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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

On This Day! 40 years ago! Monday 29th September 1986. A young Radio 2 DJ called Ian Dempsey appeared at 4pm on @rteone to present Dempsey’s Den. Hosting links in between the kids programming, with competitions, phone ins, the birthday roller, pop videos and guests dropping by for a chat.

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

39 years ago today!! Zig and Zag made their first appearance on Dempsey’s Den on @rteone.rte.ie

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

On this day in 1990! It was Ray D’Arcy’s first day as the new host of The Den. Here’s a clip from the opening link. More memories over on the #zigandzagfanclub #raydarcy #theden #1990

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

#AD FYI - we’ve been looking back at the long and up and down history of getting a #zigandzag animation series off the ground. Only 22 years in the making! Join us over on Patreon #zigandzagfanclub - paid members exclusive- link above in our bio 👆

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Did Zig really have a No.1 on the iZog charts? “I take a ring from Planet Neptune and I put it on your finger!” Poetry ❤️😂 #zigandzag #animationseries

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

WIP - working on Sgt. Zogly’s picture over on our #zigandzagfanclub Chock full of Zig and Zag alter egos! #zigandzag #fanclub #illustration

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Flashback 2003! New York shooting a pilot of our adult puppet show #thebronxbunnyshow with Vincent Pastore aka. Big Pussy from The Sopranos- the hottest show on TV. He played along brilliantly. So here’s an unseen snippet from the pilot episode. So sad to hear of his passing. #ripvincentpastore

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

#AD New edition of Zog News with deets on incoming archive drops! Including our trip to the Bahamas, our third book drop, a box of letters that loyal viewers sent in when Zig and Zag were leaving The Den - they don’t hold back😬! Some animation stories and pants! Link to fan club above in our bio ⬆️

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Only The Big Breakfast would have a link where Zig is brushing Jerry Hall’s hair, Zag does her nails as they talk philosophically about life. With Paula Yates is on make up duties as Ulrika Jonsson fans her and Chris Evans leads into the news bulletin. Live TV like no other. #thebigbreakfast

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

New music alert! Getting all the new sounds in this weekend. Check @telehealth-org.bsky.social new album ‘Green World Image’ on @subpop.bsky.social It’s some quality synth punk dance funk fun! 💚💚💚💚💚 #telehealth #supportmusic

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Flashback! Our first poster? We think so. With @iandempsey.bsky.social in the rteguide. Iano in trademark wooly jumper, Zig and Zag nude bar their trademark scarves! More retro mayhem over on the #zigandzagfanclub #AD #dempseysden #rte

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Oh hello! lipcritic are back! And nobody warned me! Their new album ‘ Theft World’ is just deadly! Punk, electronic, dance, occasional death metal vocals. Check it out! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘 On @partisanrecords.bsky.social Thanks @gildedalm.com #gifted

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

#AD It’s our 4month anniversary since launching our #zigandzagfanclub And it’s only getting started! Three tiers of membership each with their own perks! Zigzaggin Around members get access to Ciaran & Mick’s diaries and memories of 40 years of Z brother mayhem. #zigandzag Link in bio NO PANTS!

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

What a great little film. Thoroughly enjoyable. Great performances. 👏

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

New music recommendation! ‘Something Worth Waiting For’ by #friko If you like Conor Oberst/ Bright Eyes you’re in the ballpark, but these guys from Chicago got their own schnizzle going. Check em out! 🙌 #friko Out now on @atorecords.bsky.social @gildedalm.com

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

#Ad Your phone could look like this (but more in focus!) Download two #zigandzag Irish bestsellers for the first time ever on #zigandzagfanclub on Patreon! 64 pages of full colour mayhem in each! FREE to all paid members of the Zig and Zag Fan Club! Less than a cuppa coffee for everyone else.

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

#Ad Incoming! The terrifying true story of the original Den villain Podge! Coming soon to the fan club! Link in bio above!

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Oh it’s getting close to that time of year!!!

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

#Ad It’s our 1 month anniversary since launching our #zigandzagfanclub And it’s only getting started! Plus for the select few, you get access to Ciaran and Mick’s secret diaries and memories of almost 40 years of Z brother mayhem. #zigandzag So why not come and join us!

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Happy 50th birthday Hot Press! Love from your one time cover stars Zig and Zag! ❤️ Still a career highlight for us! 📸 Colm Henry #zigandzag #hotpressmagazine

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

It’s remembering #thebigbreakfast day one over on #ziganzagfanclub this week! And for our ‘Zigzaggin’ Around’ patrons you get to find out for the first time ever how we did ‘The Den five days a week in Dublin and The Big Breakfast five days a week in London’ Link to the ZZFC above in bio!

