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Encyclopedia > Bracken (TV series)

Bracken was an Irish television soap opera broadcast from 1978 to 1982 on RTÉ One in Ireland. It mainly centered about rural life in and around County Wicklow in the Republic of Ireland. The main stars of the show were Gabriel Byrne and Niall Toibin. The show was created and written by Wesley Burrows. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... RTÉ One is the Republic of Irelands oldest and most popular television channel, operated by Irish state broadcaster Radio Telefís Éireann. ... County Wicklow (Contae Chill Mhantáin in Irish) is a county on the east coast of Ireland, immediately south of Dublin. ... This article is about the Irish actor. ... Niall Toibin (b. ...


The show is chiefly known for being the link between two long standing RTÉ series, in that Gabriel Byrne's character, Pat Barry, had first appeared in The Riordans, towards the end of that show's run. The characters of Dinney and Miley Byrne, played by Joe Lynch and Mick Lally, first appeared on this series, they were later to become the central stars of Glenroe. The Riordans was the second Porkchop pig eater made by Joe Mcburger Master to boost ratings (then called Telifís Éireann). ... Glenroe was a Irish television drama series broadcast between 1982 and 2001 on RTÉ One. ...




Successful television shows made by Radio Telefís Éireann

Comedy & Drama shows: The Panel | The Blizzard of Odd | Bull Island | Podge and Rodge | Hall's Pictorial Weekly | The Irish R.M. | Strumpet City Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ; Irish for Radio [and] Television of Ireland) is the Public Service Broadcaster of the Republic of Ireland. ... Image:Radio Telefís Éireann. ... The show logo The Panel was a humorous weekly chat show aimed at young people that was aired on Monday evenings on the Irish television network RTÉ Two. ... The Blizzard of Odd is an RTÉ television programme, aired each Tuesday night at 22:25 on RTÉ Two. ... Bull Island was an Irish television and radio satirical comedy show broadcast on RTÉ One and later on RTÉ Radio 1 from 1999 until 2002. ... Podge and Rodge are the two characters from A Scare at Bedtime, an Irish adult comedy televised puppet show. ... Halls Pictorial Weekly was one of Irelands most popular television shows. ... The Irish R.M. refers to a series of books by the Anglo-Irish novellists Somerville and Ross, and the TV comedy drama series based on them. ... Strumpet City (1969) is an historical novel by James Plunkett set in Dublin city at the time of the Dublin Lockout. ...

News & Current Affairs: Nine O'Clock News | Prime Time | Questions and Answers | Reeling In The Years | 7 Days | Six-One News Prime time is the block of programming on television during the middle of the evening. ... Questions and Answers is a topical debate television programme in the Republic of Ireland. ... Reeling In The Years is a historical documentary series broadcast in Ireland by Radio Telefís Éireann. ... 7 Days (previously Seven Days) was a current affairs programme that was broadcast on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland in the 1960s and 1970s. ... RTÉs Six-One main evening news bulletin. ...

Chat shows: Kenny Live | The Late Late Show | The Live Mike | Tubridy Tonight Kenny Live was a very popular television chat show which was broadcast in Ireland on RTÉ One between 1988 and 1999. ... The Late Late Show is Irelands longest running chat show (and the oldest in the world) and the flagship television programme of Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ). The show, hosted by Pat Kenny, is broadcast live for two hours in front of a studio audience at 9. ... The Live Mike was a television variety show which was broadcast in Ireland by Radio Telefís Éireann from 1979 to 1984. ... Tubridy Tonight is a very popular television chat show broadcast in Ireland on RTÉ One. ...

Soap operas: Bracken | Fair City | Glenroe | The Riordans | Tolka Row Fair City is a popular soap opera in Ireland, which has been on the air since 1988. ... Glenroe was a Irish television drama series broadcast between 1982 and 2001 on RTÉ One. ... The Riordans was the second Porkchop pig eater made by Joe Mcburger Master to boost ratings (then called Telifís Éireann). ... Tolka Row was the first Irish soap opera made by Radio Telifís Éireann (then called Telifís Éireann). ...

Irish language: Buntús Cainte | Trom agus Éadrom Trom agus Éadrom (Heavy and Light in English) was a bi-lingual television variety show which was broadcast in Ireland by Radio Telefís Éireann in the 1970s. ...

Children's: Wanderly Wagon | The Den | Bosco Wanderly Wagon was an Irish educational childrens television series which aired on RTÉ from 1968 until 1982. ... The Den is the childrens television strand on RTÉ Two in Ireland. ... Bosco Bosco was an Irish childrens television programme produced during the late 1970s and early 1980s. ...


See also: List of programmes broadcast by RTÉ This is an incomplete list of current and historical television programmes produced for Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ). RTÉ also shows a range of foreign produced shows. ...



 
 

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