RTE randomness
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Charle Bird. This is Charlie Bird. Did I say Charlie Bird?
Oh, right. Yes, it's a bit strange how the whole country must now be involved in Charlie's illness. It's sad at a human level but it's all a bit indulgent by RTE.
I think you are half answering your own question there
People know who he is.
I presume it was focusing on human interest angle of his health problems.
Take a look at a show like "Who do you think you are" which has been adapted by multiple international broadcasters after originating in the UK.
Are the stories of many of the participants any more interesting than that of a non celeb civilian?
Nope.
They are just a hook.
Would be interesting to see the viewing figures...
Was it a documentary about Charlie Bird or an episode of "Who do you think you are?" featuring Charlie Bird?I think you are half answering your own question there
People know who he is.
I presume it was focusing on human interest angle of his health problems.
Take a look at a show like "Who do you think you are" which has been adapted by multiple international broadcasters after originating in the UK.
Are the stories of many of the participants any more interesting than that of a non celeb civilian?
Nope.
They are just a hook.
Would be interesting to see the viewing figures...
I rarely watch RTE as I think most of their programming is rubbish so I'm not familiar with the format.
It was a once off documentary, I was just using "Who do you think you are" as an example but from what I can gather it was more like "How do you face dying from an incurable disease" featuring "This is Charlie Bird".
Yea, but there's been lots of stuff about his illness on RTE already. As a very infrequent viewer even I have noticed that.
Yeah I can see the randomness/laziness of the programming, but if it raises the profile of Charlie's illness and its consequences for the sufferer and the family, then it's laudable.
Charlie has featured in newspaper articles too, so it looks like it might be part of a well-planned media campaign to raise research money for charities as well as awareness of the condition. Speculation on my part but a bit too coincidental, what with coverage of him climbing mountains etc.
Well done Charlie and family.
Charlie has featured in newspaper articles too, so it looks like it might be part of a well-planned media campaign to raise research money for charities as well as awareness of the condition. Speculation on my part but a bit too coincidental, what with coverage of him climbing mountains etc.
Well done Charlie and family.
More than a bit-RTE are shamelessly self-indulgent. They seem to exist in an echo chamber.
When Marian Finucane died there was five days of wall-to-wall plaudits by seemingly anyone who'd been "interviewed" by her when all that was merited was for the death to be announced in the news bulletin.
Are they any different from any other media outlet?. BBC, C4 etc are all quite capable of shouting how important they are and their people are. some of our radio stations here you'd swear were the only ones on the planet. Today FM is a love in until they sack the presenters and then they are forgotten about.
I didn't see all of Monday nights programme but what I did see was interesting and in fairness to Charlie B, he's doing a lot of good in the short time he has left.
I didn't see all of Monday nights programme but what I did see was interesting and in fairness to Charlie B, he's doing a lot of good in the short time he has left.
It's not just RTE. There was a time when people did their job and got paid and went home. If they did a good job then people said thanks. Now everyone is heroic and everyone is exceptional and everyone needs the gratification of strangers. All RTE are doing in plugging in to the social media culture when hyperbole is the norm. Personally I think they are just awesome!
I have an old Sunday Times newspaper I use for whooshing out flies.
On the front page is a picture of Charlie Bird, after his Croagh Patrick climb, being supported by his grandchildren, as he looks like he's about to keel over. It is certainly a heroic pose if not almost echoing The Passion of the Christ.
On the other hand, on that climb he was joined by 4000 other people, and together they raised €1.5 million for Motor Neurone disease.
I'm not sure if that was featured in the documentary, if it was then I'd give it a free pass. That would be worthy of a documentary in itself imo.
If you want to talk about randomness in the RTE schedule, looking at this week's schedule, is anyone actually going to watch repeats of Father Brown or Casualty at breakfast time this morning?
How about primetime viewing tonight 8pm - 9pm featuring repeats of Neven Maguire and Ear to the Ground?
And wouldn't it make more sense to air those lifestyle shows at breakfast time???
The Virgin Media schedule is even worse, might even be computer generated on VM2 and VM3.
On the front page is a picture of Charlie Bird, after his Croagh Patrick climb, being supported by his grandchildren, as he looks like he's about to keel over. It is certainly a heroic pose if not almost echoing The Passion of the Christ.
On the other hand, on that climb he was joined by 4000 other people, and together they raised €1.5 million for Motor Neurone disease.
I'm not sure if that was featured in the documentary, if it was then I'd give it a free pass. That would be worthy of a documentary in itself imo.
If you want to talk about randomness in the RTE schedule, looking at this week's schedule, is anyone actually going to watch repeats of Father Brown or Casualty at breakfast time this morning?
How about primetime viewing tonight 8pm - 9pm featuring repeats of Neven Maguire and Ear to the Ground?
And wouldn't it make more sense to air those lifestyle shows at breakfast time???
The Virgin Media schedule is even worse, might even be computer generated on VM2 and VM3.
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And those programmes are likely sponsored by Bord Bia or Failte Ireland or Ireland's Ancient East or Wild Atlantic Way or whatever free cash they can get.
Do you have viewing figures for them?