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February 10th Remembrance Day

TV programming for Remembrance Day 2022

A tragic page in Italian history, a wounded and contested land, crushed by border tensions in an Italy on the edge of the Iron Curtain. Istria and Dalmatia between 1943 and 1947 became the scene of massacres, of lives sucked into the darkness of the foibe, the karst cavities that dot the territory of Venezia Giulia, a place from which thousands left fearing for their survival. Parliament has chosen February 10 as the Day of Remembrance, in memory of the victims of the foibe and the Julian-Dalmatian exiles, and Rai will dedicate broadcasts, in-depth reports and special programming on TV, radio and the web to this anniversary. All the...
Documentary Alida Valli

“Alida” on RaiPlay

On May 31, 100 years ago, Alida Maria Altenburger von Marckenstein und Frauenberg, destined to become the very famous Alida Valli, was born in Pula. The story of the legendary Istrian actress comes to life in the documentary film "Alida" through the unpublished words of her letters, diaries, photographs, private family footage, numerous archive images and new interviews with her children, relatives, friends and most faithful collaborators. A complete and never-before-seen picture of the life of a young and beautiful girl from Pula who quickly became one of the most famous and beloved actresses of Italian and international cinema. Alida, Italy 2020, 101...
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TV programming dedicated to Remembrance Day 2021

Below is a summary of the television and digital editorial initiatives dedicated to the “Day of Remembrance” in memory of the victims of the Foibe (Wednesday 10 February 2021), curated by RAI and Mediaset. These are the programs that will talk about the anniversary with different editorial methods: Rai1 Ample in-depth spaces dedicated to the anniversary are planned in the following programs: Saturday 6 February Il Caffe di Rai 1 (06:00) Sunday 7 February Uno Mattina in Famiglia (06:30) Speciale Tg1 (23:30) pending confirmation Wednesday 10 February Uno Mattina (from 06:45) Storie italiane (09:55) Oggi è un altro...
The Istrian Heritage

Correction regarding Istria

Letter sent to the editorial staff of the Rai program "L'eredità" on March 24, 2020: Dear Editorial Staff, in the episode of the program "L'eredità" aired on March 22, 2020, the following question was asked in the final part (The duel): "Which Serbo-Croatian peninsula was annexed by Italy after the First World War?". The correct answer was "Istria". The National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia, the oldest and most representative of the associations of the 350.000 Istrian, Fiume and Dalmatian exiles forced into exile after suffering the martyrdom of the foibe and the annexation to Yugoslavia by the communist dictator Josip Broz "Tito" of the...
Trespassing

Border crossings in the Eastern Adriatic

It is called Sconfinamenti, the daily space dedicated to the Italians of Istria, Fiume and Dalmatia hosted by Ornella Serafini (from Monday to Friday) and by Massimo Gobessi on Saturday and Sunday; an appointment with current affairs and culture on topics of common interest. “Sconfinamenti” expands its radio slot, offering the public, in the Sunday episode, book presentations, in-depth analysis, “guided” visits to exhibitions and museums, galleries of famous and lesser-known figures of a particular territory that overlooks the upper Adriatic. A new way to spend an hour in the company of the protagonists of these lands. The daily space...
I rememberSenate

Remembrance Day Ceremony Livestreamed at the Senate

On the Rai website it is possible to view in streaming the institutional ceremony of the Day of Remembrance 2018, held on Friday 9 February at the Senate of the Republic: http://www.rai.it/dl/RaiTV/programmi/media/ContentItem-520ae1ab-1189-4ef1-94e1-be72881ec1f9.html?popup