The Old Days on RTE

Joe_ Public · 25-04-2021 01:11PM

From the pretty hazy memories of my college years, one that sticks out is renting a tv from Global rentals in Ranelagh and everybody gathering around for episodes of Alf. We were obsessed with that show for some reason. Midnight Caller seemed popular too, though that might have been bit later.

Hangdogroad · 25-04-2021 02:08PM

Remember Cop Rock on Network 2? Hated it.

fluke · 25-04-2021 02:28PM

briany wrote: »

I don't think it's fair to compare the RTE of then with the RTE of now as the media landscape has drastically changed.

Fair or not, comparison is what this thread is all about.

Besides this is boards, criticism is total fair game.

cml387 · 25-04-2021 04:55PM

Currently reading an excellent book "Armchair Nation" by sociologist and writer Joe Moran about television and culture in the UK from the earliest days of television.Highly recommend by the way.

The introduction describes how what is remembered is not always how it happened. His case study is the first dropping of the F bomb on British TV, widely attributed to playwright and critic Kenneth Tynan, on a program called BBC3 in 1965.

However he points out that our own Brendan Behan liberally used the word in an interview on Panorama in the 1950's, although possibly the fact that he was "under the weather" and his Dublin accent served to reduce the impact. Later on in the fifties a live UTV interview with a man painting railings elicited the response that it was "Effin Boring" This went out at teatime in the UTV region, to no reaction whatsoever.

I wonder when the word was first used on RTE?

Hangdogroad · 25-04-2021 05:42PM

cml387 wrote: »

Currently reading an excellent book "Armchair Nation" by sociologist and writer Joe Moran about television and culture in the UK from the earliest days of television.Highly recommend by the way.

The introduction describes how what is remembered is not always how it happened. His case study is the first dropping of the F bomb on British TV, widely attributed to playwright and critic Kenneth Tynan, on a program called BBC3 in 1965.

However he points out that our own Brendan Behan liberally used the word in an interview on Panorama in the 1950's, although possibly the fact that he was "under the weather" and his Dublin accent served to reduce the impact. Later on in the fifties a live UTV interview with a man painting railings elicited the response that it was "Effin Boring" This went out at teatime in the UTV region, to no reaction whatsoever.

I wonder when the word was first used on RTE?

I've often wondered that myself. I remember seeing an archive clip of Brush Shiels being interviewed on an RTE music show from circa 69/70 where the guy interviewing him casually used the word crap. Cant find it online.

Hangdogroad · 25-04-2021 07:51PM

Folio, arts show that had one of those slightly scary, attention grabbing theme tunes. I cant find the full version, theres a brief snippet of it at the beginning of this clip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3xr98N6b8A

cml387 · 25-04-2021 07:58PM

Hangdogroad wrote: »

Folio, arts show that had one of those slightly scary, attention grabbing theme tunes. I cant find the full version, theres a brief snippet of it at the beginning of this clip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3xr98N6b8A

The Steve Miller Band song : Babes In The Wood from the album Book Of Dreams.

An album which also supplied another RTE theme, for Frontline, which is the song "Swingtime"

25-04-2021 08:11PM

Trom agus Éadrom 1975 - 1985

Hangdogroad · 25-04-2021 08:56PM

cml387 wrote: »

The Steve Miller Band song : Babes In The Wood from the album Book Of Dreams.

An album which also supplied another RTE theme, for Frontline, which is the song "Swingtime"

Nice one, didnt know that. Bit used for Folio theme kicks in around 38 second mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2FbPz5dGp4

26-04-2021 07:33AM

Deleted User wrote: »

RTE also ran Different Strokes on a Sunday Evening lasted long enough
and the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati late at night for a short while.

