{"id":1428,"date":"2015-08-19T14:05:31","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T13:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/?page_id=1428"},"modified":"2019-06-25T11:12:45","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T10:12:45","slug":"22-04-15","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/en\/information\/press\/press-releases\/2015-2\/22-04-15\/","title":{"rendered":"22.04.15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With contributions from Ted Walsh, Davy Russell, legendary racing\u00a0 broadcaster Sir Peter O&#8217;Sullevan and \u00c9amon Dunphy, <i>Arkle<\/i> explores the facts and the myths in the story of the greatest Irish steeplechaser ever.\u00a0\u00a0 In 1964 he beat the champion of England in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. \u00a0As a result, Arkle&#8217;s victory over Mill House in that race gave it the title of\u00a0 The Race of the Century. This programme was produced\u00a0 by independent Touchline Media\u00a0 and broadcast by TG4 to\u00a0 celebrate the 50th anniversary of this extraordinary rivalry, recalling a golden era when this beloved Irish horse changed the face and popularity of National Hunt racing forever.<\/p>\n<p>The Celtic Media Festival (CMF) is one of the most prestigious and long-established TV and media festivals in these islands.\u00a0 It is held each year, \u00a0rotating between venues in the various Celtic nations and regions.\u00a0 It combines a three-day media conference that attracts broadcasters, producers, media and students with a competition across the full range of Film, TV, Radio and new media content genres.\u00a0 CMF content awards are highly-coveted.\u00a0 Entries go through a national pre-selection phase in each country announced in February with the selected national winners advancing to the international Festival. 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