The Making of Heartbeat of Home documentary airs on US TV.

This 40 minute documentary which follows the journey of the new stage show from its earliest stages of development through to its world premiere in Dublin in October 2013, will be broadcast on PBS channels in the USA starting this Saturday.

Transmission times are as follows:

WGBH Boston:

Saturday 30th November  – WGBH at 3:30pm and WGBX44 at 1:30pm & 8:00pm

Sunday 1st December – WGBH at 5:00pm,

Monday 2nd December – WGBX at 1:00pm,

Tuesday 3rd December – WGBH at 7:30pm

Sunday 8th December – WGBH at 4:30pm.

WTTW Chicago:

Wednesday 4th December – WTTW HD at 9:00pm

Friday 6th December – WTTW HD at 10:30pm

Wednesday 11th December – WTTW HD at 7:30pm

WNED Buffalo:

Monday 2nd December – WNED at 8:00pm

Wednesday 4th December – WNED at 3:00pm

Friday 6th December WNED at 10:00pm

More transmission times to follow.

The documentary features interviews with Heartbeat of Home key creative’s, dancers and musicians with some great behind the scenes footage.

It follows the casting of world class dancers though an online talent search and goes into the rehearsal rooms with choreographers David Bolder and John Carey as they bring the multi cultural fusion of Irish, Latin and Afro-Cuban dance together and the creation of spectacular dance numbers.