3 Go Off On An Adventure!

So... our big announcement today!

Beat 102-103 is bringing the Famous Five ‘back to life’ and it’s an adventure you’ll want to be a part of this summer!

For most people over the age of 20, the Enid Blyton books and TV series were a ‘must’ as a child. Now Beat 102-103 has decided to recreate the adventure of those famous books as part of the Beat Breakfast team’s annual tour around the five counties.

According to Beat 102-103 Programme Controller Gabrielle Cummins ‘I am sure some of our younger audience is not as familiar with the Famous Five series as those of us at the other end of our target market so we thought the adventures of the Famous Five deserve renewed recognition. Hence the reasoning behind the Beat Breakfast themed tour, THREE GO ON AN ADVENTURE’, added the Tipperary native.

From next week August 17^th, the Beat Breakfast presenters Niall Power (Waterford), Vincent Bradley (Wexford) and Mary O’Neill (Kilkenny) will be on a week long adventure across the South East. The station’s popular 3 Beat Fleet will be in tow too. There’s even a mascot – Timmy the Dog!

To further celebrate the magic of The Famous Five, the signature theme tune has been re-worked with new specially devised, tongue in cheek Beat Breakfast lyrics and a specially created send-up promotional video, based on the Famous Five TV series. This will be available free to watch next week on http://www.beat102103.com/

The Famous Five was based around a group of children who had the sort of adventures most kids only dream about; in a world where ginger beer and ham rolls were a staple diet.

Each day of the Beat Breakfast tour, the team will have their own little adventure because they will have to complete mysterious daily challenges in each county….. but the catch is - the challenges must be completed in order for the daily prizes to go to Beat 102-103 listeners.

The Beat Breakfast THREE GO ON AN ADVENTURE tour will begin their daily adventures by broadcasting live each day from the following locations:

• Monday August 17^th – The Esso Station, Cahir, County Tipperary.
• Tuesday August 18^th – Frasers Oil, Tullow, County Carlow.
• Wednesday August 19^th – Freshgo Store – Kilkenny city.
• Thursday August 20^th – Mother Hubbard’s, Barntown, County Wexford.
• Friday August 21^st – Spar Centre, Cork Road, Waterford city.

Come along, tune in, or go online http://www.beat102103.com/ and be a part of the adventure of the summer!

Hear the full song here.

And if you were hoping to sing along, here are the lyrics to our song!

Wherever there’s adventure to be found
Vinny, Niall & Mary, will always be around

Whenever there’s some craic to be had
Beat Breakfast will be there
It always gets a bit mad

We are the beat Breakfast Crew
Mary Vinny Niall and Timmy the Dog
We are the Beat Breakfast Crew
We’re coming right to you
One county each day
Day after day next week!

(Photo taken by Claire Hanrahan on location at Waterford Castle)