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‘Cé a Chónaigh i mo Theachsa?’ (2010) 6-part series TG4

Manchán explores the extraordinary stories of our houses and who lived in them before us. Who was murdered in our basement, who made love in the back bedroom and who hid under the stairs during the Civil War? We unlock the real stories hidden in our walls....more

Director: Ruán Magan. Producers: Stephen Rooke, Rachel Towell. Tile Films

NO BÉARLA 2 (2008) 4-part series, TG4

A follow up to No Béarla (2007) in which Manchán looks more deeply at why it was so difficult for him to travel around Ireland speaking only Irish. Read more.
Producers: Brian Reddin, Rossa Ó Sioradán, Manchán Magan, Dearg Films. Director: Brian Reddin.

Television documentaries 2004-2010

NO BÉARLA (2007) - 4-part series, TG4

Manchán attempts to live his life (eat, travel, socialise, find accommodation, shop, etc) through Irish. It is a journey to find out whether the 1.6 million people who claim they can speak Irish in the national census really can and whether one can survive in Ireland today without speaking a word of English.
Dearg Films RTÉ/TG4 Click for clips & info
Producers Brian Reddin, Manchán Maga. Director Brian Reddin

EUROPE – THE NEW FRONTIER, a 6-part series, RTE (2004)

A 13,000km journey through the 10 new EU Accession States exploring their culture and assessing the challenges and opportunities they face. On this journey from the arctic expanses of the Baltic States to the sun-lapped beaches of Malta and Cyprus, Manchán explores the quixotic ambition of the European Union and questions its plan to create the world's first civilised utopia. This is a personal exploration and in depth analysis of the people, perspectives and cultures of the new Eastern frontier of Europe, from: fanatical cultural revivalists in Estonia; ex-revolutionary pizza makers in Lithuania; horse-skiers in Poland; disillusioned coal miners in the Czech Republic; Danube barge captains in Slovakia; Roma gypsies in Hungary; anarchists in Slovenia; anti-abortionists in Malta; and Turkish blacksmiths in Cyprus.

Directors: Ruán Magan, Traolach O’Buachalla

Music: Ronan Coleman Producer: Adrian Lynch, Animo TV