Off the Rails (TV series) explained

Genre:Reality television
Creator:Mary Curtis
Presenter:Liz Bonnin
Fiona McShane
Pamela Flood
Caroline Morahan
Brendan Courtney
Sonya Lennon
Country:Ireland
Language:English
Num Seasons:5
Runtime:30 minutes
Channel:RTÉ One

Off the Rails is a fashion magazine show presented by Pamela Flood and Caroline Morahan shown on RTÉ One. The show was previously presented by Liz Bonnin and Fiona McShane, before Bonnin decided to leave. In 2005, RTÉ changed the format to "Beat the Stylist" where a friend or family member tried to get the person being made over to pick their clothes instead of the stylist's choice. In 2006, RTÉ reverted to the original format. In 2008, amid rumours of its axing, Brendan Courtney and Sonya Lennon took over as co-presenters.[1] [2] Courtney co-produced and presented The Clothes Show in the UK and hosted RTÉ programmes including the channels 40th Anniversary Celebrations. He has since presented and produced with his UK based production company, Giant Film & TV of which he is Creative Director. He was previously Ireland's first openly gay presenter.[3] Lennon continues to present shows on RTÉ [4]

Notes and References

  1. News: A stylish match. 13 September 2008. 13 September 2008.
  2. Web site: Whitington . Paul . Off the Rails . Independent.ie . 2009-09-26 . 2019-11-14.
  3. News: RTÉ's new Cilla is a gay man. 30 July 2011. Irish Independent. 13 August 2000.
  4. Web site: Sonya Lennon is back with a brand new show . RTE.ie . 2019-02-06 . 2019-11-14.