Ulisse. Il piacere della scoperta Season 9

March. 07,2009      NR
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Trailer Synopsis

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.

Episode 22 : L'amore: i suoi meccanismi e i suoi segreti
November. 28,2009
During the episode, with the help of a computer we will try to understand what happens in the brain, heart and other organs when we are in love. We will also explain what the so-called "love at first sight" is and what jealousy consists of, distinguishing between female jealousy and male jealousy.
Episode 21 : Le grandi battaglie
November. 21,2009
With this episode we will get to know closely events that proved crucial for humanity: the great battles. With their eisto they gave history its definitive course and decided the fate of a people or a nation, but above all of many families.
Episode 20 : Il freddo e la vita
November. 14,2009
Our body has a constant temperature of 37 degrees celsius, but what happens if we cool it down? And why does the cold preserve bodies? And exactly what is cold? This episode will try to answer these and other questions and there will be no shortage of surprises.
Episode 19 : Storie e segreti dei presidenti degli Stati Uniti
November. 07,2009
In this episode we will tell you a very little-known story but which will serve as a starting point to talk about what is still the most powerful man in the world today: the president of the United States.
Episode 18 : Nuovi mondi
October. 31,2009
In this episode we take a very special journey: we travel to new worlds. Part explorer, part tourist, we look at the world upside down.
Episode 17 : Ossigeno
October. 24,2009
The story of an extraordinary atom, indispensable for life and continuously involved in chemical reactions and yet indestructible, widespread everywhere, especially in the atmosphere. it is the oxygen atom.
Episode 16 : La fuga verso la libertà
October. 17,2009
The journey of this episode will take us to discover truly surprising places, stories and people, all united in a single common denominator: the search for freedom, or rather, often the escape towards freedom.
Episode 15 : Ai confini dell'Impero Romano
October. 10,2009
The journey of this episode will take us back in time two thousand years: we will in fact discover the Roman Empire. We will discover very different cities, people and places. It will be a journey that will take us along its borders, the famous limes, where we will even meet Rome's enemies.
Episode 14 : Viaggio nella dimensione del grande
October. 03,2009
This episode will have a very particular theme: we will set out to discover the giants. Giants in nature, in prehistory, gigantic structures built by man, today as in antiquity.
Episode 13 : La battaglia di Cassino
September. 26,2009
Today's episode will take us back over 65 years, to Italy during the Second World War. Through historical reconstructions, witnesses and films from the time, we start from what is considered one of the most important and discussed clashes of the Second World War: the battle of Cassino.
Episode 12 : Lo sviluppo dei neonati
September. 19,2009
What is your furthest memory? In this episode you can watch the film of your first year of life, from your first breath to your first step.
Episode 11 : Episode 11
May. 16,2009
Encounter with one of the most devastating forces of nature: the gigantic tsunami waves: what are they caused? And can they be predicted? The last days of Leonardo Da Vinci in France: ill, he rearranges his papers under the eyes of his masters. The recovery of the carcass of a B-29, the deadly American bomber. Germany 1945: the dramatic destruction of the city of Dresden. The testimony of survivors of the bombing of San Lorenzo in Rome during the Second World War. Who will be the next man on the moon? India and China seem to be on the home stretch.
Episode 10 : Episode 10
May. 09,2009
The story of the discovery of Herculaneum occurred by chance in 1700. Are there still populations that have never had contact with Western civilization? The real event of the wolf-child growing up in the woods of southern France dates back to the end of the eighteenth century. The story of the soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army hiding in the jungle so as not to surrender to the Americans. We will go to Peru in search of a disappeared civilization: the people of the pyramids. What is returning illiteracy?
Episode 9 : Episode 9
May. 02,2009
We will investigate a massacre that occurred more than a thousand years ago: at the crime scene we will find clues that explain the end of the ancient Mayan civilization. 18 July 64 AD: that day, in imperial Rome, hell broke loose. Why did Rome burn? Who are the real culprits? Was Nerone, the most famous emperor in history, really a bloodthirsty madman? Appointment with the genius of Leonardo the painter: the curious arm of the Madonna of the Annunciation. Is it a proportion error? Journey into the world of water: we will follow the little big story of a drop of water. we will go to the province of Ravenna where a group of volunteers has brought to light dozens of planes from the Second World War.
