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Encyclopedia > Discovery (Irish TV series)

Discovery was the first documentary television series to be broadcast on RTÉ. The series started on January 7, 1964 with a programme on Dublin Airport. Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... RTÉ One is the Republic of Irelands oldest and most popular television channel, operated by Irish state broadcaster Radio Telefís Éireann. ... January 7 is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Dublin Airport (IATA: DUB, ICAO: EIDW), or Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath in Irish, is operated by the Dublin Airport Authority plc. ...


The series producer was Charlie Scott, and Brian Cleeve was the presenter and scriptwriter. Each half-hour edition focused on a specific subject, such as a commercial or state enterprise, an aspect of Irish culture, or some notable feature of the country's landscape. Brian Cleeve Brian Talbot Cleeve, (November 22, 1921 – March 11, 2003) was a prolific writer and popular TV broadcaster, who lived in Ireland for most of his life . ...


In December 1964, Brian Cleeve received a Jacob’s Television Award for his contribution to the programme. However, in January 1966, it was announced that Cleeve was being dropped as the series' narrator because his voice was no longer felt to be suitable. Later that year, he left the programme completely to join the new 7 Days team. 7 Days (previously Seven Days) was a current affairs programme that was broadcast on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland in the 1960s and 1970s. ...


Following Cleeve's departure, Discovery continued for another season using a number of alternative presenters, such as Paddy Gallagher, John Skehan, Michael Viney, and Terry Wogan. Sir Doctor Michael Terence Wogan KBE (b August 3, 1938, County Limerick, Ireland), more commonly known as Terry Wogan or affectionately known as Wingnut due to his large ears, is a radio and television broadcaster who has mainly worked for the BBC in the United Kingdom for most of his...


In 2002, RTÉ screened digitially-remastered versions of four of the original programmes. The topics covered included mountaineering in the Wicklow mountains and lighthouses off the Cork coast.




Radio Telefís Éireann original programmes
Drama: Strumpet City | Bachelors Walk | Fallout
Comedy: The Blizzard of Odd | Bull Island | Hall's Pictorial Weekly | The Irish R.M. | Killinaskully | Naked Camera | The Panel
The Podge and Rodge Show | A Scare at Bedtime | The State of Us
News & current affairs: Discovery | Nine O'Clock News | One O'Clock News | Prime Time | Questions and Answers | 7 Days | Six One News
History: Reeling In The Years | Seven Ages
Chat shows: Kenny Live | The Late Late Show | The Live Mike | Tubridy Tonight | The Afternoon Show | Seoige and O'Shea
Soap operas: Bracken | Fair City | Glenroe | The Riordans | Tolka Row
Talent contests: Celebrity Jigs 'n' Reels | Charity You're A Star | Winning Streak | You're A Star
Irish language: Buntús Cainte | Trom agus Éadrom
Children's: Bosco | The Den | The Morbegs | Wanderly Wagon
Teenage: 2Phat | iD Two
Music: The Last Broadcast

See also: List of programmes broadcast by RTÉ Radio Telefís Éireann[1] (RTÉ; IPA: ,  ) is the Public Service Broadcaster of the Republic of Ireland. ... Image File history File links RTÉ_logo. ... Strumpet City (1969) is an historical novel by James Plunkett set in Dublin city at the time of the Dublin Lockout. ... Bachelors Walk was a comedy-drama based around three single men living in a house in Dublin’s Bachelors Walk. ... Fallout is a RTÉ two-part fictional drama, made in the style of a documentary. ... 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. ... 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. ... Killinaskully (Irish Ceann Scoilte, split head) is an Irish television comedy which details the bizarre goings-on in a fictitious Irish village called Killinaskully located in the hills of Tipperary. ... Naked Camera is an Irish hidden camera comedy show that began airing on RTÉ in 2005. ... 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 Podge and Rodge Show (also known as The Podge and Rodge Show with Lucy Kennedy) is an Irish television show, broadcast and produced by RTÉ, featuring the two puppets Podge and Rodge as the hosts of the chatshow, with Lucy Kennedy as a co-host. ... A Scare at Bedtime (also known as Podge and Rodge: A Scare at Bedtime) was an Irish television show, produced by Double Z Enterprises and broadcast by RTÉ, featuring the two puppets Podge and Rodge as the hosts of a spooky tales and urban myths comedy show. ... The State of Us is a four-part comedy sketch show broadcast on Irish television channel RTÉ One on Sunday nights at 9. ... 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. ... 7 Days (previously Seven Days) was a current affairs programme that was broadcast on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland in the 1960s and 1970s. ... Reeling In The Years is a historical documentary series broadcast in Ireland by Radio Telefís Éireann. ... Seven Ages is a historical documentary series that was produced by Araby Productions, in association with The OReilly Foundation, for RTÉ and BBC Northern Ireland. ... Kenny Live was a very popular television chat show which was broadcast in Ireland on RTÉ One between 1988 and 1999. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Live Mike was a television variety show which was broadcast in Ireland by Radio Telefís Éireann from 1979 to 1984. ... Après Matchs George Hook on Tubridy Tonight on December 2 2006 Tubridy Tonight is a television chat show broadcast in Ireland on RTÉ One. ... In Ireland, ´ The Afternoon Show ´, is Radio Telefís Éireanns live flagship daytime show. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Bracken was an Irish television soap opera broadcast from 1978 to 1982 on RTÉ One in Ireland. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Glenroe was an Irish television drama series broadcast between 1983 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). ... Celebrity Jigs n Reels is an Irish reality entertainment television show broadcast on RTÉ One. ... Charity Youre A Star (initially known as Youre A Star Charity Special) is a talent contest created by Radio Telefís Éireann, where various Irish Celebrities sing to raise money for the charity of their choice. ... Winning Streak is an Irish game show, shown live on Saturday nights on RTÉ One, and funded by the An Post National Lottery Company. ... Youre A Star is a singing contest in Ireland, created by Screentime ShinAwiL and Radio Telefís Éireann. ... Buntús Cainte was a programme aimed at teaching the Irish language that was broadcast on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland, beginning in 1967. ... 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. ... Bosco Bosco was an Irish childrens television programme produced during the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... The Den (first broadcast 29 September 1986) is the childrens television strand on RTÉ Two in the Republic of Ireland. ... A Morbeg Screenshot The Morbegs was a popular Irish childrens television show which was aired on The Den in the late 1990s. ... Wanderly Wagon was an Irish educational childrens television series which aired on RTÉ from 1968 until 1982. ... 2Phat was an Irish television programme shown on Network 2. ... iD Two (previously iD) was a programming strand on RTÉ Two which ran from 5 p. ... The Last Broadcast is a music television show broadcast on RTÉ television (RTÉ Two) in Ireland, usually on a weekday night. ... 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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