Italia '77

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

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S1 Ep5: Snapshots from on the Road

The regionality of Italy is unfurled during away Rugby matches in some rather glamorous locations. Regional food differences, local traits and idiosycrasies and the rich variety of landscapes and arch...

26 Jan 202422min

S1 Ep4: Romance in Rome

Ian, our young dental student is in search of love in the Eternal City. This is proving to be a rather frustrating voyage, but then, one night, lightning strikes at a Roman nightclub…could this be lov...

26 Jan 202422min

S1 Ep3: Affari – Business

Ian and Dick, with their pidgin Italian vocabulary, clumsily start a new business importing sportswear and rugby shirts from the UK. Their main target, however, is to achieve an exclusive agreement fr...

26 Jan 202422min

S1 Ep2: Introduction to Rome

Ian and Dick return to Rome to begin their mission. The ancient historical sites and unique atmosphere of the 'eternal city' swiftly makes them realise that it is a million miles away from Times Squar...

26 Jan 202415min

S1 Ep1: The Arrival

Two Lancastrian soldiers of fortune land in 1970s Rome from the UK. They're met by a devastating kaleidoscope of cultural, fashion and culinary contrasts. Ian is a young failed dental student and Dick...

26 Jan 202424min