Malta's prehistory featured on popular RAI programme

RAI 3 will broadcast a documentary in the series “GAIA Il Pianete che Vive” about the Atlantis theory on Saturday 8th December at 21:00. The audience for this programme is expected to reach over 7 million. Gaia.Il Pianeta che Vive is a TV programme dedicated to science and the environment.

The programme is conducted by Mario Tozzi, a geologist, a researcher at the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) as well as one of the Directors of the National Park on the island of Elba. In next Saturday’s programme the Gaia team will try to give answers regarding the lost mythical continent of Atlantis. From Malta to Crete, from England to Nepal, Mario Tozzi and his team will relate some of the most enchanting theories of archaeology.

Among the questions which will be tackled one can mention a few:

Who destroyed the Megalithic Temples in Gozo?
When did the Santorini Volcano explode?
Atlantis: was it a continent or just the idealisation of a perfect society?
Does Sardinia hide the secrets of the lost continent?

MTA hosted a RAI 3 TV crew made up of nine members in October 2007 which included Mario Tozzi – presenter, Marino Maranzana – Author and Silvia Lazzarini – Director.

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