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Interesting TV Programme TONIGHT

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Sue In Yorkshire.

Sue In Yorkshire. Report 17 Sep 2014 13:07

The programme is called """"This World ""Ireland's Lost Babies,

9PM BBC2.

Martin Sixsmith explores the Irish Catholic Church's role in the adoption trade,which saw thousands illegitimate children taken from their mother and sent abroad.

Sounds really interesting....

Rambling

Rambling Report 17 Sep 2014 13:10

Thanks for the reminder Sue :-)

Researching:

'Emma'

'Emma' Report 17 Sep 2014 13:31

Thanks Sue for reminder :-)

Emma

'Emma'

'Emma' Report 17 Sep 2014 22:08

A very interesting and informative programme.
My heart went out to the mothers and children
who had to endure this cruel separation.

Emma

Petef

Petef Report 17 Sep 2014 22:41

If you didn#t get to view this programme tonight,

it is going to be repeated tomorrow, Thursday 18th

at 11.20pm on BBC2.

Peter

Researching:
Italy Goa France

TessAkaBridgetTheFidget

TessAkaBridgetTheFidget Report 17 Sep 2014 23:32

I have only just seen this.

Thanks Peter. I will record it tomorrow night so that I can watch it at a decent hour

Thanks Sue, for bring it to our attention in the first place..

Researching:
Woodhouse and Trilloe from Herefordshire; Lockyear and Date from Somerset, Thomas and Edwards from Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire, also Argyll, Tipperary, Limerick, Cork

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 18 Sep 2014 07:07

I recorded it but haven't had time to watch it. I think it's based on the story of Philomena searching for her long lost son, Martin Sixsmith got interested when he was helping her in her search.

I know I will need tissues to hand when I watch it.

Lizx

Dermot

Dermot Report 18 Sep 2014 07:59

Catholicism is no longer compulsory in Ireland - if it ever was.

Cruel people lack compassion. Have things improved?

Dame*Shelly*(

Dame*Shelly*("\(*o*)/") Report 19 Sep 2014 16:07

i watch the program last nite it was very sad
its a must watch if you haven't seen it

Researching:
Re-searching Barber and Marrow Wickhambrook Suffolk

RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 19 Sep 2014 17:01

The crime novelist Benjamin Black wrote an excellent piece on this matter "Christine Falls". There was a good TV adaptation recently on BBC " Quirke" which really caught the threads of Ireland around 1960.

Researching:
The Man In the High Castle

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 20 Sep 2014 03:57

I think we see similar situations on Long Lost Family where the babies are taken from the mothers because they had no support from their babies' fathers or their families due to the shame of becoming pregnant before marriage. It's so sad, but happened to so many mums and babies.

I hope they are all reunited if not on this earth then somewhere else.


Lizx