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william ward

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William has lived between London and Rome for 30 years, writing and broadcasting in Italian and English as a political analyst and cultural commentator. He is author of Getting it Right in Italy and wrote and presented La Mia Italia on BBC Radio 4. He is London correspondent of Il Foglio and Panorama.

Articles By William Ward

Julius Caesar, RSC, Barbican review - Roman bromance plays straight

Thursday, 14 December 2017 Read more...

Semiramide, Royal Opera review - Rossini's Queen is back

Monday, 20 November 2017 Read more...

The Mafia’s Secret Bunkers, BBC Two

Thursday, 02 May 2013 Read more...

theartsdesk in Florence: Hating the Sin, Loving the Sinner

Sunday, 28 October 2012 Read more...

Simon Schama's Shakespeare, BBC Two

Saturday, 23 June 2012 Read more...

Globe to Globe: Julius Caesar, Shakespeare's Globe

Thursday, 03 May 2012 Read more...

Corpo Celeste

Friday, 30 March 2012 Read more...

We Have a Pope

Friday, 02 December 2011 Read more...

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Saturday, 05 November 2011 Read more...

This World: Italy's Bloodiest Mafia, BBC Two

Wednesday, 13 July 2011 Read more...

DVD: Blue Valentine

Monday, 09 May 2011 Read more...

theartsdesk in Rome: Orchestral Manoeuvres on the Dark Side

Saturday, 12 June 2010 Read more...

Rick Stein's Food of the Italian Opera, BBC Four

Wednesday, 02 June 2010 Read more...

Videocracy

Thursday, 27 May 2010 Read more...

Vincere Special 1: Fascism is Dead, Long Live Il Duce

Thursday, 13 May 2010 Read more...

The Real Thing, Old Vic

Thursday, 22 April 2010 Read more...

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