In the Name of the Fada

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

March 13, 2008

Last aired

April 17, 2008

Episodes

6

Network

RTÉ One

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, Irish

Countries

Ireland

Creator

Des Bishop

Homepage

Official site