17 year old Graham Norton talks disco dancing and relationships on 'Youngline'
A 17-year-old Graham Norton spotted in the audience of a 1981 recording of the programme 'Youngline'. This episode examined the topic of relationships and young people. Graham makes a contribution to an audience discussion describing discos as
an auld dance.
Graham went on to attend the Central School of Speech and Drama in London and pursued a career as a stand-up comic. Following a number of television appearances, including his role as Father Noel Furlong in Father Ted, Norton became a chat show host on a number of productions on Channel 4 and now presents 'The Graham Norton Show' on BBC 1. Norton also presents a show on BBC Radio 2. In 2016 he published his first novel 'Holding'.
This episode of 'Youngline' was broadcast on 2 March 1981.
| Title: | Graham Norton Talks Disco |
| Clip Duration: | 00:00:54 |
| Material Type: | Video |
| Clip Title: | "It's an oul dance" says Graham |
| Series Title: | Youngline |
| Information: | This episode of 'Youngline' was broadcast on 2 March, 1981. Youngline was a once weekly, half-hour magazine show for younger viewers. The first programmme was broadcast on Tuesday, 23 November, 1976 from 5.30 to 6.00pm. Youngline continued until May 1984. |
| Local Keywords: | Graham Norton, 1981, Chat Show Host, The Graham Norton Show, Father Ted, Youngline |
| Coverage: | Ireland |
| Genre: | Factual |
| Topic: | Arts and Culture |
| Provider: | RTÉ |
| Publisher: | RTÉ |
| First Broadcast Channel: | RTÉ One |
| Production Year: | 1981 |
| Country of Production: | Ireland |
| Original Identifier: | DX20/000901 |
| IPR Restrictions: | Rights Reserved - Free Access |
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| Item Type: | part/extract |
| Colour: | Colour |
| Sound: | Mono |
| Aspect Ratio: | 4:3 |
| Language: | English (eng) |
| Original Language: | English (eng) |
