Radio Dante

Sicily is one of the most amazing regions of Italy, full of history and curious traditions. Find out the traces that Greeks, Arabians, Normans and many others left on this island throughout the last 2500 years. Presented by Lavinia Amenduni and Luthien Cangemi

Italians love wine and the world loves Italian wine! In this episode we’ll talk about wine, together with its production and its history. Did you know that wine is 9000 years old? Did you ever wonder how wine is made? Or maybe you just always wanted to know what DOC stands for? Stay tuned to

You can get active on this week’s edition of the Italian magazine show with sport and Italian champions. Do you know why the Italian football strip is blue? And why did the greatest racer ever wear a golden tortoise around his neck? Presented by Daniele Trivellone, Silvia Croce, Dea Rakovac.

Migrants are not only crossing borders, they are also groundbreaking writers. Radio Dante will share with you their stories and their Italian words. What is this all about? Identity, diverse background, integration, freedom of expression and much more. Presented by Dea Rakovac, Daniele Trivellone and Lucia Vasapollo.

Halloween is approaching and Radio Dante is getting ready for ghost stories, scary spirits and creepy tunes. Fabio Camilletti, Professor at the University of Warwick, will be with us to present Fantasmagoriana, the first Italian translation of the darkest Gothic literature that inspired Mary Shelley and Byron so long ago, on a cold winter night

Eager to learn more about Italy? Looking for unique Italian events? Radio Dante is happy to present what’s happening during the 15th Week of Italian Language in the World. Concerts, talks, performances and everything we can dream of to fulfill your need of Italian culture! Presented by Dea Rakovac, Alessandra Diazzi and Alessandro Luciani

Radio Dante explores the adventurous world of Pinocchio! Everybody knows about the Disney wooden puppet, but did you know that he was born in a little village in Tuscany? And did you know that Collodi is both the name of this village and the pen name of a Freemason? Stay tuned for more engaging and

Up for an Italian film? Radio Dante is ready to give you some good advice about what to see next. Stay tuned to learn what’s new at the 72nd Venice Film Festival! An, if Italy were a film director, who would it be? Presented by Sonia Vannozzi, Dea Rakovac and Lucia Vasapollo

Radio Dante goes on holiday to Puglia to celebrate La Notte della Taranta. Tarantulas, tambourines, love stories and hysterical dancing. Could this be the greatest folk event in Italy? Presented by Dea Rakovac, Sonia Vannozzi and Anna Prodam.

The bilingual show reflects upon itself: interpreters and translators, what’s your job about? Find out more about this “backstage” job on Radio Dante and discover Italian expressions which get lost in translation. Presented by Dea Rakovac and Ludovico Nolfi

Radio Dante continues the celebrations of Dante’s 750th anniversary. Have a live taste of a brilliant and hilarious adaptation of The Divine Comedy by Mike Maran, Scottish theatre director with a great passion for Italy, Beatrice and puppets. Presented by Dea Rakovac, Ludovico Nolfi and Elena Fratini. (In Italian and English) Produced by La Dante

On the occasion of his 750th anniversary, Radio Dante presents Dante Alighieri! Professor Robin Kirkpatrick from the University of Cambridge, Dantista and English translator of The Divine Comedy, takes us on a sublime journey across Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso. Presented by Dea Rakovac and Ludovico Nolfi

A breath of fresh air as Ludovico and Dea give you an energetic kick! Sparkling rap and hip-hop music, innovative architecture and recycled spaces: Alessio Terzaghi and Diego Costantini will tell us how it feels to be young and Italian today. Produced by La Dante in Cambridge.

Are you curious about meeting a genius? The team of Radio Dante will tell you the story of Leonardo Da Vinci and his masterpieces. They will then lay the table ready for The Last Supper and discover how the Mona Lisa landed up in a thieves kitchen. Presenters: Dea Rakovac, Ludovico Nolfi

Radio Dante is back with a new programme entirely dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of Italy on 25th April 1945. Follow us on a journey across Italian grandparents’ memories and partisan songs. And you will be introduced to Italian Resistance heroes through Italo Calvino’s e Roberto Rossellini’s eyes. Presenters: Ludovico Nolfi, Dea

Back to Naples: the bilingual show in Italian and Englishpresents Eduardo de Filippo and his brilliant play Questi fantasmi! (These Ghosts!), which will shortly be seen on stage in Cambridge.A groupof young Italian actors will perform live for you, enjoying a cup of Neapolitan coffee and a slice of pastiera. Presented by: Ludovico Nolfi, Dea

Ready for more opera? Radio Dante is happy to introduce you to Giacomo Puccini and his fascinating opera characters! Then we’ll be “on the road” to learn some inglese maccheronico and how to make “silly bread”. And a new curious personality is just around the corner!

Radio Dante welcomes in the New Year with an introduction to Giuseppe Verdi. We’ll stay in the opera for the whole show with some operatic language advice and a new mysterious personality. On a journey to Verona there’s a surprise in the kitchen. Presented by Enrica Laprocina, Dea Rakovac, Ludovico Nolfi and Ben Fried.

The bilingual show about Italian culture goes on an adventure in Rome, taking you from Trilussa to Petrolini. We also hear about 1960s musical comedy Rugantino plus bilingual advice, and a daydream taste of a delicious Roman dish. Presented by Enrica Laprocina, Dea Rakovac, Ludovico Nolfi.

The show for Italians in Cambridge and there are loads of guests and surprises today! A warm English-speaking voice will take us to Trieste, where we’re going to meet James Joyce and Italo Svevo. And then: Are you ready for the next step with your English girlfriend? And what happens when a mixed couple in