Beautiful Frame S1:E4

Episode 1

Splendida Cornice is a prime time people show in which the presenter Geppi Cucciari addresses culture lightly and with the irony that distinguishes her. The Sardinian actress and comedian will start from the people, from their stories, from the news of the week and from its interpreters, from small pearls of every form of art that deserve a spotlight and a look that is sometimes amused, sometimes complicit, but always curious . There will be a voting public, divided into demographic categories that will track the consumption of Italians to learn about their events and cultural predilections. There will be a professor who, shouting #primalitaliano, will monitor the grammatical adequacy of hosts and guests. A service band, or "disservice", will mark the rhythms of organized improvisation. There will be guests who can bring a high topic to an understandable level. We will talk about the most read book, the emptiest theatre, but inappropriately.

Episode 2

Second appointment with irony and self-irony, the quotation and self-citation of Geppi Cucciari and "Splendida Cornice", the program that takes inspiration from people and their stories, inspired by the news of the week and its interpreters. From small pearls of every form of art that deserve a spotlight and a look that is sometimes amused, sometimes complicit but always curious. The voting public divided between demographic categories, the "competent homonyms", the Italian teacher, the band and the guests return, with the arduous task of bringing a high topic to a level understandable to all. And again, the story of the most read book, the emptiest theatre, the more or less worthy exhibition and the game.

Episode 3

Third appointment with irony and self-irony, the quotation and self-citation of Geppi Cucciari and "Splendida Cornice", the program that takes inspiration from people and their stories, inspired by the news of the week and its interpreters. From small pearls of every form of art that deserve a spotlight and a look that is sometimes amused, sometimes complicit but always curious. The voting public divided between demographic categories, the "competent homonyms", the Italian teacher, the band and the guests return, with the arduous task of bringing a high topic to a level understandable to all. And again, the story of the most read book, the emptiest theatre, the more or less worthy exhibition and the game. Together with Geppi Cucciari, the band led by Nicola "Ballo" Balestri, the popularizer Roberto Mercadini and the Italian teacher Andrea Maggi.

Episode 5

A tribute to Massimo Troisi, who would have turned seventy on February 19, will open the episode of Splendida Cornice with the rapper Clementino who will sing " Quando " by Pino Daniele. Starting from the Sanremo monologues, this year all female, Geppi Cucciari will test a young Italian editor, the host Alessandro Cattelan, whose monologue will be judged by the jury of "La senti questo Voice" composed of Lella Costa and Amalia Ercoli Finzi . Federica Sciarelli will dedicate a special edition of "Who has seen it?" to "Splendida Cornice". Furthermore, in a film, four Italian intellectuals, Nicola Lagioia, Giorgio Zanchini, Daria Bignardi and Stefano Bartezzaghi, will make a cultured parody of Bobo TV. Piero Dorfles is also in the studio. Together with Geppi Cucciari the band led by Nicola "Ballo" Balestri, the popularizer Roberto Mercadini and the Italian teacher Andrea Maggi.

Episode 6

Splendida Cornice is a prime time people show in which the presenter Geppi Cucciari addresses culture lightly and with the irony that distinguishes her. The Sardinian actress and comedian will start from the people, from their stories, from the news of the week and from its interpreters, from small pearls of every form of art that deserve a spotlight and a look that is sometimes amused, sometimes complicit, but always curious . Stefano Bollani and Valentina Cenni who, together with Geppi Cucciari, will travel through Italian music. And then Maurizio Mannoni and the writer Rosella Postorino, from the "Linea Notte" studio, will make a foray into the program. We will talk about political correctness and the Roald Dahl case with the critic and journalist Aldo Grasso in connection. Among the guests also Marco Ferradini who will perform a renewed version of his well-known song "Teorema".

Episode 7

New appointment with the program that starts from the people, their stories, the news of the week and its interpreters, from small pearls of every form of art that deserve a spotlight. Together with Geppi Cucciari the band led by Nicola "Ballo" Balestri, the popularizer Roberto Mercadini and the Italian teacher Andrea Maggi. In this episode a memory of last Sunday's migrant tragedy with Ermal Meta who will sing "How deep is the sea" in the studio and Peppino Mazzotta, live from Cutro, the area of the shipwreck, who will dedicate a reading to the incident. We will also talk about "Mixed by Erry", a film about music piracy, with the Frattasio brothers, the true protagonists of this story taken from true events, therefore a tribute to Lucio Dalla, for the eightieth anniversary of his birth, with Noemi and Paola Pallottino, Dalla's lyricist and author of the lyrics of "4 March 1943".

