''OMG! Jedward's Dream Factory'' is an

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children's reality television series starring pop duo

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. In each episode, Jedward helped to fulfil the wishes of children who had written in to the show. The wishes involve such activities as meeting players from

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, swimming with a dolphin, interviewing TV presenter

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, meeting pop group

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and reading the television news, as well as wishes involving Jedward themselves. Every episode begins with a musical performance from Jedward. The first series was nominated for best Children's/Youth Programme in the 2012 Irish Film & Television Academy Awards and won best Online PR Campaign in the 2012 Bord Gáis Energy Social Media Awards. The second series was nominated for best Children's/Youth Programme in the 2013 Irish Film & Television Academy Awards The first series of ''OMG! Jedward's Dream Factory'' began broadcast on Christmas Day 2011, playing every day until 3 January. The second series also began broadcast on Christmas Day 2012 and screened until 4 January, with no show on 31 December. In 2013, RTÉ announced that the show format would be relaunched as '' Una’s Dream Ticket'', hosted by

member

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Episodes

Series 1 (2011–12)

Series 2 (2012–13)

References

External links

* {{Jedward 2011 Irish television series debuts 2013 Irish television series endings Irish children's television shows Jedward