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Irish Season on BBC 4

  • 12-05-2009 9:45pm
    #1
    Elmo
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    A showcase of Irish features and documentaries will air this week on BBC4. Such titles include ‘At Home With the Cleary's’, ‘I Went Down’, ‘In Search of the Pope’s Children’ and ‘The Van’.

    The IFTA winning At Home With the Cleary’s – (UK title: The Father, The Son and The Housekeeper) directed by Alison Miller airs, Monday 11th May at 9pm followed by Paddy Breathnach’s ‘I Went Down’ featuring Brendan Gleeson and Peter McDonald (When Brendan Met Trudy) at 11.30pm.

    On Tuesday at 9pm, the first of economist’s David McWilliam’s factual series ‘In Search of the Pope’s Children’ examining the social landscape of Ireland in 2006 will air. (The consecutive programmes will air again on Wednesday and Thursday). Conor McPherson’s ‘Saltwater’ featuring Brian Cox (The Escapist) will follow at 11.25pm.

    ‘The Van’ starring Colm Meaney and Donal O’Kelly airs at 10.00pm on Wednesday with Perry Ogden’s ‘Paveen Lackeen’ on at 11.35pm. Thursday will air a documentary on Irish traditional band ‘The Chieftains’ at 10.30pm and the Robert Quinn directed ‘Dead Bodies’ staring Andrew Scott (Little White Lie) will follow at 11.30pm. On Friday 15th ‘So Hard to Beat’ a film looking at the story of Northern Ireland’s music scene over the past 40 years is on at 9.10pm

    Pity they didn't buy Paths to Freedom, I wish RTÉ would repeat it :(


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  • #2
    Mr E
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    Wish I could Sky+ it to watch it when I want....


  • #3
    Firetrap
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    A bigger shame they didn't buy Pure Mule. God only knows what the average viewer in the UK would've made of that! :D


  • #4
    mike65
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    I watched Williams Pope Children for the first time tonight, it began with a newly shot preface noting how things have changed since 2006. Dunno what the reaction was at the time but he wasn't wrong. Its a pity his progs tend to be so flashy in their presentation, it obscured the message to a degree or made it easy to dismiss.


  • #5
    DerekD Goldfish
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    Firetrap wrote: »
    A bigger shame they didn't buy Pure Mule. God only knows what the average viewer in the UK would've made of that! :D


    Would have required subtitles

    In fact I could have done with subtitles


  • #6
    Elmo
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    David McWilliam's gives a new intro to the series. (The Pope's Children)


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  • #7
    ScumLord
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    What! No this is Nightlive?


  • #8
    Elmo
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    ScumLord wrote: »
    What! No this is Nightlive?

    Next your going to suggest RTÉ buy Labrats :eek:


  • #9
    Basq
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    It'll be good to see 'I Went Down' again!


  • #10
    Elmo
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    basquille wrote: »
    It'll be good to see 'I Went Down' again!

    It was on on Monday Night, don't think the plan to repeat it.


  • #11
    Basq
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    Elmo wrote: »
    It was on on Monday Night, don't think the plan to repeat it.
    Balls.. didn't even notice the date on the original post!

    Should've read it sooner.. ah well! :(


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  • #12
    Denerick
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    Watched Williams in Search of the Popes Children. Pity he uses so many drugs and porn references. Really no need for it, only makes him look like a twat!


  • #13
    ScumLord
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    basquille wrote: »
    Balls.. didn't even notice the date on the original post!

    Should've read it sooner.. ah well! :(
    Would they have it on the BBC website?


  • #14
    994
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    Firetrap wrote: »
    A bigger shame they didn't buy Pure Mule. God only knows what the average viewer in the UK would've made of that! :D

    Not to mention Killinascully and Winning Streak!


  • #15
    Elmo
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    994 wrote: »
    Not to mention Killinascully and Winning Streak!

    Again I wonder why RTÉ don't show In it to Win it?

    As for Killinascully I suppose they could show it since they still make Last of the Summer Wine. :rolleyes:

    Other series that would definately have been suitable:

    Batchelor's Walk (Season 1 co-produced by BBC)
    No Tears
    Stardust
    Aftershock
    Any of the Arts Lives documentaries
    Any of the True Lives documentaries


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