Italian Documentary TV Shows

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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.

Passepartout is an Italian TV show hosted by art critic Philippe Daverio that explores art, culture, and history by visiting museums, galleries, and historical sites. Known for its immediate and non-academic style, the show features Daverio's wide-ranging connections between different forms of art across all eras, offering viewers a rich look at Italy's artistic heritage and beyond.

Program about historical dissemination, presented by Paolo Mieli. Each episode sees a historian interacting with the presenter and three young university students.

The episodes recount various love stories that can lead to infidelity and betrayal: each story is told from the perspective of the cheater, the person who was cheated on, and the lover. The episodes are accompanied by reenactments featuring actors and narrated by Perla Liberatori. The locations and events depicted are 100% real, though they are portrayed by actors. The stories feature various endings, including reconciliations, breakups, or career changes.

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Superquark+, Piero Angela's scientific dissemination program, created by RaiPlay in collaboration with RaiUno.

Television program of cultural diffusion, born in September 1995, designed and conducted by Piero Angela, development of transmission appreciated Quark.

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A new series of episodes conceived and written by Piero Angela and dedicated to the new generations, that is, to the young people who today attend Italian schools and who one day will be responsible for the society of the future. In a simple way, try to better understand the difficulties but also the opportunities of the new world we are entering. Piero Angela, together with a team of experts, analyzes the advantages, but also the limits, of "clean" resources and the role of so-called energy cannibalism. Recognizing the urgent ecological emergency of our times, Piero Angela decided in the last period of his life to dedicate himself to the production of a series of programs to explain the problems that humanity must face, linked to climate change and the search for new sources of energy, but also the role of science and technology in modern society.

Michelin-starred chef Carlo Cracco undertakes six trips across Italy to rediscover its most authentic cuisine with famous actors for each destination.

« For over twenty years we have filmed at night in the most important museums in the world. It's the only possible time to film the empty halls or the precious artifacts out of the windows because there are no visitors. But at night the Museum changes face. Just you in front of the masterpieces in the silence. The Museum seems to show and offer you its treasures in an atmosphere of intimacy. I always wanted to transmit and give this atmosphere that I breathed to viewers. » (Alberto Angela)

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This is the story, in eight episodes, of the conquest of Mount Everest in the Himalayas and its impact on the world. We meet the climbers who reached the summit and those who perished attempting the ascent. We encounter the Sherpa people, an ethnic group originating from Tibet, explore high-altitude mountaineering techniques, and hear the stories of expedition leaders and team members throughout their journey, while cameras capture every danger on the icy peaks. Viewers will remember that Everest is a world of illusions, a world that can become hostile in an instant, swept by fierce winds and deadly ice slides. A more recent, political, ecological, and economic perspective focuses primarily on present-day Nepal, Tibet, and Bhutan and their economies, including the Tibetan carpet industry and the Chinese occupation.

It covers unsolved crime cases and still open mysteries which happened in Italy since the aftermath of WWII. The episodes include reconstructions made by professional actors, interviews with the real protagonists of the cases, in-depth reports by journalists, investigators, experts and/or magistrates who dealt with the facts under examination, and from any phone calls from viewers who can provide new stimuli for the investigation.

"Il testimone" (i.e. The witness) is a tv show created, made and presented by Pif. Every episode consists of a "mini-reportage", filmed through a little camera that Pif brings himself. This makes the spectator feel as if most of the tv filtres are removed and thus they can almost witness the events with their own eyes and feel directly involved in the social messages brought on by the show. Themes vary: they go from interviews to famous individuals, to trips, to the work of associations or even small everyday realities.

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Forbidden love blossoms in the city of Pompeii, which until the eruption of volcano Vesuvius in 79 AD, is one of the empire's most powerful cities.

Documenting the genesis and the various stages of writing and production of the TV series "Gomorrah" based on the novel by Roberto Saviano.

Alberto Angela takes us on a new journey, this time to discover Italy's "Wonders," those that make us a true "peninsula of treasures." Four episodes, twelve stops on an itinerary of art and natural beauty in UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Speciale Superquark was a spin off of the Superquark show, conceived and conducted by Piero Angela

From the snow covered Dolomites to the blue of the Mediterranean the landscape of Italy is already a favorite for many people.

Michael Palin attempts to copy the exploits of fictional character Phileas Fogg, by trying to travel around the world (without flying) in 80 days.

Stories Of A Generation narrates the values of life: from love to pain, from work to dreams. 18 generational stories are enriched with the participation of Pope Francis and Martin Scorsese.

Don Wildman travels to the farthest and deepest reaches of the globe, using cutting-edge technology to explore mysteries buried deep underground.

Filmed during Orson Welles’s travels through Spain while preparing his unfinished Don Quixote project, this nine-part travelogue documents the country’s landscapes, cities, and cultural traditions—from Andalusia to Pamplona—through an intimate, observational lens. Shot as a series of personal, narration-free travel films, the material was later broadcast by Italian television (RAI) with added voiceover, making the series both a poetic portrait of Spain and a rare glimpse into Welles’s working life, family, and creative process.

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Blurring the boundaries between documentary and historical fiction, this twelve-part series examines and imagines man's struggle to survive, from the days of cave dwellers to modern journeys into space.

Amidst a heroin crisis, Vincenzo Muccioli cared for the addicted, earning him fierce public devotion — even as charges of violence began to mount.

This docuseries sheds light on the killing of a German teenager in '78 through the accounts of his sister and the royal family involved in the case.

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Whether it's a fire disaster or a car accident - every operation demands everything from the 112 team and brings them closer together.

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Follows two wealthy families in Germany during the first half of the 20th century. One of them is German, the other one Jewish.

Tells the extraordinary life of Chiara Ferragni and Fedez. An authentic tale that unveils the behind the scenes of one of the most followed couples ever and the most intimate moments of a young family that passionately fights for their dreams to come true.

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