Previous talks
Below is a list of previous talks which took place at the Circle. You can see the full posts by clicking on any title.
GROUP DISCUSSION led by Pietro Urso (in italiano)
Unfortunately Tina Geraldi was unwell and unable to give her talk on the villas and gardens of Umbria. Pietro Urso stepped […]
GRANDFATHER’S MEMORIES AS A POLICEMAN IN SICILY IN THE SEVENTIES – Josie Nicastro (in italiano)
Members were enthralled with tales in Italian of law student Josie’s Nonno (Grandfather) who spent fifty years with the Carabinieri working […]
THE NEW FIAT CINQUECENTO – Jason Saunders (in English)
The newly designed, ground-breaking Fiat Cinquecento was the subject of a most interesting and informative presentation in English given by Jason […]
BUT WHERE ARE ALL THE TOURISTS? -Sheila Stokes (in italiano)
Sheila Stokes talked to us in Italian about the countryside and the villages of Piedmont, a region well known to her […]
ITALIAN CINEMA – Giovanni Gravina (in italiano)
Giovanni gave an extremely interesting and well received, illustrated talk in Italian about the rise of the Italian Cinema industry at […]
FUN EVENING with Annamaria and Gabriella (in italiano)
Annamaria Baker and Gabriella McGhee hosted a fun evening encouraging members to talk in Italian with a light-hearted quiz involving history, […]
PUCCINI 150 – Andrew Rothwell
A celebration of the life and music of Giacomo Puccini in the 150th anniversary year of his birth.
THE SECRET ANIMALS OF ROME – Tina Geraldi (in italiano)
An unusual, almost secret, tour through a Rome in which everything is there to be discovered. This city conceals stories great […]
THE MEDICI: BANKERS, POLITICIANS, POPES AND PATRONS – James Gilpin (in English)
James looked at the development of the Medici family during the 15th and 16th centuries and how they managed to survive […]
TORINO – Rossella Rigattieri (in italiano)
Rossella talked in Italian about Turin and the changes that have taken place over the centuries to this beautiful, royal city. […]