Something Special (TV series) Something Special (TV series) Something Special is a children's television programme presented by Justin Fletcher (Tweenies). It was created and produced for 10 years by Allan Johnston. It is broadcast by the BBC. It is designed to introduce children to Makaton signing, and is specifically aimed at children with delayed learning and communication difficulties. It is aired on the CBeebies channel and in the past was also broadcast as part of the CBeebies programme strand on BBC One and BBC Two. The name of the programme derives from the idea that all children, irrespective of their position on the learning
John O'Donoghue (TV presenter) John O'Donoghue (TV presenter) John O’Donoghue (1931–2014) was a broadcaster. He grew up in Milltown, Co. Kildare, and studied history at UCD. He later trained as a barrister, but pursued a career in broadcasting instead. O'Donoghue joined Telefís Éireann in the early 1960s, and presented the new station's first current affairs programme, "Broadsheet". He also presented Irish television’s first coverage of a general election count in 1965, from a special "elections newsroom" in Studio One. O’Donoghue then went on to present the popular current affairs programme "7 Days", which went on air in 1966 and ran for ten years. His