Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery (Staffel 22)

Alberto Angela leads the dissemination program dedicated to history, art and culture. A historical, archaeological, informative story, with the presence of some protagonists of the Italian cultural or artistic scene.

  • Poster for The Seven Wonders of Imperial Rome

    The Seven Wonders of Imperial Rome (Folge 1)

    Sendedatum: 2021-04-21

    Laufzeit: 127 min

    Übersicht: In this episode Alberto Angela celebrates Rome's Christmas by accompanying viewers on a fascinating journey through the wonders of imperial Rome: the Rome of the Caesars. Starting from the Mausoleum of Augustus - just reopened to the public after a restoration lasting 14 years - we retrace the fundamental stages that characterized the birth and expansion of one of the greatest empires of all time and we discover how and why the city of Rome in that period reached its maximum splendor.

  • Poster for Six Queens For Henry VIII

    Six Queens For Henry VIII (Folge 2)

    Sendedatum: 2021-04-28

    Laufzeit: 128 min

    Übersicht: An exciting journey into 16th century England through the intricate events of King Henry VIII and his six wives, some repudiated, others beheaded. A story of tyranny, blood and betrayal that led to the separation of England from the Church of Rome. We will discover that an epidemic, not too different from the one we are experiencing, kept King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, his lover at the time, separated for a long period, and we will reveal the contents of some handwritten letters from the king to his beloved which are kept today in the Vatican Apostolic Library.

  • Poster for Etruscans - Journey into a Lost World

    Etruscans - Journey into a Lost World (Folge 3)

    Sendedatum: 2021-05-05

    Laufzeit: 126 min

    Übersicht: More than twenty years after the first episode of Ulisse, dedicated to the Etruscans, Alberto Angela takes up the thread of that story, accompanying us on the discovery of the places that saw the origins of our history and our civilization. The Etruscans were a refined population, a people of travelers and traders capable of expanding across Italian territory in an organized way and of whom today we can still admire absolute masterpieces as evidence of their greatness.

  • Poster for Francesco and Chiara - Saints and Rebels

    Francesco and Chiara - Saints and Rebels (Folge 4)

    Sendedatum: 2021-05-27

    Laufzeit: 122 min

    Übersicht: The fourth episode of this new series of episodes tells the life of Saint Francis and Saint Clare: two boys destined to inherit the honors of their social status but who will realize that that way of life does not satisfy them and will choose a new path: their .

  • Poster for A Wonderful Planet - The Future To Save

    A Wonderful Planet - The Future To Save (Folge 5)

    Sendedatum: 2021-06-03

    Laufzeit: 125 min

    Übersicht: What is the state of health of the Earth, this planet so small, so fragile and vulnerable? What damage have we caused to the environment with our behaviors? How many natural resources do we consume in daily life and above all do we still have time to remedy this? And how? These are some of the questions that we will try to answer with Alberto Angela in this special episode of Ulisse which sees the extraordinary participation of Piero Angela.

Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery

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