Sandi Toksvig visits the City of Venice and joins in the carnival.
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Sandi takes her mother and sister round some of the events which form part of the celebrations, from the traditional italian听 to the more recent addition of big band jazz.听听听They also make time to stroll around observing the fantastic masks and costumes which people put on to parade the narrow walkways.听
Sandi talks to Alessandro Bressanello, the artistic director of the Carnival and Adriano Lurissevich, the director of the true Commedia Dell'Arte plays.
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Sandi Toksvig: The daughter of a foreign correspondent, Sandi has been travelling all her life more info
John McCarthy is a widely travelled journalist and presenter with a particular interest in the Middle East.
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