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06 Mar 99 - 08:38 PM (#61641) Subject: BBC America & Irish Music/Shows From: katlaughing I was checking the schedule for BBC America, which is carried on cable tv here in the wild West. Anyway, the following is pasted in here, for anyone who won't be out on St. Padraig's and includes not only music, but aslo movies/dramas: enjoy Kat Rhythms Of The World - Irish music - like Irish literature - has influenced culture all over the world and stems from a heritage which has been handed down from generation to generation. This special, called You Should Have Been There Last Night, talks to some of the families who pass down traditional music. Featuring performances from Francis McPeake, from Belfast's renowned family of pipers and Sean Keane, star fiddler from Ireland's most famous traditional group The Chieftains, this film also has contributions from accomplished, but unknown, musicians including farmers and lighthouse keepers. The common bond is that all these performers learnt their skills from their families. Premieres Wednesday, March 17, 1:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. ET, 10:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m. and midnight PT. Guinnessty - This compelling documentary tells the story of the famous brewing family, dogged by scandal and tragedy for over 100 years. Philippa Walker's intimate portrait reveals what it is like to be a member of the Guinness dynasty - how the wealth has affected them, and how they have coped with scandal and sadness. Arthur Guinness founded his Dublin brewery in the mid-18th century, by the end of the 19th century business had boomed, the company went public and its owners became multi-millionaires. However during the 20th century, both the family and the company have been plagued by tragedy and scandal. Today Guinness is estimated to be worth $18.8 billion - but there is only one member of the Guinness family still working for the company - in Human Resources at the Runcorn office. Premieres Thursday, March 18, 11:00 p.m. ET, 8:00 p.m. PT. BBC Movie: All Things Bright and Beautiful - Tom Wilkinson (The Full Monty, Martin Chuzzlewit), Gabriel Byrne (Miller's Crossing, The Usual Suspects) and Kevin McNally (Inspector Alleyn, A Masculine Ending, Ghosts) star in this lyrical Irish movie set in County Tyronne, Northern Ireland, in 1954 - the year the Pope has dedicated to the devotion of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Across the length and breadth of Ireland, grottos spring up in her honor - except in Eglish, where Father McAteer (Wilkinson) harangues his parishioners. Are they waiting for her to appear in person before they'll rise to the price of a decent grotto? Ten-year-old altar boy Barry O'Neill is more interested in Dan Dare and the Mighty Mekon than Our Lady, until the appearance of a mysterious stranger in the hayloft heralds a vision of the Virgin herself. The fugitive (Byrne) is only too pleased to be mistaken for the Good Thief from Calvary. When Father McAteer finds Barry talking to the Virgin Mary, he is ecstatic. Barry's father (McNally) is skeptical. Eglish gets its long-awaited grotto - as well as coachloads of pilgrims - and Barry becomes a prophet. But is he really a visionary, or just trying too hard to please? (1994) Premieres Saturday, March 20, 10:00 p.m. ET, 7:00 p.m. and midnight PT, repeated Monday, March 22, 8:00 p.m. ET, 5:00 p.m. and midnight PT. BBC Movie: Too Late To Talk To Billy - The highly-talented, multi-award-winning Kenneth Branagh stars in Graham Reid's BAFTA and Samuel Beckett Award-winning family saga set in the predominately Protestant area of Belfast. (1982) Premieres Saturday, March 27, 10:00 p.m. ET, 7:00 p.m. and midnight PT.
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07 Mar 99 - 10:01 PM (#61821) Subject: RE: BBC America & Irish Music Shows From: Liam's Brother Well, Kat, thanks for keeping me posted. I have a typical night on the town on tap this St. Patrick's Day but I'm sorry I'm not even going to be able to tape any of this on 17MAR. In the small town of New York City, we get 80 tv channels via our cable provider. 5 have full-time sports, 8 have some sort of news constantly, 3 have shopping till they're dropping, 4 have programming in languages even the well-educated Liam's Sister-in-Law hasn't studied and 2 have movies that you'd never want your sister to be in, but I don't get BBC. I just get BS! Maybe next year.
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07 Mar 99 - 10:13 PM (#61827) Subject: RE: BBC America & Irish Music Shows From: catspaw49 Yeah Kat...What's the deal? Do the cable people feel sorry for you or what? We only get 60 channels, unlike Dan who gets 80, but not a one from the BBC. We do have a nice assortment of Idiocy channels and quite a few for the terminally Brain Dead. catspaw |
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07 Mar 99 - 11:02 PM (#61833) Subject: RE: BBC America & Irish Music Shows From: Dale Rose Thanks, katlaughing, I will make a note for myself to watch at least the first one. For those who might be interested in signing up, BBC America is on Dish Network Satellite TV, channel 135. (They have a lot of stations for the brain dead, too, though) |
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07 Mar 99 - 11:39 PM (#61838) Subject: RE: BBC America & Irish Music Shows From: katlaughing You guys make me laugh and, thus, live up to my name!***grin*** We, in the wild West, are so deprived of cultural enriched airwaves, that the multi-giant cable company brought us "digital" cable, charged an arm and a leg extra for it, but with long winters, hot summers and constant wind, it's a sure bet it will be worth the investment, even JUST to get BBC America! Dan & Catspaw, I would only offer this to the first two so-deprived, but I would be happy to tape the music portion, at least, for you. My husband is chief engineer at a tv station, where my daughter also works as a master control operator (she's really into control!), and, where they could easily make an extra copy of the original for each of you. If you want me to, just email me the addresses to send them to at katlaf@coffey.com . Sorry...anybody else who misses it, two is my limit! Luck of the draw and all that, ya' know? Thanks! kat |