Set in the heady days of 1970's Italy, before the internet shrank the world, 'Italia 77' tells a compelling story of two Lancastrian friends, fresh from the UK, one a failed dental student, the other, an ageing rugby star, who find themselves landed in Rome with the bold intention of taking the Italian sporting scene by storm, but this is far from being a sporting memoir. Join us on a journey of enlightenment, adventure, enduring friendship and discovery on a five-year trail from Rome to Florence taking in a kaleidoscope of sights, sounds and tastes along the way.
Written & Presented by Ian McAlister
Read by Richard Greenwood*
Edited by Stu Smith & Nigel Heath with Jamie Allen
Original Music by Stu Smith
Production Music from Epidemic Sound
Recorded and Produced by Tom Allom & Nigel Heath at La Cucina Studios for Xacutti Productions
Special Thanks to Jamie Allen and Mike Hanson at Podpeople Productions.
*Episode 4 read by Ian McAlister
It feels that in-depth and somewhat sentimental review of five wonderful years is probably necessary…. “Italy is not a country, it’s an emotion”
… and then finally, for now, the Epilogue which is set 22 years later… “But whatever happened to L’Americana?”
(With grateful acknowledgement to Italian writer Luigi Barzini for some paraphrasing in this section.)
Written & Presented by Ian McAlister
Read by Richard Greenwood
Edited by Stu Smith & Nigel Heath with Jamie Allen
Original Music by Stu Smith
Production Music from Epidemic Sound
Recorded and Produced by Tom Allom & Nigel Heath at La Cucina Studios for Xacutti Productions
Series Artwork designed by Stu Smith
Special Thanks to MIke Hanson, Podpeople Productions, Jamie Allen, MWPR Radio, The KWR, Ian Dean, Jean-Luc Burch, Oscar Simons & Kit McAlister
26 Jan 2024
13: A Time for Reflection
It feels that in-depth and somewhat sentimental review of five wonderful years is probably necessary…. “Italy is not a country, it’s an emotion”
… and then finally, for now, the Epilogue which is set 22 years later… “But whatever happened to L’Americana?”
(With grateful acknowledgement to Italian writer Luigi Barzini for some paraphrasing in this section.)
Written & Presented by Ian McAlister
Read by Richard Greenwood
Edited by Stu Smith & Nigel Heath with Jamie Allen
Original Music by Stu Smith
Production Music from Epidemic Sound
Recorded and Produced by Tom Allom & Nigel Heath at La Cucina Studios for Xacutti Productions
Series Artwork designed by Stu Smith
Special Thanks to MIke Hanson, Podpeople Productions, Jamie Allen, MWPR Radio, The KWR, Ian Dean, Jean-Luc Burch, Oscar Simons & Kit McAlister
26 Jan 2024
12: Return to Rome
With his children’s education to consider and, after some 5 years away, Dick feels the need to return to the UK to manage the supply side of the business. With offers coming in to buy the company, Ian completes the full circle and returns to Rome to consider all options. An underworld encounter emerges and a Mafia boss makes Ian an offer he must refuse... “Never sit with your back to the door!”. From a commercial point of view there is a straw that finally ‘breaks the camel’s back’. Our two soldiers of fortune are enticed to sell the business and return to the UK. Fate plays its hand.
Written & Presented by Ian McAlister
Read by Richard Greenwood
Edited by Stu Smith & Nigel Heath with Jamie Allen
Original Music by Stu Smith
Production Music from Epidemic Sound
Recorded and Produced by Tom Allom & Nigel Heath at La Cucina Studios for Xacutti Productions
Special Thanks to Jamie Allen and Mike Hanson
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