No Béarla (2007)
Plot.
The title 'No Béarla' means 'No English' in this adventure style documentary. Manchán Magan travels around Ireland trying to see if he can live speaking only in Irish and buying only Irish made goods.
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Details.
Release DateJanuary 7, 2007
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes4
Running Time1h 42m
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No Béarla is a four-part documentary style programme broadcast on Irish language television channel TG4 and produced by Dearg Films RTÉ/TG4. It follows presenter Manchán Magan as he journeys throughout Ireland attempting to show that Irish is spoken only by a minority of the population. The title is derived from the English negative "No" and the Irish word for the English language, "Béarla". The theme tune is "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day. The first series was originally broadcast on Sunday nights between 21:30 and 22:00 and repeated on Wednesday evenings between 19:30 and 20:00. It aired from 7 January until 28 January 2007. The second series was first broadcast on Fridays at 19:30, beginning on 28 March 2008.