Gay Dear, Me Dear, No Dear Tim. | The Spoof

Contents:

• WHO DEAR ME DEAR GAY DEAR NO DEAR
• DEAR GAY - NEW DOCUMENTARY WANTS YOUR GAYBO STORY
• GAY DEAR, ME DEAR, NO DEAR TIM.
• 'DEAR GAY...': THE LETTERS THAT TOUCHED THE HEARTS OF A NATN

WHO DEAR ME DEAR GAY DEAR NO DEAR

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DEAR GAY - NEW DOCUMENTARY WANTS YOUR GAYBO STORY

Gay ar? Dear Gay is a major new documentary for RTÉ One, which aims to tell some of the myriad stori behd the tens of thoands of letters that were wrten to Gay over his 60 years broadstg. Together those letters tell the story of a unique relatnship which veloped between Gay Byrne and his viewers and listeners.

If you, or someone you know, wrote to Gay over those s, and have a movg, surprisg or funny story to tell about why you were spired to wre or what effect your letter had, we want to hear om you. There are few public figur Ireland who have done more to shape morn Ireland than Gay Byrne.

A nservative man and lifelong Catholic, Gaybo was an unlikely revolutnary, but his work on rad and televisn over six s unvered jtic, challenged taboos and brought many hherto untold stori to the natn, often g ntroversy and always igng bate. Others, cludg Gay himself, claimed he simply ro those tis and brought chang that were happeng anyway to the public sphere.

GAY DEAR, ME DEAR, NO DEAR TIM.

For many, that societal change happened at an dividual level, and RTÉ's archiv are burstg wh box of letters om members of the public, who wrote to Gay to tell their stori, to pla, to seek help, share rmatn and advice, or simply to publicise their ventn, band, bs or e. We know om the archiv that there were listeners the early days for whom the Gay Byrne Rad Show was almost like a muny noticeboard, where they sourced everythg om prams to snooker tabl; washg mache parts to rare books. People wrote letters to Gay sharg personal stori which they sometim uldn’t even tell their bt iends and fay members, which lifted the lid on subjects such as domtic abe, prsn, alholism, divorce, abortn, forced adoptns, homosexualy, cleril and stutnal abe and more.

Dear Gay is a new documentary for RTÉ One which aims to tell some of the stori behd those letters. If you, or someone you know, wrote to Gay’ rad or televisn show over those s, and you have an tertg story to tell, we want to hear om you. You, or someone you know, may have received cril fancial support om the Gay Byrne Show Rad Fund; you may have been moved by an em on the show to share your own experienc; you, or someone you know, may have been one of the thoands who wrote to the rad show after the tragic ath of Ann Lovett and her baby son 1984 to tell your own story; you, or a loved one, may have been one of those who me out to Gay, anonymoly, or spoke about your gay child, after he tackled the taboo of homosexualy.

You may have appeared on the Late Late Show, mpaigned to be a child reviewer or performer on the Toy Show, been nomated for a Gay Byrne Show Lol Hero Award or Calor Kosangas Hoewife of the Year and be willg to tell how that experience changed your life.

'DEAR GAY...': THE LETTERS THAT TOUCHED THE HEARTS OF A NATN

Whatever the reason for wrg to Gay durg his time RTÉ, if you have an tertg story to tell and would like to take part the project, simply fill the form below. Gay ar, me ar, no ar. Jt bee a man lik to drk Port an Lemon and lik a b of Shirley Bassey you assume he's gay!