9: A Trio of Recollections

Italia '77

The first section of this episode is subtitled 'Mammone – a Mummy’s Boy' A new petulant character from New Jersey arrives on the Florentine scene but eventually gets his comeuppance.
In the second section, 'The Years of Lead – Italy in Terror', The ex-Italian, Prime Minister Aldo Moro is kidnapped and assassinated. Florence is on high alert and there is much tension in the air. On a more relaxing note enter Mike Webb a colourful character from Liverpool who runs a good fun ‘American Bar’ in Florence. A coach load of Australian girls arrive in the bar and turn our Italian male predators into prey. This final section is entitled “Girls on top”.

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