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News 2 (edited), RTÉ Weather and RTÉ Network 2 continuity including programme promotions for Don’t Feed the Gondolas and The Craic Down Under (9th October 2000)

Posted on 3rd April 2022
By The Rewind Team
Last updated on 3rd April 2022
Filed under Channel Presentation, Programmes, Promotions

The 8pm RTÉ Network 2 junction.

VIDEO: News 2 (edited), RTÉ Weather and RTÉ Network 2 continuity including programme promotions for Don’t Feed the Gondolas and The Craic Down Under. Announcer: Helen Curran. Presenter: Karina Buckley. Voiceover: Pamela Flood (Don’t Feed the Gondolas trail) and James Connolly (The Craic Down Under trail). TX DATE: 9th October 2000. COPYRIGHT: RTÉ.

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[00:00:00] PROGRAMME PROMOTION: for Don’t Feed the Gondolas.

The trail features presenter Brendan O’Connor and comedian Kevin McAleer, who would go on to play boring Uncle Colm in Derry Girls.

The new series starts tonight at 10.40pm on RTÉ Network 2.

[00:00:41] IDENT: the usual announcerless Jellyfish ident is used to link into a News 2 bulletin.

[00:00:49] PROGRAMME: the opening titles followed by a short excerpt from a News 2 bulletin, presented by Anthony Murnane.

[00:01:13] PRODUCTION ENDBOARD: the programme’s closing sequence is followed by an RTÉ Network 2 production endboard. This was usually inserted at the end of programmes that were produced by/for RTÉ.

[00:01:16] PROGRAMME: the national weather, presented by Karina Buckley.

[00:03:14] PROGRAMME PROMOTION: for The Craic Down Under.

The programme airs on Thursday at 9.30pm on RTÉ Network 2.

[00:03:25] IN-VISION CONTINUITY: announcer Helen Curran links into an episode of Friends.

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Broadcaster/Channel: RTÉ, RTÉ 2 (previously RTÉ Network 2)
Broadcast Area: Ireland: National

OSP Category: Full Junction, Ident, In-Vision Continuity, Production Endboard, Programme Promotion, Standard Presentation

OSP Package: RTÉ Network 2: November 1997 - May 2002

Ident: RTÉ Network 2 ident: Jellyfish (1997)

News Presentation Era: RTÉ Network 2 News: January 1998 - December 2000

On Air Talent: Anthony Murnane, Helen Curran, James Connolly, Karina Buckley, Pamela Flood

Programme Genre: Comedy, Entertainment, News, Weather

Title: Don't Feed the Gondolas, News 2, RTÉ Weather, The Craic Down Under

Decade: 2000s

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