Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Giorgio takes his friend Giuseppe to a ball in honor of Princess Elena Cajafa. Giuseppe feels out of place, but Giorgio insists on having him meet some important people, hoping it will help his career, not to mention the entrance exam they have the following day.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
In 1749, King Charles of Bourbon (Charles III of Spain) or Carlo Terzo di Borbone, who was King of Naples at the time, commissioned an important campaign of archeological digs in an area near that city. Marika tells us the story.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
As he is being wheeled towards the operating room, Luigi reflects on how the hierarchy of the hospital can be discerned by how people vent their anger and on whom.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
The DA has asked Lojacono to meet her for coffee. They joust a bit, but the DA has seniority and gets some answers from him.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Renzo goes to a sporting goods store for shoes for Camilla and by chance, Pamela is there, too. Gaetano looks at the photo Camilla took and then questions the driver.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
It's breakfast time in the Martini household. Lele is late but he has to deal with Alberto. Cettina and Libero have a little discussion about pillows and work.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
It's the first day of school for our friends. In fact, it's their first year of middle school. The desks are set up for pairs of pupils, so choices have to be made as to where to sit and whom to share a desk with.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The director of the reformatory has done a bit of thinking and comes to see the boys, a rare occurence. Manzi, with his proverbial foot in the door, keeps trying to push it open even wider. There is news on the home front, too.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Giuseppe and Elena exchange a few words during the dance, but then he goes home to study. The next day, at the exam, his friend is having a hard time.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
After Stabiae was razed to the ground in a war, the Romans decided to build some luxury villas in the area. Luckily, some archeological digs led by archeologist Libro D'Orsi were effectuated in the 1950s, and 3 villas came to light.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The operation seems to have gone well, but forty-eight hours have to go by before they can be 100% sure.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The host describes the fascinating story of a British army captain who, during World War II, happened to have read Aldous Huxley's words (quoted in the previous segment), and remembered them just in time.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
The "burglary gone wrong" is in the news and is not reflecting well on the city of Naples. The commissioner has summoned Palma and Lojacono to talk about this and makes a surprising decision.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Renzo and Pamela make a bet as to whether Camilla will like her new sneakers. Gaetano questions Nic Bianco's driver in the presence of Camilla. Viola and Vittorio discuss their relationship.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Libero is still trying to figure out how to sell his pillows and experiments on his friend who has shown up to watch some tennis on TV. They talk about Lele and the fact that he doesn't have a girlfriend. Later, Libero goes to the Sleep Center intending to talk to the man who sold him the pillows.
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