The Way We Were
2021
📺 3 Seasons
🎬 11 Episodes
📅 Returning Series
🌐 EN
⏱️ 50 min/episode
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
Season 1
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'.
Season 2
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
Season 3
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.
Network
RTÉ One