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In this episode, we will follow in Robert Langdon’s footsteps as we head over to the Piazza Navona to examine the impressive Fountain of the Four Rivers.

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We head over to the Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria. What is the background of Bernini’s famous statue of the Ecstasy of St Teresa? We also talk about the origin of angels and demons.

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In this episode, we explore Bernini’s work in Saint Peter’s Basilica, we talk about the ‘Scavi’ and we separate truth from fiction in Dan Brown’s description of the Swiss Guards.

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In this episode, we search for a secret ’sign’ on Saint Peter’s Square. We talk about the real procedures to elect a new pope and compare them to the fictional events in Dan Brown’s story.

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We discuss fear and greed, love and self-sacrifice, slavery and freedom in chapter 23 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

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In this episode, we follow in Robert Langdon’s footsteps, walking from the Pantheon to the Piazza del Popolo, where we discover the true story of the pyramids in the church of S. Maria del Popolo.

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In this episode, we will look for the tomb of Raphael at the Pantheon in Rome and we talk about fact and fiction with regard to the ‘Illuminati’ and the ‘Order of the Assassins’.

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Part 3 of a special series dedicated to the movie ‘Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince’.

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Part 2 of a special series dedicated to the movie ‘Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince’.

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Part 1 of a special series dedicated to the movie ‘Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince’.

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