Reeling in the Years
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Reeling in the Years

1999 – nowShow6 seasons · 58 episodesNRReturning

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93
ExcellentGoodWatch score
IMDb9.2
93
ExcellentGoodWatch score
IMDb9.2

Summary

Each episode looks back at the news and events of a particular year, using news archive footage, along with subtitles as the means of narration, to recount notable Irish and international events of the time.

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The '80sin 243 titlesThe first season covers this decade including Chernobyl, the Challenger disaster and the fall of the Berlin Wall alongside repeated stories of mass emigration out of Ireland in search of better work…The '70sin 214 titlesThe third season, covering the Beatles breaking up, the Fall of Saigon, Watergate, Patty Hearst kidnapping, Jonestown and the Iranian Revolution along with the Irish experience of the decade, startin…All 10 tropes

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