La Storia Siamo Noi

If you're interested in recent Italian history, check out La Storia Siamo Noi on Rai Education's web site. This web site features many videos of shows that have aired on television. Many of the episodes that you can view on TV feature additional articles that often accompany the video episode. Sometimes the video doesn't play on cue and can require a bit of patience, and the videos are best to watch with a high speed connection to ensure continuity.

The episodes can be anything from events in Italian history to events that have had an impact on Italian society and Italian history as well as important international events, such as the Cold War, the Kennedy/Nixon debate among others.

The episodes are fun and challenging, and you might find at times that they are hard to follow, especially with those speakers who talk extremely fast or with accents/dialects that might be difficult to comprehend. This diversity and its the range of accents and the range of people interviewed should certainly provide a good workout for your listening skills not to mention learning more about the icons and figures of Italian history and culture.

Some episodes to consider:

• Corrado...e basta - learn about this important television personality and presenter, an icon in Italian culture and the history of television
• Il Massacro del Circeo - learn about the killing of the Italian writer and director, Pier Paolo Pasolini
• The Great Debate - get an Italian perspective on the Nixon/Kennedy debates
  

Watch the videos on their web site or through RaiClick.

And a thank you to my friend Adriano for putting me onto this awesome site!