Tonight Alberto Angela takes everyone to Pompeii. And he will show what is perhaps the oldest oil in the world

Saturday, Sept. 22, at 9:15 p.m., will be broadcast Stanotte a Pompei, the Rai 1 program hosted by Alberto Angela.
“Tonight in Pompeii” promises to be a journey of discovery of the city in the hours leading up to the volcanic eruption that decreed its destruction. In this regard, it is well known that Vesuvius, in fact, at that time was not as we see it today: before the eruption it appeared as a normal mountain covered with vegetation, and its current appearance was born precisely from the eruption of 79 AD, which is why Pompeians did not worry too much about the various signs of the impending catastrophe such as earthquakes, lack of water and collapses.

The program will make the audience relive those moments through the participation of Giancarlo Giannini who will give voice to Pliny the Younger, an eyewitness of the eruption, music by Uto Ughi and lighting by Vittorio Storaro. During the broadcast, Alberto Angela will also show a bottilia of olive oil noticed in the storerooms of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, together with director Paolo Giulierini, just during the filming of the program: it dates precisely from 79 AD and comes from the cities buried by the eruption of Vesuvius. It may be the oldest existing bottle of oil in the world: agricultural experts from the Federico II University of Naples are studying it for confirmation.

Tonight in Pompeii is part of a documentary series of which previously broadcast episodes titled Tonight in Florence, Tonight in St. Peter ’s and Tonight in Venice have been part. Directed by Gabriele Cipollitti, the program is a production made by Rai entirely in 4K HDR, enriched by spectacular helicopter and drone shots, special effects, and mini-fictions, and will also be broadcast on the Rai 4K channel available at 210 on the free satellite platform Tivùsat.

Tonight Alberto Angela takes everyone to Pompeii. And he will show what is perhaps the oldest oil in the world

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