First Aired: October 20th, 2015
Status: Ended
Genre: Documentary
Network: RTÉ Two
Summary: In her new series, Angela spends time with a number of individuals who interest, annoy or intrigue her. In episode one she meets Sheamus, the first Irish-born superstar in the world of pro-wrestling.
In her previous series for RTÉ2, Angela Scanlon explored different aspects of life in modern Ireland – including extreme make-overs, getting fit, and dating in the age of I-Phone hook-ups. In her new series Close Encounters, Angela spends time with a number of individuals who interest, annoy or intrigue her. Each episode covers roughly one day in the life of each of those individuals, and Angela brings her own sense of fun, warmth and curiosity to all of them.
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Season 1
Episode 1: Episode 1
Air Date: October 20th, 2015
Summary: In the first episode, Angela travels to San Jose in Southern California to meet up with “Sheamus” – the first Irish-born superstar in the world of pro-wrestling. Sheamus’s real name is Stephen Farrelly, and he comes from Cabra on the northside of Dublin. He has been part of the World Wrestling Entertainment circuit for the past six years, and has held the world championship title on three separate occasions.
Episode 2: Episode 2
Air Date: October 27th, 2015
Summary: In the second episode, Angela travels to Edinburgh to meet the Irish comic who has become something of a legend in the annual Fringe Festival. Jason Byrne first appeared in the Edinburgh Fringe in 1995, and he has been back every year since then. Over that time, he has picked up a raft of accolades, and has been hailed by Time Out magazine as “one of the all-time comedy greats”.
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