RTE Christmas and New Year Line Up

JP Liz V1

RTÉ has unveiled its bumper festive line-up across RTÉ One, RTÉ2 and RTÉjr - offering a huge range of programming to keep everyone entertained over the Christmas and New Year.
Viewers can look forward to comedy specials from Mrs. Brown’s Boys, Callan’s Kicks, The Savage Eye and Mario Rosenstock.
There will be explosive drama on Fair City, heart-warming specials from At Your Service To The Rescue, Una’s Dream Ticket and RTEjr’s Made with Love.
A wide variety of documentaries include Mark Pollacks’s Unbreakable, When Ryan Met Niall, Man On Bridge, The Longford Phoenix, What’s Another Year: The Life and Times of Shay Healy and Weather Beaten, a John Creedon weather special.
Plus there’ll be the annual favourites including The RTÉ Sports Awards 2014 and Christmas Carols from Kilkenny.
Big movie premières to entertain young and old across include Skyfall, Argo, Django Unchained, The Help, War Horse, Happy Feet Two, The Dark Knight Rises and Anna Karenina.
Meanwhile Kathryn Thomas and Paddy McKenna will be ringing in 2015 live on RTÉ One and the New Year will begin with a bang with Charlie, a trilogy of feature-length television dramas, based on real events, as well as the big return of The Voice of Ireland and an explosive hour-long episode of Fair City.


http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2014/1202/664177-rte-tv-unveils-its-christmas-and-new-year-highligh/

ben.schlomo

All in all a fairly giant crock of sh1te.

Vorenus400

When Ryan met Niall? Jesus, its kinda creepy when Tubs latches onto some pop culture phenomena and bleeds it dry. I take it Niall Horan has replaced Saoirse Ronan's photo on his mantlepiece

Nervous Wreck

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

RTÉ has unveiled its bumper festive line-up across RTÉ One, RTÉ2 and RTÉjr - offering a huge range of programming to keep everyone entertained over the Christmas and New Year.
Viewers can look forward to comedy specials from Mrs. Brown’s Boys, Callan’s Kicks, The Savage Eye and Mario Rosenstock.
There will be explosive drama on Fair City, heart-warming specials from At Your Service To The Rescue, Una’s Dream Ticket and RTEjr’s Made with Love.
A wide variety of documentaries include Mark Pollacks’s Unbreakable, When Ryan Met Niall, Man On Bridge, The Longford Phoenix, What’s Another Year: The Life and Times of Shay Healy and Weather Beaten, a John Creedon weather special.
Plus there’ll be the annual favourites including The RTÉ Sports Awards 2014 and Christmas Carols from Kilkenny.
Big movie premières to entertain young and old across include Skyfall, Argo, Django Unchained, The Help, War Horse, Happy Feet Two, The Dark Knight Rises and Anna Karenina.
Meanwhile Kathryn Thomas and Paddy McKenna will be ringing in 2015 live on RTÉ One and the New Year will begin with a bang with Charlie, a trilogy of feature-length television dramas, based on real events, as well as the big return of The Voice of Ireland and an explosive hour-long episode of Fair City.


http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2014/1202/664177-rte-tv-unveils-its-christmas-and-new-year-highligh/

Due to the actual quality of the programming, this reads like a Waterford Whispers article.

squonk

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

RTÉ has unveiled its bumper festive line-up across RTÉ One, RTÉ2 and RTÉjr - offering a huge range of programming to keep everyone entertained over the Christmas and New Year.
Viewers can look forward to comedy specials from Mrs. Brown’s Boys, Callan’s Kicks, The Savage Eye and Mario Rosenstock.
There will be explosive drama on Fair City, heart-warming specials from At Your Service To The Rescue, Una’s Dream Ticket and RTEjr’s Made with Love.
A wide variety of documentaries include Mark Pollacks’s Unbreakable, When Ryan Met Niall, Man On Bridge, The Longford Phoenix, What’s Another Year: The Life and Times of Shay Healy and Weather Beaten, a John Creedon weather special.
Plus there’ll be the annual favourites including The RTÉ Sports Awards 2014 and Christmas Carols from Kilkenny.
Big movie premières to entertain young and old across include Skyfall, Argo, Django Unchained, The Help, War Horse, Happy Feet Two, The Dark Knight Rises and Anna Karenina.
Meanwhile Kathryn Thomas and Paddy McKenna will be ringing in 2015 live on RTÉ One and the New Year will begin with a bang with Charlie, a trilogy of feature-length television dramas, based on real events, as well as the big return of The Voice of Ireland and an explosive hour-long episode of Fair City.


http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2014/1202/664177-rte-tv-unveils-its-christmas-and-new-year-highligh/

I've highlighted what appeals to me there. Safe to say I'll be sticking with TG4 for New Year anyway. Jebus H! Kathryn Thomas & Paddy McKenna!!!! I'm so glad reading this that I chucked a TV service a while back. I've seen tthe majority of the movies before but they're good enough that I'll hapilly watch along with the family.

