What was Christmas like 30, 40 or even 50 years ago?
Cork women contemplate the Christmas of their youth.
Shoe boxes for dolls houses, conversations over the Christmas dinner table, and visiting friends and neighbours, were the order of the day.
Biddy McDonnell and Rosie O'Reilly at the English Market remember Christmas in time gone by and reflect on how things have changed.
| Title: | Christmas Past |
| Clip Duration: | 00:05:04 |
| Material Type: | Audio |
| Clip Title: | Cork Women Remember Christmas |
| Series Title: | Women Today |
| Information: | 'Women Today', presented by Marian Finucane and produced by Clare Duignan, was first broadcast on 31 May 1979. The show was proposed by Clare Duignan to redress the inadequate representation of women in RTÉ broadcasting. Dealing with women's issues, the show was immediately popular with listeners, which ensured it stayed in a prime slot. In the same year, the RTÉ Authority set up a Working Party on Women in Broadcasting "to consider job opportunities for women in RTÉ, the participation and representation of women in programmes, and the portrayal of women in advertisements". The working party submitted its report in April 1981. In relation to "Participation of Women as Programme-Makers and Presenters", the report commented: "A lone Martian, orbiting the earth, who happened to tune in to some hours of Irish radio or television, might well conclude that humankind is divided into two sexes in proportions six-to-one." The working party reported that "Women make up only 9% of radio producers, 16% of television producers/directors, and about 15% of news journalists" and noted that "Inevitably, these internal imbalances are reflected in programme output". The Authority agreed to set up an action plan and form a liaison group with staff to monitor the Authority's responses to the report's recommendations. It was also agreed to report on progress in further annual reports. |
| Local Keywords: | Cork, Christmas, Traditions, English Market |
| Coverage: | Ireland |
| Genre: | Factual |
| Topic: | National Holidays, Festivals, Anniversaries, Annual Events |
| Provider: | RTÉ |
| Contributor(s): | Doireann Ní Bhriain (Reporter) |
| Publisher: | RTÉ |
| First Broadcast Channel: | RTÉ Radio One |
| Production Year: | 1980 |
| Country of Production: | Ireland |
| Original Identifier: | AA1610 |
| IPR Restrictions: | Rights Reserved - Free Access |
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| Item Type: | part/extract |
| Sound: | Mono |
| Language: | English (eng) |
| Original Language: | English (eng) |
