Irish Politics Television Programmes - The Frontline (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Frontline is a topical debate television programme in the Republic of Ireland. The show airs for 60 minutes every Monday night on RT One at 22:30. It debuted on Monday, September 21, 2009. The Frontline replaced a similar political analysis show Questions and Answers. The programme features around an invited audience and featured guests. Many public figures politicians have appeared on the programme. Some incidents on the programme have attracted large amount of media coverage. The programme has generally received good reviews. The programme is broadcast from Studio 4 in RT. The first programme received an audience share of 43.4%, with a viewing audience of 464,000. Later into the series 100,000 less people watched it, watching The Apprentice instead. It won "Best Current Affairs programme" at the 7th Irish Film and Television Awards in February 2010. The Frontline is hosted by former The Late Late Show presenter and RT Radio 1 presenter Pat Kenny. The programme runs for 60 minutes on Monday nights on RT One. It is directed by David Donaghy and produced by Dave Nally. Studio 4 in the RT Television Centre is the venue of the programme. It is also used for The Late Late Show. The show differs from its predecessor Questions and Answers in that the show does not entirely focus on a panel. The show regularly features one-on-one interviews with key political and social figures, such as the Minister for Finance and the Leader of the Labour Party, as well as specially themed shows. Other formats include a panel from various social and political backgrounds discussing political issues affecting Ireland and the wider world. The programme debates "the most important news stories of the week". The programme also features debate on "major polit... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=24312616