Mapping the World · SEASON 31
Italy: European Testing Ground
Episode 24 · 2020-10-31

- Documentary
Episode overview
In February 2020 Italy was the first European country to be hit by the coronavirus pandemic. In so many areas Italy seems to act as a seismograph for the rest of Europe being the first to experience to experience the earthquakes of fascism, populism and the migration crisis of recent years.
10 minutes
Season 31 episodes
1. Episode 12020-01-18
2. Episode 22020-02-01
3. Train - means of transport of the future2020-02-08
4. Episode 42020-02-22
5. Episode 52020-02-29
6. Episode 62020-03-07
7. Episode 72020-03-21
8. Episode 82020-03-28
9. Episode 92020-04-04
10. Episode 102020-04-11
11. Epidemics: A Long History2020-05-30
12. Episode 122020-06-06
13. A World of Forests2020-06-13
14. Plastic Planet2020-08-22
15. Islam, Islamism: What geographical spread2020-08-29
16. The increasing expansion of the Caspian Sea2020-09-05
17. Episode 172020-09-12
18. A History of Immigration in Europe2020-09-19
19. Putin, Erdogan The watch on the Black Sea2020-09-26
20. The new Silk Road - Xi Jinpings Monopoly2020-10-03
21. Greenland - Desire in the eternal ice2020-10-10
22. China: One Country, Many Facets2020-10-17
23. Coffee: A Global Beverage2020-10-24
24. Italy: European Testing Ground2020-10-31
25. The Electrification of Africa2020-11-07
26. Portugal: Small Country, Big History2020-11-14
27. 5G: The New Cold War?2020-11-21
28. Namibia: Twice Colonialised2020-11-28
29. Climate Change Is Happening Now2020-12-05
30. Syria: A Decade of War2020-12-12