The Once a Week Show

The Once a Week Show with Dustin and Sinéad from Sinéad's House Where Dustin Likes to Hang
Also known as The Once a Week Show
Genre Talk / comedy
Starring Dustin the Turkey
Country of origin Ireland
Original language(s) English
Broadcast
Original channel RTÉ Two
Original run 8 September 2007 – 26 April 2008
Chronology
Preceded by Dustin's Daily News
External links
Website

The Once a Week Show with Dustin and Sinéad from Sinéad's House Where Dustin Likes to Hang is a television chat/comedy show, broadcast on RTÉ Two in 2007 and 2008. A successor to the more frequently aired Dustin's Daily News, it was presented by Dustin the Turkey of The Den, with his assistant Sinéad Ni Churnain as a co-presenter. More or less exactly the same as the previous show, only with a studio instead of a newsroom, plus the reduced daily to weekly frequency of the show. During the show's run the presenter was selected to represent represent Ireland at Eurovision Song Contest 2008.[1]

Episodes

September
No. Original air date Interviews Performances
1
8 September 2007Ray Houghton, Sarah MorrisseyPaddy CaseyDetails
2
15 September 2007Marty Morrissey, Dave CoffeyRoyseven ("You Can't Hide That")Details
3
22 September 2007Katy French, Brian Ormond, Pamela FloodHam SandwichDetails
4
29 September 2007Joe O'Shea, Michelle HeatonCrayonsmithDetails
October
No. Original air date Interviews Performances
5
6 October 2007Brian Dowling, David Mitchell and Doireann Ni ChorragáinThe KinetiksDetails
6
13 October 2007Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh, Blathnaid O' DonoghueThe Frank and Walters ("City Lights")Details
7
20 October 2007Joe Duffy, Aidan BishopZingDetails
8
27 October 2007Caroline Morahan, Shane O'DonoghueGiveamanakick ("Spring Break")Details
November
No. Original air date Interviews Performances
9
3 November 2007Keith Duffy, Will LeahyNiall Connolly ("The Future Tense")Details
10
10 November 2007Anna Nolan, Andrew Stanley and Damien ClarkFight Like Apes ("Do You Karate?")Details
11
17 November 2007Jimmy Magee, Síle SeoigeHooray For HumansDetails
12
24 November 2007Lorraine Keane, Oliver CallanDark Room Notes ("Shake Shake My Ceiling")Details
December
No. Original air date Interviews Performances
13
1 December 2007Dáithí Ó Sé, Laura WoodsNizlopiDetails
14
8 December 2007Jason Byrne, Jason McAteerThe Mighty Stef ("Golden Glove")Details
15
15 December 2007Bernard Dunne, Bryan DobsonMark O'ConnorDetails
January
No. Original air date Interviews Performances
16
12 January 2008Louis Walsh, Ruth Gilligan, Glenda GilsonThe Laundry ShopDetails
17
14 January 2008Marty Whelan and Amy O'Sullivan, Martin KingWe Should Be Dead ("Forget Romance, Let's Dance")Details
18
19 January 2008Dermot Whelan, Tom DunnePamela ConnollyDetails
February
No. Original air date Interviews Performances
19
1 February 2008George Hook, Duncan and Tania StewartStanley Super 800Details
20
2 February 2008Bláthnaid McKenna, Aoife Nic Ardghail and Alana HendersonStagger Lee ("Bad Shoes")Details
21
9 February 2008Nuala Carey, Billy and Christy from AslanAslan ("Sooner or Later")Details
22
16 February 2008Kathryn Thomas, Patrick KieltyGrand Pocket Orchestra ("Odd Socks")Details
23
23 February 2008Nicky Byrne from Westlife, Killian O'SullivanThe Infomatics ("Wake Up")Details
Rosanna Davison guest co-hosted with Dustin, as Sinéad is said to be in Limerick preparing the stage for Dustin's Eurosong performance that night.
March
No. Original air date Interviews Performances
24
1 March 2008Ken Doherty, Karl SpainJaded Sun ("Can't Stop")Details
Dermot Whelan guest co-hosted with Sinéad, as Dustin is said to be on a cruise to celebrate his Eurosong win.
25
8 March 2008Craig DoyleTelevision Room ("Modern Boys and Girls")Details
Also featured a section dedicated to the presenter's Eurosong win.
26
15 March 2008Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, Siún Nic GearailtKíla ("Cardinal Knowledge" feat. Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh)Details
27
22 March 2008Karen Koster, Jenny HustonBoss VolentiDetails
28
29 March 2008Leanne Moore, Pamela FloodDirty Epics ("The Cure")Details
April
No. Original air date Interviews Performances
29
5 April 2008Diarmuid Gavin, Robert SheehanRepublic of Loose ("I Like Music")Details
30
12 April 2008Holly White and George McMahon, Gráinne SeoigeExit: Pursued By a Bear ("No Transcending")Details
31
19 April 2008Ray D'Arcy, Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin and Bazil AshmawyGary Dunne (a song from the album Simple Truth)Details
32
26 April 2008Alan Hughes, Rosanna Davison, BoscoWallis Bird ("Counting to Sleep")Details

References

  1. "Fowl Eurovision entry for Ireland". BBC News. 24 February 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2008.

External links