Why is Tubs interviewing Nial Horan? Seeing as it's a fluff piece, why not send that Sinead girl from Cork from RTEjr who used to be in Six? She actually has personality and would do a good job I'd think. Sending Tubs is a bit silly IMHO.

fryup

when is that Haughey drama going to be shown???

CountyHurler

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

There will be explosive drama on Fair City.......................Meanwhile Kathryn Thomas and Paddy McKenna will be ringing in 2015 live on RTÉ One and the New Year will begin with a bang with Charlie.... and an explosive hour-long episode of Fair City.

The only thing exploding will be the TV when I put my foot through it..

Toom3y7

the excitement is killing me...

CountyHurler

Meanwhile Kathryn Thomas and Paddy McKenna will be ringing in 2015 live on RTÉ One

The bar really isnt set that high from previous years..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gLREzaOBxo

And I'd doubt Liz O'Kane will come out of hiding for the show..

Vorenus400 wrote: »

When Ryan met Niall? Jesus, its kinda creepy when Tubs latches onto some pop culture phenomena and bleeds it dry.

It seemed during those segments for the Late Late Show that Niall Horan couldnt stand the tomfoolery he was going on with... Tomfoolery being a word that the man himself would use...

Sonic Death Monkey

Christ. The thing I find baffling is they still seem to have little to no interest in improving the quality of what they produce. You'd think they'd want to get people onboard paying for a TV licence.

They've had a whole year to plan for this month. And this is what's coming?!

xmasking

Being a bit hard on RTÉ there I think. They do have the Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas Special. That's a cow good for the milking.

squonk

xmasking wrote: »

Being a bit hard on RTÉ there I think. They do have the Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas Special. That's a cow good for the milking.

BBC have that as well though, and probably first airing as well!

ballsymchugh

i read something about this yesterday and saw that katherine lynch has a show over Christmas. had to search again, so apologies about the state of this site
http://www.goss.ie/2014/12/revealed-the-ten-best-shows-on-rte-over-the-christmas-period/

seriously though, who does she have photos in an embarrassing situation of?
how does she still get a gig on tv??

Pumpkinseeds

Thankfully the days of only having 2 channels are over. Disgraceful that we have to pay a licence fee for crap like that.

RayM

Viewers can look forward to comedy specials from Mrs. Brown’s Boys, Callan’s Kicks, The Savage Eye and Mario Rosenstock.

Grim.

Meanwhile Kathryn Thomas and Paddy McKenna will be ringing in 2015 live on RTÉ One

Jesus. They should have just gone for a pre-recorded Imelda May Hootenanny rip-off, complete with fake countdown and everybody pretending it's not November. Invite Jools along too maybe, just for the hilarity of watching him pretend it's New Year's Eve on two channels at the same time.

xmasking

squonk wrote: »

BBC have that as well though, and probably first airing as well!

Oh yeah! That's my argument over. I love the Christmas ads though. They are the best part about Christmas TV.

xmasking

Just noticed they do have a Republic of Telly special. That is good.

StaticNoise

Jesus. Christ.

deadybai

If Willy Wonka isnt on Christmas day we riot!

Tabnabs

deadybai wrote: »

If Willy Wonka isnt on Christmas day we riot!

I think it's on after Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, but before Close Encounters of the Third Kind, tis Christmas after all...

_Whimsical_

Out of that lineup I have to say I am looking forward to seeing Charlie...if its the Haughy drama.

StaticNoise

Eh, I think that Sky have the exclusive rights to Willy Wonka for their Christmas channel.

lertsnim

Christmas tv was always rubbish. No change this year. RTÉ One on Christmas Day is pretty dismal.

13.45 Stardust
15.45 Raiders of the Lost Ark
18.15 Christmas Carols
19.20 Kitchen Hero
19.50 Fair City
20.20 News
20.30 TBA

brian_t

deadybai wrote: »

If Willy Wonka isnt on Christmas day we riot!

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is on 5* at 4:50pm on Friday 26th December.

I think it's on after Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, but before Close Encounters of the Third Kind, tis Christmas after all...

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is on RTÉ1 at 3:40pm on Monday 29th December.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind is on TV3 at 11:30am on Monday 29th December.

deadybai

Can ye post a link for whats on Christmas day?

