About the series

Reality Bites:

The Reality Bites documentary strand returns to cover the stories and issues that fascinate and challenge Irish people today.

This season starts with The Auction House, an entertaining observational documentary following the staff at Merlin Motors as they attempt to break into the world of distressed property sales. Despite having no background in this business, the colourful managing director and sales team embark on what looks like a hopelessly ill-advised misadventure, armed only with a can-do attitude and a cheeky smile.

In From Boom to Maternity comic writer and journalist Maia Dunphy casts a cold eye on the reality of the Irish baby boom, and asks whether she herself should take the plunge into parenthood, with her celebrity husband, comedian Johnny Vegas.

Elsewhere in the run, in a Valentine's Day special, In Bed with the Irish takes a wry look at Irish couples in their most intimate setting - their beds.

And Ireland's Rappers is an edgy portrait of the lives of the young working class men and women, who have dedicated their lives to this art form - either in the pursuit of fame and fortune, or to communicate a message about their own tough backgrounds.