Garibaldi Did Not Sleep Here by Paul Horan

Read by Paul Horan with Duncan Smith, Sonia Lees and Stuart Handloff

Paul Horan travels to Italy to try to discover the truth about his illustrious and somewhat eccentric ancestor Colonel Peard – ‘Garibaldi’s Englishman’ – who, in the late 19th century, joined Garibaldi’s campaign to unite Italy.

Produced by Adam Macaulay and engineered by Phil Benge for Radio New Zealand.

  • Garibaldi Did Not Sleep Here by Paul Horan - Part 1

    11 Dec 2008

    Paul Horan begins his journey to follow in the steps of his illustrious ancestor Colonel Peard. He begins at Peard's former manor house (now a health spa) in England then heads for Italy to find out… Audio

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  • Garibaldi Did Not Sleep Here by Paul Horan - Part 2

    12 Dec 2008

    Paul arrives on the mainland of Italy carrying a huge folder of research notes about Colonel Peard. He recounts Peard's meeting with Alexander Dumas and Dumas' overly romantic account of the meeting… Audio

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  • Garibaldi Did Not Sleep Here by Paul Horan - Part 3

    15 Dec 2008

    Still in Calabria, Paul visits Eboli where one of the strangest events concerning Colonel Peard was supposed to have taken place. Eboli is said, in Italy, to be the town where Christ stopped (gave… Audio

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  • Garibaldi Did Not Sleep Here by Paul Horan - Part 4

    16 Dec 2008

    Paul observes how tourist-worn is Italy but still strangely attractive and compelling. He travels the Amalfi coast and is astonished at the scale and grandeur of the place. On Capri he meets a former… Audio

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  • Garibaldi Did Not Sleep Here by Paul Horan - Part 5

    17 Dec 2008

    A visit to Naples convinces Paul that the place is the best city in Italy. He delights in the fact that he is not catered to like a tourist but is largely ignored or totally included by the locals. He… Audio

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  • Garibaldi Did Not Sleep Here by Paul Horan - Part 6

    18 Dec 2008

    At last Paul reaches Rome and is astonished at the sense of the layering of history in the city. He is not as enthusiastic about Rome as he is about Naples but admits it to be a truly 'important world… Audio

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Colonel Peard
Colonel John Whitehead Peard, 1860, by Thomas Nast.

Gallery: Garibaldi Did Not Sleep Here - photographs by Paul Horan

Paul HoranPaul Horan is originally from Palmerston North and proudly so. His career as a writer and producer spans stage, radio and television and has included executive production work for Australian television on shows such as Rove Live.  He has written a major drama and some short stories for Radio New Zealand.