A 16 year old Ryan Tubridy appears on the programme 'Scratch Saturday' to review the latest offerings of U2 books.
Andy Ruane introduces Ryan Tubridy who reviews four new books on U2 which have been published in the last three weeks.
Ryan describes the different types of U2 fans including: the casual fan; the nouveau fan (or post Joshua Tree fan); and the obsessive fan. The four books Ryan reviews are: 'The Legend of U2 and other things besides'; 'Three Chords and the Truth'; 'U2 Another time another place'; and 'Unforgettable Fire'.
Tubridy went on to work as a reporter for 'Today with Pat Kenny' and became a presenter on 'Morning Glory', 'The Sunday Show' and then 'The Full Irish'. In 2006 he began presenting 'The Tubridy Show' each weekday morning on RTÉ Radio 1.
In 2004 Ryan got his own TV chat show and began presenting 'Tubridy Tonight'. In 2009 he took over as host of 'The Late Late Show'. He also presents the Ryan Tubridy Show on RTÉ Radio 1.
| Title: | Ryan Tubridy on Scratch Saturday |
| Clip Duration: | 00:02:27 |
| Material Type: | Video |
| Clip Title: | A Teenage Ryan Tubridy |
| Series Title: | Scratch Saturday |
| Information: | This episode of 'Scratch Saturday' was broadcast on 18 November, 1989. 'Scratch Saturday' was a children's programme which ran from the late '80s into the nineties. The programme was presented by a team including Mary Kingston, Brian Graham, Brian Reddin, Teresa Smith and Andy Ruane. The programme included music, videos, reviews and issues of interest to young people. |
| Local Keywords: | Ryan Tubridy, Scratch Saturday, Andy Ruane, U2, Books, Fame |
| Coverage: | Ireland |
| Genre: | Entertainment and Performing Arts |
| Topic: | Arts and Culture |
| Provider: | RTÉ |
| Contributor(s): | Andy Ruane (Presenter) |
| Publisher: | RTÉ |
| First Broadcast Channel: | RTÉ One |
| Production Year: | 1989 |
| Country of Production: | Ireland |
| Original Identifier: | 00D00509 |
| 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) |
