Jonathan - Dimensione avventura (1984)

Jonathan - Dimensione avventura was an Italian television program broadcast on Canale 5 (from 1984 to 1986) and then on Italia 1 (from 1986 to 1991) late on Monday evenings. It was an adventure sports, environment and nature magazine, directed by Ambrogio Fogar. It is the first in-depth study dedicated to extreme sports, the environment and nature carried out by the Fininvest networks, initially broadcast by Canale 5, from October 22, 1984, then transferred to Italia 1 from October 22, 1984. October 1986, for a total of seven editions. The program was mainly composed of the retransmission of reports made by the troupe of the same host, Ambrogio Fogar, in the most adventurous places that exist, such as the Bering Strait, the Australian desert, Patagonia or the Amazon. and many others. In addition to the part shot outdoors, the show also included a part in the studio during which the conductor interviewed the protagonists of the most extreme companies, such as Reinhold Messner or others, while some monographic episodes were made on characters like Jacques Mayol. , or in adventurous professions, such as deep sea researchers, or the extraction of diamonds in the mines of South Africa... The show achieved remarkable ratings, reaching 4 million listeners according to the data.