Stappeared last August at the age of 93, Peter Angela will remain in the hearts of millions of viewers for a long time to come. And, to pay homage to him, tonight at 21.30 on Rai 1 his son Alberto will host a special Of Ulysses – The pleasure of discovery dedicated to the father. For tell the extraordinary life of the great science popularizer.
Piero Angela, the special of Ulysses on the great popularizer
Furthermore seventy-year careerPiero Angela knew tell us about the complexity of the world, the progress of science and technology, but also, prematurely, the consequences of the acceleration of progress and ethical and environmental issues.
A pioneer, sometimes visionary, who with rationality and scientific rigor he explained the world and its complexities to so many generations through simple words. And understandable to everyone.
An extraordinary figure that his son Alberto will talk about this evening. Even in his more curious and unedited nuanceslike Piero’s past like jazz pianist. The bet will start from Turinbirthplace of the popularizer, and will wind through Paris – where Alberto was born – and Rome.
The guests of the episode
Many friends and collaborators who wanted to pay homage to the great Piero. Like for example the musician Stefano Bollani and also Young people that he will remember when Piero wanted to accompany him on every stage of his tour. The great conductor Riccardo Muti instead he will explain why Angela chose to use the famous aria on the fourth string by Bach as the theme song of its programs. There will also be the Nobel Prize for Physics Giorgio Parisi, the astronaut Paolo Nespoli and the journalist Gaia Tortora.
Piero Angela (RCS Archive)
They will also take turns at their speeches RAI archive materials with Angela himself who will tell some of the salient episodes of its history personal. Fromchildhood under the bombsto dreams come true up to the early years in Paris and the fight against fake news and the scientific hoaxes that he promptly tried to deny.
The extraordinary life of Piero Angela
Born in Turin in December 1928, Piero is the son of an anti-fascist doctor and grows up in a family strongly marked by culture and science. He interrupts his studies in architecture after having won the competition in RAIand began his career in radio, to then become war correspondent in Vietnam and Iraq.
Movie Lover Roberto Rossellinithe journalist from the 60s begins to realize a series of documentaries on space and the environment. Then, in the 70s, he leads the National Newscast (at the time there was only one channel) and, in parallel, he is entrusted some sections of popular science.
Piero Angela in the studio of “Quark” in 1981. (Getty Images)
In 1971 he created a program of his own entitled Destination man while, ten years later, he was born Quarks, one of the longest running transmissions of the history of television. The winning formula is as follows: complex concepts explained in a simple wayexcerpts from BBC documentaries with David Attenborough and the cartoons of Bruno Bozzetto.
Authoritative, competent and above all never pedantic, Angela’s management style is precise and “familiar” and so science and technology finally become accessible. In an era in which – it should be remembered – there are (or almost) commercial television, internet and social networks.
Tireless until the last months of his lifePiero Angela over the years will leave more and more space for his son Alberto. Which, after the success of programs like Ulysses And Northwest Passagestated that soon we will see it in a new transmission brand new.
Alberto Angela’s new program
Announced with an Instagram post a couple of weeks ago, the new program will air in prime time starting next summer. Alberto Angela explained about wanting to take back the reins of scientific dissemination on public television, indeed so as not to waste the inheritance left by his father.
The program is still unnamed and for sure it won’t be called SuperQuarks because, as Alberto writes, «That will forever remain my father’s mark. It was his dress, the splendid vessel that he has steered for decades in the seas of learning. It is right that it remains his forever. I asked Rai to withdraw this name, as is done with the shirts of the most loved players of a team”.
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