| Pioc do Ride | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Dating game show |
| Presented by | Áine Goggins |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Original language | Irish |
| Production | |
| Producer | El Zorrero Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | TG4 |
| Release | 2015 |
Pioc do Ride is a car-based dating show format broadcast on Irish language broadcaster TG4. A contestant must choose from three dates solely based on their car and its contents.[1]
The show became famous for the cruel twist at the end, where the chosen contestant can either choose to go on a date or take a voucher for a car service worth €250. The moment the contestant chose the voucher over the date in Episode 1, the video clip went viral across Ireland and also featured in news reports across the UK and as far afield as in the USA and China.[2]
The series consists of 13 episodes broadcast on Thursday nights starting in September 2015. Pioc do Ride was commissioned by Proinsias Ní Ghrainne and Laura Ní Cheallaigh and is aimed at the 15-24 age group. It is produced by Dave Clarke and Ciarán Deeney of El Zorrero Films and directed by Dermot O’Hanlon.[3][4]
Contestants were sourced for the show in part through the dating app Tinder.[5]
Presenter
The show is presented by Áine Goggins from Dublin. Presenting the show has enabled her to fund her studies for a medical degree at Queen's University Belfast. Goggins is from Dublin and previously presented ‘Ó Tholg go Tolg’ also on TG4.[6]
Critical response
Speaking on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta Bláthnaid Ni Chofaigh has criticised the show calling it "tacky".[7] Ray Foley, a radio presenter on 98fm called Pioc Do Ride the 'best programme on Irish TV ever’.[8] The Irish Times described the show as "perfectly daft".[9] Writing in the Irish Independent Ian O'Doherty called Pioc Do Ride "genuinely bonkers and charming".[10]
References
- ^ "Meet TG4 host Áine Goggins - whose presenting job is funding her medical degree".
- ^ "Woman learns unromantic side of dating shows when man chooses this over a date". Daily Mirror. 27 September 2015.
- ^ "New format 'Pioc do Ride' premiering on TG4 on Thursday, 24th September | the Irish Film & Television Network".
- ^ "20 years a-growing - but how secure is the future for TG4?".
- ^ "New Irish dating show Pioc do Ride found participants using Tinder".
- ^ "Meet TG4 host Áine Goggins - whose presenting job is funding her medical degree".
- ^ "The Pioc Stops here". 5 October 2015.
- ^ "Kildare Man on TG4 Show Pioc do Ride".
- ^ "TG4 beats budget constraints with a lively homegrown drama line-up". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Blind date with bangers - the secret formula for TG4's hit dating show Pioc do Ride".
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