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Passato e Presente (2017)
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Original name: Passato e presente
Genre: History
Country: Italy
TV show
Story:
Program about historical dissemination, presented by Paolo Mieli. Each episode sees a historian interacting with the presenter and three young university students.
Style:
thought provoking, educational, captivating, serious, informative, intellectual, reflective
Plot:
past, historical event, historian, historical character, storytelling, world history, historical figure, european history, debate, italian history, conversation, politics, society, culture, studio
Time:
20th century, 21st century, twentieth century
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