MightyOaks Eoghan Hanlon
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- Society & Culture
Mighty Oaks avoids the obvious and the clichéd (e.g. pensions and bus passes), and focuses on older people as people who happen to be old. Age, for the most part, isn't focused on. Instead, compelling and surprising stories are told, in which the main characters happen to be older people. The older people featured in this series tell their own stories, filtered through their own experiences and opinions.
The series aims to oppose assumptions and stereotypes (held by younger or older people), portray older people and ageing itself in a positive light (without being condescending) and provide an opportunity for older people themselves to speak of their own lives.
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Little Acorn - Ho
'Twas the night before Christmas, and an extra special older person took our call.
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Episode 11 - Dance of Years
In the final episode of the series, a folk duo of forty years continue to find fulfillment in their music.
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Little Acorn - It Was Jammed
Leo O'Kelly and Sonny Condell, of folk duo Tír na nÓg, describe the experience and the importance of Toner's as a music venue in the 1970s.
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Episode 10 - We Could Do with Some Education
We discuss the benefits of education and what it's like to go back to it after thirty years.
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Episode 9 - Not Looking for Anything Special
We explore negative attitudes toward age, how they infect many parts of our lives and whether they're true or necessary.
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Little Acorn - Kaiser Wilhelm's Decision
Conor Breen explains the origin of the retirement age of 65 and its enduring influence.