Bosco is an Irish children's television programme produced during the late 1970s and 1980s. It was produced and shown by RTÉ in Ireland. Designed by Jan Mitchell, Bosco was voiced by Jonathan Ryan initially, in the pilot series that was broadcast, with four presenters per show, in 1979. When the show went into full-time production in 1980, with two presenters per show, Miriam Lambert took over. From the 1981 season onwards, Paula Lambert took over. Bosco's name was chosen by Helen Quinn, sister of presenter Marian Richardson.[3]
It ran for 386 episodes, ending production in 1987. The show was continually repeated before (and later during) The Den daily until 30 September 1996, when it was replaced by The Morbegs before officially ending on 26 November 1998.
The show was presented by Bosco, a small, red-haired puppet, supposedly a five-year-old child with bright red cheeks and a really squeaky voice. Bosco and the other presenters usually spoke English, but to help young children learn Irish, Bosco often peppered English speech with Irish phrases, much like the way Dora the Explorer often speaks Spanish. Bosco lived in a brightly painted wooden box (hence the name, bosca being Irish for "box"), only ever wandering far from it to go on excursions to such places as Dublin Zoo or the HB Ice Cream factory. The show also had a number of other segments.
There are various short animations, usually stop-motion, as part of the show. The Plonsters were plasticine critters, which are continually engaged in fights or schemes against each other. Faherty's Garden, created by David Byrne, starred the eponymous Faherty a dog, plagued by an amateur crow magician (Cornelius, who would often turn purple, much to his distress) in a series of shorts featuring stop-motion models. Freddy the Fox features a host of characters each with distinctive traits, such as Fiachra the Frog, Gregory Grainog and Sile Seilide. There was also a cartoon featuring a rather strange potato family, The McSpuds, that live in a supermarket (Savers) owned by Mr McGinty. At night, the potato children, Sheila and Seamus, run amok. The Tongue Twister Twins were also regularly featured. These animations were created by Jim Quin from Thurles, County Tipperary.[citation needed]
The show featured arts and crafts segments which were called make and do, in the style of the BBC's children's programme Blue Peter. Another prominent part of the show was story-time and each show featured a song.
Joe O'Donnell (Series Director/Producer 1979–1980.)
John Lynch (Series Director/Producer 1980–1982.)
Michael Monaghan (Series Director/Producer 1982–1987.)
Paul Barrett (Musical Director/Composer 1979–1980. Composer of the Bosco signature tune.)
Garvan Gallagher (Musical Director/Composer 1981–1987. Producer of the 1983 album "This is Where I Live".)
In other mediaedit
In 1983, Bosco recorded an album, released on LP and cassette. Entitled "This is Where I Live (Bosco Sings!)". This reached number two on the Irish charts at Christmas 1983.
In 1986 four children's books, written by Aidan Hickey, were published by Irish publisher Town House. These tiles included Bosco and the Letters, Bosco and the Snowman, Bosco and the Treasure, and Bosco Meets the Bears.
Cartoon shorts, based on the books, written by Liam O'Rinn and Aidan Hickey and directed by Hickey were released in 1987. Another episode, Bosco and the Genie, was part of the series.
A DVD containing episodes of Bosco was officially released in November 2005. This was followed up by a second DVD which was released in the run-up to Christmas 2006.
There was also a CD released in 2006 called Bosco - Songs & Stories which featured some of Bosco's favourite songs.
