PK@rte.ie (again). The All New (Patrick Kielty) Late Late Show Thread

There’s TONS of old Parkinson’s - usually shown on BBC4 on Saturday nights - I’ve watched dozens of hours of it at this stage. They also show Wogan shows from the 80s too

She also killed off a re run of "the den" even though it was a huge success during covid and people were crying out for it to come back. However TG4 did re show the "Irish RM " not that long ago, maybe that is the route to crack open the RTE archive?

Irish RM was produced for Channel 4 by RTÉ and UTV.

Re: BBC4 about a decade ago BBC decided to cut its funding, so it does get as many original productions.

There is a three or four part series about the old adverts out there somewhere. I can't remember if it was on RTE or TG4 though. It might be in one of the Players.

I remember posting about it when it was aired a couple of years ago but I can't remember what it was called.

No. I've actually just found it. It's called Fadó Fadó and still on TG4 Player.

How was survey carried out, were you just randomly rung up by a polling company or something?

And Dee wanted more money for the licence???🤔

Does really make what they did right? They could have easily offered Claire a Podcast to finish up with them, or move her to a different time slot until the end of her contract.

Always good to explain.

I'd say they were wrong.

I'd say they didn't think about it, like always!

No, it's one of the companies I regularly answer surveys for.

I don't really understand why BK4 wants to show his hand. On several occasions he's said he want to bring back PK. Now TBH because there is no one really that RTÉ has to replace PK with, except the usual heads that have been on the air for over a decade.

It looks to me like he present 30 normal shows including The Toy Show, and also the NYE show, 31 each season in total.

What annoys be about the Oliver Callan issue is that it was raised before by RTÉ and by many on here before RTÉ I will give 4 examples including Oliver

1. Kathryn Thomas: In one year she presented, The Voice, Ireland's Fittest Family and Operation Transformation, not on the top ten.
2. Daithi O'Se: Presents the Today Show and Seal Le Daith produced by an Indo producer for RTÉ for TG4, and potential The Rose of Tralee (is he paid by the festival?)
3. Oliver Callan: Presents his radio show (not on this years list or last years), but also produces Callan Kicks for Radio 1 and the TV version which is produced by a separate TV production company.
4. Another example is Jenny Z, she presented mid-mornings on 2FM and also DWTS.

What I thought was funny about the committee meeting was that both KB4 and his Deputy said that only Marty Morrissey and Des Cahill were RTÉ presenters on Dancing with the Stars AKA Dancing with the Canteen.

I suppose initially there was interest in the top 10, through out the 90s there were rumours that Gay Byrne was earning massive money £500k +, so the top ten was agreed.

Really RTÉ should have proper wage / salary bands.

E.g. Presenter Grade 1 - non-peak (Daytime TV & Evenings Radio), Continuity, Children's, Lyric FM, RnaG

Presenter Grade 2 - Newsreader bulletins TV and Radio, News Anchors (RnaG, TG4, Weekends)

Presenter Grade 3 - News Anchors TV and Radio, Current Affairs, entertainment Peak viewing and listening

Presenter Grade 4 - Entertainment TV (e.g. TLLS, prime time chat shows) Very rare and depending on popularity

I know this will upset the Irish language crowd but that is how it is.