TV series

Those Were the Days

2011–2013 · 3 seasons

A gentle, warm rummage through old footage that feels like flipping through a family photo album with a friendly narrator.

Overview: Richard Dormer narrates this nostalgic documentary series that delves into the BBC archives to reveal the changing face of life in Northern Ireland.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, light and earnest. Measured and fine in the background.
About: Memory, identity, family, class
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Full breakdown

Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
identity
family
class
aging
Places: small town
big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: documentary
anthology
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none