# The Beatbox

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Irish music programme

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***The Beatbox*** was an Irish music programme, broadcast as a [simulcast](/source/Simulcast) across both television ([RTÉ Two](/source/RT%C3%89_Two)) and radio ([RTÉ 2fm](/source/RT%C3%89_2fm)) between the hours of 11.30 and 1.30 on Sunday mornings / afternoons. It ran from the late 1980s until 1995, and had a number of different presenters through the years, including [Barry Lang](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Barry_Lang&action=edit&redlink=1), [Simon Young](/source/Simon_Young_(presenter)),[1] [Peter Collins](/source/Peter_Collins_(broadcaster))[2] and [Ian Dempsey](/source/Ian_Dempsey).[3] It was a forerunner of the similar *[2TV](/source/2TV_(TV_programme))*, hosted by [Dave Fanning](/source/Dave_Fanning).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Mourners bid farewell to 'gentle giant' Simon Young"](https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/mourners-bid-farewell-to-gentle-giant-simon-young-1.4721751). The Irish Times. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Woods, Orlagh (15 June 2024). ["RTE star Peter Collins' 34-year career and family life with wife Leonie"](https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/celebs/rte-star-peter-collins-34-33032951). RSVP Live. Retrieved 29 November 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Barry, Aoife (16 December 2023). ["Ian Dempsey on 25 years at TodayFM: 'If there's a bit of positivity - that's my calling card'"](https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/people/arid-41290609.html). Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 December 2024.

v t e RTÉ 2fm Presenters Weekday Marie Crowe Beta Da Silva Doireann Garrihy Jenny Greene Dan Hegarty Carl Mullan Ruby Walsh Weekend Cormac Battle Conor Behan Dave Clarke Aindriú de Paor Laura Fox Mo K Aifric O'Connell Emma Power Roz Purcell Dave Tracey Bláthnaid Treacy DJ Wax Former Jay Ahern Bazil Ashmawy Johnny B Nicky Byrne Stephen Byrne Mark Cagney Michael Cahill Tracy Clifford Ronan Collins Ian Dempsey Leo J. Enright BP Fallon Dave Fanning Tony Fenton Larry Gogan Emilia Golightly Jimmy Greeley Chris Greene Vincent Hanley Colm Hayes Nikki Hayes Avril Hoare Jenny Huston Lucy Kennedy Pat Kenny Ciara King Denzil Lacey Will Leahy Aidan Leonard Michael Lyster Maxi Mark McCabe Damien McCaul Eoghan McDermott Paddy McKenna Alan McQuillan Louise McSharry Declan Meehan Mike Moloney Caroline Morahan Arthur Murphy Jim-Jim Nugent Donncha O'Callaghan Gareth O'Callaghan Hector Ó hEochagáin Jim O'Neill Bernard O'Shea Rick O'Shea Dave Redmond Gerry Ryan Ruth Scott Johnny Smacks Gerry Stevens Tommy Tiernan Ryan Tubridy Keith Walsh Marty Whelan Simon Young Jennifer Zamparelli Shows Current 2FM Breakfast 2FM Mornings 2FM Request Show The Alternative The Electric Disco Game On The Greene Room The National Chart Show The Spring Session White Noise Former The Beatbox Black Echoes Breakfast Republic Breakfast with Hector Chris and Ciara The Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Show The Colm and Lucy Show The Dave Fanning Show Drive By Drive It with The 2 Johnnies Europe's Biggest Dance Show The Full Irish The Gerry Ryan Show Larry Gogan's Golden Hour Mailbag Marty in the Morning The Rick & Ruth Breakfast Show Tubridy Announcers and newsreaders Kate Carolan Rachael English Jacqui Hurley Barry O'Neill Other contributors Philip Boucher-Hayes Des Cahill Oliver Callan Brenda Donohue Eamon Horan Jenny Kelly Darren Kennedy Lucy Kennedy Fiona Looney Conor McNamara Evelyn O'Rourke Lottie Ryan Laura Woods Heads John Clarke John McMahon Dan Healy Related 2fm 2moro 2our Death of Gerry Ryan "Maniac 2000" Nob Nation Operation Transformation Podcasts 2FM Song Contest RTÉ 2XM Other RTÉ radio stations: RTÉ Radio 1 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta RTÉ lyric fm

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