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03-12-2007, 12:30
‘Dinner Next Door’
A series of community television programmes, made by
Dublin Community Television
Have you heard about community television in Ireland? It’s a new and growing sector, owned by, and serving all groups within, the community. At present, there are two channels, one in Dublin and one Navan, and soon to be a third in Cork.
Dublin Community Television (DCTV) is currently making a brand new TV series, which focuses on new communities in Dublin. It’s called ‘Dinner Next Door’. Each half-hour programme will include the participation of a family quite recently arrived in Ireland, and a neighbouring family indigenous to Dublin.
The basic idea is that the two families go out shopping together for food, cook together and eat together. It is part cookery programme, part human interest, but mostly about intercultural communication and diversity – and we are still open to ideas on how the series can have the best impact on the communities involved.
Right now, we are seeking to identify families to take part in the programme. Each immigrant family will talk about their story, their cuisine, and their lives; bring the Irish family food shopping; cook together and then enjoy a meal together.
If you know of any Dublin-based family, couple, or individual, who might be suitable for the series, I'd be delighted to hear from you, or indeed from them directly. Each family will be paid €500 for taking part. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
If you know of anyone who might like to take part, please contact our Assistant Researcher Barry Lennon at: barrylennon@hotmail.com or tel: 0863292648.
A series of community television programmes, made by
Dublin Community Television
Have you heard about community television in Ireland? It’s a new and growing sector, owned by, and serving all groups within, the community. At present, there are two channels, one in Dublin and one Navan, and soon to be a third in Cork.
Dublin Community Television (DCTV) is currently making a brand new TV series, which focuses on new communities in Dublin. It’s called ‘Dinner Next Door’. Each half-hour programme will include the participation of a family quite recently arrived in Ireland, and a neighbouring family indigenous to Dublin.
The basic idea is that the two families go out shopping together for food, cook together and eat together. It is part cookery programme, part human interest, but mostly about intercultural communication and diversity – and we are still open to ideas on how the series can have the best impact on the communities involved.
Right now, we are seeking to identify families to take part in the programme. Each immigrant family will talk about their story, their cuisine, and their lives; bring the Irish family food shopping; cook together and then enjoy a meal together.
If you know of any Dublin-based family, couple, or individual, who might be suitable for the series, I'd be delighted to hear from you, or indeed from them directly. Each family will be paid €500 for taking part. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
If you know of anyone who might like to take part, please contact our Assistant Researcher Barry Lennon at: barrylennon@hotmail.com or tel: 0863292648.