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Not being mean or nothing but this guy is supposed to be in charge of storm response in Ireland but look at those disorganised bookshelves! 😬😲

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Out for a walk and realised I’m living in a real life set of ‘The Last of Us’ 😬 #thelastofus

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

1/2 2025 was a great year for work. We had a busy year working on a brand new Hanna Barbera series as Story Editors and scriptwriters. That was 40 scripts we were in charge of! We had a blast and worked with some of the most talented people in the animation world. NDA won’t let say more…yet!

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

New festive series! Drops tomorrow morning on @rte2 The greatest collaboration in TV history - Jason Byrne and us! It’s the absolute craic! But make sure you watch it chronologicaly starting with Day 1! Brought to you by #kiteentertainment

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Best Christmas song ever! Just saying! Also the cheekiest song title ever! #zigandzag #christmasno1

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

RIP Steve Cropper. Here’s Zig and Zag on the Late Late Show performing’Sweet Home Chicago’ in 1989 as the Z Brothers! #zigandzag

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

The real mystery is why’s this Christmas classic not in the radio every day? 🤷‍♂️😂

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Flashback 1991! About this time of year #zigandzag had their second No.1 single in Ireland. 🇮🇪 Such a cool moment when the much missed DJ Simon Young presented us with a cake on #TheDen. ❤️ The first song taken from the album #nevermindthezogabongs Available on all the streaming platforms!

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Congratulations to one of our favourite guests we ever interviewed. The amazing @cyndilauper on her induction into #therockandrollhalloffame this weekend. #zigandzag #thebigbreakfast #retrotv #channel4 #marklittle

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Local guard dog on patrol! He’s there every day pacing back and forth making sure passers-by don’t get any ideas.

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

The lyric video you’ve all been waiting for. Happy Halloween feckers! But stay safe!

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Ghost Mastermind! Zig with his spookilist subject! #theden #raydarcy #zigandzag

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Yes, we know he can write but can Ben Elton draw? 🤔 #zigandzag #thebigbreakfast #benElton

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Well you never know what you’re going to pick up at a record fair. Picked this up at @volumerecords.bsky.social record fair. Along with a deal for a bunch 70s Hall and Oates vinyl. So good especially the hair do’s. And seriously, John Oates doing a sexy Prince pose long before Prince. Yowza

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

MTV is shutting down its music channels. Er, music television 🤷‍♂️ .We got to make our show on MTV Europe at its peak. Two seasons of 13 eps with music videos, sketches and live bands. We also cohosted the EMA pre award shows with Ray Cokes in 1994/95! Great times! 🙌

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

A couple of years before we even knew that ‘Them girls them girls’ would be a single we’d often perform it with guests for fun. Here’s that time that #Shaggy joined in. ( with our much missed co-host Keith Chegwin) #zigandzag #thecrunch #thebigbreakfast

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

So sad to hear of the passing of @janegoodall.org - she was one of the good ones. An inspiration. One of my favourite books is this one about her childhood lovingly put together by Patrick Mcdonnell of @muttscomics.bsky.social fame. Just gorgeous. #ripjanegoodall

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Irish Presidential Election 1992 There should always be a wildcard candidate! #1992 #theden #zigandzag #dustintheturkey #rtenews #colmconnolly #bryandobson

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

TODAY AT 5! @cbeebies.bsky.social Dodge’s Pup School Season two, episode twelve ‘The Next Big Thing’ written by us! 🙌 Dodge’s new water bottle cover starts a trend in the class. Everyone wants one, but Dodge gets upset when Bertie is credited as the one who came up with the idea.

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

ON THIS DAY! 22nd September 1987 - Zig and Zag made their first TV appearance on #DempseysDen on @rteone.rte.ie That’s 38 years ago maths fans! Are you feeling old yet?! #ZigAndZag #IanDempsey #zigandzagday

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

That one time bass legend Mark King from Level 42 visited #zigandzag and Chris Evans in the #Bigbreakfast bathroom to play some slap bass. #markking #level42 #bass #bassplayer #chrisevans @channel4.bsky.social

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

I wonder if Margot Robbie ever saw the #Storybud episode we wrote about her Margot Robot? Well, you can go see it on @player.rte.ie any time you want. Narrated by the awesome Amy Hubberman @rte.ie #margotrobbie

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Peak Irish childhood in a sheet of A4 paper!

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Double Z @doublezcreative.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

They did once appear in the fashion issue of The Face magazine because of their style! 😂

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