J.Brian Waddell 1934 - 2009
With the sudden death of Brian Waddell, the television industry in Northern Ireland and far beyond has lost a hugely influential and highly regarded figure. When his production company Waddell Media celebrated its 20th birthday last year, tributes poured in from friends and colleagues all over the world, praising his integrity, vision and uncanny ability to turn work into fun.

Compose Yourself
BBC One Northern Ireland
Monday 1st February at 7.30pm
“Compose Yourself” is a new six part series for BBC Northern Ireland in which world renowned concert pianist Barry Douglas returns to his native Belfast for one of the most unusual challenges of his career: to transform eight secondary school children from musical novices to concert performers in just eight months.

Tonight With Craig Doyle
Brand new entertainment series coming soon to Saturday nights on RTÉ One. Tonight with Craig Doyle will be an exciting mix of music, comedy and chat with guest stars drawn from the domestic and International scene.

At Your Service 2 Repeats
RTÉ One - Monday from 1 March 2010 at 20.30 pm

Meon na mBan
We are currently in post-production for the 2nd series of Meon na mBan for TG4. Once again, we have interviewed a host of celebrities to find out what they think about holidays, health, spirituality, kids, secrets and money.
This series celebrities include: : presenter Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh, author Sinead Moriarty, presenter Zoe Salmon and actress Doireann Ní Chorragáin.

Health of the Nation
Brand new series for RTÉ ONE
First Programme Transmits Wed !0th March at 8.30 pm
In this brand new 8 part series Dr Mark Hamilton will be travelling Ireland with a specially created mobile doctor’s surgery, open to the public who can come in with any condition and receive an instant consultation. The series will be co-presented by new presenter Dr Nina Byrnes, a Dublin-based GP. The doctors will be tackling a huge variety of health issues, everything from hernias to high temperatures. Each programme will also have a special focus on a particular medical condition, including skin cancer, stress, asthma and digestive disorders.

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At Your Service
Top hoteliers Francis and John Brennan are back on the road again, coming to the rescue of guesthouses, B&B’s, hostels and hotels that are struggling to keep their doors open. The Brennans, owners of the world famous 5-star Park Hotel Kenmare, Co Kerry, share their expertise with businesses who desperately need their advice. There are eight programmes in the third series of this show for RTÉ ONE

At Your Service Revisited
Expert hotelier Francis Brennan returns to discover the fate of the establishments he visited in the first series of At Your Service. In the first programme of the run he revisits Lahinch Golf Lodge to find out how it has fared a year after his first visit. Conor Tuohy had been struggling to find enthusiasm for his business but Francis returns to discover huge changes have taken place. The Golf Lodge has undergone a transformation and as Francis exclaims, “it’s a revelation!”. Six part series for RTÉ ONE

How Long Will You Live? Revisited
Dr Mark Hamilton revisits 6 contributors from How Long Will You Live? Series 4. A year after they first took part in the programme he returns to discover if they are continuing their journey towards a healthy lifestyle - or whether they have gone back to their bad habits…. RTÉ ONE

Wee Wise Words of Children Creates New Animation Series
You need nine million thousand pounds to be considered rich – at least that’s according to one of the local primary school children who took part in the new BBC Northern Ireland animated series, Wee Wise Words.

DLT Entertainment joins forces with Waddell Media
My Family producer, DLT Entertainment, teams up with leading Northern Ireland production company, Waddell Media

Winners Announced at the 2009 GSK Irish Medical Media Awards
Dublin, 30th September 2009 - Twelve Irish health and medical journalists were recognised for excellence today at the 2009 GlaxoSmithKline Irish Medical Media Awards. Top honours were shared amongst Dr Mark Hamilton, presenter/medical expert, Maggi Gibson, Waddell Media Ltd; and Mark Warren, Mint Productions who were jointly named as winners of the Irish Medical Journalist of the Year.

Stíl na Réalt
A brand new style series from Waddell Media begins on Wednesday 23rd September at 8.00pm on TG4

At Your Service Series 2
The second series of At Your Service Series 2 begins this Sunday on RTÉ One at 830 pm.
The series begins with Creedon's Hotel in Inchigeelagh.

Health of the Nation
In this brand new series for RTÉ One Lifestyle we’ll see Dr Mark Hamilton at his best as for the first time he gets the chance to diagnose on-screen.

The Trouble With Forty
Marking the 40th anniversary of the start of The Troubles, we reveal the bizarre, the humorous and heartbreaking stories of the generation who grew up in Northern Ireland in the 1970s and 1980s

Monday 10th August at 10.35pm
BBC Northern Ireland
Sky Channel 973

How Bruce Lee Changed the World
The history of Lee’s life, and death at the age of only 32, is shrouded in mystery, but his influence on popular culture continues to be felt today. HISTORY™ presents a special two-hour exploration of the Bruce Lee phenomenon. HOW BRUCE LEE CHANGED THE WORLD premieres Sunday, May 17 at 8pm ET on HISTORY™.

Meon na mBan begins transmission in April
Meon na mBan (The minds of women), An entertaining new series for the Irish language broadcaster TG4 begins airing on Monday 20th April at 10pm, with the repeat being broadcast the following Saturday evening

Flickerpix Produces 'Malaria' For Red Nose Day
Red Nose Day returns on March 13th 2009, and this year Waddell Media's animation company, Flickerpix will be part of it. Flickerpix produced ‘Malaria’, a short animated appeal film, from a script by Richard Curtis (writer/director of Blackadder, Four Weddings.., Love Actually, Notting Hill,) to highlight a disease that kills a child in Africa every 30 seconds.

Engineering Thrills Goes Global
Following the success of Engineering Thrills in the US, the show is being picked up by Discovery Channels around the world. It airs in Japan on February 6th, in Asia on February 15th, in Australia and New Zealand on March 1st and in Taiwan on March 22nd.

Big Order From Discovery's Military Channel
Production is under way on a spectacular new series for Military Channel in the US. Ultimate Weapons, 6 x 60', counts down the most effective weapons systems in use today.

Double Whammy For Flickerpix
The first floor at Waddell Media is in danger of being overburdened with silverware as animation studio Flickerpix are in line for yet another award.

The Priests Go Global
With a little help from Waddell Media's two shows about the singing clergymen, The Priests' new CD has been notching up impressive chart performances across the world, including a top five position in the UK and a short stint at number one in the US Amazon chart. See www.thepriests.com for more.