Show #169: FernGully - The Last Rainforest

After surviving a months long heatwave Niall and Dwayne display their green credentials and take their forebears to task with an environmental impact study on FernGully: The Last Rainforest!

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Conceived in an era when the welfare of the planet was the cause celebre of film stars, politicians and the general public alike, FernGully presents an idyllic vision of our natural world and the innumerable reasons for humanity to value and protect it. However does its message cut to the core of this massive problem? Do its contemporaries perform any better? When does saying "YES" repeatedly in a Tim Curry voice stop being fun? (Never) The answers to these hard hitting issues and more await your ears!

Show #120: Song of the Sea

The seasons and tides bring back memories of childhoods long past, captured so wonderfully in Song of the Sea.

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This is a show about men and their feelings; of happiness but also sadness in equal measure as we marvel at Tomm Moore and Cartoon Saloon's bittersweet tale of family, grief and magical forces beyond our ken.Song of the Sea is a beautiful portrait of coping with loss and accomplishes more with its own quiet confidence than all the karaoke dance parties mainstream animation can muster.

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Family feuds

Sorrowful seal moms

Owl grannies

Show #73: The Secret Of Kells

It's a secret within a secret! A national treasure about a national treasure! It could only be The Secret of Kells!

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A true showcase for the talent of the Irish animation industry (along with France and Belgium) The Secret of Kells is a fantastical, serene and beautiful imagining of the creation of one of Ireland's most famous artworks. Taking inspiration from the Book of Kells itself Cartoon Saloon bring its intricately illuminated contents to life in a paean to the nature and importance of art and how it brings hope and happiness into a world that can be dark and frightening. And not once do we mention it was nominated for an Oscar!

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Art imitating life

Old gods

Attack on Kells