Trom agus Éadrom
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Trom agus Éadrom was a bilingual
television
variety show
which was broadcast in Ireland
by Radio Telefís Éireann between 1975 and 1985. The show was presented by Liam Ó Murchú
and, in spite of the bilingual aspect of the programme, was one of the more popular shows on Irish television. Liam became a household name and was famous for his catchphrase "bualadh bos" .
Multilingualism
Multilingualism is the act of using, or promoting the use of, multiple languages, either by an individual speaker or by a community of speakers. Multilingual speakers outnumber monolingual speakers in the world's population. Multilingualism is becoming a social phenomenon governed by the needs of...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
variety show
Variety show
A variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts, especially musical performances and sketch comedy, and normally introduced by a compère or host. Other types of acts include magic, animal and circus acts, acrobatics, juggling...
which was broadcast in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
by Radio Telefís Éireann between 1975 and 1985. The show was presented by Liam Ó Murchú
Liam Ó Murchú
Liam Ó Murchú is a former Irish television broadcaster, who worked with the national station Radio Telefís Éireann .Liam Ó Murchú was born in Blarney Street, Cork in 1929. He was educated in the nearby Christian Brothers school and won a scholarship to secondary school in the North Mon. He...
and, in spite of the bilingual aspect of the programme, was one of the more popular shows on Irish television. Liam became a household name and was famous for his catchphrase "bualadh bos" .