The Tubridy Show
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The Tubridy Show was an Irish talk-based entertainment radio programme presented by Ryan Tubridy. It was broadcast on Mondays to Fridays at 09:00 on RTÉ Radio 1.{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/radio1/thetubridyshow/ |title=The Tubridy Show |publisher=RTÉ |access-date=1 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915062340/http://www.rte.ie/radio1/thetubridyshow/ |archive-date=15 September 2008 }}
Known for its influential book club, the programme attracted 333,000 listeners each morning as of May 2009. In Tubridy's absence, the programme was presented by Dave Fanning or Kathryn Thomas.
History
The programme's first edition was broadcast on 27 June 2005, replacing Marian Finucane's The Marian Finucane Show, in a slot which she had occupied since 1999.{{cite news|title=Marian Finucane profiled |first=Colin |last=Murphy |year=2006 |url=http://www.village.ie/People/Profiles/Marian_Finucane_profiled/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071215032855/http://www.village.ie/People/Profiles/Marian_Finucane_profiled/ |archive-date=15 December 2007 }} The first guest that morning was Gavin Friday who reported in on the U2 concerts that had taken place that weekend in Croke Park. The programme was a two-hour show for the summer months before becoming a one-hour show from the start of September.
In 2006, the show's entire crew of producers and researchers were moved elsewhere.{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/national-news/browne-heads-for-newstalk-after-rte-scraps-his-show-955829.html|title=Browne heads for Newstalk after RTÉ scraps his show|date=5 July 2007|access-date=5 June 2009|work=Irish Independent}}
In August 2009, Tubridy expressed shock on the show when Big Brother housemate Noirin Kelly declared before an interview that she had never heard of Tommy Tiernan.{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/0811/tubridyr.html|title=BB's Noirín stuns Tubridy|date=11 August 2009|access-date=13 August 2009|work=RTÉ}}
In 2010, The Tubridy Show helped launch Ireland's Greatest, though Tubridy was displeased at some of the contents—"There are some really silly names in there. It's contentious to say the least".{{cite news|author=Ken Sweeney|url=http://www.independent.ie/national-news/dev-out-but-gately-joins-the-top-10-irish-greats-2126325.html|title=Dev out but Gately joins the top 10 Irish greats|date=6 April 2010|access-date=16 April 2010|work=Irish Independent}}{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/arts/2010/0406/irelandsgreatest.html|title=Ireland's Greatest Top 10 is revealed|date=6 April 2010|access-date=16 April 2010|work=RTÉ}}
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After the death of Gerry Ryan, Tubridy was announced as the new presenter of Ryan's mid-morning slot on RTÉ 2fm. His RTÉ Radio 1 slot was to be filled by John Murray.{{cite news|title=Murray gets the Tubridy slot|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/murray-gets-the-tubridy-slot-2241313.html|access-date=19 July 2010|newspaper=Irish Independent|date=1 July 2010|first=Ken|last=Sweeney}} On the final week of The Tubridy Show, the programme was broadcast from various seaside locations around Ireland. The Tubridy Show Bucket and Spade Tour took place in Bundoran, Salthill, Ballybunion, Tramore and Bray.{{cite news|title=The Tubridy Show Bucket and Spade Tour Comes to a Town Near You|url=http://www.rte.ie/about/pressreleases/2010/0708/tubridybucketandspade08072010.html|work=RTÉ.ie|access-date=19 July 2010|date=8 July 2010}} The programme concluded on 16 July 2010.{{cite news|title=All smiles as Tubridy bows out on beach|url=http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/all-smiles-as-tubridy-bows-out-on-beach-2261978.html|access-date=19 July 2010|newspaper=Evening Herald|date=16 July 2010}} Five years later, Ryan returned to RTÉ Radio 1 in the same slot.{{cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/celebrity/arid-30688964.html|title=Ryan Tubridy to take over John Murray show|date=30 July 2015|newspaper=Irish Examiner|first=Anna|last=O'Donoghue}}
Format
The programme began after the news, with an introduction and a piece of music. In each programme there were three sections. The first would last around 20 minutes with a debate or high-profile guest. For the second and third there would typically be a panel and a music guest.
Tubridy and his team concocted what they described as "an eclectic mix of items on a daily basis".{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/national-news/tubridy-on-top-again-1739860.html|title=Tubridy on top again|date=15 May 2009|access-date=4 June 2009|work=Irish Independent}}{{cite news|url=http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/around-town/333000-listeners--life-just-canrsquot-get-any-better-for-ryan-1740160.html|title=333,000 listeners - Life just can’t get any better for Ryan|date=15 May 2009|access-date=4 June 2009|work=Evening Herald}}
=Book club=
Every month the Tubridy Show Book Club was run. It encouraged listeners to send their review on a featured book. The best review would be published in the RTÉ Guide. The book club was influential in the Irish book market, with novels such as John Boyne's The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas receiving increased interest after being featured.{{cite news|url=http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2008/10/05/story36439.asp|title=Sponsor for Tubridy book club|date=5 October 2008|access-date=4 June 2009|work=The Sunday Business Post}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} It has been compared to the book club of British television personalities Richard and Judy.
Listenership
The Tubridy Show recorded significant increases in its listenership figures.{{cite news|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/5449695.html|title=Radio 1 Prospers in Cold Climate|date=15 May 2009|access-date=4 June 2009|work=Hot Press}} In May 2009, 18,000 additional listeners were reported, with a total of 333,000 tuning into the show each morning.{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0515/1224246567433.html|title=RTÉ Radio 1 enjoys rise in talk, news audiences|date=15 May 2009|access-date=4 June 2009|work=The Irish Times}} That was a 6% increase on previous figures, to which the presenter reacted positively.{{cite news|url=http://www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story.aspx-qqqt=MEDIA+AND+MARKETING-qqqs=mediaandmarketing-qqqid=41765-qqqx=1.asp|title=Recession gives RTÉ Radio 1 ratings a boost|date=17 May 2009|access-date=4 June 2009|work=The Sunday Business Post}}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The presenter said that the significant increase in listenership figures had come about at no better time—he had been offered the job of presenting The Late Late Show earlier that week.
References
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External links
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