Old RTE programming that was good

Sciprio · 11-03-2017 03:16AM

Only ever program that i loved was Reeling in the Years. History going along with a lovely soundtrack. It stands out from all others in my opinion.

FatherTed · 11-03-2017 04:55AM

Nighthawks

hesker · 11-03-2017 05:17AM

Another vote for The Last Picture Show.

And when I was a kid I loved Eamon de Buitlear's Amuigh Faoin Speir and the beautiful drawings by Gerrit Van Gelderan. A great combination

11-03-2017 07:12AM

I liked that programme treasure island when it was on around 2001/02 and breaking ball, a gaa programme on around 2003 - it's theme tune was some trance music song from around that time whose name escapes me.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 11-03-2017 07:22AM

Paths to Freedom was epic. I think it first aired in 2000. It was so fresh and new at the time, brilliantly written, a proper 'smart comedy'. The only great comedy RTE ever produced. (actually no, that's a lie, Bachelors Walk was also very good)

I still love Rats and his mam the late Pat Leavy.

Spin the Bottle was a great film made off the series.

pickarooney · 11-03-2017 08:05AM

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Paths to Freedom was epic. I think it first aired in 2000. It was so fresh and new at the time, brilliantly written, a proper 'smart comedy'. The only great comedy RTE ever produced. (actually no, that's a lie, Bachelors Walk was also very good)

I still love Rats and his mam the late Pat Leavy.

Spin the Bottle was a great film made off the series.

Roose Bolton's origin story.

mrsdewinter · 11-03-2017 08:16AM

Paths To Freedom was excellent - the episode with Gerry Ryan was brilliant. Why doesn't RTE show it again?
I used to love the comedy bits on Nighthawks - remember the 60s-era continuity girl Blaithin? - but it would probably look hopelessly dated now...

force eleven · 11-03-2017 08:27AM

They used to do decent quiz shows. Murphys Micro QuizM , Where in the World , Know Your Sport, even Quicksilver. Or maybe because we had only one and then two channels growing up we had no standards to rate things.

Robsweezie · 11-03-2017 08:36AM

pickarooney wrote:

Roose Bolton's origin story.

It's mad watching him in that and then GOT, such wildly contrasting roles.

Big Bag of Chips · 11-03-2017 08:40AM

byte wrote: »

Yea, pretty sure it was Beatbox before being renamed as 2tv. It had Ronan Collins and somebody else... I think Ian Dempsey?

Didn't Barry Lang do it for a while? Then Simon Young and Peter Collins cohosted. And then I think Ian Dempsey did it.

Aglomerado · 11-03-2017 09:35AM

It was Barry Lang in the late 80s, my brother had video tapes full of videos from the Beatbox. They did a simulcast too with 2fm, so if you had a radio on in the same room as the TV you could enjoy glorious surround sound!! Another vote here for Bachelor's Walk and The End...I was a regular correspondent to Sean Moncrieff's Readers' Letters!!!

dmc17 · 11-03-2017 10:31AM

Problem is you can't seem to watch any of these old shows. They have the "RTE Archives", but what's the point in making them so inaccessible. We're already forced to pay a tv license for watching the sh1te they currently have on RTE, so why not make these old shows available to us as a means of actually getting something for our money...

diusmr8a504cvk · 11-03-2017 10:32AM

The Panel

Chancer3001 · 11-03-2017 10:34AM

ceegee wrote: »

More importantly does anyone know where velcro girl ended up?

She's married to dave from the dermot and dave radio show on today fm...

A lucky lucky man

Conor Bourke · 11-03-2017 10:35AM

When I saw the title of the thread, "Hands" was the first thing I thought of. Love it!

fergiesfolly · 11-03-2017 10:43AM

Halls Pictorial Weekly.
The only glimpse of political satire in this country at the time.
Brave television, till Dev(Fianna Fail) had it pulled

darkdubh · 11-03-2017 11:12AM

The movie slot after The Late Late Show on Friday nights, always used to show a decent film. This morphed into The Last Picture Show slot in the mid 90's where they showed cult films and there was an introduction by Brian Reddin. Nowadays any decent films on RTE are buried at 3 AM.

darkdubh · 11-03-2017 11:18AM

To The Waters And The Wild with the late Gerrit Van Geldren. I remember those speeded up drawings he'd do of birds etc and he'd add this little cartoon carricature of himself.

hungry hypno toad · 11-03-2017 11:28AM

Jo Maxi?

padd b1975 · 11-03-2017 11:29AM

One from left field.

RTE basically pioneered News for the Deaf.
It's one of the rare original ideas it's ever had and was praised globally for.

In fairness, it is difficult for it to be original, given how close and influenced we are by BBC.

Honourable mentions to Strumpet City, Wanderly Wagon and Bracken.

To those calling for old programmes to be repeated.
The simple fact is that RTE had a daft policy of taping over old programmes to save money.
I would be amazed if many Nighthawks episodes remained for example.

One eyed Jack · 11-03-2017 11:32AM

The Late Late Show during Gay Byrnes time, and Mike Murphy's The Live Mike -

Filmer Paradise · 11-03-2017 11:32AM

The Live Mike. Great show. Introduced a young Dermot Morgan to the world.

Davis at Large followed on from it & a young Jon Kenny featured in it.

Also Murphy's America. Great travel show.

Sephiroth_dude · 11-03-2017 11:35AM

Bachelor's wàlk

One eyed Jack · 11-03-2017 11:42AM

Actually, Today Tonight with Brian Farrell was a great current affairs programme. I genuinely have no idea how Pat Kenny ever got a job in tv, he was terrible even doing Today Tonight!!

Big Bag of Chips · 11-03-2017 11:53AM

Cornelius Crow wrote: »

When I saw the title of the thread, "Hands" was the first thing I thought of. Love it!

My uncle was featured in an episode!

joeguevara · 11-03-2017 11:55AM

I loved pure mule. Drama set in the midlands.

Conor Bourke · 11-03-2017 11:55AM

Big Bag of Chips wrote: »

My uncle was featured in an episode!

Deadly! What was he making?

jpm4 · 11-03-2017 11:55AM

Pajo's Junk Box anyone? Very funny children's show.

Conor Bourke · 11-03-2017 11:57AM

jpm4 wrote: »

Pajo's Junk Box anyone? Very funny children's show.

My housemate and I were only talking about this and his subsequent roadshow the other night. I used to think he looked like a parsnip with a punk wig. Still loved the show though.

Cortina_MK_IV · 11-03-2017 11:59AM

Another vote for Halls Pictorial Weekly.

When younger, Wanderly Wagon.

Old RTE programming that was good

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