The Way We Were
Three-part docuseries The Way We Were is a timely assessment of the Irish National Identity as seen through the everyday lives of ordinary people since the official formation of The State in 1937.
Seasons
1. The Way We Holidayed
Air Date: 2021-01-03
Archival footage tells a story, starting with the rise and fall of the Irish Holiday Resort; from a few days in Bray to a dream vacation on 'The Continent'.
2. The Way We Shopped
Air Date: 2021-01-10
This episode takes a look back at The Way We Shopped from the era of the small local shop to the dawn of the mammoth Irish Supermarket chains and the spectacular rise of a small Dublin Clothing Store called Penneys.
3. The Way We Worked
Air Date: 2021-01-17
A look at the way Ireland was charts the nation's change from single earner male-provider households via the flood of women into the workplace in the 70s and 80s.
1. The Way We Were at Christmas
Air Date: 2022-03-07
The programmes casts a warm nostalgic eye over the themes of an Irish Christmas, asking how much has changed and how much has soothingly stayed the same
2. The Way We Loved
Air Date: 2022-03-14
Return of the documentary about Ireland's social and cultural history, looking at the issue of love, including courtship and dating rituals, habits and taboos
3. The Way We Were at Home
Air Date: 2022-03-21
A look at the recent history of Irish housing, from the idealistic Garden City movement of the 1930s and '40s to the socially destructive high-rise projects of the 1960s and '70s.
4. The Way We Played
Air Date: 2022-03-28
How Irish people used to enjoy themselves, including trips to the cinema, variety shows, speciality acts and circuses, plus the country's love affair with wrestling and stunt shows
5. The Way We Wore
Air Date: 2022-04-04
The changing face of how people dressed in Ireland as the 20th century progressed into the 21st, including the birth of teen fashion in the 1950s.
1. The Way We Healed
Air Date: 2023-09-06
From the evolution of our healthcare to the eradication of many diseases of childhood and poverty. This is an episode that cuts to the quick of who we were and who we are today.
2. The Way We Ate
Air Date: 2023-09-13
The 20th century changed the shape of our eating habits – from a full cooked dinner in the middle of the day to the birth of all new meals like supper, elevenses and Brunch!
3. The Way We Punished
Air Date: 2023-09-20
From the chequered History of our Garda force to the shockingly late abolition of the Death Penalty, and how the 20th Century brought us ‘crime as entertainment’
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Rating
0.0/10
Release Date
2021-01-03
Episodes
11 (3 seasons)
Status
Returning Series
