Monkey Tennis?

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New shows on RTE this Spring.

From the RTE Spring schedule press release:

 A major new documentary looks at what life after the Euro might look like in Ireland Outside The Euro?

John Bowman’s definitive two-part documentary, Into the Light: The Battles that Shaped Our TV (working title), tracing how RTÉ’s confrontations with Government, the Church and other powerful forces have shaped our television.

Living Colour is a an extraordinary film exploring the world of an unusual artists’ collective in Callan, Co. Kilkenny, where the focus is on the artists’ abilities rather than their special needs.

Nomads No More is a one-hour documentary that sees two US anthropologists returning to Ireland after 40 years to revisit the Travelling community they studied and lived with all those years ago.

 There will also be a major new documentary on Nuala O’Faoilan.

A new six-part series of Reality Bites will give viewers a slice of Irish life looking at everything from our bedtime habits to distressed property auctions to the Irish rap scene.

New series Dead Money will follow the work of heir hunters as they try to track down the next-of-kin of intestate people to pass on unexpected inheritances.

John Kelly returns to present The Works a new Arts magazine alongside new reporters Sinead Gleeson, Nadine O’Regan and Kevin Gildea.

Also airing will be documentary Triúr and Masterpiece:  Ireland’s Most-Loved Painting is a major new programme that will kick off a five-week RTÉ-wide campaign to find Ireland’s favourite painting.

Fibín – Sétanta In The City follows the creative collaboration and the transfer of a new play by Paul Mercier from the old schoolhouse in Cois Fharraige to a sell out run in The Peacock in Dublin.

Aerphort is a new series looking at some of the stories behind the departure gates at our airports.

And finally (yes, it’s real):

Undercover Bishop asks searching questions about what the Church – and what a Bishop – is for, as one Irish bishop dispenses with the deference-inducing trappings of his job to mix with people unawares.

Do you have a telly show idea that deserves to be heard? The 10 considered most-surreal-yet-plausible will become part of a soon-to-be lovingly-designed parody of the RTE Guide listings. Make your pitch below.

Lines close 1pm tomorrow (Tuesday)

29 thoughts on “Monkey Tennis?”

    • Original idea is by The Communications Clinic I believe?

      Part-Funded by the Iona Institute.

  3. I died a little inside at this one too: Aerphort, is a new series looking at some of the stories behind the departure gates at our airports.

  4. Will the ‘Undercover Bishop’ be masquerading as a lawful and decent individual?

    • he’ll be doing a stint as a rent boy, to expose himself to the seedy underbelly of Dublin nightlife. or just to expose himself, really

  10. Now that’s what I call Roller Disco – Marty Morrissey looks back to a bygone time where young love reigned on eight wheels. Features interviews with Gilbert O’Sullivan, Hazel Dean and Kim Carnes.

    Celebrity back garden – A look into the back gardens of some of Ireland’s famous faces.

    Lady Gaa Gaa – A six part ground breaking documentary series exploring the sometimes secret, sometimes violent, sometimes heartbreaking world of ladies inter-county camogie.

    Sweet Georgia – The most famous model in the world shares her favourite desert recipes while she chats to her celeb pals about things and stuff.

    Aengus McNally’s Whacky Mansion – Will you be able to escape without being “Gunged”? Fun for all the family.

    Christy Dignam’s Crazy World – Aslan front man host two hours of the most inane videos from the internet. Cats, Farting Dogs, Lana Del Ray.

  11. The Works – Where john Kelly travels around Ireland and asks the public: “Are ya laughing?” à la Mary Kingston.

    I give this one a double thumbs up.

  12. A new Nuala O Fuaoil…ZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…nobody cares apart from that mad nordie…

  14. My left footloose: Cerebral Palsy suffers get to judge the dancing prowess of irelands literary elite.

  15. “live at 5″
    since the death of live at three
    and the ongoing slaughter that is 4 live maybe we should move things on another hour

  16. “Undercover Bishop” – In which RTÉ get to pay a real Bishop lots of license payers money to make a TV show.
    And the Bishop gets a chance to convince us that the Church is really quite nice and run by reasonable people not perverts and perjurers.
    Loved Aerphort though – will they use the same humorous gay they use in the English version?

  17. Got excited for a moment there when I thought “Dead Money” was a typo and should have been Mooney!

  21. The Late Nate Show – a four hour tribute to dead rapper Nate Dogg, hosted by Ryan Tubridy and with special guests The Dubliners, Sinead O’Connor, Jerry Fish and Twink.

    The Frumpline – the series in which straight-talking Pat Kenny grills female participants about their dowdy appearance and weight issues.

    The Angelus Redux – the longer, uncut version of the popular teatime programme. Contains more bongs, more pauses and extra stills of religious icons.