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Machair (TV Series)
''Machair'' was a Scottish Gaelic television soap opera produced by Scottish Television Enterprises between 6 January 1993 and 6 April 1999. History The series was created and developed by Peter May and Janice Hally who was also the storyliner and principal scriptwriter. As there was no history of large-scale television drama output in the Gaelic language, the pair spent two years of preparatory work on the creation of the show. Their initial proposal for Head of Drama at Scottish Television, Robert Love, included details not only of the characters and storylines for the show but details of the process required to find, recruit and train actors and writers. They went on to conduct actors' workshops, screentests, and writing courses to train the talent they had found to a professional standard for television. ''Machair'' was written in English and translated into Gaelic, then given English subtitles and broadcast at peak viewing time. Although the concept was initially greeted wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soap Opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored by soap manufacturers.Bowles, p. 118. The term was preceded by "horse opera", a derogatory term for low-budget Westerns. BBC Radio's ''The Archers'', first broadcast in 1950, is the world's longest-running radio soap opera. The longest-running current television soap is '' Coronation Street'', which was first broadcast on ITV in 1960, with the record for the longest running soap opera in history being held by '' Guiding Light'', which began on radio in 1937, transitioned to television in 1952, and ended in 2009. A crucial element that defines the soap opera is the open-ended serial nature of the narrative, with stories spanning several episodes. One of the defining features that makes a television program a soap opera, according to Alber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Kearney
Tony Kearney is a Scottish actor and TV presenter. He is best known for playing Scott Wallace in the BBC Scotland soap opera, ''River City''. He previously appeared for six years in ''Machair'', a Scottish Gaelic soap. He narrated the Gaelic version of '' Meeow!''. Early life Kearney was born in Stirling and studied an arts degree at the University of Glasgow. Career Kearney presented ''Blasad'', a 2010 series on BBC Alba where he speaks with guests about food. Kearney stars in ''Turas Tony'', a 2011 BBC Alba series on where he takes on a number of challenges. These include running a hotel, joining a mountain rescue team, and working as a chef in a restaurant. He has also appeared on ''Taggart'' and ''Wheel of Fortune''. In 2011, Kearney acted in ''Somersaults'', a play written by Iain Finlay Macleod for the National Theatre of Scotland. In August 2019 he provided commentary for the Scottish broadcast of the Eurovision Choir 2019 Eurovision Choir 2019 was the second Eurovision ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Alba Shows
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1999 Scottish Television Series Endings
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1993 Scottish Television Series Debuts
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1990s Scottish Television Series
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diarmuid De Faoite
Diarmaid () is a masculine given name in the Irish language, which has historically been anglicized as Jeremiah or Jeremy, names with which it is etymologically unrelated. Earlier forms of the name include Diarmit and Diarmuit. Variations of the name include Diarmait and Diarmuid. Anglicised forms of the name include Dermody, Dermot (, ) and Dermod. Mac Diarmata, anglicised ''McDermott'' and similar, is the patronymic and surname derived from the personal name. The exact etymology of the name is debated. There is a possibility that the name is derived in part from ''dí'', which means "without"; and either from , which means "injunction", or , which means "envy".. The Irish name later spread to Scotland where in Scottish Gaelic the form of the name is ''Diarmad''; Anglicised forms of this name include ''Diarmid'' and ''Dermid''.. Diarmaid * Diarmaid Mac an Bhaird (fl. 1670) Irish poet * Diarmaid Blake Gaelic footballer * Diarmaid MacCulloch (born 1951) British church histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erika Hoffman
