Full of surprising revelations about our recent past – as viewed through the recollections & observations of well-known Irish personalities, pundits & experts – The Way We Were builds into a richly compelling & hugely entertaining revaluation of how we’ve lived our lives over the past 80 years.
Featuring analysis from a host of well-known Irish faces including Joe Duffy, Katherine Lynch, Mike Denver, Mike Murphy, Dr Ciara Kelly, Jerry Fish and Michael Harding, each episode focuses on one vital aspect of our lives that has changed radically over the decades – how we shopped, how we holidayed & how we worked.
The Series is Built around:
- RTE Archive
- Newsreel
- Movies
- Advertising
- Public service films
- Newspaper Archive
- Private Film & Stills collections
EPISODE 1 THE WAY WE HOLIDAYED
From a few days in Bray to a Dream Vacation on ‘The Continent’ how we holidayed changed a lot through the 20th Century. This episode revisits the rise & fall of the Irish Holiday Resort. The advent of UK Style Holiday ‘Camps’ & the rise of ‘Praycations’ as the Pilgrimage to Lourdes became our number1 dream holiday choice in the 50’s & 60’s.
Remembering the changes in air travel from luxury to no-frills and the sexy allure of the Spanish Sun Holiday as peddled in soft-porn TV ads in the 1980’s, it is a nostalgic reminder of how we used to spend our strictly rationed, hard-earned 2-week break.