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Gogglebox Ireland Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
14 Episodes 2016 - 2016
Episode 1
Episode #1.1
After a holy opening of THE ANGELUS, we move onto lighter fare in AMERICA'S GOT TALENT before checking in on RTE NEWS coverage of the Dublin Bus strike. The coverage of the drawn All Ireland final between Mayo and Dublin on SUNDAY GAME LIVE follows INGENIOUS ANIMALS. We drop in on the alternative newsroom of Ron Burgundy in ANCHORMAN followed by a report on robot cars in RTE PRIME TIME: AUTONOMOUS CARS. DUETS AT THE BBC is followed by the potent SMALLTOWN before finishing up with TIPPING POINT.
Episode 2
Episode #1.2
Our favourite TV viewers watched The X Factor followed by the Ploughing Championships Live. In part two we went into the wild with Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls followed the "presidential" debate between Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton. Things lightened up in part three with Strictly Come Dancing followed by the insightful documentary series behind the scenes in Trinity College Dublin - Inside Trinity. Finally we watched Baz test the mettle of his mother's friends in 50 Ways to Kill your Mammies and the heroics of William Wallace in Braveheart.
Episode 3
Episode #1.3
This week we checked begin with the The Late Late Show and Sky News before moving on to Animal Babies. Then we moved onto the RTE NEWS coverage of the All Ireland football final replay between Mayo and Dublin. We then checked out Lucy Kennedy hanging out with Kerry Katona in Living with Lucy. In Find me a Home we get an insight into the woes of young people trying to get on the property ladder. Sir Terry Wogan Remembered reflected back on the life of Terry Wogan and the lasting impact he had on the people in his life. The last program of the week was 1000 heartbeats.
Episode 4
Episode #1.4
Winning Streak is the first port of call for our Goggleboxers this week before flicking over to Anne Robinson's Britain and True North: My Wig and Me. We watched Lie Detective where Dan Ribacoff finds out the truth about people's relationships and BBC's popular drama The Fall. That was followed by the strange and the interesting in Kevin McGahern's America. The evergreen Catchphrase got our families thinking. In part 4 we took a trip to a rainy Limerick in Frank McCourt's Angela's Ashes before watching the Ray D'Arcy Show on Saturday night.
Episode 5
Episode #1.5
We open by checking out this weeks The Graham Norton Show before moving onto a RTE News report covering the untimely passing of rugby legend Anthony Foley. Part two opened with TOTP Big Hits before moving onto the emotional SAS: Who Dares Wins. We went back to RTE for The Ray D'Arcy Show before checking out Long Lost Families. We tested our household's general knowledge in The Chase before settling in to enjoy the chaos in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction.
Episode 6
Episode #1.6
Whoopi Goldberg has our households on their feet in SISTER ACT. We discover that even farmers read in THE SCHOOL THAT GOT TEENS READING before dipping in to the ever tragic EMMERDALE. PENN AND TELLER: FOOL US kept us guessing before moving onto the love hungry singles in FIRST DATES before checking out MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT. STAND UP 2 CANCER gives us a touching insight into the lives of those affected by the disease. We finish up by dropping in on Ryan at the LATE LATE SHOW.
Episode 7
Episode #1.7
The WEATHER followed by a special report on TODAY WITH MAURA AND DAITHÍ open the show, where meet real life ghost busters from Cork. Paul O'Connell wows everyone with his guess on this weeks QUESTION OF SPORT. We check in on STRICTLY COME DANCING before moving on to HOW TO BUILD A HUMAN. We check out the competition in IRELAND'S FITTEST FAMILY before moving on to STORYVILLE: AUSTRALIA. We delve into a rather strange and shocking private life in MY GRANNY THE ESCORT before critiquing the classic NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET>
Episode 8
Episode #1.8
David Attenborough's PLANT EARTH 2 gave us a glimpse to the great world out there before coming back to the domestic issue of taxi drivers wearing uniforms in TV3 NEWS. We checked out GRANDMA'S BOY and THE JONATHAN ROSS SHOW. In Part3 we had the rather contrasting programs of NAKED ATTRACTION and THE AIRPORT UP IN KNOCK before finishing up with the Cool Britannia classic TRAINSPOTTING and a sentimental drop in on THE WALTONS.
Episode 9
Episode #1.9
We open by dropping in to see the quirks of the Irish country music scene in STETSONS AND STILETTOS before checking in on TV3's SUNDAY AM. The BODY FIXERS had their work cut out for them as usual as does HECTOR on his travels. We check in to the TODAY show for their discussion on angels. An oldie but goodie, FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF never gets old. We drop in on Ryan Tubridy as he deals with the rather divisive Katie Hopkins on THE LATE LATE SHOW. We top and tail with country music as we finish with the COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS.
Episode 10
Episode #1.10
We open with JUNIOR EUROVISION before moving on to TANTRUMS AND TIARAS. We checked on RTE NEWS coverage of the water charges issue. It was a family affair in FAMILY FORTUNES before moving onto THE NATHAN CARTER SHOW and then dropping in on IRELAND's PARAMEDICS going about their duty. There was a theistic diversion as we watched GETTING HIGH FOR GOD and finishing up with an emotional U2 concert in Paris, where they staged a concert shortly after the Bataclan massacre.
Episode 11
Episode #1.11
Our Gogglebox households feasted their eyes on the bush-tucker challenge in I'M A CELEBRITY - GET ME OUT OF HERE. CLASSIC JOE DOLAN proved that there's no show like a Joe show. We checked out THE X FACTOR and a DANGEROUS EARTH edition on lightning. Lord Sugar presided over another episode of THE APPRENTICE before we moved onto BREAKING THE SILENCE. Part 4 opened with THE LOCAL EYE before wrapping up by watching the perennial gem THE WIZARD OF OZ.
Episode 12
Episode #1.12
Our households watched the Irish institution that is THE LATE LATE TOY SHOW, with the addition of some young new faces anticipating Santa's annual visit. This was followed by AN RÍL DEAL and COSC. We checked back in on THE AIRPORT UP IN KNOCK. We watched RTE's heartbreaking documentary FINDING BANNI where Colm Flynn tries to track down the young Belarussian his family once tried to adopt. This was countered by the ever mirthful DON'T TELL THE BRIDE. To finish up we dropped back in on Ryan at THE LATE LATE TOY SHOW before finishing up with a festive sing-song in TOTP: CHRISTMAS 2012.
Episode 13
Maddest Moments
A compilation of the maddest moments from the debut season of Gogglebox Ireland.
Episode 14
A Year of Great Telly
Another cross section of an interesting year of television in 2016.