The Land of My Mother
Francesco da Mosto travels the length and breadth of Italy. To end his journey, he visits the south and Sicily, home of his mother's family for over 500 years.
Francesco da Mosto visits the south and Sicily, home of his mother's family for more than 500 years. Easter celebrations in the south involve the streets running red with celebrants' blood and the locals indulging in frantic dances to ward off the threat of the tarantula.
On Sicily, the brooding majesty of Etna terrifies Francesco as he stares into the volcano, but there's beauty and art at the Villa Bagheria and an explosion of baroque decadence at Noto. Finally for Francesco, there's an emotional reunion with his family, who have come down from Venice.
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Mount Etna
Duration: 02:45
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:35Sunshine
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00:54Domenico Modugno
Ciao Ciao Bambina
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Francesco da Mosto |
| Series Producer | Jonty Claypole |
| Director | Andrea Illescas |
| Executive Producer | Basil Comely |
Broadcasts
Thu 7 Sep 2006 02:45主播大秀 One Wales & Scotland only
Tue 15 May 2007 20:00主播大秀 Two except East, Wales & Yorkshire- Thu 1 Nov 2007 20:00
- Tue 6 Sep 2011 20:00
- Wed 7 Sep 2011 01:55
- Wed 28 Mar 2012 19:30
- Thu 5 Sep 2013 21:40
- Fri 6 Sep 2013 02:55
- Sun 23 Feb 2014 19:00
- Mon 24 Feb 2014 02:30
- Thu 28 Aug 2014 22:10
- Mon 12 Jun 2017 23:30
- Wed 25 Apr 2018 00:00
- Sat 5 Dec 2020 19:00
- Sun 6 Dec 2020 02:20
- Sat 15 Oct 2022 19:00
- Sun 16 Oct 2022 02:00
- Sun 14 May 2023 19:00
- Mon 15 May 2023 01:20
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Francesco's Italy
Francesco da Mosto travels the length and breadth of Italy.
