Siar Sna… ([ʃiəɾˠ sˠnˠə], "back in the [decade name]") is an Irish documentary television programme, first broadcast in 2005. Each episode covers a particular year in Irish history, using archive material (mostly from RTÉ), on-screen text in English and contemporary music to tell the story of a particular year.[1] It is similar in format to RTÉ's Reeling in the Years, but with less coverage of political and world events and an increased focus on the Gaeltacht, the Irish language, everyday life, culture and the Eurovision Song Contest.[2][3]
| Siar Sna… | |
|---|---|
| Genre | documentary |
| Narrated by | Eoghan Ó Riada |
| Country of origin | Republic of Ireland |
| Original languages | Irish English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 50 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Baile na hAbhann, Galway |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | TG4 |
| Release | July 1, 2005 – March 2010 |
Five series have been broadcast:
- Siar Sna Seachtóidí, Siar Sna 70s or Siar Sna 70idí ("Back in the Seventies"), ten episodes covering the years 1970–79, first aired in July–September 2005[4]
- Siar Sna hOchtóidí, Siar Sna 80idí, Siar Sna 80s ("Back in the Eighties") or Siar Sna Blianta ("Back in the Years"), ten episodes covering the years 1980–89, first aired in September–December 2006
- Siar Sna 60idí, Siar Sna 60s ("Back in the Sixties"), ten episodes covering the years 1960–69, first aired in January–March 2007
- Siar Sna 90idí ("Back in the Nineties"), ten episodes covering the years 1990–99, first aired in January–March 2008
- Siar Sna 00's ("Back in the Noughties"), ten episodes covering the years 2000–09, first aired in January–March 2010
Future
editDue to Covid-19 TG4 delayed a 2010's 6th series broadcast since 2020.
Reception
editIn 2010, the Sunday Independent praised the series, saying that Siar Sna Seachtóidí was a "riveting social history of the Seventies […] which reassesses everything from that fateful decade's myriad campaigns for sex equality to the Dublin and Monaghan bombings."[5]
Noted blogger The Cedar Lounge Revolution wrote of the 1979 episode, "Watching the footage it wasn’t hard to believe that Ireland was in some small way a sort of cousin of the Eastern bloc. Everything was drab browns and grey. The news reports filled with shiny men's suits and flammable looking women's dresses."[6]
See also
edit- The Rock 'n' Roll Years (BBC)
- Reeling In the Years (RTÉ)
References
edit- ^ "Irish Film & TV Research Online - Trinity College Dublin".
- ^ "Today's TV Tuesday 7 July". The Irish News. 7 July 2020.
- ^ Mirror, Irish Daily (26 April 2021). "Reeling in the Year's abroad: Other versions of the RTE series around the globe". Head Topics.
- ^ The Irish Times (Saturday, June 25, 2005), page 100.
- ^ "Here's to triumph of decency over dogma". independent.
- ^ "Race and Ireland. An incident in Limerick in 1979…". 24 August 2007.