OMG! Jedward's Dream Factory | |
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Also known as | Una's Dream Ticket |
Genre | Children's TV, reality |
Starring | Jedward Una Healy (series 3) |
Country of origin | Ireland |
Original languages | English, Irish |
No. of series | 3 |
No. of episodes | 30 |
Production | |
Running time | 22–26 minutes |
Production company | Tyrone Productions |
Original release | |
Network | RTÉ Two |
Release | December 25, 2011 – January 4, 2013 ; 2014 |
OMG! Jedward's Dream Factory is an Irish children's reality television series starring pop legends Jedward. [1] For its third series, following the departure of Jedward, the series was relaunched as Una's Dream Ticket, now hosted by The Saturdays member Una Healy. [2]
In each episode, the hosts helped to fulfil the wishes of children who had written in to the show, as their "Dream Tickets" (Golden Tickets based on those from Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ). [3] The wishes involve such activities as meeting players from Manchester United, [4] swimming with a dolphin, [5] interviewing TV presenter Ryan Tubridy, [6] meeting pop group The Saturdays [7] and reading the television news, [8] as well as wishes involving Jedward themselves. Every episode begins with a musical performance from Jedward. [9]
The first series was nominated for best Children's/Youth Programme in the 2012 Irish Film & Television Academy Awards [10] and won best Online PR Campaign in the 2012 Bord Gáis Energy Social Media Awards. [11] The second series was nominated for best Children's/Youth Programme in the 2013 Irish Film & Television Academy Awards [12]
The first series of OMG! Jedward's Dream Factory began broadcast on Christmas Day 2011, playing every day until 3 January. The second series also began broadcast on Christmas Day 2012 and screened until 4 January, with no show on 31 December. [13] [14]
No. | Song | Dreamers | Dreams | Original air date | |
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1 | "JEDWARD" | Luka Murphy Fiona Leamy Lynsey Reilly | Train with Manchester United Dance in a flashmob Meet The Saturdays | 25 December 2011 | |
Jedward help Luka meet his favourite players from Manchester United and give him the opportunity to be their player escort at their next game, they then help Fiona create a flashmob in the city and help Lynsey get a professional make over in time to meet her favorite band, The Saturdays. Special guests: Rio Ferdinand, Denis Irwin, Sonya Lennon, The Saturdays | |||||
2 | "We Are Golden" | Ben & Conor Cuffe Christian Kearney Aoife Malone Kayla Walsh | Play with the RTÉ Orchestra Be a pilot Perform with Royseven Design an outfit for Jedward | 26 December 2011 | |
Jedward help aspiring twin musicians Ben and Conor from County Kilkenny play with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, help an aspiring pilot named Christian get flying lessons, have their young fan Kayla design an outfit for them and Aoife gets to meet her favorite band Royseven and perform with them. Special guests: Marty Whelan, Royseven | |||||
3 | "Lipstick" | Conor Leigh Katie Quirke Caoimhne Quinn St Thomas' Hip Hop Crew | Make a giant bar of chocolate Interview Ryan Tubridy Acting with Saoirse Ronan Dance with Jedward | 27 December 2011 | |
Jedward's biggest Fan, Conor, gets to live his dream making chocolate bars, Katie gets to host The Late Late Show and interview Ryan Tubridy. Caoimhe gets acting lessons with Saoirse Ronan and St Thomas' Hip Hop Crew gets to perform with Jedward. Special guests: Ryan Tubridy, Saoirse Ronan | |||||
4 | "Bad Behaviour" | Scott Relihan Una Harty Edel & Kate Jenny Wilson | Work with celebrity hairdresser Be a radio DJ Cooking with Rachel Allen Play tennis with Conor Niland | 28 December 2011 | |
Aspiring hairdresser Scott gets his first haircutting session in a real salon while Una gets to work with Hector in RTÉ 2fm, Edel and Kate get to meet and cook with Rachel Allen and Jenny gets to play tennis with Conor Niland. Special guests: Dylan Bradshaw, Hector Ó hEochagáin, Rachel Allen, Conor Niland | |||||
5 | "Wow Oh Wow" | Chloe, Kayleigh & Gradie Chloe Hayes Sophie Spain Ross Gibney | Get a Jedward makeover Train with the Irish soccer team Be a journalist Learn BMX tricks from a pro | 29 December 2011 | |
3 young fans of Jedward get a Jedward makeover, while Chloe gets to meet Robbie Keane and The Republic of Ireland national football team, while Ross learns some new BMX bike tricks and Sophie gets to live her dream as a journalist. Special guests: Robbie Keane, Joe O'Shea | |||||
6 | "Teenage Kicks" | Jacqueline McGranahan Killian Hayden Ishtara Larkin 14 viewers | Work as a Dublin Zoo vet Learn magic with Keith Barry Appear on Ros na Rún Dance with Jedward | 30 December 2011 | |
