Children share their views on the existence of ghosts, what they look like and where they come from.
In a regular spot on 'The Live Mike' Twink (Adele King) gets children's opinions on various subjects. This time children discuss ghosts. For those who believe ghosts exist, the consensus is,
They are white and they are scary.
Ghosts come from all sorts of places, Australia, the ground, a minefield or somewhere near America. One boy adds,
There's no ghosts over here, there's only a Banshee.
Another boy recalls,
I saw a ghost in my garden once, he had his head chopped off.
When he tried to kick the ghost, he fell through the spectre.
Of those who do not believe in ghosts one boy thinks,
If they’re on TV they’re only a trick on the camera.
Another knows that ghosts in television programmes are made up, but has been told by his parents there are electric ghosts in Disneyland.
This episode of 'The Live Mike' was broadcast on 11 January 1980.
'The Live Mike' first aired on RTÉ One on 9 November 1979 and was billed as an hourly, Friday night programme of comment, entertainment and surprises. The programme also contained a candid camera slot in which Mike Murphy and his team took on many disguises.
