Zig and Zag (puppets) Zig and Zag (puppets) Zig and Zag are a puppet duo performed by Mick O'Hara and Ciaran Morrison. The characters are a pair of furry extraterrestrial twins from the planet Zog. They made their television début on 22nd September 1987 on RTÉ's "Dempsey's Den". A year later they won a Jacob's Award for TV Personalities of the year. In 1992 Zig and Zag found fame in the UK when they joined the team of the Channel 4 breakfast show "The Big Breakfast". Eventually Zig and Zag evolved into Jedward. During the 1990s the characters spawned a merchandising range of comic
They Were Big, They Were Blue, They Were Beautiful They Were Big, They Were Blue, They Were Beautiful They Were Big, They Were Blue, They Were Beautiful is an Australian television movie, or rather a live television play, which aired in 1959. It aired as part of "Shell Presents", a monthly presentation of standalone productions which aired from 1959 to 1960 on ATN-7 in Sydney and GTV-9 in Melbourne. In contrast with the first three episodes of "Shell Presents", which were tragedies, this was a comedy. It was also the first based on an original Australian script. It was broadcast live in Sydney and later shown in Melbourne via