rteThis sounds interesting. RTÉ is airing its first user-generated documentary on being Irish on St Patrick’s Day. The programme will be made entirely of clips sent in by viewers talking about, or otherwise illustrating, what being Irish means to them.

Here’s the blurb:

On Friday 17th February RTÉ Television launched its call for people everywhere, in Ireland and worldwide, to tell us #HowToBeIrish and possibly feature in this unique television programme. The call-out is also being led by RTÉ 2fm’s Rick O’Shea on his Rick in the Afternoon programme.

Anyone who wants to take part – wherever and whoever they are – should think about the feelings, images, thoughts, songs, jokes or special moments which they feel best sum up being Irish and use their cameras, camcorders, webcams or mobile phones to capture their version of #HowToBeIrish. Continue reading »

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Family FortunesThanks to my good buddies at DCU Media Production Society, there are some tickets available for the recording of TV3‘s new gameshow, Family Fortunes as hosted by the cheeriest man on breakfast TV, Alan Hughes.

Recording will take place this Monday, January 30th, at 4.15pm. You need to be in The Helix, DCU, Dublin at 3.45. And there’s sure to be a few laughs. If you would like to be in the audience please email pro2(at)dcumpsDOTcom (replace the (at) and DOT) with confirmation of how many tickets you would like and your contact details.

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If you only watch one end of year review thingy, make sure it’s this one. Charlie Brooker’s 2011 Wipe.

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QI Stephen FrySo this was on the telly last weekend, I missed it but caught it on YouTube. Why am I putting a video about the making of Q.I. on the blog? Quite simply, Q.I. is the best television programme that has been made in the history of EVERYTHING, ever. Plus I never want to lose the link!

The show also features one Mr Stephen Fry, who, if I ever got on Who wants to be a Millionaire’ would be one of my five ‘Phone a friends’

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dctvlogoThe good folk at DCTV have announced that they are making a new music series and are looking for your input and ideas! No point in complaining that there are not enough outlets to get heard, now’s your chance to put together a decent proposal and get heard!

Here’s the blurb…

Dublin Community Television (DCTV) in partnership with First Music Contact (FMC) have been funded by the Broadcasting Authority Of Ireland (BAI) to make a television series exploring Independent Music in Ireland and the different layers that make up this essential and fruitful community. The series looks at the labels , bands , collectives, promoters , bloggers and YOU!

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Remember when music television was actually about music ? A time before reality shows even existed, a time when you had a party, you’d put MTV on to be your soundtrack! 30 years ago today, MTV was launched and changed the face of music forever. Biggest shame I think is that they ever separated MTV Europe into the smaller territories.. Here’s the first ten minutes the first hour of the original broadcast.

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This is pretty cool and brilliant for Irish film and animation. Dublin based Boulder Media have produced a show about a 12 year old called Gumball and his family and friends who live in Elmore.

There are some pretty cool things happening here combining 3D animation with 2D and live action. It took eighteen months and a team of fifty three people working in a studio in Dublin to get the finished project. ‘The Amazing World of Gumball’ will premier its first two episodes on The Cartoon Network UK  on May 2nd at 10am..The full series will run at a later date to be confirmed. (Information updated 29/4)

A second season has already been commissioned and it will air in 166 countries. Amazeballs!

Have a peek here:

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