10/21/2008
Suggs visits one of the powerhouses of modern Italian design, celebrates the Italian love affair with the sports car, and meets Puccini’s grand-daughter at the most famous opera house in the world.
10/28/2008
11/4/2008
Suggs explores the worlds most Romantic city, reveals Canalettos cunning secret and investigates the masked world of the annual carnival.
11/11/2008
Suggs has a singing lesson from Pavarotti’s vocal coach, explores the marble quarry where Michelangelo’s David was born, and performs a classic Madness number with a real ‘rock’ band – all their instruments are made of stone.
11/18/2008
Suggs arrives to the birthplace of Reneissance and football, discovers the Vasari Corridor and some exceptional ice-cream, and investigates those pesky claims about Italians having invented football by playing a game dressed in 17th century football kit.
11/25/2008
Suggs abandones his trusty Mini and explores the capital city from the back of a Vespa, heads for Mussolini's film studios, and tours the stunning Palazzo Borghese with Principessa Nike Borghese.
12/2/2008
Suggs takes a musical tour through the city where Caruso first sang, tries his hand at Neapolitan puppetry and discovers the secret of the scenegiatta.
12/9/2008
Suggs follows in the footsteps of the Godfather and D.H. Lawrence and follows the trail of a stolen masterpiece.