Capital D
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Capital D is an Irish
television program
me broadcast on RTÉ One
. It was first broadcast in 2005. Presented by Anne Cassin
, the programme focuses on human interest stories and cultural events in the Dublin area, serving as a more specific counterpart to the Nationwide programme, which focuses on issues throughout Ireland. Each programme typically includes at least three topics over a thirty minute period, each introduced by the presenter with no commercial breaks. Amongst the features that have been included in the programme are a landscaping company, a football club and a wrestler. The theme music is "Brewing Up a Storm
" by The Stunning
. The show is usually broadcast on Thursday evenings at 19:00; however one edition aired on Sunday 9 November 2008.
Specials during Christmas
have also been broadcast.
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
television program
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
me broadcast on RTÉ One
RTÉ One
RTÉ One is the flagship television channel of Raidió Teilifís Éireann , and it is the most popular and most watched television channel in Ireland. It was launched as Telefís Éireann on 31 December 1961, it was renamed RTÉ Television in 1966, and it was renamed as RTÉ One upon the launch of RTÉ...
. It was first broadcast in 2005. Presented by Anne Cassin
Anne Cassin
Anne Cassin is an Irish journalist and newscaster.Her career started with Dublin pirate radio station, Radio Nova in 1982. She presented a nightly news programme Dublin Today with fellow RTÉ newscaster Bryan Dobson. She has worked as a journalist in RTÉ for many years covering current affairs,...
, the programme focuses on human interest stories and cultural events in the Dublin area, serving as a more specific counterpart to the Nationwide programme, which focuses on issues throughout Ireland. Each programme typically includes at least three topics over a thirty minute period, each introduced by the presenter with no commercial breaks. Amongst the features that have been included in the programme are a landscaping company, a football club and a wrestler. The theme music is "Brewing Up a Storm
Brewing Up a Storm
"Brewing Up a Storm" is the best known song of the Irish musical ensemble The Stunning, popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It featured as the sixth track on the 1990 album Paradise in the Picturehouse, the second track on the 1992 album Once Around the World and the fourth track on 1994's...
" by The Stunning
The Stunning
The Stunning were an Irish rock band. They formed in 1987, and first split up in 1994. They have reformed twice in the 21st century.-Members:* Steve Wall* Joe Wall* Derek Murray...
. The show is usually broadcast on Thursday evenings at 19:00; however one edition aired on Sunday 9 November 2008.
Specials during Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
have also been broadcast.
Recent editions
Date | Features | Link |
11 September 2008 | Rockabill Rockabill Rockabill is a group of two islands, "The Rock" and "The Bill", lying in the western Irish Sea about 6 kilometres east-north-east of Skerries, County Dublin, Ireland. An alternative Irish name, Carraig Dhá Bheola, meaning Two Lips Rock, is probably just a corruption of Carraig Dábhiolla.The... Wardens, Ken Fanning, Dublin Camera Club, Archdiocese Archive, Dublin Fringe Festival Dublin Fringe Festival The Dublin Fringe Festival allows artists to develop and present their work by submitting their application which is subsequently reviewed by the programme manager. The festival is open to both Irish and international participants.... |
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18 September 2008 | Carpooling, Bikram Yoga, Butcher, Brass Band, Recycling | |
25 September 2008 | Sailing, Mutt Ugly, DSPCA, Linda Martin Linda Martin Linda Martin is an Irish singer and television presenter. She is best known in Europe as the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1992, with the song "Why Me?", and in Ireland as a member of the 1970s/1980s band, Chips.-Chips:Martin started off her musical career when she joined the band Chips... , Dublin Theatre Festival Dublin Theatre Festival The Dublin Theatre Festival is Europe's oldest specialized theatre festival. It was founded by theatre impresario Brendan Smith in 1957 and has, with the exception of two years, produced a season of international and Irish theatre each autumn. It is one of a number of key post-World War II events... |
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2 October 2008 | Cage Fighting, Look Good Feel Good, Balfe, Asian | |
9 October 2008 | Trainee Firefighters, Teeth Whitening, Photo Exhibition | |
16 October 2008 | Peter Mark's Style Salon, Home Energy Rating, Metro North Metro north Metro North can refer to either of* Metro-North Railroad, a commuter railroad serving parts of New York and Connecticut in the United States* Dublin Metro#Metro North, a branch of the proposed Dublin Metro, in Dublin, Ireland... - Statues, Snooker Scholarships, Bakery |
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23 October 2008 | Beatles The Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr... in Dublin, School Painting, Cookery Course |
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9 November 2008 | Shanganagh House, Lead Mines, Phones, Cornucopia Cornucopia The cornucopia or horn of plenty is a symbol of abundance and nourishment, commonly a large horn-shaped container overflowing with produce, flowers, nuts, other edibles, or wealth in some form... |
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22 December 2008 | Christmas Recipes | |