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Éadaí SOS

3rd September 2021
Caoimhe Ní Chathail and Proinsias Ó Coinn are on a mission to get us thinking differently about our wardrobes.

Every year millions of tonnes of clothing are burned or dumped in landfill, yet for many of us our fast fashion addiction continues.
Éadaí SOS is a new, four-part series made by Waddell Media with funding from Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund. Across the four episodes, shopping-obsessed fashionistas are challenged to alter their habits and embrace more eco-friendly ways of indulging their passion for the latest trends.

Each week, Caoimhe visits a lover of fast fashion, takes everything in their wardrobe away in a van – bar 10 items of clothing – and imposes a shopping ban for two weeks.
While Proinsias carries out an audit revealing just how little each person knows about their own clothes (and how many items they have) and how infrequently they wear a lot of outfits, over the course of the fortnight, Caoimhe sets about showing the shopaholics ways they can change their habits, re-purpose and recycle items and embrace sustainable fashion without sacrificing individual style.

In episode one, Caoimhe and Proinsias meet Donegal student Mollaí Ní Mhiacháin, who spends 80% of her income on clothes, and introduce her to the fashion treasure troves that are charity shops.
Episode two sees primary school teacher Corey Hanna from Derry reveal that she needs two rooms to house her clothing collection and feels so guilty about her shopping obsession that she hides her purchases from her mum.

Episode three features Belfast mum-of-two, Aoife Ní Mhuireagáin, who is obsessed with the latest trends not only for herself, but also for her young son and daughter.
And in episode four, influencer Chris Murphy from Meath, doesn’t recognise gender when it comes to clothes and loves to express himself through creative outfits. But he’s addicted to budget fast-fashion and has never really considered the impact of his choices on the environment.

With Caoimhe and Proinsias’ help, can the four shopaholics change their habits?
 
Éadaí SOS begins on Monday 6 September at 10pm on BBC Two Northern Ireland and on iPlayer. 

Stitch, Please! In Production for BBC Three

29th June 2021
Our new BBC Three series is about to go into production starring the amazing Blue Hydrangea. We're on the lookout for amazingly talented young costume designers / cosplayers who might want to take part, filming in September. If interested contact [email protected] with examples of work and contact details.

Exploring Northern Ireland with Siobhán McSweeney

29th June 2021
Siobhán McSweeney, a star of Channel 4’s Derry Girls, had barely set foot in Northern Ireland before filming the hit comedy show. After falling in love with the landscape she’s taking to her electric bike to explore more of the lakes, mountains, coastline and forests for this new four-part series by Waddell Media which starts on More4 on Thursday 12 August at 9pm.
 
Siobhán’s affectionate and mischievous take on the province brings her to places such as Strangford Lough, the Mourne Mountains, the Fermanagh Lakelands, the Sperrins and the rugged Causeway Coast to find out more about these rural landscapes, historical homes and the fascinating people who live and work there.
 
Exploring Northern Ireland with Siobhán McSweeney is supported by Tourism Ireland and Tourism Northern Ireland.

More Expensive Homes for Channel 4

19th May 2021
Following the huge success of Waddell Media's one-off Britain's Most Expensive Houses, which reached 2.1 million viewers on first transmission and achieved an impressive 3m viewers in its first week of airing, Channel 4 has commissioned a four-part series.
 
With Waddell Media’s exclusive access to part of the world’s largest luxury estate agency UK Sotheby’s International Realty, this new 4 x 60 mins series will bring viewers behind the doors of more of the UK’s most incredible homes. The series will follow prospective buyers as they view and purchase high-priced houses across the country, as well as following the work and home lives of Sotheby’s estate agents.

Flickerpix Wins Best Shorts Award For Stop-Motion Short 'Da Humbug'

7th April 2021
Flickerpix, our award-winning animation studio, has won a Best Shorts Award at La Jolla Shorts Competition in California for their animated Christmas short ‘Da Humbug’.

‘Da Humbug’ is about a grumpy old man who dislikes Christmas receives an unexpected gift that opens his eyes to the true importance of the festive period.

It is one of the 10 ‘Shorts Yule Love’ animations which was broadcasted across RTÉ platforms over Christmas 2020, and is available to watch on RTÉ Player. It was written and directed by Johnny Schumann and was produced using stop motion animation by the talented Flickerpix team.

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