Monthly Archives: December 2009

WINNING STREAK Celebrity Special RTÉ ENTERTAINMENT: Five celebs take part in the popular gameshow in the hopes of making their favourite charities' dreams come true in 2010 Published: Tuesday 29th December, 9.15pm
SUMMER OF 69 RTÉ FACTUAL: Acclaimed National Geographic photographer Jim Sugar returns to Ireland to explore what changes have occurred for the people and places he visited and captured for the magazine forty years ago. Published: Tuesday 29th December, 6.25pm
ALTAN WITH THE RTÉ CONCERT ORCHESTRA RTÉ MUSIC: In a studio setting Altan and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra perform a programme of traditional songs and airs Published: Monday 28th December, 11.05pm
THE NIGHT CORK NEARLY DROWNED RTÉ CORK: documentary telling the story of the recent floods in Cork using previously unseen footage taken by the victims themselves Published: Monday 28th December, 8.25pm
THE LOVE OF MONEY The Bank That Bust The World FACTUAL: How and why did Lehman Brothers go bust – in a bankruptcy 10 times bigger than Enron? Weaving together personal testimony and analysis, the programme delivers a portrait of a Lehman's CEO Dick Fuld and an institution under intolerable pressure. Published: Monday 28th December, 7.00pm
THE LOVE OF MONEY The Age Of Confidence FACTUAL: Episode two looks looks at how the availability of 'cheap money', risky lending and a US housing boom helped to create a perfect financial storm which hit in the summer of 2007. Published: Monday 28th December, 7.00pm
THE LOVE OF MONEY Back From The Brink FACTUAL: The final episode shows just exactly how close the world came to the brink of a total economic collapse last autumn. Includes contributions from United States’ Tim Geithner, Alistair Darling, Germany’s Peer Steinbruck, France’s Christine Lagarde, Published: Monday 28th December, 7.00pm
RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMES RTÉ RELIGIOUS: Top musicians, Shaun Davey, Rita Connolly and Liam O’Flynn are joined by the Church of Ireland and Catholic Archbishops of Dublin, Dr John Neill and Dr Diarmuid Martin, and local choirs in an inspirational programme first shown in July. Published: Monday 28th December, 12.05pm
VAL FALVEY, TD ***Last in series*** RTÉ ENTERTAINMENT: In the final episode of the series, Brolley tells Val to 'go over' a speech to be given by Councillor Joey Hoey at a new factory opening Published: Sunday 27th December, 7.30pm
IRELAND’S BIGGEST “HITS” 2009 RTÉ FACTUAL: A look back at the year that was as seen from the perspective of what we as a nation searched for online throughout 2009 Published: Sunday 27th December, 6.25pm