Passato e Presente

Season 2

Program about historical dissemination, presented by Paolo Mieli. Each episode sees a historian interacting with the presenter and three young university students.

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130 Episodes

  • The King and General Diaz
    E1
    The King and General Diaz
  • The Prisoners' Odyssey
    E2
    The Prisoners' Odyssey
  • Trento and Trieste
    E3
    Trento and Trieste
  • Mutilated of Body and Soul
    E4
    Mutilated of Body and Soul
  • The Myth of the Combatant
    E5
    The Myth of the Combatant
  • Frederick II: Stupor Mundi or Antichrist?
    E6
    Frederick II: Stupor Mundi or Antichrist?
  • Hoover and the FBI
    E7
    Hoover and the FBI
  • Mario Scelba, the Police Mobile Units' Strategist
    E8
    Mario Scelba, the Police Mobile Units' Strategist
  • The Weimar Republic
    E9
    The Weimar Republic
  • The Night of Broken Glass
    E10
    The Night of Broken Glass
  • The Parthenopean Republic
    E11
    The Parthenopean Republic
  • The Second Italo-Ethiopian War and the Church
    E12
    The Second Italo-Ethiopian War and the Church
  • Fenoglio and the Resistance Between the Lines
    E13
    Fenoglio and the Resistance Between the Lines
  • 1952 Elections in America: Eisenhower vs Stevenson
    E14
    1952 Elections in America: Eisenhower vs Stevenson
  • Panagoulis and the Regime of the Colonels
    E15
    Panagoulis and the Regime of the Colonels
  • Robespierre, the Incorruptible
    E16
    Robespierre, the Incorruptible
  • The Italian Resistance and Women
    E17
    The Italian Resistance and Women
  • Fidel Castro Enters Havana
    E18
    Fidel Castro Enters Havana
  • Female Adultery Is No Longer a Crime
    E19
    Female Adultery Is No Longer a Crime
  • The Oath of Allegiance to Fascism
    E20
    The Oath of Allegiance to Fascism
  • Aurelian and the Defense of the Empire
    E21
    Aurelian and the Defense of the Empire
  • Leo Longanesi, a Nonconformist Voice
    E22
    Leo Longanesi, a Nonconformist Voice
  • The Tehran Conference
    E23
    The Tehran Conference
  • Bourguiba, Tunisia's Father
    E24
    Bourguiba, Tunisia's Father
  • The Massacre of Avola
    E25
    The Massacre of Avola
  • Garibaldi in Sicily
    E26
    Garibaldi in Sicily
  • Galeazzo Ciano, a Tragic Rise and Fall
    E27
    Galeazzo Ciano, a Tragic Rise and Fall
  • The 1969 Nixon's Visit to Rome
    E28
    The 1969 Nixon's Visit to Rome
  • Henry IV: the Abjuration and the Throne
    E29
    Henry IV: the Abjuration and the Throne
  • The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
    E30
    The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
  • Ovid, the Troublesome Poet
    E31
    Ovid, the Troublesome Poet
  • The 1908 Messina Earthquake
    E32
    The 1908 Messina Earthquake
  • 1964 Elections in America: Johnson vs Goldwater
    E33
    1964 Elections in America: Johnson vs Goldwater
  • Paul the Apostle and the Church
    E34
    Paul the Apostle and the Church
  • Emperor Diocletian
    E35
    Emperor Diocletian
  • Charles De Gaulle's France
    E36
    Charles De Gaulle's France
  • The Roots of Immigration
    E37
    The Roots of Immigration
  • Retreat From Russia
    E38
    Retreat From Russia
  • Enrico Mattei: the Challenge For Oil
    E39
    Enrico Mattei: the Challenge For Oil
  • Caligula, Excess in Power
    E40
    Caligula, Excess in Power
  • The End of the Ottoman Empire
    E41
    The End of the Ottoman Empire
  • Jan Palach's Tragic Spring
