Clinica Life in Turin, Italy, and revolves around the life of the doctors and nurses in the hospital...
(no longer shown) - Don Matteo (season 7 showed September - November 2009)
- Provaci Ancora Prof. (no longer shown)
- CapriCapriCapri is an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrentine Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples, in the Campania region of Southern Italy...
(no longer shown) - Orgoglio (no longer shown)
- Un medico in famiglia (season 6 re-runs showing)
- Gente di mare (season 2 showed until November 2007)
- Lo zio d'America (season 2 showed on October 2007)
- Il Commissario Montalbano (selected episodes showing)
- Un Caso di Coscienza (season 3 showed until January 2008)
Foreign series
- McLeod's DaughtersMcLeod's DaughtersMcLeod's Daughters is a Logie award-winning Australian drama series that aired on the Nine Network from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after they inherit the family farm...
(summer time) - Commander in ChiefCommander in Chief (TV series)Commander in Chief is an American drama television series that focused on the fictional administration and family of Mackenzie Allen , the first female President of the United States, who ascends to the role from the Vice Presidency after the death of the sitting President from a sudden cerebral...
(summer time) - Murder She Wrote (weekend middays)
Sports
Traditionally, Rai 1 broadcasts only two sports, but they are the first and second most followed sports in Italy: footballFootball (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
and Formula 1
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
. Rai Uno usually broadcasts all the Italian national football team
Italy national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
's matches, as well as the matches from important football competitions such as the World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
and the European Championship. Starting from 2006, it has bought the rights to UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
.
Rai 1 has always broadcast Formula 1 races (excluding the first half of the 90s, when the rights were bought by the Mediaset
Mediaset
Mediaset S.p.A., known as Gruppo Mediaset in Italian, is an Italian-based media company which is the largest commercial broadcaster in the country...
group) with high shares. Its current rights expire in 2012.
Early programmes
Until the autumn 1976/77 season, regular broadcasting was in monochromeMonochrome
Monochrome describes paintings, drawings, design, or photographs in one color or shades of one color. A monochromatic object or image has colors in shades of limited colors or hues. Images using only shades of grey are called grayscale or black-and-white...
(black and white), with very few exceptions (shown in bold). Regular colour broadcasting began during the winter 1976/77 season).
- Un due tre... aka 1, 2, 3, satire/variety show starring Raimondo VianelloRaimondo VianelloRaimondo Vianello was an Italian film actor, comedian, and television host. He was a well-known Italian television personality.- Biography :...
e Ugo TognazziUgo TognazziUgo Tognazzi was an Italian film, TV, and theatre actor, director, and screenwriter.-Early life:Tognazzi was born in Cremona, in northern Italy but spent his youth in various localities as his father was a traveller clerk for an insurance company.After his return in the native city in 1936, he...
. Considered one of the most influential shows in the Italian television history, it was discontinued in 1959 after the duo performed an ironic sketch about then-president of the Republic, Giovanni GronchiGiovanni GronchiGiovanni Gronchi was a Christian Democratic Italian politician who became the third President of the Italian Republic in 1955, after Luigi Einaudi...
(six seasons, from 19 January 1954 to 2 August 1959) - Lascia o raddoppia, one hour long game show hosted by Mike BongiornoMike BongiornoMichael Nicholas Salvatore Bongiorno , known as Mike Bongiorno, was an American-born Italian television host. He started his career on Italian TV in the 1950s and was considered to be the most popular host in Italy...
(1955-59, on Thursday, at 9:00 PM, except for the first season shown on Saturday night) - Primo applauso, early talent showTalent showA talent show is an event where participants perform their talent or talents of acting, singing, dancing, acrobatics, drumming, martial arts, playing an instrument, and other activities to showcase a unique form of talent, sometimes for a reward, trophy or prize...
hosted by Enzo TortoraEnzo TortoraEnzo Tortora , was a popular TV host and anchorman on national RAI television, who was falsely accused of being a member of the Camorra and drug trafficking...
and Silvana PampaniniSilvana PampaniniSilvana Pampanini is an Italian actress. She was Miss Italy in 1946 and the following year she started her movie career....
