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Hands

Show Info

  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: April 17, 1978
  • Seasons: 1
  • Episodes: 37
  • Networks: RTÉ One
  • Genres: Documentary

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Hands(1978)

TMDB Rating: 9.0 (2 votes)

Overview

A unique, multi-award winning series of thirty-seven documentries on Irish crafts capturing the final years of traditional rural and urban life in Ireland during the seventies and eighties.

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Season 1

37 episodes • 1978

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Textiles - Wool SpinningApr 17, 19780.0
2Textiles - PatchworkApr 7, 19780.0
3Textiles - LaceApr 7, 19780.0
4Textiles - EmbroideryApr 7, 19780.0
5Textiles - Donegal WeaversApr 7, 19780.0
6Textiles - Dublin Woollen MillApr 7, 19780.0
7Textiles - Donegal CarpetsApr 7, 19780.0
8Textiles - TailorApr 7, 19780.0
9Textiles - English SilkApr 7, 19780.0
10Wood - Carriage BuildingApr 7, 19780.0
11Wood - Cavan CabinetmakersApr 7, 19780.0
12Wood - Cavan CooperApr 7, 19780.0
13Wood - Chair Maker John SurlisApr 7, 19780.0
14Wood - Dublin’s Viking LongshipApr 7, 19780.0
15Wood - Harp MakingApr 7, 19780.0
16Wood - Hurl MakingApr 7, 19780.0
17Wood - Irish Spinningwheel MakingApr 7, 19780.0
18Wood - Shannon One DesignApr 7, 19780.0
19Ceramics - Carley’s Bridge PotteriesApr 7, 19780.0
20Ceramics - Belleek PotteriesApr 7, 19780.0
21Ceramics - Clay Pipe WorksApr 7, 19780.0
22Metal - A Dublin SilversmithApr 7, 19780.0
23Metal - Powers Of The MetalApr 7, 19780.0
24StoneApr 7, 19780.0
25Leather - Dublin’s WorkhorsesApr 7, 19780.0
26Leather - Shoe MakingApr 7, 19780.0
27Leather - A Dublin BookbinderApr 7, 19780.0
28Leather - The SaddlerApr 7, 19780.0
29Leather - CurraghsApr 7, 19780.0
30Willow, Rush & Straw - RushworkApr 7, 19780.0
31Willow, Rush & Straw - BasketmakingApr 7, 19780.0
32Willow, Rush & Straw - Wexford ThatcherApr 7, 19780.0
33Miscellaneous - Fermanagh CountryApr 7, 19780.0
34Miscellaneous - StonegroundApr 7, 19780.0
35Miscellaneous - A Dublin CandlemakerApr 7, 19780.0
36Miscellaneous - Of Bees & Bee SkepsApr 7, 19780.0
37Miscellaneous - Lighthouse CraftsApr 7, 19780.0

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