Bosco Presenters

aidan_dunne · 06-12-2005 1:25am

nlgbbbblth wrote:

Jonathan Ryan?

Sounds about right to me. Can be heard doing the voiceover for nearly every bloody ad you see or hear on radio and television these days!

97i9y3941 · 11-10-2008 9:22pm

sorry for resurrecting an old thread,but according to someone on youtube philip passed away years ago from a heart attack

Firetrap · 16-10-2008 12:41am

I remember hearing a documentary on Radio 1 maybe 5 or 6 years ago about Bosco. One of the people referred to Philip as the late, lovely Philip Tyler. So he's definitely dead

johnwdcu · 17-03-2010 2:18am

ALL BOSCO FANS NEED TO SEE THIS VIDEO!!
BLOODY BRILLIANT!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVlohfbBhJs

darkdubh · 19-03-2010 11:36am

Gaffo wrote: »

Philip was definitely there. I saw him in town the other day, it was quite strange. Nobody else remembered him.

Sceptre, how the f**k do you remember these people in such detail. Me reckons you've got some inside info.

There was an urban myth going around in the 90s that Philip had died of AIDS.I used to find Johnatan somewhat sinister .

branie · 19-03-2010 12:10pm

David was the rational one on the show.

Deise Tom · 31-12-2010 11:01pm

sceptre wrote: »

All your names are totally correct.

Frank was the rather happy bald chap (last seen on Bull Island)
Philip was the younger camp chap (often wearing a stripy sweater)
Marian Richardson was the one with the brown hair (last time I saw her she was doing reports for Today Tonight)
Suzy was chubby.
Jonathan Ryan was the chap with the beard (also played some character on the Irish RM)

Can't remember them all but I can add:
Liam (used say "like so")
David (wooly jumper bloke, probably the oldest, the voice for one of the two closing songs)
Barbara (chubby also)

Fortycoats played Santa

That's my entire contribution.

Did she marry some fellow that was in the news a bit over the last two years or so.

Hangdogroad · 23-11-2019 2:00pm

I remember all of these except for the lady in front.

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branie2 · 30-11-2019 11:42am

If you're referring to the lady sitting/kneeling, her name is Gertie

rubadub · 01-12-2019 2:07pm

branie2 wrote: »

If you're referring to the lady sitting/kneeling, her name is Gertie

yes Gert Kerrigan.

https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/image/2282/029.html

she lived on my road and ran a preschool which I went to. We were videoed once and we were "through the magic door" on bosco.

She contacted my mother a few years back and wanted to contact me, I guess gathering memories from kids who went there.

http://gertrudegarrow.com/biography

Following the birth of her first son, Mark, she studied Montessori Teaching and opened her own Montessori School in Dublin, Ireland. Her school soon became known as 'a centre of excellence' as many of the 3-5 year-olds were reading, writing and doing number work way above their grade levels.

Gertrude's innovative methods for teaching core curriculum subjects led her to becoming a scriptwriter and presenter for the education department of RTE, Irish National TV and radio. Later, having studied film and multimedia, she became a lecturer on Multimedia Production by Brunel University, UK.

branie2 · 01-12-2019 2:23pm

Remember when Phillip had curly hair in early episodes of the series?

NewbridgeIR · 01-12-2019 2:26pm

branie2 wrote: »

Remember when Phillip had curly hair in early episodes of the series?

June 1979? When it first started?

Garibaldi? · 01-12-2019 2:31pm

Who is the guy with the yellow hat?

Hangdogroad · 01-12-2019 2:46pm

Garibaldi? wrote: »

Who is the guy with the yellow hat?

Not sure of his first name but he's Joan Burtons brother. Not biological as they were adopted.

Garibaldi? · 01-12-2019 2:51pm

Thanks

rubadub · 01-12-2019 2:53pm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosco_(TV_series)#Cast

Cast
The roster of presenters included Paul Burton (whose working-class Dublin accent drew complaints from some viewers),[3] David Byrne,[4] Peter Fitzgerald,[5] Mary Garrioch,[6] Susie Kennedy,[citation needed] Gert Kerrigan,[4] Marcus O'Higgins,[citation needed] Marian Richardson[7] (later a current affairs and radio presenter and producer at RT,[3] Jonathan Ryan,[6] Frank Twomey (later of Bull Island),[8] Philip Tyler,[9] and Grne Uhaitiú.

Ash.J.Williams · 01-12-2019 3:02pm

Gaffo wrote: »

Philip was definitely there. I saw him in town the other day, it was quite strange. Nobody else remembered him.

Sceptre, how the f**k do you remember these people in such detail. Me reckons you've got some inside info.