    E42
    Jan Palach's Tragic SpringEpisode dedicated to the young Czechoslovak student Jan Palach: from the election of Alexander Dubček as Secretary of the Czechoslovak Communist Party, which marked the beginning of the "Prague Spring", to the harsh military reaction of the USSR that invaded the country, up to sacrifice of Jan Palach and his peers, who decide to set themselves on fire in Wenceslas Square in protest against the invasion.
  • The Birth of the Italian People's Party
    E43
    The Birth of the Italian People's Party
  • The 1919 Paris Peace Conference
    E44
    The 1919 Paris Peace Conference
  • Hannibal, the Enemy of Rome
    E45
    Hannibal, the Enemy of Rome
  • Guido Rossa, the Workman who Challenged the Red Brigades
    E46
    Guido Rossa, the Workman who Challenged the Red Brigades
  • The Second Vatican Council
    E47
    The Second Vatican Council
  • The Origins of Nazi Antisemitism
    E48
    The Origins of Nazi Antisemitism
  • Exodus 1947
    E49
    Exodus 1947
  • The Rome of Kings
    E50
    The Rome of Kings
  • De Gasperi and Fascism
    E51
    De Gasperi and Fascism
  • Beatles' UK
    E52
    Beatles' UK
  • Hollywood Goes to War
    E53
    Hollywood Goes to War
  • Khomeini and the Iranian Revolution
    E54
    Khomeini and the Iranian Revolution
  • I Viceré's Sicily
    E55
    I Viceré's Sicily
  • Eugenio Colorni, a Militant for Europe
    E56
    Eugenio Colorni, a Militant for Europe
  • Vichy France
    E57
    Vichy France
  • 1968 Elections in America: Nixon vs Humphrey
    E58
    1968 Elections in America: Nixon vs Humphrey
  • Rijeka: Tito's Purge
    E59
    Rijeka: Tito's Purge
  • The Lateran Treaty
    E60
    The Lateran Treaty
  • The Paris Commune
    E61
    The Paris Commune
  • François Mitterrand
    E62
    François Mitterrand
  • The Soviet Retreat From Afghanistan
    E63
    The Soviet Retreat From Afghanistan
  • The Bombing of Monte Cassino
    E64
    The Bombing of Monte Cassino
  • The Serfs
    E65
    The Serfs
  • Mariano Rumor
    E66
    Mariano Rumor
  • Solidarność
    E67
    Solidarność
  • Pancho Villa and the Mexican Revolution
    E68
    Pancho Villa and the Mexican Revolution
  • Savonarola: Saint or Heretic?
    E69
    Savonarola: Saint or Heretic?
  • Montanelli, War Correspondent
    E70
    Montanelli, War Correspondent
  • 1933: the Reichstag Fire
    E71
    1933: the Reichstag Fire
  • The Fanfani Plan: a House for Italians
    E72
    The Fanfani Plan: a House for Italians
  • Pius XII: Doubts and Silence
    E73
    Pius XII: Doubts and Silence
  • Venice and the Jewish Ghetto
    E74
    Venice and the Jewish Ghetto
  • The Acerbo Law: Liberalism's Darkest Hour
    E75
    The Acerbo Law: Liberalism's Darkest Hour
  • The Kids of Villa Emma
    E76
    The Kids of Villa Emma
  • 1980 Elections in America: Reagan vs Carter
    E77
    1980 Elections in America: Reagan vs Carter
  • Maria Montessori, a Role Model
    E78
    Maria Montessori, a Role Model
  • The Severan Dynasty
    E79
    The Severan Dynasty
  • The Assassination Attempts on Mussolini
    E80
    The Assassination Attempts on Mussolini
  • SS, the Führer's Militia
    E81
    SS, the Führer's Militia
  • Aldo Moro, Christian Democracy's Secretary
    E82
    Aldo Moro, Christian Democracy's Secretary
  • Francesco Crispi, an Authoritarian Democrat
    E83
    Francesco Crispi, an Authoritarian Democrat
  • Ivan the Terrible
    E84
    Ivan the Terrible
  • The Assassination of Mino Pecorelli