Episode 8 : Episode 8
April. 25,2009
The terrible story of suicide pilots in World War II. Journey into the world of lightning: a natural phenomenon that can be very dangerous. Appointment with Leonardo and the realism of caricatures. The First Flight from New York to Paris: Charles Lindberg's Great Adventure. A witness to Ulisse, Lou DuFresne, who was 7 years old at the time, tells of his triumphal arrival in Paris on the night of May 21, 1927.
Episode 7 : Episode 7
April. 18,2009
A story we will never see: the story of our planet if mankind disappeared. Journey into the prehistory of Rome: what would we have seen at the Olympic stadium a million years ago? A defeat worth a thousand victories: the arrival of Dorando Pietri at the London Olympics. First, second, thirty-seventh: in races the important thing is to participate. April 11, 1961: that day the Soviet Yuri Gagarin became the first man to fly in space. Leonardo Da Vinci and his insatiable thirst for knowledge: we will see what the pale flame of a candle suggested to the master. The story of a man, of a dreamer, who managed to realize his grandiose project: connecting the Mediterranean to the Red Sea.
Episode 6 : Episode 6
April. 11,2009
A journey into the Middle Ages, we tell the story of the construction of Gothic cathedrals. The last voyage of the Rex. The genius of Leonardo and the world of entertainment. Italian emigration, the terrible journey towards a better world. The Island of Hope, visit to the Ellis Island museum.
Episode 5 : Episode 5
April. 04,2009
The sinking of the Gustloff, a German ship loaded with civilians fleeing the advance of the Soviet army. In Palermo we will discover the secrets of the tomb of Emperor Frederick II. Close encounter with the oldest hominid. Leonardo, his creativity and indistinguishable thirst for knowledge. We will go in search of Herod's lost tomb. In the sea of Anzio the discovery of an American plane shot down during the Second World War. Journey to the four corners of the planet, to discover the most spectacular UNESCO sites.
Episode 4 : Episode 4
March. 28,2009
A very original and surprising film: rain of eggs, bathtubs full of beans, immense expanses of milk bottles and cups of coffee. Why all this? Journey into the immensity of the universe in search of planets outside the solar system. The point about the SETI project and the radio signals arriving from space. Behind the scenes of Valentina Tereskova's flight. In the depths of the sea, we will meet the aliens who populate our planet. In Peru we will discover a necropolis with hundreds of mummies still intact. Journey to the four corners of the planet to discover the most spectacular UNESCO sites.
Episode 3 : Episode 3
March. 21,2009
The reconstruction of the Battle of the Bulge. Journey among the spectacular anatomical waxes of the Specola museum. Where did the Berlin Wall go? How many remember it? We will see where the bricks of the Bastille prison ended up. In Paris we will show behind the scenes of the Gréven museum. We will follow the route of the Rome-Naples: a journey through time and history. Appointment with Leonardo and his anatomical drawings.
Episode 2 : Episode 2
March. 14,2009
Journey into history: the island of Santorini in Greece. The surprising story of the tulip crash. What did Leonardo know about wine? And what are the origins of the drink dear to gods and men? To the rediscovery of the most sensual statues of the Italian artistic heritage. A treasure more precious than that of the English crown is preserved in Naples. How much care and maintenance is needed to maintain Rome's immense artistic heritage?
Episode 1 : Episode 1
March. 07,2009
In this episode the lost capital of Pharaoh Ramesses II. The incredible story of the Siamese brothers who lived in the 19th century and were joined together: they had 21 children. Human cloning: will it be possible to stop it? Tricks to seduce men with beauty through the ages. The 43 wonders of Italy. But to start we will tell you about a man who sacrificed everything, putting not only his life at stake but also that of his collaborators, his wife and even his children, to try to stop a bloodthirsty ferocity, one of the worst dictators who ever existed. This man was a senior German officer and the operation was called Operation Valkyrie.

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Season 12 2012
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Season 11 2011
Season 10
Season 10 2010
Season 9
Season 9 2009
Season 8
Season 8 2008
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Season 7 2007
Season 6
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Season 5
Season 5 2005
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Season 4 2004
Season 3
Season 3 2003
Season 2
Season 2 2002
Season 1
Season 1 2001

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