Philip is dead

Hangdogroad · 01-12-2019 3:16pm

rubadub wrote: »

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosco_(TV_series)#Cast

Cast
The roster of presenters included Paul Burton (whose working-class Dublin accent drew complaints from some viewers),[3] David Byrne,[4] Peter Fitzgerald,[5] Mary Garrioch,[6] Susie Kennedy,[citation needed] Gert Kerrigan,[4] Marcus O'Higgins,[citation needed] Marian Richardson[7] (later a current affairs and radio presenter and producer at RT,[3] Jonathan Ryan,[6] Frank Twomey (later of Bull Island),[8] Philip Tyler,[9] and Grne Uhaitiú.

David Byrne is the guy in the coat second right on that RTE Guide cover. BTW I can't figure out who Peter Fitzgerald is. Googling him brought up this bizarre article from the Indo where they erroneously have a picture of Paul Burton (brother of Joan and wearing the yellow hat on RTE Guide cover)

https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/radio/former-bosco-presenter-says-jimmy-maccarthys-dad-wrote-racy-letters-that-disgusted-and-frightened-his-mother-34131273.html

branie2 · 01-12-2019 3:18pm

NewbridgeIR wrote: »

June 1979? When it first started?

Yes

Hangdogroad · 10-12-2019 9:35am

branie2 wrote: »

Remember when Phillip had curly hair in early episodes of the series?

You must have some memory. I remember watching the very first episode of Bosco aged 5 but can't recall it in that level of detail.

branie2 · 10-12-2019 11:42am

Hangdogroad wrote: »

You must have some memory. I remember watching the very first episode of Bosco aged 5 but can't recall it in that level of detail.

Watching the repeats, actually

Hangdogroad · 10-12-2019 8:39pm

Anyone name the male presenter here, the guy who goes through the magic door? Can't place him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcz1DZckf6k

branie2 · 10-12-2019 9:43pm

His name is Peter

Hangdogroad · 06-04-2020 5:32am

Can anyone remember what Times The Tide from Bosco consisted of? All I can recall is that it was some sort of animation.

15-07-2020 5:06pm

Just to give you a heads-up, boys and girls,

The actor who plays Bosco will be interviewed on Radio 1 at -edit- 18:30; he's today's guest on Des's Irish Discs

(knock-off version of Desert Island Discs), spilling the beans on a career voicing the puppet we all loved... or were terrified of.

Capt'n Midnight · 15-07-2020 6:10pm

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Just to give you a heads-up, boys and girls,

The actor who plays Bosco is going to be on Radio 1 at 7pm, as today's guest on Des's Irish Discs (knock-off version of Desert Island Discs), spilling the beans on a career voicing the puppet we all loved... or were terrified of.

At 6:30 to 7:00 ? https://www.rte.ie/radio/#!

15-07-2020 6:32pm

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

At 6:30 to 7:00 ? https://www.rte.ie/radio/#!

Almost missed it, thanks.

Bosco sounds like he smokes 20 Major a day

tv3tg4 · 15-07-2020 6:44pm

Blisterman wrote: »

Remember someone kidnapped him and threw him into the UCD pond?
It was on the front page of all the papers. So funny.

Bosco was kidnapped. The kidnappers used take photographs of Bosco and used send them to a newspaper.

Bosco was returned safe and sound as far as I can remember

Sir montygom · 29-10-2020 10:35am

Hangdogroad wrote: »

Can anyone remember what Times The Tide from Bosco consisted of? All I can recall is that it was some sort of animation.

if i remember correctly he was like a stick man character with a globe for a head and a bigger globe for his lower half.......i was just thinking of a good nick name for a mate that now thinks he knows everything the sea and tides...he is the new 2020 Mr times the tide

Hangdogroad · 05-04-2021 10:18am

nlgbbbblth wrote: »

I thought it was 1985 but seeing as one the episodes on the DVD is dated 1987 I would say the latter.

1996

If the info on this RTE archive player link is right (and I have seen incorrect dates on it) "new" episodes of Bosco were still being transmitted in 1988. Probably produced 1987 and transmitted late 87/early 88. It's safe to say this must have been the last original series to be transmitted before they began rerunning old episodes well into the 90s.

https://www.rte.ie/archives/2021/0308/1202687-boscos-easter-egg/?fbclid=IwAR0jImVLJE9d6iRVMK601XxY8ZEzHz0daya5JcWRO7p3OrFVD-5whhx7sdc

Hangdogroad · 10-12-2021 10:31am

https://twitter.com/ArbutusYarns/status/1468993300908679174

Bosco Presenters

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