Reeling in the years

Gringo180

Is the best programme ever. That is all :pac:

The Backwards Man

Gringo180 wrote: »

Is the best programme ever. That is all :pac:

All repeats.

Neeson

See the man at the 40 foot? Looked like he had 40 inches.

KeithM89

I cant wait for the new series in 7 years.

Sunnyisland

So that's how we had it people and yous think yous have it hard....get up the yard outofthat..

Augmerson

I watched it once and was like wtf I've seen this before.

kneemos

The soundtrack is the best part of it.

michellie

Love a bit of reeling in the years, learn more than at school !

bumper234

Feckin Mary Harney when she was under 20 Stone!!! Still wouldn't tho

AndonHandon

This is the best noughties episode, and best clip from that episode! Warnings of the economy crashing; now-disgraced bankers dismissing talk of a crash; irrelevant Hill of Tara hippies; Landsdowne Road getting demolished; Ireland v England in rugby at Crokers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6OgiYhjtx4

Minderbinder

I think it's the 1986 episode where they do a bit on people emigrating and it makes me laugh every time...

"So you're going to London then (because you can't get a job in Ireland)... have you any qualifications or skills?

"No, none whatsoever"

I'd love to know what became of that man.

Chucken

Minderbinder wrote: »

I think it's the 1986 episode where they do a bit on people emigrating and it makes me laugh every time...

"So you're going to London then (because you can't get a job in Ireland)... have you any qualifications or skills?

"No, none whatsoever"

I'd love to know what became of that man.

He probably got a job. Thats what people did. Qualifications and skills?? You learnt on the job.

MadsL

Minderbinder wrote: »

I think it's the 1986 episode where they do a bit on people emigrating and it makes me laugh every time...

"So you're going to London then (because you can't get a job in Ireland)... have you any qualifications or skills?

"No, none whatsoever"

I'd love to know what became of that man.

Phil Hogan?

ardmacha

Minderbinder wrote: »

I think it's the 1986 episode where they do a bit on people emigrating and it makes me laugh every time...

"So you're going to London then (because you can't get a job in Ireland)... have you any qualifications or skills?

"No, none whatsoever"

I'd love to know what became of that man.

He ended up running a major bank and cost the taxpayer €8.7 billion.

Riddle101

Yeah it's a grand aul show. To a history nut like me, it's a blessing in disguise.

SeaFields

watch the one last night where the troubles featured alot. seeing michael stone throwing grenades in broad daylight at a funeral and then seeing the two soldiers being dragged from their car before they were later executed. fecking surreal to say the least.


great program.

Minderbinder

Chucken wrote: »

He probably got a job. Thats what people did. Qualifications and skills?? You learnt on the job.

True. Now we're all overqualified apparently.

P_1

Gotta love the fact that the Northern Rock bank is right next door to a bookies, you'd wonder where your money was safer

Jimminy Mc Fukhead

Keith wrote: »

I cant wait for the new series in 7 years.

I don't think we have the luxury of waiting. Alright in an ideal world it would be nice for the stuff that really happened to be in the programs. But this involves it to put off making those programs for at least seven years. Sure we could all be dead at that stage. This stuff isn't hard to write - it's all pretty cyclical - Ive found that getting the music right is the key.

downonthefarm

the drugs were much better back then...

dj jarvis

My grandfather is always on it as he was a photographer for the Irish times for 4 decades , so anytime ANYTHING happened in dublin , he would be at it snapping away ,
so he pops up nearly every episode ,
i was pointing him out to my little girl (5) " look there is your great grand dad " , oh that's great daddy ,
a few minutes later Ian Paisley popped up on the screen , and my little one shouts , " look look , its great granddad " , she thought i was pointing at dr no when i was first pointing out my granddad

so now she thinks dr no is her great granddad :eek:

Great show , love it

Chucken

dj jarvis wrote: »

My grandfather is always on it as he was a photographer for the Irish times for 4 decades , so anytime ANYTHING happened in dublin , he would be at it snapping away ,
so he pops up nearly every episode ,
i was pointing him out to my little girl (5) " look there is your great grand dad " , oh that's great daddy ,
a few minutes later Ian Paisley popped up on the screen , and my little one shouts , " look look , its great granddad " , she thought i was pointing at dr no when i was first pointing out my granddad

so now she thinks dr no is her great granddad :eek:

Great show , love it

The poor child :pac:

KingOfFairview

Keith wrote: »

I cant wait for the new series in 7 years.

its going to have pat rabbitte saying go way with your oul palaver

KingOfFairview

Also liked when a journo asked Rynolds what the 3rd secret of Fatima was and after an awkward 26 minute pause he replied "a religious thing"

sentient_6

One of the best aspects of it is the combination of the music of the day over sometimes profound scenes/events.

losthorizon

Actually there is such a big enough gap since they last made the programme that they could easily make another series. It must be fairly cheap to make as well. It just takes a good eye, very good editing skills and someone who knows their music and someone who can match the music to the news story.

The Rock'N'Roll years I think it was called on BBC was a very good programme as well. Same idea.

Femme_Fatale

^^^
R.I.T.Y. uses the Rock n' Roll Years formula. Does a very good job of it though.

The 00s ended three/four years ago - way too early for a Reeling In The Years of the decade to have been made.

The 80s one was first shown in the late 90s. Perfect timing IMO.

Archeron

Good call OP, best show rte ever made IMO. The music choices are always brilliant for the scenes they show.
I was only a nipper when a lot of the troubles happened and it's heart breaking to see what has happened in this country in decades past. It was actually on reeling in the years that I first saw the catholic refugees from the north spilling over the border, and the first time I saw the British embassy in Dublin being burned down. Powerful stuff.

I often watch this and think of the scene in The Fifth Element where Lelu gets upset at the violence of human history and decides we are not worth saving. For Gods sake, don't let her watch reeling in the years.

Seans_Username

The clip when the Lotto is launched they ask Charlie Haughey what he would do if he won it. His answer was something along the lines of "I'd spent most on helping a lot of community organisations, definitely on sports [blah blah blah].... I might keep a bit for myself haw haw"
End of the episode. Brilliant. They use hindsight extremely well.

Oh yeah and I love watching a good baton charge by the Gardaí as well.

inlikeflynn86

Tonight's episode ..... "Let Christy Take it" classic

Love that show :pac:

MaroonAndGreen

Tommorow's will be good, love watching the aul highlights of Italia 90 ha ha