In the Name of the Fada
In the Name of the Fada was a show that aired on RTÉ from 13 March to 17 April 2008, documenting Irish-American comedian Des Bishop and his pursuit of fluency in the Irish language. The show was a 6-part mini-series in which Bishop spends a year living in Tír an Fhia, which is one of many Gaeltacht regions in Ireland. Bishop aims to be able to perform a stand-up comedy act as Gaeilge by the end of the stay. The theme tune is Floating by Jape.
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In the Name of the Fada was a show that aired on RTÉ from 13 March to 17 April 2008, documenting Irish-American comedian Des Bishop and his pursuit of fluency in the Irish language. The show was a 6-part mini-series in which Bishop spends a year living in Tír an Fhia, which is one of many Gaeltacht regions in Ireland. Bishop aims to be able to perform a stand-up comedy act as Gaeilge by the end of the stay.
- Ep 1
1.Learning Irish
13-03-2008Born in the UK, raised in the US and living in Ireland since he was 14, Des Bishop decides to go in search of a true rite of passage into Ireland by learning Irish in Connemara's G...
- Ep 2
2.Colaiste Lurgan
20-03-2008The immersion continues. The excitement about taking on the challenge has subsided, and now the hard bit of actually carrying it out kicks in. Des is eager to experience a summer i...
- Ep 3
3.Hip Hop
27-03-2008Frustration abounds. Des moves to Carraroe to undertake a one month immersion course in An t-Acadamh. Having concentrated on the spoken word thus far, he finds grammar exasperating...
- Ep 4
4.Oireachtas na Gaeilge
03-04-2008The summer ends and the reality of deadlines kicks in. The best way to gauge his progress is to take what he has learnt to the other Gaeltachts. Inspired by a trip to an t-Oireacht...
- Ep 5
5.Irish in America
10-04-2008The question of why Des is undertaking this is incessant and confronting. Bottom line is that it's hard to get answers sometimes in Ireland. Galetacht people just speak it as it is...
- Ep 6
6.The Big Night?
17-04-2008After twelve months of solid learning, the time has come for the ultimate challenge. Has Des achieved a level of fluency to do a gig in Irish? Will it be funny? But most importantl...
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