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1991 in Italian television

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This is a list of Italian television related events from 1991.

Events

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RAI

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Fininvest

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  • 17 January: on Italia 1, Emilio Fede, director of Studio Aperto (Open Studio), beating on time RAI, announces on air the beginning of Desert Storm and follows the events with a long special edition, until 8 AM;[2] the news program had been launched just the day before. The 29 July, TG4, the third Finivest news program, starts on Rete4, directed by Edvige Bernasconi.
  • 1 October - Long running US animated comedy series The Simpsons begins broadcasting on television stations all across Italy for the first time. The series was premiered on Canale 5.

Debuts

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Rai

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Miniseries

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  • Felipe ha gli occhi azzurri (Felipe has blue eyes) – by Gianfranco Albano and Felice Farina, with Claudio Amendola, Silvio Orlando and the eight-years old Filipino child Victor Vicente as protagonist; 2 seasons. The miniseries, also if treats challenging topics like the clandestine immigration and the exploitation of the minors, gets a huge public success, with 10 million viewiers.[3]

Serials

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  • I ragazzi del muretto (The little wall boys) – coming-of-age serial, set in a Rome high-school, with Francesca Antonelli and Lorenzo Diglio; 3 seasons. Unlike many similar products, it treats also serious matters as racism and drug.[4]

Variety

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  • Avanzi (Leftovers) – with Serena Dandini (also author), Corrado Guzzanti and a debuting Luciana Litizzetto; 3 seasons. It begins as a parody of the Italian television while in the two later seasons the satire is extended to the whole society.[5] The leftovers of the title are “shows never aired, found in the RAI archives”, obviously staged by the actors.
  • Scommettiamo che… (Let's make a bet) – Italian version of the German show Wetten, dass..?, hosted by Fabrizio Frizzi and Milly Carlucci, care of Michele Guardì; 10 seasons.[6]

News and educational

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  • Diritto di replica (Right to reply) – semiserious talk show, hosted by Sandro Paternostro and Fabio Fazio, with controversial personalities defending themselves as guests ; 2 seasons.[7]
  • Turisti per caso (Accidental tourists) – humorous travel show, with Patrizio Roversi and Syusy Blady; 18 seasons.[8]

Fininvest

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Variety

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International

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Television shows

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RAI

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Drama

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Serials

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  • Il commissario Corso (Chief Corso) – by Alberto Sironi and Gianni Lepre, with Diego Abantantuono as a Southern police superintendent in Milan; realized for the coproduction series Eurocops.[12]

News and educational

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  • Il portalettere (The postman) – Piero Chiambretti, as an irreverent postman, delivers the Andrea Barbato’s open letters to public personalities, moreover politicians; the last one is the Republic President Francesco Cossiga,.[13]
  • Profondo Nord (Deep North) – political talk show hosted by Gad Lerner; the journalist travels among the Northern Italy towns, trying to understand the reasons of the Lega Nord’s success.[14]
  • Viaggio in Italia, schegge dagli anni ’60 (Journey in Italy, splinters from the Sixties) – montage film by Filippo Porcelli, realized exclusively with material from the RAI archives.[15]

Fininvest

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Drama

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Serial

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Ending this year

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Births

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Deaths

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Date Name Age Cinematic Credibility
27 February Nuccio Costa 65 Italian television presenter

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Vlora - l'Odissea albanese". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  2. ^ DrGeppe80. "Emilio Fede annuncia inizio prima guerra del Golfo". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 19 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Felipe ha gli occhi azzurri - Episodi - Stagione II". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  4. ^ "I ragazzi del muretto". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  5. ^ "Avanzi". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  6. ^ "Scommettiamo che...?". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  7. ^ "Diritto di replica". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  8. ^ "Turisti per caso". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  9. ^ "Non è la RAI". Mediaset Play. Archived from the original on 2020-09-02. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  10. ^ "Bellezze sulla neve". Mediaset Play. Archived from the original on 2020-09-02. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  11. ^ "... Se non avessi l'amore". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  12. ^ "Il commissario Corso". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  13. ^ "Il Portalettere - Piero Chiambretti". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  14. ^ "Profondo Nord". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  15. ^ "Viaggio in Italia - Schegge degli anni '60 - S1991 - Video". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  16. ^ "Fantaghirò". Mediaset Play. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  17. ^ "Cristina, l'Europa siamo noi". Mediaset Play. Retrieved 2021-01-21.