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Showbands: How Ireland Learned to Party

Ardal O'Hanlon looks at what started the showband era in Ireland, the people involved, and how it came to an end in the 1980s.

59 minutes

Last on

Sat 20 Mar 202100:30
BBC Four

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Music Played

  • Eileen Reid and The Cadets

    If I Had My Life To Live Over

  • Frank Sinatra

    Strangers In The Night

  • The Miami Showband

    Wishing It Was You

Credits

PresenterArdal O'Hanlon
Executive ProducerAlison Millar
Executive ProducerEmma Cahusac
DirectorMike Connolly
ProducerMike Connolly

Broadcasts

  • Fri 15 Mar 201921:00
    BBC Four
  • Sat 16 Mar 201903:05
    BBC Four
  • Sun 31 Mar 201921:00
    BBC Two Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
  • Fri 13 Sep 201921:00
    BBC Four
  • Sat 14 Sep 201901:30
    BBC Four
  • Sat 14 Mar 202001:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 4 Oct 202022:30
    BBC Two Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
  • Mon 30 Nov 202022:45
    BBC One Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
  • Sat 20 Mar 202100:30
    BBC Four

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