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RTE tv schedules in the 80s and 90s

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    #212
    nlgbbbblth
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    happywithlife wrote: »
    Wow just came across this now
    Brought some memories
    One cartoon that often crops up for me was one with a spotted furry thing flying ina spaceship.. It often bugs me as I can never remember it properly. It could well have been in English and then rehashed as gaeilge at a later date. Was it simply 'spotty' or what was the name of it?
    I also remember and don't think it's been mentioned yet the bord gais housekeeper of the year (might have name slightly incorrect)
    Also remember the granny bringing the black n white portable to the caravan for the annual week-by-the-seaside-before-school-starts-back...to watch the rose of Tralee :-)

    Ah yes the Calor Kosangas Housewife of the Year.
    Think the last one was 1985.


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    George White
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    let's petition RTE to get their original stuff from the olden days on dvd. I know they're kind of nervous but ith enough support


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    #214
    Ash.J.Williams
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    Imagine showing your kids "forty coats".....that was some trippy sh1t


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    #215
    Elmo
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    Ash.J.Williams wrote: »
    Imagine showing your kids "forty coats".....that was some trippy sh1t

    Pats Chat. My mam used to be freaked out by that show. She told us recently, "He had a phone as a hat!"


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    Atlantic Dawn
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    George White wrote: »
    let's petition RTE to get their original stuff from the olden days on dvd. I know they're kind of nervous but ith enough support

    Sadly a lot of the older stuff was recorded over to save money instead of having to buy new tapes.


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    BuilderPlumber
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    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    Sadly a lot of the older stuff was recorded over to save money instead of having to buy new tapes.

    That explains why we are not seeing reruns of a lot of RTE shows as filler inner especially in the summer. Although, I do remember Bracken (Glenroe under its original name) and Glenroe itself repeated on TG4.

    Also, that 2004 classic The Big Bow Wow is available on DVD. I feel a little cheated though: Val Falvey TD is not available as far as I know and I am so sorry that the poor auld divil ended up in prison (series 2 is long overdue).

    Someone else mentioned Forty Coats: yes, this was very much alluding to hippy drug culture just like a children's song from the same time 'Puff the magic dragon'. These are but two of the seemingly innocent 'children's fare' that in fact had references to a very adult world. Forty Coats was no Nidge for sure but he was perhaps the first native drug promoter to feature on RTE!


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    #218
    Ash.J.Williams
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    jeeeeeaysus.....fortycoats is on youtube!...


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    #219
    LoganRice
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    The Murder She Wrote anybody?


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    BuilderPlumber
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    BuilderPlumber wrote: »
    That explains why we are not seeing reruns of a lot of RTE shows as filler inner especially in the summer. Although, I do remember Bracken (Glenroe under its original name) and Glenroe itself repeated on TG4.

    Also, that 2004 classic The Big Bow Wow is available on DVD. I feel a little cheated though: Val Falvey TD is not available as far as I know and I am so sorry that the poor auld divil ended up in prison (series 2 is long overdue).

    Someone else mentioned Forty Coats: yes, this was very much alluding to hippy drug culture just like a children's song from the same time 'Puff the magic dragon'. These are but two of the seemingly innocent 'children's fare' that in fact had references to a very adult world. Forty Coats was no Nidge for sure but he was perhaps the first native drug promoter to feature on RTE!

    Just checked it out. Forty Coats was not Nidge but I forgot that the actor shared the same name as another famous Love/Hate character: FRAN Dempsey!


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    Ash.J.Williams
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    BuilderPlumber wrote: »
    Just checked it out. Forty Coats was not Nidge but I forgot that the actor shared the same name as another famous Love/Hate character: FRAN Dempsey!
    feel very irish saying this....but is Fran anything to Ian???
    there's rumors he's ian father!


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    #222
    Skid X
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    Ash.J.Williams wrote: »
    feel very irish saying this....but is Fran anything to Ian???
    there's rumors he's ian father!

    That's one of those stories that won't go away. Ian Dempsey say it ain't so ...

    https://twitter.com/IanDempsey/status/6115413343
    Just so there is no confusion my Dad is most definitely NOT Fran Dempsey who played Fortycoats on TV - you'll have to trust me on this one


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    Atlantic Dawn
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    LoganRice wrote: »
    The Murder She Wrote anybody?

    One of the ITV channels shows this on a saturday morning if you need a fix.


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    Patty O Furniture
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    Skid X wrote: »
    That's one of those stories that won't go away. Ian Dempsey say it ain't so ...

    https://twitter.com/IanDempsey/status/6115413343

    On a strange coincidence, i think that Eugene Lambert had a family member work on Ian's show at one time?


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    #225
    nlgbbbblth
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    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    Sadly a lot of the older stuff was recorded over to save money instead of having to buy new tapes.
    BuilderPlumber wrote: »
    That explains why we are not seeing reruns of a lot of RTE shows as filler inner especially in the summer. Although, I do remember Bracken (Glenroe under its original name) and Glenroe itself repeated on TG4.

    Also, that 2004 classic The Big Bow Wow is available on DVD. I feel a little cheated though: Val Falvey TD is not available as far as I know and I am so sorry that the poor auld divil ended up in prison (series 2 is long overdue).

    Someone else mentioned Forty Coats: yes, this was very much alluding to hippy drug culture just like a children's song from the same time 'Puff the magic dragon'. These are but two of the seemingly innocent 'children's fare' that in fact had references to a very adult world. Forty Coats was no Nidge for sure but he was perhaps the first native drug promoter to feature on RTE!

    It's not as bad as people think.

    Have a read of my posts on this thread State of the RTE archive

    The main reason is this - RTE don't give a f*ck.


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    #226
    phenomenalcat
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    Shane10 wrote: »
    aww man i used to love this, loved it :P

    Does anyone know the piece of classical music used on the intro to italian soccer


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    phenomenalcat
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    Shane10 wrote: »
    aww man i used to love this, loved it :P

    Does anyone know the piece of classical music used on the intro to italian soccer on network 2 them Monday nights?


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    #228
    gleesoneoin
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    x in the city wrote: »
    That calcio Italia back in the 90s was legendary stuff, zico, careca, maradona....!

    none of that prancy celebrity crap we have now


    Anyone have any links to this show? Been looking for it for years..or even the name?


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