Episode 8

With irony, self-irony, quotation and self-citation, Geppi Cucciari awaits viewers with a new appointment of Splendida Cornice which starts from the people, from their stories, from the news of the week and its interpreters, from small pearls of every form of art that they deserve a reflector. Guest in the studio will be Piera Detassis and, in connection, Carlo Verdone who will talk about the Oscar awards starting from their personal stories and anecdotes. Elio will sing a song to pay homage to Enzo Jannacci and will speak with Geppi Cucciari and Nico Acampora, founder of a social inclusion pizzeria-laboratory run by autistic children. Lino Guanciale will introduce the characters of the fiction "Inspector Ricciardi" and will give a monologue. Pianist Ramin Bahrami will perform on the piano and tell his story of Iran. Mario Tozzi will make a foray into "Splendida Cornice" from his studio of "Sapiens - One Planet".

Episode 9

Geppi Cucciari presents a people show, attentive to current events. The ironic and light-hearted story of today's world through books, films, social media, television and art. Actors, friends and witnesses of our time bring to TV an exclusive collection made up of words, anecdotes, curiosities, objects and build the week moment by moment. Guests Serena Dandini, Sandra Milo, Maurizio Lastrico, Marco Damilano, the writer Francesco Piccolo, the art critic Francesco Bonami and, in connection, Frank Matano. Together with Geppi, the band led by Nicola "Ballo" Balestri, the popularizer Roberto Mercadini and the Italian teacher Andrea Maggi.

Episode 10

Irony, self-irony, quotation and self-citation: the ingredients of Splendida Cornice. New appointment of the program that starts from the people, from their stories, from the news of the week and its interpreters, from small pearls of every form of art that deserve a spotlight. In the studio the voting public, the "competent namesakes", the Italian teacher, the band and the guests with the task of bringing a high topic to a level understandable by all. Together with Geppi Cucciari Nicola "Ballo" Balestri, the popularizer Roberto Mercadini and the Italian teacher Andrea Maggi. Guests of this episode are Articolo 31, Luigi Lo Cascio, Valentina Lodovini, Extraliscio with the Dervisci dancers, Marco Damilano, the writer and poet Aldo Nove, the writer Valeria Parrella and, in connection, Iva Zanicchi.

Episode 11

The appointment with the Rai Cultura program is back which starts from a fundamental belief: everything can be culture, the important thing is how you use it. Together with Geppi Cucciari there will be the band led by Nicola "Ballo" Balestri, the popularizer Roberto Mercadini and the Italian teacher Andrea Maggi. Guests of the episode: Giuseppe Fiorello; Lillo Petrolo; Sandro Piccinini; pastry chef Ernst Knam; Hope Carrasquilla, principal of Tallahassee Classical School in Florida; the mayor of Florence, Dario Nardella; Alice Rohrwacher; Fumettibrutti; Enrico Gabrielli; Giovanni Truppi; the Little Angelic Choir.

Episode 12

With irony, self-irony, quotation and self-citation, Geppi Cucciari awaits viewers with a new appointment of Splendida Cornice which starts from the people, from their stories, from the news of the week and its interpreters, from small pearls of every form of art that they deserve a reflector. The voting public, the "competent namesakes", the Italian teacher, the band and the guests return with the task of bringing a high topic to a level understandable by all. And again, the story of the most read book, the emptiest theatre, the more or less worthy exhibition and the game. Together with Geppi Cucciari the band led by Nicola "Ballo" Balestri, the popularizer Roberto Mercadini and the Italian teacher Andrea Maggi. Guests of the episode Teo Teocoli, the theater director Davide Livermore, Syria, Dan Peterson, the writer Viola Ardone, Massimo Bernardini, professor Alberto Grandi, Sveva Sagramola and, in connection, the trumpeter Roy Paci.

Episode 13

With irony, self-irony, quotation and self-citation, Geppi Cucciari awaits viewers with a new appointment of Splendida Cornice which starts from the people, from their stories, from the news of the week and its interpreters, from small pearls of every form of art that they deserve a reflector. The voting public, the "competent namesakes", the Italian teacher, the band and the guests return with the task of bringing a high topic to a level understandable by all. And again, the story of the most read book, the emptiest theatre, the more or less worthy exhibition and the game. Guests of the episode Rocco Papaleo, Eugenio Finardi, Vinicio Capossela, Francesca Fagnani, Valerio Lundini, Raiz from the fiction "Mare Fuori", the poet Vincenzo Costantino Cinaski and the Trockadero dance troupe. Together with the presenter, Geppi Cucciari, the band led by Nicola "Ballo" Balestri, the popularizer Roberto Mercadini and the Italian teacher Andrea Maggi.

Episode 14

Anything can be culture, the important thing is how you use it. Splendida Cornice starts from this belief in which, with irony, self-irony, quotation and self-citation, Geppi Cucciari converses with people, telling their stories, commenting on the news of the week and its interpreters. Guests of this episode: Antonella Clerici, Luciana Littizzetto, Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo, Tosca and, in connection, the writer Valérie Perrin. Together with Geppi Cucciari the band led by Nicola "Ballo" Balestri, the popularizer Roberto Mercadini and the Italian teacher Andrea Maggi.