Birneybau

Tabnabs wrote: »

I think it's on after Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, but before Close Encounters of the Third Kind, tis Christmas after all...

All leading up to 'E.T.'

StaticNoise

Lertsnim posted it earlier. Two posts above.

13.45 Stardust
15.45 Raiders of the Lost Ark
18.15 Christmas Carols
19.20 Kitchen Hero
19.50 Fair City
20.20 News
20.30 TBA

GottaGetGatt

If Die Hard is on Christmas Eve I'll be happy.

lertsnim

GottaGetGatt wrote: »

If Die Hard is on Christmas Eve I'll be happy.

Sky are advertising that film so doesn't look good.

padd b1975

UK gold all the way in my house.

GottaGetGatt

lertsnim wrote: »

Sky are advertising that film so doesn't look good.

D!cks:(

Atlantic Dawn

lertsnim wrote: »

Sky are advertising that film so doesn't look good.

Die Hard was every bit a part of Christmas as midnight mass, I can't believe they bought it up :mad:

hotmail.com

No Westlife, Boyzone or Daniel O'Donal special? Aw, suppose they can repeat the dozen or so they've already shown.

RTE is good for films at Xmas I think, that's about it. The New Years show is shocking and messes up the countdown nearly every year (the only bit many people watch).

bazermc

StaticNoise wrote: »

Lertsnim posted it earlier. Two posts above.

13.45 Stardust
15.45 Raiders of the Lost Ark
18.15 Christmas Carols
19.20 Kitchen Hero
19.50 Fair City
20.20 News
20.30 TBA

TBA is great. They had that on last year and I really enjoyed it!

Welsh Megaman

Should have Joe Duffy presenting the New Year's Eve show...bringing in the hope and optimism for 2015 :pac:

bodhrandude

The festive schedule look worse than RTE's normal schedule.

Fred Swanson

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lertsnim

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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Not inspiring, just like RTÉ for Christmas Day

15.00 Brendan Grace
16.15 Spiderman 3
19.00 Emmerdale
20.00 Coronation Street
21.00 Forrest Gump
23.50 Cliffhanger

hotmail.com

TV3 never bothered with Xmas. They make a lot of their advertising revenue in the lead up to Xmas, so don't see the point in showing anything worthwhile on Xmas Day.

_Whimsical_

lertsnim wrote: »

Christmas tv was always rubbish. No change this year. RTÉ One on Christmas Day is pretty dismal.

13.45 Stardust
15.45 Raiders of the Lost Ark
18.15 Christmas Carols
19.20 Kitchen Hero
19.50 Fair City
20.20 News
20.30 TBA

A cookery show on Christmas evening with Mr "making pasta and hot chocolate on tv for years now but still not popular" Donal Skehan? Who is going to want to see that on Christmas day???

lertsnim

It's the last thing anybody would want to watch after a Christmas dinner

Patty O Furniture

Watching Raiders of The Lost Ark before the turkey is better than watching a turkey

Btw: Where are you's getting your listings from?

Thanks.

lertsnim

Digiguide

Patty O Furniture

lertsnim wrote: »

Digiguide

How far ahead & how much is that again to use or is there a promo goin?

Thanks.

icdg

Surely with Christmas carols at 18:15 that schedule is Christmas Eve rather than Christmas Day?

StaticNoise

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

A cookery show on Christmas evening with Mr "making pasta and hot chocolate on tv for years now but still not popular" Donal Skehan? Who is going to want to see that on Christmas day???

Donal Skehan. Who wants to see him at all, let alone on Christmas.
He's doing anything he can to get on TV, and RTE are helping him.

Failed popstar.
Failed Eurovision act.
Failed presenter.
Now cookery programmes.

Give me a break.
:rolleyes:

salmocab

The movies in the OP look decent, beyond them nothing blows my skirt up at all. I think the success of the scheduling comes down to the other random movies on over the whole week, so I will wait till the RTE guide comes out before being too disappointed.

salmocab

StaticNoise wrote: »

Donal Skehan. Who wants to see him at all, let alone on Christmas.
He's doing anything he can to get on TV, and RTE are helping him.

Failed popstar.
Failed Eurovision act.
Failed presenter.
Now cookery programmes.

Give me a break.
:rolleyes:

Really? did he really do all these things, sweet jebus.

johnire

Does anyone know when the Christmas/New Year RTE Guide edition is out?

padd b1975

johnire wrote: »

Does anyone know when the Christmas/New Year RTE Guide edition is out?

Usually around the 8th.

lertsnim

icdg wrote: »

Surely with Christmas carols at 18:15 that schedule is Christmas Eve rather than Christmas Day?

It's Christmas Day