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| Who Knows Ireland Best |
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An original game show format from Big Mountain
We went to the country with our specially commissioned poll & with the help of our two teams we’ll exclusively reveal your surprising answers.
And find out Who Knows Ireland Best |
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| The Tenements |
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Press Coverage
This spellingbinding series reached a high of 18.10% and peaked with 310,9000 viewers. “I have had a wonderful response to the Series…one of the best we’ve ever broadcast”. – David McRedmond, CEO, TV3 Group
“There was so much to like about The Tenements, a new four-part social history documentary series about life in Dublin’s slums… and the many historians who contributed to the programme gave vivid details showing how, 100 years ago, Dublin had some of the worst, most overcrowded, disease-ridden slums in Europe.” – The Irish Times
“It’s fitting that Fair City star Bryan Murray should be the presenter of The Tenements, TV3’s three-part exploration of life in what the opening episode described as “one of the largest and most enduring slums the world has ever seen.” – The Herald. |
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| The Genealogy Roadshow |
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Press Coverage
"If the Antiques Roadshow showered ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ with wine, flowers, chocolate and little love notes and then took it away for a dirty weekend, the eventual offspring would be ‘The Genealogy Roadshow.’ This is ideal Sunday night teatime material, brand new but with a comfortingly familiar feel, that taps into the current craze for clambering up the family tree." - Evening Herald.
“At this ancestry roadshow, there may be gold in those old genes. The trio of experts who join the host, Derek Mooney – the genealogists Nicola Morris, John Grenham and the fantastically named Turtle Bunbury – wear their knowledge lightly. They relate sometimes complex family histories and draw elaborate family trees with an enthusiasm and a clarity that make the programme work.” – The Irish Times.
“Whether pinpointing on which foreign field an Irish World War I volunteer perished or establishing a link between a Ballyknock family and Charlie Chaplin, their enthusiasm for the task in hand was contagious and made for a riveting hour of historical detective TV.” - TV Now. |
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| Craftmaster |
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Press Coverage
“Craft Master seeks to discover new craft talent in Ireland. It’s a project which chimes neatly with his (Paul Costelloe) own take on the flourishing of creativity and talent in Ireland.” – Sunday Business Post
“The word crafts always scares me -- the idea of a little thatched cottage and people selling a pile of Aran sweaters made in God knows where. But craft, I believe, in many cases, is an art form, and should be respected and there are a lot of wonderful things going on in Ireland. I believe that the small businesses in Ireland should be encouraged to grow and develop. It can be a niche market for more sophisticated European customers, not only for those traditional, stage-Irish shops which you find throughout the States." – Sunday Business Post
“On a basic level it’s a beautiful thing, it’s an ideal to work towards. But to get from that thought to reality, it’s a very long arduous road. The physical labour is unbelievable.” – Sonya Lennon |
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| C'mon Camán! |
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C'mon Camán! Is a brand new ten part hurling skills series, which features twenty four 6th Class students from all over the country. These students will make up 6 teams which will each be mentored by a hurling hero on the skills of the game. Individually the players will be assessed using fun games to establish who has improved most. They will then take part in a tournament to see which team has learned the most – but who will be the champions? |
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http://www.rte.ie/tv/theden/cmoncaman/ |
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For a press release in PDF format click here |
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A 10 part as live late night factual entertainment series aimed at 16 – 25 year olds and a mix of satire/comedy/opinion and music for TV and online. TX Winter 2007/8. Acclaimed by senior BBC personnel as ‘fresh, innovative, knows its audience’.
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www.myspace.com/imeallgeal
www.bbc.co.uk/ni/ig |
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| Classic Jam |
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A live factual entertainment show featuring classical music ensembles mentored by some of the worlds leading musicians. For RTE. TX Spring 2008. |
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www.rte.ie/tv/theden/jam/ |
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For a press release in PDF format click here |
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| Jam the Musical |
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JAM – the Musical; Extending our mentor series into the world of musical theatre in Ireland for RTE Young Peoples programmes. TX October 2007
Re-commissioned for TX October 2008.
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www.rte.ie/tv/theden/jam//index_musical.html |
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| Jam |
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A live factual entertainment event show devised and formatted by Big Mountain for cool teenagers stripped across a holiday week on RTE. Five Commissions in three years.
Series 1, TX October 2005 , Series 2, TX October 2006.
Format represented (outside UK and Ire.) by Outright. Sold to Germany.
Nominated for the Prix Danube.
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www.rte.ie/tv/theden/jam/ |
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