Erika Hoffman is an English actress known for portraying Lesley Bainbridge in the BBC comedy ''Brush Strokes'' from series two onwards. When the ''Brush Strokes'' series ended, she joined fellow cast member Howard Lew Lewis in the Channel 4 comedy series ''Chelmsford 123,'' where she played Gargamadua. Career In 1986, she played Anna, a 19-year-old pregnant German girl, in the ''Only Fools and Horses'' episode " From Prussia with Love". In the ITV comedy ''Room at the Bottom'', she played secretary Nancy, alongside James Bolam and Richard Wilson. In the Yorkshire Television 1986 comedy ''Home To Roost'', she played April, a charity worker, alongside John Thaw and Reece Dinsdale. She also appeared in a minor role in ''Just Good Friends''. She appeared in the 1990s soap opera ''Machair'', playing Charlotte Van Agten. Hoffman appeared on stage and in television films such as ''Last Days of Patton'' and as "The Lady" in ''To Play the King ''To Play the King'' is a 1993 BBC tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Urquhart (actor)
Robert Urquhart (16 October 1922 – 21 March 1995) was a Scottish character actor who worked on the stage, for British television, and in film. His breakthrough role was Paul Krempe in ''The Curse of Frankenstein'' in 1957, along with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. Early life Urquhart was born in Ullapool, Scotland. His father was a sailor with the Merchant Navy. He was educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh. After school, he entered the Merchant Navy and went to Australia, New Zealand, South America, and South Africa as an apprentice before earning third mate's papers. He continued his service during World War II. In 1942, he left the Merchant Navy after his ship was torpedoed three times and worked in Glasgow's docklands. He won an ex-serviceman's scholarship that allowed him to train at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Career Stage Urquhart made his stage debut in 1947 at the Park Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland. That same year, he was cast in Tyrone Guthr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Murray (sports Presenter)
Derek "Pluto" Murray (Scottish Gaelic:''Derek Moireach''), is a Scottish radio and television presenter. He is the sports presenter on BBC Alba's flagship news programme, ''An Là''. He also provides football commentary on BBC Alba and BBC Radio nan Gàidheal and is an occasional reporter on BBC Radio Scotland's ''Sportsound''. He was also commentator on ''An Caman'', a shinty highlights package broadcast in 2007. Murray was named as "Radio Personality of the Year" at the 2008 Celtic Media Festival. Murray is from Ness on the Isle of Lewis and was formerly a policeman with Strathclyde Police. He is a fan of Lewis Camanachd. In the 1990s Murray appeared on the Gaelic soap opera ''Machair'', playing Iain MacIomhair. In 2011 Murray presented ''Siuthad! Siubhail!'' (''Go! Explore!'') with Emma MacInnes. In this series they travelled around Scotland, exploring alternative tourist activities. He now presents his own show on BBC Radio nan Gàidheal, ''Siubhal gu Seachd le Pluto''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Swan
Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the Netherlands, particularly in the Frisian speaking part (for example, author Anne de Vries). In this incarnation, it is related to Germanic arn-names and means 'eagle'.See entry on "Anne" in th''Behind the Name'' databaseand th"Anne"an"Ane"entries (in Dutch) in the Nederlandse Voornamenbank (Dutch First Names Database) of the Meertens Instituut (23 October 2018). It has also been used for males in France (Anne de Montmorency) and Scotland (Lord Anne Hamilton). Anne is a common name and the following lists represent a small selection. For a comprehensive list, see instead: . As a feminine name Anne * Saint Anne, Mother of the Virgin Mary * Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665–1714), Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1702–07) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaun Scott (actor)
Shaun Scott (born 1954) is a British television actor. He was educated at Reed's School, Cobham, Surrey, Cobham, Surrey. He appeared in the popular long-running series of ''The Bill'' where he played DI Chris Deakin (he previously played a villain in series 6 episode 92, series 8 episode 83, as well as series 9 episode 13). He also appeared as deputy lock keeper Tom Pike in the 1989 BBC TV comedy ''The River (UK TV series), The River'' with David Essex. He also played Harchester United manager Patrick Doyle in Sky One's football drama ''Dream Team (TV series), Dream Team'' and appeared as a villainous regular in the Scottish Gaelic soap opera ''Machair (TV series), Machair''. Scott also played Jack Fairchild in the comedy series ''Brass (TV series), Brass''. He also appeared as a fresh-faced lad of 19 taken in by the Bourne family as handy man after being bound over for stealing a bicycle in the ATV daytime drama "The Cedar Tree" (1976–77). His theatre credits include, ''Craz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
