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Corradio Augias (born 26 January 1935) is an Italian journalist, writer and TV host. He was also briefly a member of the European Parliament in 1994–1999 for the Democratic Party of the Left.

Born in Rome, Augias became popular in Italy as host of several shows dealing with mysteries and cases of the past, such as Telefono giallo and Enigma. His current show is Le storie. Diario italiano, aired in the morning by Rai 3.

As writer, Augias issued a series of crime novels set in the early 20th century and others. His other works include several essays about peculiar features of the world's most important cities: I segreti di ("The Secrets of...") Rome, Paris, New York and London. In 2006, in collaboration with scholar Mauro Pesce, he published a work dealing with the gospel's description of the life of Jesus (Inchiesta su Gesù), which was a bestseller in Italy. This work received a succinct response from Pietro Ciavarella and Valerio Bernardi in their Risposta a Inchiesta su Gesù (Edizioni GBU).

As a journalist, Augias worked for La Repubblica, L'Espresso and Panorama. He has also been a playwright.

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