Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery — Season 20
About this season
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.
Episodes (10)
1. Under the Roman Sky
Aired 16 September 2020 • 125 min
The fantastic travels of Ulisse il piacere della scoperta resume with an episode dedicated to Rome. Viewers will be able to look at the capital from another perspective by finding Alberto Angela in the most fascinating and emblematic places of the city.
2. Raffaello Sanzio - Divine Artist
Aired 23 September 2020 • 125 min
On the night between 6 and 7 April 1520, one of the most brilliant artists in the entire history of art, Raffaello Sanzio, died at the age of just 37. The second episode of "Ulisse" dedicated to the great painter starts from the day of his mysterious and premature death. Alberto Angela recounts the life and works of Raphael starting from the place where the artist, alone among the greats of the Renaissance, is buried: the Pantheon. An all-round journey to understand how a young man born in a provincial city, Urbino, managed to find his space in an era that saw the contemporary presence of two other great geniuses of the Renaissance, Leonardo and Michelangelo until he became, in a short time, a "divine artist", loved by popes and praised by princes and courtiers.
3. Elizabeth II - The Last Great Queen
Aired 30 September 2020 • 123 min
The story of the life of one of the most important figures of our time, Queen Elizabeth II, the monarch who reigned longest on the throne of England and the United Kingdom. Alberto Angela accompanies viewers on a journey through time that spans much of the 20th century and reaches the present day, recounting the slow transformation of the image of the monarchy by Elizabeth in the decades of her reign, through the main historical and family facts which have touched the royal house of Windsor until more recent times. With the most beautiful period images, many of which have been restored to their original splendor, viewers will relive the sumptuous royal ceremonies and discover lesser-known aspects of one of the world's oldest and most enduring monarchies. The episode's special guest is the English actress Helen Mirren, an Oscar winner for her portrayal of the queen in the acclaimed film "The Queen".
4. Kennedy - The Man Who Made America Dream
Aired 21 October 2020 • 124 min
In this episode "Ulisse" takes us into the heart of a family of immigrants from Ireland, who landed in the United States, able to take hands the reins of a nation, the United States. It is the story of a man who fascinated the masses by conquering men, women and a lot of power; his fame still today causes discussion by seducing and inspiring great biographers: he is John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
5. Il mondo di Ben Hur
Aired 28 October 2020 • 121 min
6. Roma sotto Roma. I segreti nascosti della città (seconda parte)
Aired 12 May 2018 • 122 min
7. Viaggio nella Cappella Sistina
Aired 29 September 2018 • 128 min
8. Cleopatra. La regina che sedusse Roma
Aired 6 October 2018 • 130 min
9. Viaggio senza ritorno
Aired 13 October 2018 • 127 min
10. Alla corte di Sissi
Aired 20 October 2018 • 127 min