WILD ATLANTIC: RONAN KEATING TO FRONT NEW BBC DAYTIME SERIES

BBC Daytime has co-commissioned with BBC Northern Ireland, two new series as part of the Hot House initiative, with support from Northern Ireland Screen, one of which is Ronan Keating’s Wild Atlantic, produced by Alleycats TV. The second programme will be announced at a later date.

Ronan Keating’s Wild Atlantic is an Irish travelogue will take audiences on an epic journey to a place that he loves: the Wild Atlantic Coast of Ireland, one of the most magical, beautiful and healing places on earth. Audiences will get an insight to Ronan’s childhood and family life as he visits Cork, Kerry, Mayo/Sligo, Donegal and Derry.

Ronan comments: “It’s felt really special making this series, rediscovering magical places that have meant so much to me and my family. I was 16 when I left Ireland, and there was so much of the west coast I hadn’t seen. Now, I’m coming home, and I can’t wait for viewers to share all the laughter and tears along the way.”

Also announced is the commission of brand-new quiz show Do You Know Your Place, presented by Vernon Kay accompanied by The Traitors star Paul Gorton. Do You Know Your Place? is a brand new 20x30’ celebrity quiz show presented by Vernon Kay and made by Stellify Media based in Northern Ireland.

Each episode Vernon will put his three celebrity guest’s knowledge of the UK to the test, with the help or hindrance from The Traitors alumni Paul Gorton as he acts as Vernon’s ‘unreliable’ tour guide.

Paul will be out and about, in a different town or city each episode, setting questions to the celebs back in studio - their job... to decipher fact from fiction. They will also play games with Vernon in studio and the celeb with the most correct answers wins, with an overall winner being crowned at the end of the week.

Vernon Comments: “I’m absolutely thrilled to be fronting Do You Know Your Place? — it’s a cracking new quiz that’s all about the people and places we know best. It’s got great banter, brilliant guests, and that classic British competitive streak. I can’t wait for everyone to see it on BBC Two.”

More details will be announced in due course.