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No Béarla
''No Béarla'' is a four-part documentary style programme broadcast on Irish language television channel TG4 and produced by Dearg Films RTÉ/TG4. It follows presenter Manchán Magan as he journeys throughout Ireland attempting to show that Irish is spoken only by a minority of the population. The title is derived from the English negative "No" and the Irish word for the English language, . The theme tune is " Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day. The first series was originally broadcast on Sunday nights between 21:30 and 22:00, and repeated on Wednesday evenings between 19:30 and 20:00. It aired from 7 January until 28 January 2007. The second series was first broadcast on Fridays at 19:30, beginning on 28 March 2008. Series one Episode 1 Magan travels to Dublin, and his starting point in his search for Irish speakers is a map shop there. Episode 2 In which Magan travels to Dundalk and Belfast. When his car breaks down whilst leaving Dundalk, he finds he cannot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchán Magan
Manchán Magan is an Irish writer, traveller, author, and television programme maker. Career Magan has made over 70 travel documentaries focusing on issues of world cultures and globalisation, 12 of them packaged under the Global Nomad series with his brother Ruán Magan. He presented '' No Béarla'', a documentary series about travelling around Ireland speaking only Irish. He writes regularly for ''The Irish Times'' and presents the podcast/radio show 'The Almanac of Ireland', on RTÉ Radio 1 He has written three books in Irish, ''Baba-ji agus TnaG'', ''Manchán ar Seachrán'' and ''Bí i nGrá''. His English travel books include ''Angels & Rabies: A Journey through the Americas'', ''Manchán's Travels: A Journey through India'', and ''Truck Fever: A Journey through Africa''. In 2009 he spent time as a writer in residence with the Irish Cultural Centre, at the Irish College in Paris. In 2020, Magan published ''Thirty Two Words for Field: Lost words of the Irish landscape.' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |