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Reeling in the Years : Season 4
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Reeling in the Years is an Irish historical documentary series broadcast in Ireland by RTÉ. Each episode, approximately 25 minutes long, looks back at the news and events of a particular year, from 1962 to 2009. The programme uses news archive footage, along with subtitles as the means of narration, to recount notable Irish and international events of the time. Music from the particular year is also played over the footage, with occasional scenes of live performances or music videos, generally by an Irish artist. Each decade takes at least eight months to make. The programme runs on RTÉ without advertisements during it. The theme tune for the series comes from Steely Dan's 1972 hit "Reelin' In the Years". The series was voted "most popular home-produced TV programme ever" in a poll of Ireland's Top 100 television programmes conducted by the RTÉ Guide in 2008. In 2008, a DVD entitled Reeling in the 80s was released for the Irish market, with follow-up DVDs Reeling in the 90s and Reeling in...
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List of Episodes (8)
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Reeling in the Years (1999)
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1. 1962
In the first programme of the new series, a look back at 1962 when the Beatles had their first hit, Sean Connery played James Bond, and the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world close to nuclear war. Music: Neil Sedaka - Breaking Up Is Hard to Do The Beatles - Love Me Do Ketty Lester - Love Letters The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight Chubby Checker - The Twist Cliff Richard and The Shadows - The Young Ones Patsy Cline - Crazy Dion - The Wanderer Kenny Lynch - Up On The Roof The
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Reeling in the Years (1999)
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2. 1963
A look back at 1963 when President Kennedy visited Ireland, Martin Luther King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, and President Kennedy was assassinated. Music: The Beatles - She Loves You Dusty Springfield - I Only Want to Be With You The Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron Bob Dylan - Blowin' in the Wind Roy Orbison - Blue Bayou Bobby Vee - The Night Has A Thousand Eyes Gerry and the Pacemakers - How Do You Do It? Cliff Richard and The Shadows - Summer Holiday Gerry and the Pacemakers -
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Reeling in the Years (1999)
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3. 1964
In this edition, a look back at 1964 when Lyndon Johnson won a landslide victory in the US, Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali and World Champion, and fighting in Vietnam began in earnest. Closer to home, in the UK a series of riots broke out in southern England and in Ireland the stars for the 1964 Jacob's TV awards were announced and Gay Byrne and Kathleen Watkins marry. Music: The Beatles - I Feel Fine Petula Clark - Downtown The Animals - The House of the Rising Sun Millie - My Boy
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Reeling in the Years (1999)
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4. 1965
In 1965, Taoiseach Sean Lemass travelled to Belfast to meet Northern Ireland's Prime Minister Terence O'Neill and O'Neill made a return visit to Dublin. The Russians carried out a successful space walk, and in Alabama civil rights demonstrators were attacked when they staged a Freedom March. Music: Brendan Bowyer with the Royal Showband - The Hucklebuck The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction Donovan - Catch the Wind The Temptations - My Girl The Hollies - I'm Alive Otis
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Reeling in the Years (1999)
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5. 1966
This week, a look at 1966. England won the World Cup, Indira Gandhi became prime minister of India, and Eamon de Valera was president of Ireland for a second term. Music: The Rolling Stones - Get off of My Cloud Tom Jones - Green Green Grass of Home Dickie Rock - Come Back to Stay The Who - My Generation Simon and Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made for Walkin' Fontella Bass - Rescue Me The Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love Chris Farlowe - Out of Time
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Reeling in the Years (1999)
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6. 1967
A look back to 1967 when Elvis got hitched, Mick Jagger was caught for drug offences, and the Six Day War between Israel and Egypt, Syria and Jordan was fought. Music: Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl The Dubliners -Seven Drunken Nights The Monkees - I'm a Believer The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Hey Joe Bob Dylan - All Along the Watchtower Simon and Garfunkel - The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) Engelbert Humperdinck - Release Me The Rolling Stones - Ruby Tuesday Seán Dunphy -
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Reeling in the Years (1999)
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7. 1968
A look back at 1968 when the Ballymun development was completed, Apollo 8 orbited the moon, and the Beatles released Yellow Submarine. Music: The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup Cliff Richard - Congratulations Pat McGeegan - Chance of a Lifetime Massiel - La, La, La The Moody Blues - Nights in White Satin Bob Dylan - Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - I Second That Emotion The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil Marvin Gaye - I Heard It through
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Reeling in the Years (1999)
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8. 1969
In the last of the series, a look at 1969 when Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, Concorde took to the skies, and John Lennon and Yoko Ono had a 'bed-in' for peace.
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