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Mailbag

Television series

For the postal carrier container, see Mail bag.

Mailbag is an Irish TV programme which was presented by Arthur Murphy and broadcast on RTÉ One for a fourteen-year period, from 1982 to 1996.[1]

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The presentation, which was initially 10 minutes in length,[2] dealt with viewers letters concerning RTÉ TV programmes and broadcasting in general.[3] The programme later became established in a half-hour Saturday-evening time slot.[4]

Murphy repeated the Mailbag concept into the 2010s, broadcasting an "E-mail Bag" segment on Today FM radio's The Ray D'Arcy Show.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "RTÉ presenter Arthur Murphy has died aged 90". rte.ie. RTÉ. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  2. [2]
    "RTÉ 'Mailbag' presenter Arthur Murphy dies aged 90". The Irish Times. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  3. [3]
    "RTE TV Listings for 1991". TV listings.thetvroomplus.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  4. [4]
    "Obituary: Arthur Murphy". Irish Independent. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  5. [5]
    Fottrell, Quentin (25 September 2010). "It's goodbye from me . . . and hello again". The Irish Times.


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