. The clap-o-meterClap-o-meterA clap-o-meter, clapometer or applause meter is a measurement instrument that purports to measure and display the volume of clapping or applause made by a studio audience or an audience at some other event. It is used to decide the result of competitions based on the popularity of the contestants,...
was introduced to Italian television during this programme. Magician SilvanSilvanSilvan , or Sylvan, may be used as an adjective or as a given name .It may refer to:-People:*Richard Sylvan, Australian logician and environmentalist also known as Richard Routley...
and singer Adriano CelentanoAdriano CelentanoAdriano Celentano is an Italian singer, songwriter, comedian, actor, film director and TV host.-Biography:Celentano was born in Milan at 14 Via Gluck, about which he later wrote the famous song "Il ragazzo della via Gluck"...
debuted in Primo Applauso (from 29 April 1956 until December of the same year, Sunday night, 9:00 PM) - Telematch, variety/game show hosted by Enzo TortoraEnzo TortoraEnzo Tortora , was a popular TV host and anchorman on national RAI television, who was falsely accused of being a member of the Camorra and drug trafficking...
and Silvio Noto (from 6 January 1957 to July 1958, Sunday night at 9:15 PM) - La macchina per vivere, health care/educational program about the human body (two seasons, from 31 January 1957, Thursday night at 10:45 PM)
- Il Musichiere, one hour long Italian version of Name That TuneName That TuneName That Tune is a television game show that put two contestants against each other to test their knowledge of songs. Premiering in the United States on NBC Radio in 1952, the show was created and produced by Harry Salter and his wife Roberta....
, hosted by Mario RivaMario RivaMario Riva , was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 51 films between 1941 and 1960. He was born in Rome, Italy and died in Verona, Italy after falling from a stage.-Selected filmography:* Adam and Eve...
until his death (1957-60, on Saturday nights at 9:00 PM) - Campanile Sera, one hour long game show, hosted by Enzo TortoraEnzo TortoraEnzo Tortora , was a popular TV host and anchorman on national RAI television, who was falsely accused of being a member of the Camorra and drug trafficking...
, Mike BongiornoMike BongiornoMichael Nicholas Salvatore Bongiorno , known as Mike Bongiorno, was an American-born Italian television host. He started his career on Italian TV in the 1950s and was considered to be the most popular host in Italy...
and Enza Sampò (1959-61, on Thursday at 9:00 PM). One of the various games on the show, "il gioco dei prezzi", was an early Italian incarnation of The Price Is RightThe Price Is RightThe Price Is Right is a television game show franchise originally produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman, and created by Bob Stewart, and is currently produced and owned by FremantleMedia. The franchise centers on television game shows, but also includes merchandise such as video games, printed...
franchise. - Studio Uno, Saturday night variety show, hosted mainly by MinaMinaMina may refer to:* Mina , a given name * Mina , an ancient Near Eastern unit of weight and currency.* Mina, a folk word related with the extraction of mineral resources...
(1961-66, 9:00 PM) - L'amico del giaguaro, Saturday night comedy/variety show, hosted by CorradoCorrado MantoniCorrado Mantoni was an Italian radio and television host.-Biography:He was born in Rome, where he followed classic studies and in jurisprudence; before finishing university studies he started to work as radio speaker with EIAR, predecessor of RAI, Italian State Television...
and starring Gino BramieriGino BramieriGino Bramieri was an Italian comedian and actor. He was especially known as a television comedian, but also performed in theatres, on radio, and in about thirty movies. He was nicknamed "Il Re della barzelletta" for his burlesque comic style, which was largely based on his skill at telling funny...
, Marisa del Frate and Raffaele Pisu. Broadcast during 1961. 1962 and 1964 Summer seasons, at 9:00 PM. - Giocagiò, daytime half-hour long Italian version of the BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
children show Play School (1966-70, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 5:00 PM) - L'OdisseaL'OdisseaL'Odissea was an Italian TV miniseries broadcast on RAI in 1968 and based on Homer's Odyssey. An Italian, Yugoslavian, German and French coproduction, it was directed by Franco Rossi, Piero Schivazappa and Mario Bava; the cast included Bekim Fehmiu as Ulysses and Irene Papas as Penelope.Each...
, eight one hour long episodes version of HomerHomerIn the Western classical tradition Homer , is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and is revered as the greatest ancient Greek epic poet. These epics lie at the beginning of the Western canon of literature, and have had an enormous influence on the history of literature.When he lived is...
's OdysseyOdysseyThe Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other work ascribed to Homer. The poem is fundamental to the modern Western canon, and is the second—the Iliad being the first—extant work of Western literature...
