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The Den (TV programme)
The Den was a long-running children's entertainment television programme on Ireland's public broadcaster, RTÉ.
First broadcast on 29 September 1986 on RTÉ1, it moved to Network 2 two years later.
Initially a continuity strand[clarification needed] for weekday afternoon programmes, The Den later expanded during the late 1990s and the 2000s, until it became synonymous with RTÉ's children's output.
At various times during its run, it was known as Dempsey's Den, Den TV and Den2.
In mid-2010, RTÉ Television announced an overhaul of its children's output with the launch of RTÉjr and TRTÉ (now RTÉ Kids). The Den aired for the last time on 19 September 2010.
The Den name returned for six weeks from November 2020 on RTÉ1, reuniting members of the original cast in a Sunday-evening variety-show format, predominantly aimed at families living through the country's continuing Covid-19 lockdowns.
The Den is considered to have pushed the boundaries of what was considered acceptable viewing for children and young people during its ratings peak in the 1990s, often employing irreverent and occasionally satirical humour within its continuity links, including integrating current affairs and world events to ongoing storylines and character development.
It also reintroduced anthropomorphic puppet characters to Irish pop-culture, including Zig and Zag, Podge and Rodge, Soky the Sock Monster, and Dustin the Turkey. Zig and Zag later transferred to Channel 4; Podge and Rodge moved onto adult comedy programming on RTÉ (including their own talk show); while Dustin went on to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest, among other media appearances.
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The Den (TV programme)
The Den was a long-running children's entertainment television programme on Ireland's public broadcaster, RTÉ.
First broadcast on 29 September 1986 on RTÉ1, it moved to Network 2 two years later.
Initially a continuity strand[clarification needed] for weekday afternoon programmes, The Den later expanded during the late 1990s and the 2000s, until it became synonymous with RTÉ's children's output.
At various times during its run, it was known as Dempsey's Den, Den TV and Den2.
In mid-2010, RTÉ Television announced an overhaul of its children's output with the launch of RTÉjr and TRTÉ (now RTÉ Kids). The Den aired for the last time on 19 September 2010.
The Den name returned for six weeks from November 2020 on RTÉ1, reuniting members of the original cast in a Sunday-evening variety-show format, predominantly aimed at families living through the country's continuing Covid-19 lockdowns.
The Den is considered to have pushed the boundaries of what was considered acceptable viewing for children and young people during its ratings peak in the 1990s, often employing irreverent and occasionally satirical humour within its continuity links, including integrating current affairs and world events to ongoing storylines and character development.
It also reintroduced anthropomorphic puppet characters to Irish pop-culture, including Zig and Zag, Podge and Rodge, Soky the Sock Monster, and Dustin the Turkey. Zig and Zag later transferred to Channel 4; Podge and Rodge moved onto adult comedy programming on RTÉ (including their own talk show); while Dustin went on to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest, among other media appearances.