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2005 In Irish Television
The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 2005. Events January *No events February *No events March *3 March – Taoiseach Bertie Ahern opens RTÉ's new studios in London, based at Millbank opposite the British Houses of Parliament. April *No events May *29 May – The RTÉ Annual Report announces the broadcaster has made a €6.8 million operating profit. The report also says that their television channels, RTÉ One and RTÉ Two can be received by 99.1% of the Irish population. June *No events July *No events August *No events September *No events October *4 October – The cable television station City Channel Dublin, part of the City Channel network goes on air. November *No events December *2 December – ''The Late Late Toy Show'' is broadcast on RTÉ One, attracting 1.1 million viewers as the most watched programme on Irish television during 2005. It is also the most watched edition of ''The Late Late Show'' since Gay Byrne's final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television In Ireland
Television in the Republic of Ireland is available through a variety of platforms. The digital terrestrial television service is known as Saorview and is the primary source of broadcast television since analogue transmissions ended on 24 October 2012. Digital satellite (from Sky Ireland, Saorsat and other European satellite service providers are available) and digital cable (from Virgin Media Ireland) are also widely used. The Irish satellite fill-in service (Saorsat) is via Ka-Sat using the Irish KA band spot and has been available since June 2011. While many people receive their television via Saorview, which is broadcast by 2RN, more than half subscribe to multichannel television networks. The biggest single multichannel television network in Ireland is Sky Ireland, which broadcasts digital satellite television services. Virgin Media Ireland, Vodafone TV and Eir among others, provide similar digital television services to Irish viewers. History Television was first recei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost (2004 TV Series)
''Lost'' is an American science fiction on television, science fiction drama series, drama television series created by Jeffrey Lieber, J. J. Abrams, and Damon Lindelof that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from September 22, 2004, to May 23, 2010, over List of Lost episodes, six seasons, comprising a total of 121 episodes. The show contains elements of supernatural fiction, and follows the survivors of a commercial jet airliner flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, after the plane crashes on a mysterious Mythology of Lost#The Island, island somewhere in the South Pacific Ocean. Episodes typically feature a primary storyline set on the island, augmented by flashback (narrative), flashback or flashforward sequences which provide additional insight into the involved characters. Lindelof and Carlton Cuse serve as showrunners and are executive producers along with Abrams and Bryan Burk. Inspired by the 2000 Tom Hanks film ''Cast Away'', the show is told in a heavily s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zombie Hotel
''Zombie Hotel'' is a France, French/Republic of Ireland, Irish Animated series, animated children's television series about a hotel run by zombies, created by Jan Van Rijsselberge, produced by French production company Alphanim (now called Gaumont Animation) and shown internationally. Premise The main characters are Fungus and Maggot, two child zombies who pretend to be human to get into their local school, and their family and boarders at the hotel run by their parents. They make friends with Sam, a human boy whose mother is away most of the time. Sam soon finds out about their zombie powers and all three make a team of friends. Sam uses an old railway carriage as his haunt. The plot often involves a risk of the discovery of Maggot's and Fungus's zombie nature and the three trying to prevent this. The hotel itself is one of several main locations used in the show. Others include the school and Sam's railway carriage. Characters *Maggot: The courageous, bossy and hot-headed tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paisean Faisean
''Paisean Faisean'' ("Fashion Passion") is an Irish language television dating show broadcast on TG4. It was presented in the first three series by Aoife NĂ Thuairisg, and in the fourth series by Bláthnaid Nic Dhonnchadha and MairĂ©ad NĂ Chuaig. The fifth series saw Nic Dhonnchadha present alongside SĂle Seoige. Format Magma films bought the format from Digital Rights Group with the line "Boys buy clothes for girls" from that Clodagh Freeman created the series. Magma films get a percentage of international rights as they bought the format from paper and brought it to the screen first. The format of the show traditionally involves three men choosing outfits for one woman – although the episode aired on 19 November 2007 featured four gay men. The suitors are shown a short pre-recorded clip of the girl, wearing jeans and a white T-shirt, in which she introduces herself and gives clues as to which clothes she likes. Each man shops in a different shop, and has €400 spending ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Batman (TV Series)
''The Batman'' is an American animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman. Developed by Michael Goguen, Marcus McNaughton, Duane Capizzi, and produced by Warner Bros. Animation, the series first aired on Kids' WB on September 11, 2004, then Cartoon Network on April 2, 2005. The show would become exclusive to the former network for its third, fourth, and fifth seasons in early 2006. ''The Batman'' won six Daytime Emmy Awards over the course of its run. Many elements from previous Batman storylines were borrowed and adapted, such as those from the comic books, film series and the animated shows like '' Batman: The Animated Series'' from the DC Animated Universe, but it remained strictly within its own distinct continuity. ''Jackie Chan Adventures'' artist Jeff Matsuda served as art director and provided the character designs. The production team altered the appearances of many of the comic books' supervillains for the show, such as the Joker, the Penguin, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brendan Courtney Show