, directed by Franco RossiFranco RossiFranco Rossi was an Italian film screenwriter and director, mainly known for having directed the six hour long Italian-German-British-Swiss TV mini-series Quo Vadis? in 1985....
and starring Bekim FehmiuBekim FehmiuBekim Fehmiu was a Yugoslavian theater and film actor of Albanian ethnicity. He was the first Eastern European actor to star in Hollywood during the Cold War.-Background:...
as OdysseusOdysseusOdysseus or Ulysses was a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem the Odyssey. Odysseus also plays a key role in Homer's Iliad and other works in the Epic Cycle....
and Irene PapasIrene PapasIrene Papas is a Greek actress and occasional singer, who has starred in over seventy films in a career spanning more than fifty years.-Life:...
as PenelopePenelopeIn Homer's Odyssey, Penelope is the faithful wife of Odysseus, who keeps her suitors at bay in his long absence and is eventually reunited with him....
. This Italian-German-French-Yugoslavian co-production was broadcast for the first time in Italy from 24 March 1968, on Sunday night, at 9:05 PM. In colour, but the first episode was shown in black and white in Italy. - Eneide, seven one hour long episodes version of VirgilVirgilPublius Vergilius Maro, usually called Virgil or Vergil in English , was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He is known for three major works of Latin literature, the Eclogues , the Georgics, and the epic Aeneid...
's AeneidAeneidThe Aeneid is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. It is composed of roughly 10,000 lines in dactylic hexameter...
, directed by Franco RossiFranco RossiFranco Rossi was an Italian film screenwriter and director, mainly known for having directed the six hour long Italian-German-British-Swiss TV mini-series Quo Vadis? in 1985....
and starring Giulio BrogiGiulio BrogiGiulio Brogi is an Italian actor. He has appeared in 39 films and television shows since 1967. He starred in the 1974 film Morel's Invention, which also starred Anna Karina.-Selected filmography:* The Spider's Stratagem...
(AeneasAeneasAeneas , in Greco-Roman mythology, was a Trojan hero, the son of the prince Anchises and the goddess Aphrodite. His father was the second cousin of King Priam of Troy, making Aeneas Priam's second cousin, once removed. The journey of Aeneas from Troy , which led to the founding a hamlet south of...
) and Olga KarlatosOlga KarlatosOlga Karlatos is a Greek actress known primarily for performing in Italian horror cinema.Karlatos is best known for performances in such films as Zombi 2, Murder Rock, Purple Rain, My Friends and Once Upon A Time In America....
(DidoDidoDido was, according to ancient Greek and Roman sources, the founder and first Queen of Carthage . She is best known from the account given by the Roman poet Virgil in his Aeneid...
). This Italian-German-French co-production transmitted for the first time in Italy from 19 December 1971, on Sundays, at 9:00 PM and in Germany from 5 November 1972. In colour. - Dov'è Anna, drama/giallo miniseriesMiniseriesA miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. The exact number is open to interpretation; however, they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term "miniseries" is generally a North American term...
in 7 episodes starring Scilla Gabel and Mariano Rigillo, broadcast on Tuesday, from 13 January 1976, at 8:30 PM. It was perhaps the last successful Italian black and white drama series. - Bontà loro, one hour long late night talk showTalk showA talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
hosted by Maurizio CostanzoMaurizio CostanzoMaurizio Costanzo is an Italian television host and journalist. He is married to Maria De Filippi, an Italian television host.-Biography:Costanzo was born in Rome....
, considered by some critics to be the first modern talk show in Italian television (two seasons, since 18 October 1976, Monday night, 10,45 PM) - Non Stop, one hour long comic show without no host, but a collage of sketches performed by young and then unknown comedians - among these future theatrical actor and director Carlo VerdoneCarlo VerdoneCarlo Verdone is an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director.-Early life:Carlo Verdone was born in Rome to Mario Verdone, an important Italian film critic, and during his youth he earned a degree in Modern Literature at Sapienza University of Rome and a degree in Film Direction at the Centro...
and actors Massimo TroisiMassimo TroisiMassimo Troisi was an Italian actor, film director, and poet. He is best known for his role as Mario Ruoppolo in the 1994 film Il Postino.- Early years and TV star :...
and Lello Arena. Broadcast for two seasons (1977-8 and 1978-9), on Thursday night, at 8:40 PM.
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