This is a list of Italian television related events from 1982.
Events
- 11 July - Italy beat West Germany 3-1 to win the 1982 World Cup at Madrid, Spain.[1]
Debuts
Rai
- Che fai, ridi? (What are you doing? Are you laughing?) – cycle of mockumentaries or documentaries in a humorous key about the Italian comic actors, from Monica Vitti to Diego Abatantuono, sometimes works by famous directors as Carlo Vanzina or Pupi Avati.[2]
Serials
- La pietra di Marco Polo (Marco Polo’s stone) – by Aldo Lado; for children. Five Venetian kids make up a gang, searing allegiance upon the stone of the title.[3]
- Pimpa – cartoon, by Francesco Tullio Altan.[4]
Private channels
- Maurizio Costanzo show (Rete 4, later Canale 5) – talks show hosted by Maurzio Costanzo, again on air (with a break-up from 2009 to 2015). The most long-living, popular and controversial Italian talk show, during the years sometimes has faced social questions with commendable commitment, more often has given in to sensationalism and trash.[5]
International
- 22 September -
Voltron (Canale 5) (1984-1985) - Marine Boy (1969-1971)
Television shows
Rai
TV-movie
- La veritaaaà (The truth) – the renowned screenwriter Cesare Zavattini, 80 years old, debuts as director and actor in a medium length film about the dreamlike adventures of a madman escaped from the asylum.[6]
Miniseries
- Panagulis vive (1981) (Panagoullis lives) – biopic by Giuseppe Ferrara, with Stathis Giallelis; 4 episodes.
- Storia d’amore e d’amicizia (Love and friendship story) – by Franco Rossi, with Claudio Amendola (introducing), Massimo Bonetti and Barbara De Rossi; 6 episodes. In the Thirties, two young boxers, a Jew and an antifascist, are friend and love rivals; both will be victims of the fascism and of the war.[7]
Period dramas
RAI answers to the spread of American fictions on the private networks with three miniseries of prestige, realized in international coproduction and trusted to renowned movie directors.
- La certosa di Parma (The charterhouse of Parma) – by Mauro Bolognini, from the Stendahl’s novel, with Andrea Occhipinti, Marthe Keller and Gian Maria Volontè; in 6 episodes.[8]
- Marco Polo – by Giuliano Montaldo, with Ken Marshall in the title role, Denhom Elliott and Burt Lancaster as Pope Gregory X; 8 episodes. It’s one of the most sumptuous RAI serials, realized in collaboration with NBC and the Chinese TV, that, for the first time, takes part to a Western production; the productive effort is repaid by an extraordinary public success in Italy and abroad. The serial is broadcast in 47 countries and wins three Emmy Awards.[9]
- The life of Verdi – by Renato Castellani; with Ronald Pickup in the title role and Carla Fracci as Giuseppina Strepponi; 9 episodes. The serial is appreciated for the accurate historical reconstruction but criticized for the miscasting of the protagonist.[10]
Serials
- L’indizio- 5 inchieste per un commissario (The clue – Five enquiries for a superintendent) – by Andrea Camilleri, with Lino Troisi, as a Neapolitan police superintendent in service in Turin, and Ida Di Benedetto.[11]
Variety
- Attore, amore mio (Actor, my love) – Gigi Proietti’s one-man show, directed by Antonello Falqui.[12]
Networks and services
Launches
| Network | Type | Launch date | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retecapri | Cable television | Unknown |
Conversions and rebrandings
| Old network name | New network name | Type | Conversion Date | Notes | Source |
|---|
Closures
| Network | Type | Closure date | Notes | Source |
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Births
Deaths
See also
References
- ^ "Stones Mundial '82". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ^ "Che fai... ridi?". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-10-22.
- ^ "La Pietra di Marco Polo". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- ^ "Pimpa". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ "Maurizio Costanzo Show 2019/2020". Mediaset Play. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ "La veritaaaà". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "Storia d'amore e d'amicizia". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ "La Certosa di Parma - Lo sceneggiato". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ "Marco Polo". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ "Verdi - Lo sceneggiato". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ "L'indizio - 5 inchieste per un commissario". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Attore amore mio". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-07-13.
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