The Beatbox

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The Beatbox was an Irish music programme, broadcast as a simulcast across both television (RTÉ Two) and radio (RTÉ 2fm) between the hours of 11.30 and 1.30 on Sunday mornings / afternoons. It ran from the late 1980s until 1995, and had a number of different presenters through the years, including Barry Lang, Simon Young,{{cite news |title=Mourners bid farewell to ‘gentle giant’ Simon Young |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/mourners-bid-farewell-to-gentle-giant-simon-young-1.4721751 |access-date=29 November 2024 |publisher=The Irish Times |date=6 November 2021}} Peter Collins{{cite news |last1=Woods |first1=Orlagh |title=RTE star Peter Collins' 34-year career and family life with wife Leonie |url=https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/celebs/rte-star-peter-collins-34-33032951 |access-date=29 November 2024 |publisher=RSVP Live |date=15 June 2024}} and Ian Dempsey.{{cite news |last1=Barry |first1=Aoife |title=Ian Dempsey on 25 years at TodayFM: 'If there's a bit of positivity - that's my calling card' |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/people/arid-41290609.html |access-date=1 December 2024 |publisher=Irish Examiner |date=16 December 2023}} It was a forerunner of the similar 2TV, hosted by Dave Fanning.