ABOUT THE SHOW
Broadcast legend Gerry Kelly returns with a ten-part weekly series of personal interviews with some of Northern Ireland’s leading entertainers, musicians and journalists.
Conversations with Gerry Kelly is available to watch on You Tube and also as a series of podcasts which you can listen too by clicking here.
In this current series, Gerry’s guests include mdembers of the cast of hit TV show Blue Lights. who discuss the success of the show.
Other guests in subsequent weeks include Irish comedian and television personality Dara O'Briain who talks about his most recent UK tour, Legendary footballers Pat Jennings, Gerry Armstrong and sports commentator Steven Watson.
Westlife star Nicky Byrne tells his fascinating story, Jimeoin tells Gerry of his journey to become one of Austrailia's most well known comedians and Steven Travers, one of the survivors of the Miami Showband massacre speaks about his memories of that terrible night.
Other guests include comedians Paddy Raff and Shane Todd and veteran comic Adrian Walsh who talks about his early days in Belfast before hitting the big time in the UK.
Dana Rosemary Scallon, tells Gerry her fascinating story from the Eurovision Song Contest to the European Parliament. Internationally renowned musician Paul Brady and Fr. Eugene O'Hagen, Fr. Martin O'Hagen and Fr. David Delargy, otherwise known as The Priests complete the line up for ths season.
Once again, Gerry and the highly experienced production team from Havelock Street Productions join forces with students from Belfast Metropolitan College.
In 2022, the students and former UTV staffers worked together to product Tonight With Gerry Kelly – a traditional chat show format with multiple guests each night, filmed in front of a live audience.
That show, as well as the new season of Conversations with Gerry Kelly, provides the young people with a real opportunity to gather vital industry experience and production credits that would help them get into work once they’d finished their courses.
Gerry began his career in 1979, working on UTV news and went on to work on a range of other programmes including Kelly’s People and Kelly on the Road but was best known for his hugely popular Kelly Show which ran from 1989-2005. He has also presented radio programmes on BBC.
This new show delves into the personal and professional lives of each guest as Gerry brings out the best with his relaxed interviewing style and wit and charm always allowing his guests to speak, giving them time and space to reveal their stories.
Please see below the full schedule and how to watch each of the shows.
