FRANCE 24 is France s 24 hour international news channel, characterized by respect for diversity and attention to political and cultural differences and identities. Presented live from Paris, the channel has 180 staff journalists and correspondents all over the world.

 

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Enjoy all the cool cartoons ahead with Cúla 4.

 

To Air is Devine: A talent show will take place in the school.

Karaoke Zombies: The Chooks discover that Wasabi plans on changing the mall-dwellers of the peaceful level into living zombies.

My TV series or bust!: It seems as if Toto's TV isn't working on the very day the new Mr. Incorrigible series is going to begin!

 

La Maestra de Musica: Boots's music teacher, la maestra de música, needs to get to school in a hurry - but her bicycle is broken!

A Giant Leap For Vankind: Stan and Olly want to go to the costume part in Plimpán, but Stan s costume has shrunk and now it s too small. Will they be able to make two costumes in time for the party?

Ruby s Rescue: Ruby is a trainee rescue helicopter but isn t very good at her job; she keeps saving the wrong people. Will Olly be able to help her?

Spring Chick Time: Tommy and Tallulah must babysit the Spring Chicks, which they try to do whilst taking part in the town kite display. The Chicks, however, prove too much of a handful. The twins must stage an airborne rescue before Chime Time!

Valley of the Stygimolochs: Buddy wonders if he'll grow horns when he gets older.

Olivia's Hiking Adventure: Dad accompanies Olivia and Francine as they set out to climb Maywood Hill. Along the way, the trio faces one obstacle after another - including a skunk! But thanks to Olivia's preparedness, they overcome each hurdle and make it to the top!

Olivia's Road Race: On the eve of the annual soapbox derby, a sudden rainstorm soaks Olivia cardboard car and completely ruins it. Olivia turns Perry's doghouse into a race car and triumphantly wins the race!

 

Hedgehog: Whilst trying to 'help' Dad clear up the leaves in the garden, Claude and Boris stumble upon a prickly ball that moves! It's a hedgehog explains Boris.

 

Explorers: Claude's Gran shows him some photos of his Great Uncle Norbert. Claude is fascinated to hear that Great Uncle Norbert was an explorer and that he visited many exotic places, including the jungle, the desert and the South Pole.

What's in the Box?: Pocoyo has a box with a face on it but when Loula crawls inside, the rest of the gang try to find out what is happening.

Musical Blocks: Pocoyo and Pato find some strange blocks that form towers when music is played. But then Pato gets stuck at the top of one of the towers.

 

Treasa's Shooting Star / Upsy Downosis: Tadhaigín and Jake see a shooting star and Treasa really wants to see one herself. It looks like Herky has the upside down illness.

Deep in Connemara: Conamara in Co. Galway will be the subject of today s painting.

Highlights from the 7th round of the IRB Sevens World Series from Tokyo, Japan. Rugby sevens is now recognised as an Olympic sport and will make its debut in the 2016 Summer Olympics. The current season's circuit consists of nine tournaments in eight countries, and visits five of the six populated continents. Australia, the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, New Zealand, the United States, Hong Kong, Japan, Scotland and England each host one event.

 

Once a Doctor: Hoss needs the help of a new acquaintance, Professor Poppy, when he is shot in the back, knowing that he used to go by the name of Dr. Percival Alexander Mundy.

New Series: Dara is in police custody and is refusing to see Cathal, despite his offers to help him. Dara feels that he can t trust Cathal anymore after his lies and tells him he wants nothing more to do with him. With Cathal gone, who will Dara have in his corner? Caitríona is relieved to have Maeve back safely but her happiness is short lived when she discovers that Dara knows the truth about Maeve s paternity. Gráinne is trying her best to avoid David when she admits to herself that she is not attracted to him. David is eager to take her on a date and is pulling out all the stops.

 

National and regional weather.

 

The Stranger: New Series: Nels' cousin sends his 12-year-old son, Peter, to Walnut Grove after the boy's behaviour grows unmanageable. Mrs. Oleson babies the boy, prompting a frustrated Nels to turn to Charles for assistance in rehabilitating Peter, which leads to a reconciliation between Peter and his father.

 

Enjoy all the cool cartoons ahead with Cúla 4.

Pocoyo s Present: New Series: Pocoyo has given Elly a present but he won t let her open it just yet.

Ellee the Elephant: When Ellee the Elephant gets lost, Team Umizoomi must guide her through Umi City to get to the big top in time.

Surprise Party: It s Buddy s birthday and they have a party on the Dinosaur Train for him.

Beach: Our friends in Dillydale visit the beach today.

The Admirer: By chance Ned and Fred come across a bouquet of carrots with a note attached. It indicates that the bouquet is a gift from an admirer who will be arriving at the airport any time.

