4-6 January - RAI is the official television for the pastoral visit of Paul VI to the Holy Land. For the first time in history, the journey of a pope is documented on video. It is the biggest RAI production effort since the Rome Olympics. A team of 200 people and a convoy of vehicles over two kilometers long are sent to Palestine.[1]
January 6 - the Sicilian team wins Gran Premio (the 1963 edition of Canzonissima).
June 7 - Pietro Quaroni, former Italian ambassador in Moscow and Paris, is appointed president of Rai; the writer Giorgio Bassani and the journalist Italo De Feo are vice-presidents.[5]
Antonello capobrigante calabrese (Antonello, the Calabrian chieftain) – by Ottavio Spadaro, with Alberto Lupo and Aldo Giuffrè, from the Vincenzo Padula's play, set in Calabria under the Bourbon’s rule.
Shakespeare secondo Gassmann – Vittorio Gassmann’s recital of Shakespearean monologues, paying homage to the fourth centenary of the playwright .[7]
Le avventure della squadra di stoppa (The adventures of the tow team) – by Alda Grimaldi, from the Emilio De Martino's novel, with Roberto Chevalier and Rodolfo Bianchi; 4 episodes, for children. Two kids, one rich and the other poor, are rivals in a school football tournament.
Specchio segreto (Secret mirror) – candid camera show, directed and interpreted by Nanni Loy, in 7 episodes.[13]
Napoli contro tutti (Naples against the world) – 1964 edition of Canzonissma, hosted by Nino Taranto, it has the form of a musical competition among Naples and other Italian and European towns.
Biblioteca di Studio Uno (the Studio Uno's library) – cycle of musical parodies of literature and cinema classics, with the Quartetto Cetra, directed by Antonello Falqui. The music is composed by 400 popular tunes, whose lyrics are humorously adapted to the dramatic plot. It's a successful experiment of “colossal revue”, with lavish scenery, 1500 extras and 160 supporting actors (including several stars of theatre and television).[14]
La casa in Italia (The house in Italy) – by Liliana Cavani, in 4 episodes. The enquiry, which boldly shows the distortions of the Italian economic miracle, gets both consents and polemics; an interview with a mafia boss involved in the building speculation is censored by RAI.[16]
Buon compleanno, TV (Happy birthday, TV) - reportage by Ugo Zatterin and celebrating the 10th anniversary of the first official TV broadcasting by RAI.[17]