Ulisse - The pleasure of discovery

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  E1On the notes of New York

  May 4, 2026· 123m

  The new season of Ulysses opens with music. Alberto Angela crosses the Atlantic to tell us about another city deeply connected to sound and its stories: we arrive in the Big Apple with "Sulle note di New York." A sonic journey through the city where each stop is paired with a song or a major American artist.

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  E2Japan - From samurai to manga

  May 11, 2026· 122m

  Let's discover Japan. A journey to a country so far away yet one that holds a growing fascination for many Italians. The legendary samurai tradition, the manga and cartoon heroes that generations of young people have grown up with, the exquisite cuisine, the cutting-edge technology, the delicacy of cherry blossoms, the horror of kamikaze and seppuku, and the natural disasters we must guard against. A tale of the many facets of a complex, ancient civilization, where opposites collide and give rise to a culture unlike any other.

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  E3Lucrezia Borgia - The reality of a myth

  May 18, 2026· 115m

  We tell you about Lucrezia Borgia, one of the most controversial women of the Renaissance. A murderer, a poisoner, an incestuous daughter and sister. Numerous accusations fuel her dark legend. Born to Cardinal Rodrigo, who later became Pope Alexander VI, and sister of Cesare Borgia. What truth is there in the many events that cast her in a negative light? This is the question Alberto Angela will attempt to answer by retracing the tormented story of a woman who was actually strong, enterprising, and in control of her own destiny, despite appearances.

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  E4Hidden ParisFinale

  May 25, 2026

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  E1Pompei: a great discovery

  Feb 26, 2025· 17m

  In Regio IX of Pompeii a new unexpected discovery: a large fresco, a megalograph with a Dionysian theme. Alberto Angela shows exclusively a sumptuous banquet hall with extraordinary frescoes, witnesses of rites, art and life in the ancient city.

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  E2Van Gogh - The colors of eternity

  Apr 7, 2025· 126m

  Alberto Angela talks about Vincent van Gogh: a journey through the places and emotions that inspired his masterpieces. From the vibrant brush strokes to the unique light of his canvases, an intimate portrait of the genius who revolutionized art with his tormented humanity.

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  E3On the notes of London

  Apr 14, 2025· 133m

  In this episode Alberto Angela walks through the English capital on streets that will become a real musical pentagram. We discover London through its songs aboard a bus, the legendary double decker, and we stop at the most iconic places in the city, including Abbey Road Studios, the Royal Albert Hall and the very famous Wembley Stadium where one of the most famous concerts in the history of music was held: Live Aid.

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  E4Istanbul - The city that lived three times

  Apr 28, 2025· 120m

  In this episode with Alberto Angela we travel through the history of one of the most fascinating cities in the world: first a Greek colony with the name of Byzantium, then with the name of Constantinople, for more than a thousand years the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and for another five hundred of the Ottoman Empire and finally a megalopolis of modern Turkey with the name of Istanbul.

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  E5Hiroshima and Nagasaki - The days that changed the worldFinale

  Jun 2, 2025· 133m

  On the occasion of the eightieth anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which took place in August 1945, Alberto Angela retraces the fundamental stages of this event that marked the history of humanity.

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  E1Petra and the treasures of Jordan

  Sep 7, 2023· 125m

  The first episode of Ulisse takes us to Petra, the fascinating city of the Nabataeans, forgotten for centuries and rediscovered only at the beginning of the 19th century. It is the starting point for an itinerary to discover Jordan, a land of merchants, prophets and kings. Here, in a corner of the Jordan River, Jesus was baptized.

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  E2Anne Frank - Diary of a girl in love with life

  Sep 21, 2023· 125m

  In this episode we are in the places where Anna grew up and was happy before her life changed forever. Anna would have liked to study and become a famous writer, but fate chose differently. Her mocking and cruel end, a few days after the arrival of the Allies, will forever leave Anna to her story and the pages of her diary will become pages for eternity.

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  E3Nerone and the great fire of RomeFinale

  Sep 28, 2023· 126m

  The story of one of the most famous, fascinating and discussed emperors of Rome: Nerone

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  E4Episode 4

  Oct 5, 2023

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