RTÉs Reeling in the Years partially true claim fact-checked
“Reeling in the Years is one of the best things RTÉ have ever done and I put it down to the lack of a presenter. There's no one to make a balls of it.”
Summary
The series “Reeling in the Years” indeed airs without a presenter, relying solely on archival footage and music. It is widely popular and has been voted Ireland’s most popular home‑produced TV programme, but the claim that it is “one of the best things RTÉ have ever done” is a subjective opinion, not a verifiable fact.
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- Reeling In the Years - Wikipedia
A 2008 poll (conducted by the RTÉ Guide) of Ireland's Top 100 television programmes resulted in Reeling in the Years being voted "most popular home-produced TV programme ever".
- Why RTÉ's Reeling in the Years is still going strong | Royal Television Society
John O’Regan created Reeling in the Years, which first aired in 1999, and has subsequently produced the series. The show – inspired by the BBC series The Rock ’n’ Roll Years, which dates from the 1980s – mixes archive material with music and has grown into something quite extraordinary, tugging at the public’s heart strings in a unique way.
- REELING IN THE YEARS - TV Moments, Music & Memories
There are now 58 episodes covering 1962-2019. Reeling In The Years began transmission in 1999 and is one of the most successful programmes on RTE, with repeats regularly topping the ratings charts.
- Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine
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- Reeling In the Years (Series) - TV Tropes
Reeling In the Years is an Irish historical documentary series created by RTà (abbreviation of Raidió TeilifÃs &Atilde …
- Reeling in the Years - Wikidata
Irish television series
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