Consuming Passions (Irish TV series)

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Consuming Passions is an Irish television series broadcast on RTÉ One. Produced by Wildfire Films, it serves as summer filler for the station and two series have thus far been produced. The series examines various obscure obsessions which people have, ranging from cuddling reptiles to piloting light aircraft, beekeeping, living rockabilly, dancing the tango, truck-driving, birds of prey, horse whispering and sailing.

Episode list

Two series of Consuming Passions have been produced thus far.

Series one

Series one ran from 4 July 2007 until 22 August 2007.

Summary

Broadcast date

Ref

"Programme 1: It's a Small World"

4 July 2007

"Programme 2: Pigeon Heads"

11 July 2007

"Programme 3: That's Magic"

18 July 2007

"Programme 4: Cool for Cats"

25 July 2007

"Programme 5: The Game of Life"

1 August 2007

"Programme 6: Caravan of Love"

8 August 2007

"Programme 7: The Lady and the Chocolate"

15 August 2007

"Programme 8: Bee Happy"

22 August 2007

Series two

Series two ran from 9 July 2008 until 27 August 2008.

Summary

Broadcast date

Ref

"Programme 1: Plane Crazy"

9 July 2008

"Programme 2: Riffs 'n' Quiffs"

16 July 2008

"Programme 3: Birds of a Feather"

23 July 2008

"Programme 4: Diesel in the Blood"

30 July 2008

"Programme 5: Cold Blooded Passion"

6 August 2008

"Programme 6: Go with the Flow"

13 August 2008

"Programme 7: Ultra-Equestrians"

20 August 2008

"Programme 8: Let's Dance"

27 August 2008