La notte della Repubblica

La notte della Repubblica
Also known asThe night of the Republic
Presented bySergio Zavoli
Country of originItaly
Original languageItalian
No. of series1
No. of episodes18
Production
Production locationsRAI production centre, Rome, Italy
Running time120 minutes
Original release
NetworkRai 2
ReleaseDecember 12, 1989 (1989-12-12) –
April 11, 1990 (1990-04-11)
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La notte della Repubblica (The Night of the Republic) is a TV programme presented by Sergio Zavoli, broadcast by the Italian public TV channel Rai 2. The programme ran from 12 December 1989 (20th anniversary of Piazza Fontana bombing)[1][2] to 11 April 1990;[3] the first episode was broadcast on Tuesday, second on Monday, while other episodes were aired every Wednesday evening.

The programme told of Italy during the Years of Lead, with movies, interviews with some protagonists of the period and final discussion.

In 1992 the material broadcast on television was transcribed in the book La notte della Repubblica.[4]

  1. ^ "Vent'anni fa la strage di piazza Fontana. Così cominciò la «notte della Repubblica»", Stampa Sera, December 12, 1989 (in Italian).
  2. ^ "Così Zavoli da stasera ci racconta gli anni bui", Stampa Sera, December 12, 1989 (in Italian).
  3. ^ "Finisce la Notte", La Stampa, April 11, 1990 (in Italian).
  4. ^ "Sergio Zavoli". Retrieved December 29, 2016.