TV Italian Style
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.
Podcasting since 2024 • 19 episodes
TV Italian Style
Latest Episodes
S: Studio Uno, un ‘varietà musicale di classe’
In this episode, we’re celebrating a show that, in the words of television critic G in the Corriere della sera newspaper, ‘mostra uno standard superiore alla media della trasmissioni del genere’. It’s another one of my favourites but i...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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52:02
R: Race and Italian variety television
On this episode of the podcast, I'm really pleased to be joined by researcher and historian Jessica L. Harris to talk about a really interesting aspect of Italian variety ...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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54:25
Q: Quel Quartetto Cetra - humour in four-part harmony on Italian television
Lucia Mannucci. Virgilio Savona. Giovanni "Tata" Giacobetti. Felice Chiusano. The Quartetto Cetra, so much more than just an 'Italian jazz vocal quartet' as they're often described online. The Quartetto's success covers the 1940s, the 1950s, th...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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35:59
P: Pippo Baudo, un grande della televisione italiana
On 7 June 2024, the television presenter and host Pippo Baudo celebrated his 88th birthday. Here's how the Italian media marked the occasion:Tanti auguri a Pippo Baudo, che il 7 giugno compie 88 anni. Una colonna della Rai e della nostra...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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40:30
O: O heart I hear you beating - Introducing Rita Pavone
In this episode, we're focusing on one particular star who burst onto Italian television screens in 1962 and who was introduced to television viewers by Radiocorriere in a rather particular way:Ha cominciato presto a «far notizi...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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59:50
