The Way We Were
TV ShowReturning Series

The Way We Were

2021
3 seasons
11 episodes

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.

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Seasons

  • The Way We Holidayed

    1.The Way We Holidayed

    03-01-202150m

    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'.

  • The Way We Shopped

    2.The Way We Shopped

    10-01-202150m

    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 Du...

  • The Way We Worked

    3.The Way We Worked

    17-01-202150m

    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.

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