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Bosco is an Irish children s television programme produced during the late 1970s and 1980s It was produced and shown by RTE in Ireland Designed by Jan Mitchell Bosco was voiced by Jonathan Ryan initially in the pilot series that was broadcast with four presenters per show in 1979 When the show went into full time production in 1980 with two presenters per show Miriam Lambert took over From the 1981 season onwards Paula Lambert took over Bosco s name was chosen by Helen Quinn sister of presenter Marian Richardson 3 BoscoBoscoCreated byRaidio Teilifis Eireann RTE StarringBoscoCountry of originIrelandOriginal languagesEnglish IrishNo of episodes386 1 ProductionRunning time25 28 minutesOriginal releaseNetworkRTE2Release4 June 1979 1979 06 04 2 1987 1987 It ran for 386 episodes ending production in 1987 The show was continually repeated before and later during The Den daily until 30 September 1996 when it was replaced by The Morbegs before officially ending on 26 November 1998 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3 1 Production staff 4 In other media 5 Recent appearances 6 References 7 External linksPlot editThe show was presented by Bosco a small red haired puppet supposedly a five year old child with bright red cheeks and a really squeaky voice Bosco and the other presenters usually spoke English but to help young children learn Irish Bosco often peppered English speech with Irish phrases much like the way Dora the Explorer often speaks Spanish Bosco lived in a brightly painted wooden box hence the name bosca being Irish for box only ever wandering far from it to go on excursions to such places as Dublin Zoo or the HB Ice Cream factory The show also had a number of other segments There are various short animations usually stop motion as part of the show The Plonsters were plasticine critters which are continually engaged in fights or schemes against each other Faherty s Garden created by David Byrne starred the eponymous Faherty a dog plagued by an amateur crow magician Cornelius who would often turn purple much to his distress in a series of shorts featuring stop motion models Freddy the Fox features a host of characters each with distinctive traits such as Fiachra the Frog Gregory Grainog and Sile Seilide There was also a cartoon featuring a rather strange potato family The McSpuds that live in a supermarket Savers owned by Mr McGinty At night the potato children Sheila and Seamus run amok The Tongue Twister Twins were also regularly featured These animations were created by Jim Quin from Thurles County Tipperary citation needed The show featured arts and crafts segments which were called make and do in the style of the BBC s children s programme Blue Peter Another prominent part of the show was story time and each show featured a song Cast editThe roster of presenters included Paul Burton 4 David Byrne 5 Peter Fitzgerald 6 Mary Garrioch 7 Susie Kennedy citation needed Gert Kerrigan 5 Marcus O Higgins citation needed Marian Richardson 8 later a current affairs and radio presenter and producer at RTE 4 Jonathan Ryan 7 Frank Twomey later of Bull Island 9 Philip F Tyler 10 and Grainne Ui Mhaitiu 11 Production editProduction staff edit Joe O Donnell Series Director Producer 1979 1980 John Lynch Series Director Producer 1980 1982 Michael Monaghan Series Director Producer 1982 1987 Paul Barrett Musical Director Composer 1979 1980 Composer of the Bosco signature tune Garvan Gallagher Musical Director Composer 1981 1987 Producer of the 1983 album This is Where I Live In other media editIn 1983 Bosco recorded an album released on LP and cassette Entitled This is Where I Live Bosco Sings This reached number two on the Irish charts at Christmas 1983 In 1986 four children s books written by Aidan Hickey were published by Irish publisher Town House These tiles included Bosco and the Letters Bosco and the Snowman Bosco and the Treasure and Bosco Meets the Bears Cartoon shorts based on the books written by Liam O Rinn and Aidan Hickey and directed by Hickey were released in 1987 Another episode Bosco and the Genie was part of the series A DVD containing episodes of Bosco was officially released in November 2005 This was followed up by a second DVD which was released in the run up to Christmas 2006 There was also a CD released in 2006 called Bosco Songs amp Stories which featured some of Bosco s favourite songs Merchandise such as clothing more specifically pajamas slippers socks and dressing gowns tableware and stuffed toys were widely marketed during the lifetime of the tv series For Christmas 2007 Vodafone used the theme Bosco is back for a seasonal campaign 12 Recent appearances editBosco appeared on The Late Late Toy Show 2013 with Ryan Tubridy 13 14 15 Bosco performed a tune on The Late Late Show in December 2014 16 Bosco appears on RTE ie s 404 Not Found page 17 18 References edit About Bosco at boscosbox com Archived from the original on 20 February 2010 Paul Burton in Bosco publicity shot 1979 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2013 as it happened TheJournal ie 1 December 2013 Retrieved 2 December 2013 Bosco visits Late Late Toy Show 2013 RTE 1 December 2013 Retrieved 2 December 2013 Late Late Toy Show 2013 best bits in pictures and video The Daily Edge 1 December 2013 Retrieved 2 December 2013 Bosco returns on Late Late with charity single Irish Examiner 6 December 2014 Archived from the original on 26 February 2015 Retrieved 11 December 2014 Neylon Michele 7 August 2011 RTE s 404 Keeps Bosco Alive Michele Neylon Pensieri Retrieved 21 December 2022 404 Page not found RTE ie Retrieved 21 December 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Cite uses generic title help External links editBosco s official website Bosco at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bosco TV series amp oldid 1211120425, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