SOAP was another show around the same time as WKRP

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soap_(TV_series)

icdg · 26-04-2021 10:16AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

SOAP was another show around the same time as WKRP

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soap_(TV_series)

Soap was the predecessor to Benson which got a rerun on weekday lunchtimes on Network 2 in the mid-1990s, scheduled after re-runs of Mary Tyler Moore and Rhoda. Benson was the butler in Soap who went to work for the Governor of an unidentified US state - he got a series of promotions and was running for the governship at the end of the series. Star Trek fans might remember that both Rene Auberjonis and Ethan Philips had supporting roles.

blade1 · 26-04-2021 04:06PM

Barnaby Jones starring Buddy Epson on weekdays at 1pm when I was on lunch break.

26-04-2021 04:57PM

blade1 wrote: »

Barnaby Jones starring Buddy Epson on weekdays at 1pm when I was on lunch break.

Have been watching the DVDs for the last three years. One episode left. Buddy doesn't have too much to do in the last season - JR does most of the action shots. Could watch Lee Meriwether all day.

26-04-2021 04:59PM

Thelma Mansfield was a fine looking woman back in the day!

26-04-2021 06:04PM

Bibi Baskin talk show. Light Hearted with superlatives like "Go Deimhin" but still quite watchable, in comparison to present day offerings. I forget the name, some else might post it.

Hangdogroad · 27-04-2021 03:55AM

Pretty sure it was just called Bibi, though it might have gone through a few different incarnations. She also had a show called Bibis Big Top (or something close) which had circus acts.

fryup · 27-04-2021 07:23AM

nightlight? who remembers nightlight?...bit of religious enlightenment before bedtime

Hangdogroad · 27-04-2021 08:23AM

fryup wrote: »

nightlight? who remembers nightlight?...bit of religious enlightenment before bedtime

No more telly for the day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DGoakb8jYE

27-04-2021 02:51PM

On RTE1 we got Late News before Closedown.

Newsnight on RTE2 around 10.40pm or so was quite good.

27-04-2021 03:09PM

Irish songs with Frank Patterson.

Ger Roe · 27-04-2021 03:20PM

The national anthem played at TV closedown.

Two video versions I remember :

1) The tricolor fluttering in the breeze
2) Heather and cobwebs at sunset - artistic shots of landscapes.

MfMan · 27-04-2021 03:52PM

Was there a TV series way back set in a Greek village called 'Nico'? It opened with the title character describing in a broad NY accent how he grew up far away in a little village and how he got into loads of scrapes through manipulating adults to do his bidding.

adaminho · 27-04-2021 05:15PM

My favourite shutdown was this...

briany · 27-04-2021 06:27PM

I seem to remember that RTE would show pages from Aertel up until the middle of the afternoon. Anyone know what year that stopped?

Hangdogroad · 27-04-2021 08:45PM

This has to be the best ever RTE closedown.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5Mru_UpZP4

28-04-2021 03:21AM

Mailbag on rte1 Late 80s to early 90s

Wouldn't be done today, the mail would be too pointy, some 'beautiful people' might feel their toes stepped on bit much.

28-04-2021 09:26AM

Dili Ó Damhas hosted by one of the continuity announcers

Hangdogroad · 28-04-2021 09:33AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Dili Ó Damhas hosted by one of the continuity announcers

Can just remember the song and opening animated sequence, a clown (?) With a bunch of balloons floating off.

fluke · 28-04-2021 02:18PM

Ger Roe wrote: »

The national anthem played at TV closedown.

Two video versions I remember :

1) The tricolor fluttering in the breeze
2) Heather and cobwebs at sunset - artistic shots of landscapes.

Ah that second one. Fond memories.

odyssey06 · 28-04-2021 06:27PM

Dublin Northside People freesheet includes rte listings from the Irish Press for 22 May 1970 in current edition.

Junior Biology
Senior Chemistry
...
Bugs Bunny
Fado Fado
The Angelus
Ri Ra
Bozo the Clown
News
Amuigh fein speir
Newsbeat
Room 222
An Nuacht
Day of Unrest
Maigret
Comortas
News weather and sport
7 Days
This is Tom Jones
News
Outlook

The Old Days on RTE

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