    E85
    The Assassination of Mino Pecorelli
  • The Birth of the Italian Fasci of Combat
    E86
    The Birth of the Italian Fasci of Combat
  • Journey to the Moon
    E87
    Journey to the Moon
  • The Martyrs of the Fosse Ardeatine Massacre
    E88
    The Martyrs of the Fosse Ardeatine Massacre
  • The Reconquista's Spain
    E89
    The Reconquista's Spain
  • Carlo Rosselli: Socialism and Freedom
    E90
    Carlo Rosselli: Socialism and Freedom
  • The League of Nations
    E91
    The League of Nations
  • Benedetto Croce, Civilian and Politician
    E92
    Benedetto Croce, Civilian and Politician
  • Claretta and Mussolini
    E93
    Claretta and Mussolini
  • The Byzantine Empire
    E94
    The Byzantine Empire
  • Mussolini and the Balillas
    E95
    Mussolini and the Balillas
  • Oscar Romero, the Saint of the Campesinos
    E96
    Oscar Romero, the Saint of the Campesinos
  • 1992 Elections in America: Bush vs Clinton
    E97
    1992 Elections in America: Bush vs Clinton
  • 1933 Nazi Book Burnings
    E98
    1933 Nazi Book Burnings
  • Alexander the Great
    E99
    Alexander the Great
  • The Endeavour of Fiume
    E100
    The Endeavour of Fiume
  • Gorbachev: End of an Empire
    E101
    Gorbachev: End of an Empire
  • The Architects of the Duce
    E102
    The Architects of the Duce
  • Nuclear Energy in Italy
    E103
    Nuclear Energy in Italy
  • The Last Days of Jesus
    E104
    The Last Days of Jesus
  • The Medieval Bestiaries
    E105
    The Medieval Bestiaries
  • Italy's Red Biennium
    E106
    Italy's Red Biennium
  • The Female Writers of Italian Resistance
    E107
    The Female Writers of Italian Resistance
  • The Clandestine Radios of the Italian Resistance
    E108
    The Clandestine Radios of the Italian Resistance
  • Hitler's British Friends
    E109
    Hitler's British Friends
  • Carlo Cattaneo: Thought and Action
    E110
    Carlo Cattaneo: Thought and Action
  • The Church and Mafia
    E111
    The Church and Mafia
  • Women at Work
    E112
    Women at Work
  • Leonardo da Vinci
    E113
    Leonardo da Vinci
  • Superga: the End of the Grande Torino
    E114
    Superga: the End of the Grande Torino
  • The Magna Charta
    E115
    The Magna Charta
  • OVRA, the Fascist Regime's Police
    E116
    OVRA, the Fascist Regime's Police
  • The Historic Compromise
    E117
    The Historic Compromise
  • Magic and Science During Renaissance
    E118
    Magic and Science During Renaissance
  • Sigmund Freud and Michelangelo's Moses
    E119
    Sigmund Freud and Michelangelo's Moses
  • Constantine the Great and the Church
    E120
    Constantine the Great and the Church
  • The Cambodian Genocide
    E121
    The Cambodian Genocide
  • The Battle of Solferino
    E122
    The Battle of Solferino
  • Red Scare in Hollywood
    E123
    Red Scare in Hollywood
  • Livingstone's Africa
    E124
    Livingstone's Africa
  • The Storming of the Bastille
    E125
    The Storming of the Bastille
  • Francesco Saverio Nitti: History of a Liberal
    E126
    Francesco Saverio Nitti: History of a Liberal
  • General Nicola Bellomo
    E127
    General Nicola Bellomo
  • Falcone and Borsellino, Dedication and Courage
    E128
    Falcone and Borsellino, Dedication and Courage
  • 1944: Rome, an Occupied City
    E129
    1944: Rome, an Occupied City
  • 1944: Rome, a Freed City
    E130
    1944: Rome, a Freed City

Cast of Season 2

  • Paolo Mielipresenter

 

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