Frank Hall receives an irate letter from a Cork viewer.
Mr Woods a Cork man living in Ballsbridge, Dublin wrote to Frank Hall with a complaint about a recent 'Hall's Pictorial Weekly'. Mr Woods (Frank Duggan) conveys the disgust he felt while watching a report on the birth of the Cork republic.
My stomach just turned sick as it always does when I watch your filthy programme.
Mr Woods found the report about Cork and its people insulting.
What do bloody Dubliners know about us?
His claim is that if it was not for Cork men, Dublin would not be what it is today as they built it. Mr Woods is determined that Cork will not be made a laughing stock and plans to travel the country gathering signatures to have 'Hall's Pictorial Weekly' taken off the air.
This episode of 'Hall's Pictorial Weekly' was broadcast on 7 May 1975. The presenter is Frank Hall.
Frank Hall's amusing and satirical series began on 29 September 1971 with the full title "Hall's Pictorial Weekly Incorporating the Provincial Vindicator" which became known as "Hall's Pictorial Weekly".
The series allowed Frank Hall to follow his own interest in the lives of viewers throughout the country. Regarded as RTÉ's flagship comedy show, it featured satirical sketches on current news stories and popular culture, as well as parody songs, comedy sketches, re-edited videos, cartoons and spoof television formats. The show ran for 9 series until 1980.
