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In this series, Historian John Di-
ckie takes us on a romp through
Italy to tell its history through its
food. He will expose the secrets
of pasta’s origins and pizza’s
near death; how lavish cuisine
determined papal elections and
the fate of dynasties, why Mus-
solini put the country on a diet,
and how an American scientist
put Italian food on the world
map.
GENRE
: History, Factual
LENGTH
: 6x52’
ASPECT RATIO
: 16:9
SHOOTING FORMAT
: HD
AUTHOR(S)
: John Dickie,
Bettina Hatami, Lucio Mollica
DIRECTOR
: Jesus Garces Lambert
PRODUCTION
: GA&A Productions in
coproduction with A+E Networks Italy,
in association with SBS Australia, Via-
sat, Autentic
PRODUCTION YEAR
: 2016
VERSION (S)
: Italian, English, French,
German, Spanish
EATING HISTORY - The story of Italy on a plate
Leonardo was an extraordinary
artist and inventor, but resear-
chers have discovered, in an-
cient manuscripts, drawings
and treatises that prefigure
many of his inventions and tra-
ce back to classical Greece, the
Arab Empire and even ancient
China. Coincidence or plagiari-
sm? This is the story of the ma-
king of a scientist. In this film,
we blend lavish reconstructions
with interviews with leading
experts to reveal how Leonardo
sought out technical and scien-
tific knowledge lost to Europe
in the Dark Ages and helped
launch a new scientific age.
GENRE
: Science, History, Docudrama
LENGTH
: 52’
ASPECT RATIO
: 16:9
SHOOTING FORMAT
: HD
AUTHOR:
Mark Daniels
DIRECTOR
: Mark Daniels
PRODUCTION
: GA&A Productions
in coproduction with THIRTEEN Pro-
ductions LLC for WNET, France 5/Pro-
gramme 33 and SBS Australia
PRODUCTION YEAR
: 2017
VERSION (S)
: Italian, English, French
LEONARDO, THE MAN WHO SAVED SCIENCE
