David, now an old man, is still king of Israel. Among his sons, the ambitious Adonijah and the clever Solomon. The two young men are fierce rivals, since both are prospective heirs to the throne and only one can be successful.
An autobiographical drama adapted from a book by Anna Maria Scicolone. Loren is the illegitimate daughter of Riccardo Scicolone and Romilda Villani, a sharp but calculating woman still reeling from the pain of a missed shot at movie stardom. Now facing single parenthood, Villani manages to rise above circumstances, but transfers her own broken dreams to the young Sophia, relocating to Rome and using the girl's delicate beauty to draw the attention of the film and modeling worlds.
At the turn of the sixteenth century, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Leonardo Da Vinci create their masterpieces, while dealing with religious prosecution, political turmoil, and the discovery of America.
Piero Angela talks about music through instruments and their virtuosos. Each episode brings together a family of instruments: piano and its surroundings; arches ; brass; reeds and stringed instruments.
Ti lascio una canzone is an Italian musical variety show TV show that includes a competition between the most beloved songs in the history of Italian pop music.
The songs, which represent the true stars of the show, are “golden oldies”. They are symbolically “left” for us, in what amounts to a musical heritage, to be interpreted by the singers of tomorrow, in order to ensure that the melodies and lyrics which have provided the background music to past generations are not lost. The songs are performed by young singing talents, who interpret the best loved songs of Italian pop music during each broadcast.
Italian and international singing guests become part of “story” of the evening’s broadcast, enlarging the musical panorama covered by that particular episode. The guests stars perform without taking part in the competition, singing their greatest hits and engaging in duets with the younger singers.
The show assembles a large group of children. The young singers are select