Christmas at Brown Thomas Toy Department.
An extract from a documentary from the Discovery series showing children playing with a wide range of toys, and visiting Santa Claus at the Brown Thomas Department Store, on Grafton Street in Dublin in 1965.
The children tell Santa what they would like for Christmas. One little girl tells Santa she would like
A pram, a teddy bear, and a doll... and an umbrella
Title: |
The Private Life of Santa Claus |
Clip Duration: |
00:02:52 |
Material Type: |
Video |
Clip Title: |
Brown Thomas Toy Department |
Series Title: |
Discovery |
Information: |
This episode of 'Discovery' examines one aspect of the commercialisation of Christmas in the form of the 'Store Santa Claus'.
'Discovery' was a documentary series broadcast on RTÉ between 1964 and 1967. Discovery, which first aired on Tuesday, 14 January, 1964 touched on many aspects of Irish life with an occasional spotlight on events of particular interest.
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Local Keywords: |
Christmas, Toys, Brown Thomas, Dublin, Grafton Street |
Coverage: |
Ireland |
Topic: |
National Holidays, Festivals, Anniversaries, Annual Events |
Contributor(s): |
Stuart Hetherington (Camerman), Brian Cleeve (Script writer), Peter Kennerly (Producer/Director) |
Publisher: |
RTÉ |
First Broadcast Channel: |
RTÉ |
Broadcast Date: |
20/12/1965 |
Production Year: |
1965 |
Country of Production: |
Ireland |
Original Identifier: |
P62/00065 |
IPR Restrictions: |
Rights Reserved - Free Access |
Rights, Terms and Conditions: |
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Item Type: |
part/extract |
Colour: |
Black and White |
Sound: |
Mono |
Aspect Ratio: |
4:3 |
Language: |
English (eng) |
Original Language: |
English (eng) |
