Tide (TV series)

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Tide
IrishTaoide
Scottish GaelicAn Làn
WelshLlanw
Genredocumentary
Narrated byMacDara Ó Cuaig (Irish edition)
Heledd Cynwal (Welsh edition)[1]
Country of originRepublic of Ireland
United Kingdom
Original languagesIrish, English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes3
Production
Production locationsBay of Fundy
Svalbard
Galway Bay
Zhejiang
River Severn
Orkney
Xiapu County
Gulf of Corryvreckan
Running time50 minutes per episode
Original release
NetworkBBC Alba
BBC Northern Ireland
S4C
TG4
ReleaseMay 1 (2019-05-01) –
May 15, 2019 (2019-05-15)

Tide (Irish: Taoide; Scottish Gaelic: An Làn; Welsh: Llanw) is an Irish/Scottish/Welsh documentary TV series about the tide, the seas and human action on both.[2][3][4][5]

Filmed in Ireland, Great Britain, China, Norway, the Netherlands and Canada, it is a coproduction by TG4 (Ireland; Irish), BBC Alba (Scotland; Scottish Gaelic), BBC Northern Ireland, S4C (Wales; Welsh) and the Chinese broadcaster LIC.[6][7][8]

The series was pitched at the 2017 Celtic Media Festival and was part of the 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages.[9][10] It was created with a £600,000 STG budget.[11][12][13]

Episodes[edit]

These broadcast dates are for TG4 and BBC Alba, the first stations to air the documentaries.

No.TitleOriginal airdate
1"Understanding the Tide"May 1, 2019 (2019-05-01)
2"Living with the Tide"May 8, 2019 (2019-05-08)
3"Harnessing the Tide"May 15, 2019 (2019-05-15)[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Forgrave, Andrew (18 May 2019). "Wales' tide bells chime out a climate change warning". North Wales Live.
  2. ^ "TG4's Annual Report for 2019 reveals many successes for the station | Press Release". TG4.
  3. ^ Courtney, Kevin. "TV guide: 15 of the best shows to watch this week". The Irish Times.
  4. ^ "S4C - Llanw".
  5. ^ "Press | S4C". www.s4c.cymru.
  6. ^ a b Siggins, Lorna. "New Irish TV Series on Tides to be Broadcast on TG4 in May". afloat.ie.
  7. ^ "The power of tides is explored in epic TG4 documentary series | Marine Institute". www.marine.ie.
  8. ^ "The power of the sea and how people use it". 15 May 2019.
  9. ^ ""Taoide" (Tide)". www.galwayhookers.ie.
  10. ^ "LÉIRMHEAS: Ag tuile agus ag trá a bhí 'Taoide' ar TG4". Tuairisc.ie. 13 May 2019.
  11. ^ "River Severn surfers star in new show about the world's most unusual waves". South Wales Argus. 4 June 2019.
  12. ^ "S4C fronts up with factual drama at MIPCOM | Programming | News | Rapid TV News". www.rapidtvnews.com.
  13. ^ MacLennan, Chris. "Major international TV series Tide to air on BBC Alba following international production collaborations". Press and Journal.

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