The Fame Game was a television programme broadcast in Ireland on RTÉ Two. [1] It ran for four seasons from 2001 to 2005, and was presented by Caroline Morahan. She was selected to present the show from an open audition [2] at the Royal Dublin Society in the reality TV series The Selection Box. [3] After being presented with the contract to host The Fame Game, Morahan had only two weeks to prepare for that role. [4] The premise of the show was that starstruck celebrity-worshipping fans were sent, usually to exotic locations, to track down their idols. It was produced by Adare Productions, they had had similar success with a weekly item on their TG4 series RíRá, where the fans tried to get the celebrities to speak a cúpla focal as Gaeilge (a few words in Irish). [5]
References
- ^ "Fame Game calls for Sligo fanatics". Sligo Weekender. 20 May 2003. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
- ^ "I Keano". Cork Independent. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
- ^ "Caroline, Raj, Brilliant Boys, The Cooper Temple Clause". The Cafe. RTÉ. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
- ^ "Fashion Extravaganza With Caroline Morahan!". The Afternoon Show. RTÉ. Archived from the original on 4 May 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
- ^ "TV Productions" Archived 9 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Adare Productions. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
The Fame Game was a television programme broadcast in Ireland on RTÉ Two. [1] It ran for four seasons from 2001 to 2005, and was presented by Caroline Morahan. She was selected to present the show from an open audition [2] at the Royal Dublin Society in the reality TV series The Selection Box. [3] After being presented with the contract to host The Fame Game, Morahan had only two weeks to prepare for that role. [4] The premise of the show was that starstruck celebrity-worshipping fans were sent, usually to exotic locations, to track down their idols. It was produced by Adare Productions, they had had similar success with a weekly item on their TG4 series RíRá, where the fans tried to get the celebrities to speak a cúpla focal as Gaeilge (a few words in Irish). [5]
References
- ^ "Fame Game calls for Sligo fanatics". Sligo Weekender. 20 May 2003. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
- ^ "I Keano". Cork Independent. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
- ^ "Caroline, Raj, Brilliant Boys, The Cooper Temple Clause". The Cafe. RTÉ. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
- ^ "Fashion Extravaganza With Caroline Morahan!". The Afternoon Show. RTÉ. Archived from the original on 4 May 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
- ^ "TV Productions" Archived 9 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Adare Productions. Retrieved 29 April 2009.