Bosco (TV series)

Bosco
Bosco
Created byRaidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ)
StarringBosco
Country of originIreland
Original languages
  • English
  • Irish
No. of episodes386[1]
Production
Running time25–28 minutes
Original release
NetworkRTÉ2
Release4 June 1979 (1979-06-04)[2] –
1987 (1987)
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Bosco is an Irish children's television programme produced during the late 1970s and 1980s. It was produced and shown by RTÉ in Ireland. Designed by Jan Mitchell, Bosco was voiced by Jonathan Ryan initially, in the pilot series that was broadcast, with four presenters per show, in 1979. When the show went into full-time production in 1980, with two presenters per show, Miriam Lambert took over. From the 1981 season onwards, Paula Lambert took over. Bosco's name was chosen by Helen Quinn, sister of presenter Marian Richardson.[3]

It ran for 386 episodes, ending production in 1987. The show was continually repeated before (and later during) The Den daily until 30 September 1996, when it was replaced by The Morbegs before officially ending on 26 November 1998.

  1. ^ "About Bosco, at boscosbox.com". Archived from the original on 20 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Paul Burton in 'Bosco' publicity shot (1979)". Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  3. ^ "On the other side of the magic door". RTE. Archived from the original on 22 July 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2020.