About this season
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.
Episodes (3)
1. The Way We Healed
Aired 6 September 2023 • 52 min
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
Aired 13 September 2023 • 52 min
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
Aired 20 September 2023 • 52 min
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’