Lifelines (TV series)

Lifelines is an Irish television chat show presented by broadcaster Liam Ó Murchú. Filmed in front of a studio audience, each programme is devoted to a special celebrity guest. The programme ran for four series from 1993 until 1996.

Lifelines
GenreLight entertainment
Presented byLiam Ó Murchú
Country of originIreland
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4
No. of episodes36
Production
Production locationsRTÉ Television Centre, Donnybrook, Dublin 4
Running time65–75 minutes
DistributorRTÉ
Release
Original networkRTÉ One
Original release18 June 1993 (1993-06-18) –
31 March 1996 (1996-03-31)

History

Lifelines was initially devised as an appropriate summer replacement for RTÉ's flagship Friday night chat show The Late Late Show. The show was presented by Liam Ó Murchú, the former host of Trom agus Éadrom, a bi-lingual chat show that was broadcast in the 1970s and 1980s. The first series began on 18 June 1993 and featured seven episodes. Lifelines proved popular and returned for a second series of seven episodes on 17 April 1994. By now the show was given its own timeslot on Sunday evenings straight after the Nine O'Clock News. It complemented RTÉ's two other chat shows, The Late Late Show and Kenny Live, which were broadcast on Friday and Saturday nights respectively. A third series of Lifelines returned on 16 April 1995 and lasted for an extended run of ten episodes. The fourth and final series began on 7 January 1996 and ran for twelve episodes.

Production

The first three series of Lifelines were broadcast from Studio 1 in the RTÉ Television Centre at Donnybrook, Dublin 4. As RTÉ's biggest at the time, the studio held 120 audience members. The final series of the show was broadcast from Studio 4, a new studio specifically adapted to cater for large productions. The size of the audience also increased to 200.

Format

Lifelines featured a special guest in profile every week. The show featured interviews with the special guest and their friends, as well as live music from guest music groups. The show was described as This Is Your Life without the surprise.[1]

Episodes

Series 1
# Special guest(s) Date
1The O'Regan family18 June 1993 (1993-06-18)
2The Marcus family25 June 1993 (1993-06-25)
3Clannad2 July 1993 (1993-07-02)
4Sam McAughtry9 July 1993 (1993-07-09)
5Sandy Kelly16 July 1993 (1993-07-16)
6Michael Carruth23 July 1993 (1993-07-23)
7Frank Patterson30 July 1993 (1993-07-30)

Series 2
# Special guest(s) Date
8John McNally17 April 1994 (1994-04-17)
9Eleanor McEvoy24 April 1994 (1994-04-24)
10Maureen Potter1 May 1994 (1994-05-01)
11The All Priests Show8 May 1994 (1994-05-08)
12Paddy Cole's Jazz Scene15 May 1994 (1994-05-15)
13The Clancy Brothers22 May 1994 (1994-05-22)
14Phil Coulter29 May 1994 (1994-05-29)

Series 3
# Special guest(s) Date
15Maureen Toal16 April 1995 (1995-04-16)
16Pete St. John23 April 1995 (1995-04-23)
17Eileen Reid30 April 1995 (1995-04-30)
18Eurovision winners special7 May 1995 (1995-05-07)
19David Ervine14 May 1995 (1995-05-14)
20Brídín Twist21 May 1995 (1995-05-21)
21Michael Collins special28 May 1995 (1995-05-28)
22Eamon Kelly11 June 1995 (1995-06-11)
23Philomena Begley18 June 1995 (1995-06-18)
24Jack Boothman25 June 1995 (1995-06-25)

Series 4
# Special guest(s) Date
25Mick Lally7 January 1996 (1996-01-07)
26Tony Ward14 January 1996 (1996-01-14)
27Susan McCann21 January 1996 (1996-01-21)
28Brendan Kennelly28 January 1996 (1996-01-28)
29Catherine McGuinness4 February 1996 (1996-02-04)
30Twink11 February 1996 (1996-02-11)
31Fred O'Donovan18 February 1996 (1996-02-18)
32Mary O'Rourke25 February 1996 (1996-02-25)
33Mick Clerkin10 March 1996 (1996-03-10)
34St. Patrick's Day special17 March 1996 (1996-03-17)
35Frank Feely24 March 1996 (1996-03-24)
36Stockton's Wing31 March 1996 (1996-03-31)

References
  1. "Across the Channels", The Irish Times, 12 June 1993
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