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RTÉ Unveils New January Programming
07 Jan 2010 :
RTÉ Television has announced that eleven new home-produced series and documentaries would be introduced this January across RTÉ One and RTÉ Two.

Several new shows will be delivered across all genres in the first few weeks of the new year including ‘The Saturday Night Show’, fronted by journalist and broadcaster Brendan O’Connor (The Apprentice: You’re Fired) which will feature a mix of chat, comedy and music; and Treasure Entertainment’s ‘Your Bad Self’, a sketch-based comedy series featuring recurring characters, starring Amy Huberman (The Clinic), Michael McElhatton (Paths to Freedom), Peter McDonald (I Went Down) and Hugh O’Connor (Chocolat) seeks to dispel the January blues.

Midas Productions’ ‘That’s All We Have Time For’ will take a satirical look at the news of the week. It will be presented by Barry Murphy and will feature Mario Rosenstock (Ordinary Decent Criminal) and journalist Kevin Myers as team captains. Furthermore ‘Katherine Lynch’s Single Ladies’ will see the return of Kathryn Lynch onto our screens in a new 6-part mocumentary series about the life and times of a cross-section of finely honed Irish female characters.

Anna Nolan turns the spotlight inwards when she becomes the subject of a ‘Would You Believe’ special ‘O Sister Where Art Thou?’, produced by Geraldine Creed (The Exile Files), where she talks frankly about her childhood and what brought her to the decision at 19 years of age to join the Loreto order and become a nun, while RTÉ News Washington Correspondent Charlie Bird explores contemporary American life in ‘Charlie Bird’s American Year’, a two-part documentary series. Two other documentaries that are currently showing are ‘The School’ and ‘Music Changes Lives’

Lifestyle programming and EO Telifis introduce audiences to six lads tired of the same drinking cycle who decide to go ‘Stone Cold Sober’ for six months to see what else life has to offer and new 13-part series ‘Neven Maguire: Home Chef’ sees the award-winning chef dispense recipes and tips to cooking enthusiasts, the series is Produced and directed by David Hare of Inproduction TV.

Young People’s programming will launch ‘Test The Teachers’, a new 10-part series, where pupils turn the tables on their teachers, setting questions tasks and challenges.

Noel Curran, the Managing Director of Television said “The January slate of programming alone demonstrates RTÉ Television’s commitment to high-quality, home-produced content for the viewing public in this country. I’m confident that the schedule this year will build upon the 34% combined channel share that we won last year; a share that is the highest of any broadcaster in this country, and the envy of other public service broadcasters in Europe in the digital age. The range, breadth and diversity of programming offers choice for all audiences and we will deliver on its promise throughout 2010 with more resonant indigenous programming that reflects, engages and reveals a broad spectrum of Irish life.”

RTÉ1 will broadcast ’Neven Maguire: Home Chef’ on Thursday, January 7th at 8.30pm followed by ’That’s All We Have Time For’ which will broadcast at 10.15pm on RTÉ2. ‘O Sister Where Art Thou’ will broadcast on Sunday, January 10th at 10.30pm on RTÉ 1, ’Your Bad Self’ will start on RTÉ2 at 9.55pm on Monday, January 11th followed by ’Stone Cold Sober’ starts at 10.25pm. Katherine Lynch’s Single Ladies’ will show on RTÉ2 on Tuesday, January 12th at 10.50pm. The second episode of ‘The School’ will show on Monday, January 11th at 9.35pm on RTÉ1 and audiences can see the second episode of ‘Music Changes Lives’ on RTÉ1 at 10.15pm on Tuesday, January 12th.



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