''The Brendan Courtney Show'' is an Irish weekly chat show hosted by Brendan Courtney. . IMDB. Retrieved on 20 August 2011. It was first broadcast on on 9 November 2005 and aired for one series until 15 February 2006. ''The Brendan Courtney Show'' featured guest interviews and live music from guest music groups and was aimed at a younger audience than its main rivals on RTÉ. The show also contained pranks on an unsuspecting public and was noted for its -like audience participation. The UK's '' |
The Last Furlong (RTE Programe)
The Last Furlong is a short-lived Irish comedy-drama television series which was aired on RTÉ from 14 November to 19 December 2005. Originally created by Simon Delaney and co-written with director Kieran Carney, the series dealt with Diogo Bernardo Furlong (Simon Delaney), a Portuguese cabaret singer and songwriter, who travels to Ireland to scatter his mother's ashes over the grave of his Irish father. Plot The show centered on a Portuguese man seeking clues regarding his parent. After the death of his mother, Diogo Bernardo Furlong visits Ireland to scatter his mother's ashes on the grave of his father. His father had died some years before in a boating accident on Lough Allen, and he was raised by his mother in Alentejo, Portugal. His only clue to his father's grave is a postcard that his mother gave to him with a picture of a church. Leaving behind his fiancée Claudia, he arrives in Dublin and is met by an acquaintance and music promoter David Daly (Garrett Keogh). Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trollz (TV Series)
''Trollz'' is an American animated television series produced by DIC Entertainment and features the adventures of five teenaged female trolls, who call themselves the Best Friends for Life, who use magic every day to help them with their everyday life as well as battling whatever magical creatures and issues they may find themselves up against in their everyday lives. These trolls were based on the troll doll created in the 1960s. A single season was produced with a total of 27 episodes. A second season was planned, but was later cancelled. Characters Main The main characters in the series are collectively known as the "Best Friends For Life". * Amethyst van der Troll (voiced by Britt McKillip): Amethyst is the leader of the BFFL. She is a young and pretty girl who loves her friends and would do anything for them. Amethyst is also considerate and gives good advice to her friends. Her gem is a pinkish-purple heart. She wears a lavender midriff top with a matching skirt and a fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Phantom
''Danny Phantom'' is an American animated superhero action adventure television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. The series follows Danny Fenton, a teenage boy who, after an accident with an unpredictable portal between the human world and the "Ghost Zone", becomes a human-ghost hybrid and takes on the task of saving his town (and the world) from subsequent ghost attacks using an evolving variety of supernatural powers. Danny is aided in his quest by his two best friends Sam Manson and Tucker Foley, and later, his older sister Jazz, who for most of the series' run are among the only people who know of his double life. Throughout its run, ''Danny Phantom'' received five Annie Award nominations and positive reviews. In the recent years, it has received renewed attention and critical acclaim from critics and audiences, being considered by many as Hartman's best and most acclaimed work. Additionally, ''Danny Phantom'' has spawned video games, home video releases, toy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naked Camera
''Naked Camera'' is a hidden camera comedy television show which began airing on RTÉ Two in 2005. Set and filmed in the Republic of Ireland (mostly in Dublin), its concept is similar to that of the UK show ''Trigger Happy TV'' or the ascendant candid camera elements of ''The Live Mike''. Comedians PJ Gallagher, Patrick McDonnell, and Maeve Higgins wrote the scripts and portrayed the sketch characters. Produced by Scratch Productions for RTÉ, the third and concluding series aired in February 2007. Character list There follows a list of recurring characters, the most noteworthy of which is Jake Stevens. Other characters appeared occasionally. Crew A crew of five members stayed incognito at all times during filming. Celebrity appearances A number of celebrities made accidental and unsolicited appearances during the third series of ''Naked Camera''. These included the rugby analyst and radio presenter George Hook, the professional taxi person Tommy Gorman, the blues musician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dustin's Daily News
''Dustin's Daily News'' (DDN) is a television chat/comedy show, broadcast on RTÉ Two. A predecessor of ''The Once a Week Show'', it served as a new home for Dustin the Turkey, who had until then been part of ''The Den''. Dustin co-presented with an assistant, Sinéad Ni Churnain. Two series were produced. The first series aired between 19 September 2005 and 29 April 2006, while the second series aired between September 2006 and April 2007. ''Dustin's Daily News'' took place in the Dublin Mountains The Wicklow Mountains (, archaic: ''Cualu'') form the largest continuous upland area in the Republic of Ireland. They occupy the whole centre of County Wicklow and stretch outside its borders into the counties of Dublin, Wexford and Carlow. Wh ..., where Dustin established his own network news channel. While Dustin would always be able to avoid being captured by a butcher in the opening sequence, he had another villain to contend with during the run of the show. The infamous Mart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peppa Pig
''Peppa Pig'' is a British preschool animated television series by Astley Baker Davies. The show follows Peppa, an anthropomorphic female piglet, and her family, as well as her peers portrayed as other animals. The show first aired on 31 May 2004. The seventh season began broadcasting on 5 March 2021. ''Peppa Pig'' has been broadcast in over 180 countries. Peppa herself has been voiced by several different performers through the years. Lily Snowden-Fine provided her voice in season one and Cecily Bloom in season two, then Harley Bird, five years old when she started, acquired the role for thirteen years until stepping down after season six. She was replaced by Amelie Bea Smith. John Sparkes, Morwenna Banks, Richard Ridings, Oliver May and Alice May also provide voices. On 31 December 2019, Hasbro acquired Entertainment One, including the ''Peppa Pig'' franchise, for a US$3.8 billion deal. On 16 March 2021, it was announced that the series was renewed until 2027, with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
