Rachel Haworth

TV Italian Style

Arts EN ↓ 26 episodes

The ‘TV Italian Style’ podcast is an A-Z of the golden age of Italian television of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s from the perspective of the ever popular varietà and the famous faces who would host and guest star on these shows. It’s a bilingual podcast, in English and Italian, with conversations with experts on Italian TV and culture alongside clips from all the best shows and performances. Visit the accompanying website https://tvitalianstyle.wordpress.com/ to download translated transcriptions for each episode to support your listening.

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Rachel Haworth

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A: Allegria! Mike Bongiorno, Corrado, and Italian variety television 15.01.2024 35:30

Send us Fan Mail When Italian television launched with regular national broadcasts in 1954, what was it like? What was RAI and what was its mission? And who were the famous faces and voices that Italians were watching and listening to? In this episode, we'll think about the aim of Italian television between 1954 and 1976, when there was one national broadcaster, RAI, and strong pressure from...