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The Truffle Hunters

A Storyville documentary that follows a handful of elderly men in Italy's Piedmont forests as they hunt for the rare and expensive white Alba truffle.

Deep in the forests of Piedmont, Italy, a handful of elderly men hunt for the rare and expensive white Alba truffle. This award-winning film follows these truffle hunters, who live and work alongside their cherished dogs in an eccentric world, guided by a secret culture and a training passed down through the generations.

1 hour, 15 minutes

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:10

    Tindersticks

    Follow Me

  • 01:03

    Enrico Caruso, Orf Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Gottfried Rabl

    Tosca: E Lucevan Le Stelle

  • 01:04

    Jonathan Antoine, London Studio Symphony

    Dolce Vento

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