Picture Perfect: Elena invites friends over, as her parents are out of town, but Angelo is not happy.

Career Test: Sherwood thinks he's a secret agent.

Disobedience School/The Dog Who Cried Fish: Snaptrap has formed a school for evil and it s up to Dudley to go undercover as an evil student and figure out Snaptrap s end game!

A Great Secret Revealed: Flora brilliantly passes her exam, while Stella is busy preparing for the Miss Magix competition. Her main rival, Lucy the Witch, is helped by a trix spell. But Stella is succesful at making the best of the situation. In the end, everyone learns something.

Johnny V Dukey: Porkbelly is being attacked by an army of snowmen. Will Johnny X be able to defeat them? Johnny wants Dukey to give in to him and yield but Dukey wants Johnny to give in to him. Who will win?

The Cold Rush: Fanboy and Chum Chum visits Lenwigs new shop and purchase tools in order to go gold digging.

Detective Odie: Packy the packrat is visiting his cousin Squeak. Packy has a very strange habit: he likes to trade and swap things.

 

Bog Stop is the fast moving quiz show where schools go head to head on 30 plasma screens known as the Zone. Hosted by Máire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill. Ella Halloran from Scoil Uí Cheatharnaigh, Co. Galway, Holly Nic Aodh from Scoil Naomh Colmáin, Na Tuairíní, Co. Galway and Brian Ó hEalaigh from Scoil Bríde, Mionlach Co. Galway are today's contestants.

 

We ll have great programmes and Máire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill and Colmán Mac Séalaigh will have all the latest news on competitions here on Ponc.

 

Portrait Of My Father: Bay becomes curious about her birth father. Meanwhile, Kathryn assists Regina with her job search.

 

Regional and national weather.

The day s main news stories from a regional, national and international perspective.

 

Regional and national weather.

 

Bangladesh: New Series: Earth on the Edge is a new 15 part series exploring the effects of climate change on various countries around the globe. In 2009, Kenya was confronted with the worst dry spell in its history, In the Himalayas, the Gangotri glacier is melting. In the Sundarbans, 4 islands have disappeared since 1975. We begin the series in Bangladesh, where extreme weather, flooding and tornadoes have pushed Bengalis towards India, into an area which is already heavily over populated and under resourced.

Síle Nic Chonaonaigh's search for a cleaner, more organic lifestyle. In the eighth programme of the series Síle Nic Chonaonaigh stays close to home when she visits Seán Ó Coistealbha and his family, who have a fabulous herb garden beside the sea, as well as vegetables and lots of fruit. She also visits Phil Wheal at The Organic Centre in Leitrim to learn how to make blackcurrant wine.

 

Sergeant McGing finds the severed foot of the missing barman hanging from his doorknocker, whilst Roarty is desperate to find and put an end to the "bogmailer", and suspecting that Keith Potter is behind the blackmail letters, he invites him on a fishing trip with murderous intentions. Potter infuriates the Canon Loftus, by his affair with the Canon's housekeeper, Nora, and his prevention of his replacing the church's wooden altar. .

Dílseacht: Risteárd and Áine have had a comfortable, affluent existence through the boom years. It is easy to pay for commodities when the money is in hand, but what price to pay when it's not? For Risteárd one man's economic misfortune inadvertently turns his wife Áine into a commodity. Writer Marion Ní Loingsigh Director Brendan Murray

 

We explain how the céilí bands reached their zenith by the 1950s and into the 1960s. All this would change with the emergence of the show bands in Ireland in the late 1960's. Our Modern day bands are on their way to the Ulsters and Munster finals, where the pressure is now starting to show.

 

Highlights of the John Mullholland Motors Lark in the Park Rally. Toni Kelly presents the Maiden City Motors Club s contribution to their City of Culture Year when it brings rallying right into St. Collums Park in the heart of the city. Andrew Bushe, Gary Gillespie, and Alan Tyndall report.

 

National and International Forecast.

 

(2009) Drama. Starring Edward Hogg, Carrie Fisher and Stephanie Astalos-Jones. Directed by Dominic Murphy. Deep in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia, where every man owns a gun and a moonshine still, abides living legend Jesco White, "the dancing outlaw". As a boy Jesco was in and out of reform school and the insane asylum. To keep him out of trouble, his daddy D-Ray taught him the art of mountain dancing, a frenzied version of tap dancing to wild country banjo music. After his father's death, crazy Jesco dons his father's tap shoes and takes his show on the road.

 

National and International Forecast.

 

Coverage of the proceedings of Dáil Éireann on Wednesday & Thursday mornings at 10.30am.

 

FRANCE 24 is France s 24 hour international news channel, characterized by respect for diversity and attention to political and cultural differences and identities. Presented live from Paris, the channel has 180 staff journalists and correspondents all over the world.