The Way We Were

Season 2

2022 · 5 episodes · 4h 10m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. The Way We Were at Christmas

   7 Mar 2022 · 50 min

   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. 2

   2. The Way We Loved

   14 Mar 2022 · 50 min

   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. 3

   3. The Way We Were at Home

   21 Mar 2022 · 50 min

   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. 4

   4. The Way We Played

   28 Mar 2022 · 50 min

   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. 5

   5. The Way We Wore

   4 Apr 2022 · 50 min

   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.