The Penultimate Saturday Night Show: 16 May 2015 9:45pm

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I haven't started many SNS threads in the past - but this will certainly be the last time I do it.

Coming up on the penultimate show this week, we’ll be celebrating the life of the great broadcaster, Derek Davis with some of his colleagues and friends. David McSavage will be in to tell us how he got on as a stage actor and what his plans are for the future. Three athletes, Ellen Keane, Luke Evans and Sean Baldwin, who have set their sights on gold in the Rio Paralympics, will be in to talk to Brendan. Master of Holles Street, Dr Rhona Mahony will be talking about the responsibility of running one of the busiest maternity hospitals in Ireland. Music will be performed by Donegal sisters The Henry Girls who will be singing “So Long but Not Goodbye". Tune in at 9.45pm and enjoy!!

Lady Chatterton

I wish the entire programme was a Derek Davis tribute

C.K Dexter Haven

Anyone remember the Davis at Large episode when a female wrestler got the better of him? it was a live show- it his Russell Harty Moment. RIP Derek:)

Welsh Megaman

The Dublin Youth Acrobat Society were supposed to be on tonight's show, but pulled out at the last minute...

monkey9

Well we're guaranteed a lot of awkwardness during the McSavage interview.

C.K Dexter Haven

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

The Dublin Youth Acrobat Society were supposed to be on tonight's show, but pulled out at the last minute...



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You should become the joke writer for the start of the show:D

Welsh Megaman

Nice puppeh, Harvey

Here's another enjoying equality cakeh!

Lady Chatterton

One of my earliest memories of Derek was when he was a newsreader. There was a time when news readers would introduce the weather reports in the same way they do the sports reports. (i.e 'And here is Jean Byrne with the weather forecast etc.)

Anyway, Derek frequently used to make funny quips and there was one poor weather presenter (Joan Blackburn) who would be stitches laughing and she'd struggle to stay composed during her report.

I remember Ann Doyle mentioning in an interview a few years ago that herself and Derek used to play practical jokes on each other and how much she loved working with him.

I'm going to miss Derek a lot, I loved his accent so much, there was something very comforting/reassuring about it.

Welsh Megaman

C.K Dexter Haven wrote: »

You should become the joke writer for the start of the show:D

Methinks there may be the odd 'The Edge Falling Off The Stage' joke or six

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C.K Dexter Haven wrote: »

You should become the joke writer for the start of the show:D

There's only one more episode after this one, though...

Atlantic Dawn

A change of clothes from Brendan?

Welsh Megaman

PIN!

HIYO!

Harry Angstrom

Evening all.

It's never a good sign when the floor manager forces the audience to laugh.

Welsh Megaman

*crickets*

Go Harvey Go

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

A change of clothes from Brendan?

As I said last week, there could well be a rule in Montrose that dictates that Brendan must wear a smart suit with a tie during the actual show... :rolleyes:

Welsh Megaman

BOOM!

NIMAN

Quality music act on tonight, the Henry Girls from Donegal.

Atlantic Dawn

Interesting, Play The Game ran for over 10 years.

Atlantic Dawn

No Thelma?

JONJO THE MISER

I thought Telma was going to be on.

Welsh Megaman

Mummy, what's that rabbit doing to the other rabbit?

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Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

No Thelma?

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

I thought Telma was going to be on.

She was probably too upset.

Best wishes to her.

Meangadh

I think the vast majority of people would feel Derek was underrated and underused in RTÉ.

Harry Angstrom

Ciana Campbell - She's a blast from the past.

Welsh Megaman

Derek was only on Marian Finucane's show a few days before he passed (Aine Lawlor was sitting in for Marian)

Go Harvey Go

Meangadh wrote: »

I think the vast majority of people would feel Derek was underrated and underused in RTÉ.

Out of the Blue was a brilliant show, too.

JONJO THE MISER

Meangadh wrote: »

I think the vast majority of people would feel Derek was underrated and underused in RTÉ.

One of the best presenters, its all echo now for the most part.

Lady Chatterton

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Ciana Campbell - She's a blast from the past.

I see her regularly, she lives in Co. Clare these days.

Welsh Megaman

Nice to see he was so well loved and admired

JONJO THE MISER

Was way better than Duffy on Liveline.

Atlantic Dawn

Book Of Condolence on RIP.ie...

http://rip.ie/cb.php?dn=256387

Welsh Megaman

A wrestler?! :eek:

Lady Chatterton

They should have invited Tom McGurk on too.

C.K Dexter Haven

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Ciana Campbell - She's a blast from the past.

She was great on radio, was it Sunday mornings she did, I just can't remember? Or Night time?

Meangadh

I bloody love Daniel. What a dote.

Atlantic Dawn

Meangadh wrote: »

I bloody love Daniel. What a dote.

I think he would do great audio books for kids to make them go to sleep.

Welsh Megaman

Is it Oliver Callan?


Wee Daniel

grey_so_what

I'm very late to the Tribute to this very special show lads!

My apologies........

Sad though the show is.....

Welsh Megaman

Daniel was trying to enter the phone-in competition :pac:

He won't win though, as he's not from Caaark :cool:

Harry Angstrom

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

I think he would do great audio books for kids to make them go to sleep.

Imagine him doing the 50 Shades of Grey audiobook :eek:

dublinman1990

My favourite moment in modern TV from Derek Davis would be winning celebrity banisteoir. I don't have much interest in GAA now but I remember his method of leadership was geared in so much confidence and leadership to win the championship for his winning team.

We don't know what his team would do as a memorial to Derek when his funeral comes around.

Meangadh

I used to love the People in Need telethons, they were great fun.

bottlebrush

Meangadh wrote: »

I bloody love Daniel. What a dote.

I think one of the funniest things I ever saw on tv was when Daniel and Sinead O'Connor appeared together on a celebrity 'Who wants to be a Millionaire'
Daniel was hilarious.

Lady Chatterton

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Imagine him doing the 50 Shades of Grey audiobook :eek:

I'd have bought it, he could have read the telephone book and I'd have loved it!

grey_so_what

I have to say, I told the mammy grey about Derek passing and first thing she said.....

"he kept putting his finger in the gravy in the Calor Kosangas "wifey thing"" - she never forgave him for that!!.......

A very nice gentleman RIP.....

Go Harvey Go

"He should be the patron saint of having fun in your job."

I wouldn't disagree.

bottlebrush

RIP Derek.

'the pain now is part of the happiness then'

Welsh Megaman

He lost a hell of a lot of weight near the end...but a life well lived.

RIP Derek

Atlantic Dawn

They should bury his ashes at sea, somewhere that the fishing was good for him.

Lady Chatterton

There is a headstone in my local cemetery and the epitaph simply reads 'Gone Fishing'.

Derek Davis RIP

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C.K Dexter Haven wrote: »

She was great on radio, was it Sunday mornings she did, I just can't remember? Or Night time?

Ciana was on RTE Radio 2FM in the early years, mostly weekend music shows is where she started...