Killian meets Keith Barry and learns a few tricks from him. Ishtara gets to appear on her favorite TV Show and Jacqueline gets to work in Dublin Zoo and 14 lucky viewers dance with Jedward. Special guests: Keith Barry | |||||
7 | "We Are Golden" | Cian Burns Ailbhe Laura & Niamh Niamh Mahon | Present the TV news Work at Kiss magazine Be Jedward's tour manager Work with the Garda Mounted Unit | 31 December 2011 | |
Aspiring News Reader Cian from Sligo gets to work as a newscaster and meets his favorite news anchor Bryan Dobson. Laura and Niamh become Jedward's tour manager for the day. Niamh gets to work with the Garda Mounted Unit while Ailbhe gets to work with Kiss magazine. Special guests: Bryan Dobson, Niall Breslin, Liam McKenna | |||||
8 | "Lipstick" | Shonagh Harris Stephen Byrne Laura Prior Isabelle O'Sullivan & friends | Work on Fair City Spend a day with the army Meet darts champ Phil Taylor Perform a song for Jedward | 1 January 2012 | |
Stephen trains with the army, Shonagh gets to go on the set of Fair City, meet her favorite cast members and even record a small scene, Isabelle and her friends sing their self penned song for Jedward and Laura gets to meet and play darts with world champion Phil Taylor. Special guests: Clelia Murphy, Tony Tormey, Phil Taylor | |||||
9 | "Bad Behaviour" | Aaron Kerry Enya O'Dwyer & Eimear O'Sullivan Doireann de Courcy MacDonnell | Commentate a soccer match Be a zookeeper Ballet lesson from Monica Loughman | 2 January 2012 | |
Aaron gets to work as a football commentator with Darragh Maloney. Enya and Eimear pair up to work in the zoo together, while Doireann gets to meet Monica Loughman and perform ballet with her. Special guests: Bill O'Herlihy, Eamon Dunphy, Liam Brady, Darragh Maloney, Monica Loughman | |||||
10 | "Wow Oh Wow" | Hannah Roberts Aaron Hurley Aoife Dardis Grace Collins | Swim with dolphins Present a TRTÉ show Meet Les Misérables cast Work with chef Derry Clarke | 3 January 2012 | |
Hannah gets to swim with Fungi the Dingle Dolphin, aspiring TV presenter Aaron gets the surprise of presenting his favorite show, Elev8 on TRTÉ, Drama Queen Aoife gets to travel to London and see Les Misérables and meet the cast while Grace gets to cook up a meal for Aidan Power with Derry Clarke. Special guests: Diana Bunici, Ivan Minnock, Alexia Khadime, Derry Clarke |
No. | Song | Dreamers | Dreams | Original air date | |
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1 | "Waterline" | Chantal O'Callaghan Issey Fenton Conor McMahon Caoimhe Abbott | Run a five-star hotel Go to a red-carpet event Go backstage at Mrs. Brown's Boys Meet Olly Murs | 25 December 2012 | |
2 | "A Girl Like You" | Jack Downey Danielle Byrnes James Campden Megan Doyle | Meet the Irish rugby team Work as an RTÉ make-up artist Work on a farm Jedward concert at her house | 26 December 2012 | |
Special guests: Donncha O'Callaghan, Miriam O'Callaghan | |||||
3 | "Luminous" | Philip, Micheál & Seán Siobhán O'Gara John O'Connor Cliodhna Donnelly | Have Jedward design costumes Play the fiddle with Sharon Shannon Go backstage at The X Factor Go behind the scenes at Disneyland | 27 December 2012 | |
4 | "All the Small Things" | Ciarán Browne Sophie Mangan Zoe Bracken Julieanne Molloy | Cook with celebrity chef Neven Maguire Have Jedward play a trick on her teacher Meet Ryan O’Shaughnessy Spend a day with the DSCPA | 28 December 2012 | |
Special guests: Neven Maguire, Ryan O'Shaughnessy | |||||
5 | "What's Your Number" | Neeama Keogh David O'Callaghan Orlagh O'Shaughnessy Caiomhe O'Leary | Dance with Ashley Banjo and Diversity Learn from a top jump jockey Go behind the scenes at a music video shoot Make potato crisps | 29 December 2012 | |
6 | "Lipstick" | Enzo Crothers Mark Gleeson Caragh Rooney Alice & Amy | Work as a marine biologist Snooker lesson from Ken Doherty Duet with John Grimes Work as dog groomers | 30 December 2012 | |
Special guests: Ken Doherty, Jamie Heaslip | |||||
7 | "Miss America" | Ella Pacini Shane Doherty Leisha Regan David Manning | Meet JLS Drive a train Ride the search and rescue helicopter Make a Jedward comic strip | 1 January 2013 | |
Special guests: JLS, Dennis the Menace | |||||
8 | "Waterline" | Aobhín McGovern Daniel Philpott Hannah Heskin Seán Downey | Meet camogie player Ursula Jacob Be a firefighter Work on a professional photo shoot Rap with Jedward | 2 January 2013 | |
Special guests: Ursula Jacob | |||||
9 | "A Girl Like You" | Eva Tobin Dylan Lavelle Emma O'Callaghan Sofi-Mei Lally | Meet Little Mix Be in the Garda Síochána Be a scientist Dance with Riverdance | 3 January 2013 | |
Special guests: Little Mix, Evelyn Cusack | |||||
10 | "Luminous" | Orla Coffey Oisín Mahony Lauren Hendrick Emily Jade Elliott | Meet Kerry football player Colm Cooper Perform in a circus Sail a ferry Do special effects make-up with Gavin Rennick SFX Make-up Artist | 4 January 2013 | |
Special guests: Colm Cooper |
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