03 - The Pope, The Pythons, and The Censor

Welcome to Rúla Búla! 🇮🇪🎭Today we’re going to examine the censorship of religious satire in Ireland.Plus, we take a look at Dave Allen's sacrilegious strip tease, Dermot Morgan's trendy priest -- and how the Joshua Trio paved the way for Father Ted.This is the true story of how Ireland turned from the Bible to the joke book and found U2 along the way.DISCLAIMERTHE ARCHIVAL MATERIAL FEATURED IN THIS EPISODE HAS BEEN INCLUDED FOR CRITICAL AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY — NOT FOR PROFIT.SIMILARLY, THE REMAINING SOUND EFFECTS AND MUSIC TRACKS ARE EITHER IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN OR PROTECTED UNDER A CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE.THE COPYRIGHT OF EACH AUDIO CLIP REMAINS WITH THE RIGHTFUL OWNER.PLEASE VISIT THE LINK BELOW FOR A FULL LIST OF CREDITS.https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_B1qNYgEICZzvlou2tE0bvzyHinzNX1uvnlNmQZAO6Q/edit?usp=sharing