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Fair play to the RTE guide, who not only got the name of our Documentary wrong, but also invented a show that doesn’t exist in the process. Our show is a guide to 1916, it’s a documentary about a load of legends who died for their country 100 years ago. It took us 6 months to make it, and it’s on New Years eve at 11pm on RTE2.
The Rubberbandits’ documentary has been much heralded by RTÉ. It was first announced back in September as a prominent part of the State broadcaster’s commitment to original homegrown shows for their new season.
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The Guide To 1916 was also highlighted in press releases announcing the broadcaster’s Christmas lineup, and as an element of the RTÉ 1916 season of programming for the upcoming centenary.
The error appears in the listings pages of the Christmas RTE Guide, although the programme is described correctly in the ‘highlights’ section on a different page.
An RTÉ spokesperson told DailyEdge:
Unfortunately, there seems to have been a mix up on the listings page. However, hopefully our readers will notice the more accurate TV highlight for The Rubber Bandits Guide to 1916 on the previous page and that we also selected it as ’Show Of The Day’ for New Year’s Eve.
(Yes, the Christmas RTE Guide is the one with this on the cover…
… so there.)
Written by Michael Freeman and posted on DailyEdge.ie
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In all fairness I would have thought that a 1916 documentary from the rubberbandits was a typo. I wonder how many references to yokes and bags of glue they will crowbar in. A stupid idea in the first place. I don’t mind them but this is not the topic for that humour.
These guys are definitely a lot more clever than people give them credit for and i’m sure the show will be a far cry from their usual gags. They have a lot of other work they have done on youtube and channel four which is a lot more thought provoking and i expect the same here.
I would pick rubber bandits over an rte production team anyway. Rubber bandits inform via comedy but they inform just as well as any screenwriter. They worked 6 months on this show so let’s give it a chance
I’m fairly sure one of them has lectured history. Their outreach will have far more people watching and learning about 1916, which can only be a good thing.
The Rubberbandits are among the most intelligent and perceptive comedians we’ve ever had in this country. I think you mistake the medium for the message.
If the Rubber bandits set up a political party I would be first to join. Their logic has always been leaps and bounds above our traditional politicians
Patrick that’s exactly the sort of attitude that contributes to the brain-drain of talent in this country. People said the same about Father Ted and arguably the best comedy television we’ve produced had to be made by an English production company. The Rubberbandits are incredibly bright and this documentary will reflect that.
Pretending to be a chav in order to poke fun at the establishment is all very Ali G. I hope they show what they are capable of rather than the derivative, predictable drivel I’ve seen the few times I gave them a chance.
Explain for me so, please. I see two intelligent grown men pretending to be two stupid young men in order to make mildly incisive social commentary and a load of jokes about yokes and drugs. The thing is, I think that part of their appeal lies exactly with those they pretend to send up. In a way they glamorise the lifestyle they are trying to send up. I follow them on Facebook and none of their stuff is not high art. They are not Monty Python surrealists. They are, at best, dated and not fit to luck the boots of Tommy Tiernan or Dylan Moran. But what do I know? I’m too stupid to make my own mind up. When they become too mainstream the rest of the hipsters like my fan above will jump ship and find the next subculture to worship.
Maybe I’m getting old and grumpy !! Don’t answer that !!! But who thought these two would be a good idea for telly ffs Tesco bags over their heads .. Leave them out with their horse
Surely they’re not gonna be givin us a history lesson with bags on their heads and exaggerated accent. Nothin against the lads at all, but this is like dustin doing a piece on the holocaust
I might actually watch it. They can be funny. At least they have been when I’ve seen them on UK stations or youtube.
Is there a way to completely remove RTE from my sky channel listings? Haven;t watched it in 12 years, the day I left home, and it even annoys me seeing its name on the damn sky list.
I won’t b keeping rte entertaind in my house this Christmas ,1,I can’t watch rte with their logo constantly stuck in your face 2 I feel rte abandoned its tv licence payers again this year with offering old movie which we paid for with our tv licence fee years ago I hope they will loose that licence fee when we elect a new government early next year lets c how they would like been robbed
I haven’t watched TV in years, since getting Netflix. I haven’t read the RTE guide even longer than that. I’m surprised either is still around.
I’m sure the editor was like, who cares? The six elderly folks who actually buy this won’t know the difference because they will be in bed before the water shed anyway.
Rubber bandits are seriously boring – I predict this will be the same roaring success as that hardy bucks tripe RTE picked up. I’m sure that are “actually really smart guys” but that doesn’t change the fact they are actually really boring after 15 minutes
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