New Series – Secrets of Great British Castles on Ch.5

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New Series – Secrets of Great British Castles on Ch.5

Historian Dan Jones is back with a brand new series of The Secrets of Great British Castles on Channel 5 from Friday Oct 28th at 8pm.  In this new Sideline / Group M production, Dan looks at the incredible history behind six more of Britain’s most famous castles – in order of appearance Ep1 Edinburgh, Ep2 Cardiff, Ep3 […]

Sideline wins PPI Award for Best Radio Comedy

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Sideline wins PPI Award for Best Radio Comedy

The first of the two-part RTE Radio comedy series – Colm O’Regan Wants a Word – was voted Best Radio Comedy at the prestigious PPI Awards on October 7th 2016. Congrats to everyone involved. The series was written and performed by Colm O’Regan with guest historian Terry O’Hagan and actors Tara Flynn and Paul Tylack. The show was […]

Comedy Showhouse TX August 27th for 6 Weeks

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Comedy Showhouse TX August 27th for 6 Weeks

Sideline Productions have produced the biggest ever Irish radio comedy series In association with grintageireland.com and the Broadcast Authority of Ireland Sideline Presents COMEDY SHOWHOUSE HOUR ON RTÉ RADIO 1   With Sean Hughes, Al Porter, Andrew Maxwell, Deirdre O’Kane, Amy Huberman, Karl Spain, Foil, Arms & Hog & more…   Comedy Showhouse Hour starts on RTÉ […]

Comedy Showhouse – ‘Cullivans Travels’

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Comedy Showhouse – ‘Cullivans Travels’

Catch up on  Comedy Showhouse’s … ‘CULLIVAN’S TRAVELS’ – A Journey Through Irish Satire – broadcasted on RTE Radio 1 August 1st 2016 In this entertaining journey through Irish TV and radio satire Paddy is joined by writer / actress TARA FLYNN, blogger / writer JOHN MOYNES, comedian JOHN COLLEARY (Pictorial Weekly) & finally the legendary SEAN HARDIE – ex BBC producer/director / writer TV (Not The […]

Comedy Showhouse – Colm O’Regan ‘Wants a Word in Public’

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Comedy Showhouse – Colm O’Regan ‘Wants a Word in Public’

Catch up on the second of the acclaimed two-part RTE Radio comedy series – Colm O’Regan Wants a Word – this time In Public! This half hour radio show features stand up and quirky observations from Cork’s finest author and comedian COLM O’ROURKE with live sketches from actors Paul Tylack and Tara Flynn plus expert opinion from special […]

Comedy Showhouse – ‘Colm O’Regan Wants A Word’

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Comedy Showhouse – ‘Colm O’Regan Wants A Word’

COLM O’REGAN – comedian, radio presenter, star of Kilkenomics and best-selling author of the ‘Irish Mammies’ series – brought his unique brand of storytelling to RTE Radio 1 last Monday May 2nd. The first of two shows was title Colm O’Regan Wants a Word in Private (listen to it HERE) with the 2nd part (COR WAW In Public) airing on […]

RTÉ, NRK pitch winner is Bucking the Trend

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RTÉ, NRK pitch winner is Bucking the Trend

RTÉ and NRK have handed over the cash so Sideline can create a pilot of new problem family-focused format Bucking the Trend for the Irish and Norwegian markets after a “closely fought contest”. The other finalists were 1 Lonely Detective Agency from Bees Nees Media in Scotland, in which private eyes track down family, friends and former lovers of […]