Login Required

This content is restricted to University of Auckland staff and students. Log in with your username to view.

Log in

More about logging in

Soldiers, rubber bullets and an uncertain future: for the McKenna family, memories of life back in hometown Belfast are hardly rose-tinted. Made shortly before the Good Friday agreement radically altered Northern Ireland’s political landscape, this Immigrant Nation episode opens with Irish expats Mick McKenna and mother Mary. In between making rebel music in Wellington, Mick returns to Belfast and recalls an environment that bred violence. Meanwhile presenter Teresa O’Connor (cousin of West Coast MP Damien O’Connor) delves into her own part-Irish ancestry and identity.

Primary Title
  • An Immigrant Nation
Episode Title
  • Just Slightly a People Apart
Date Broadcast
  • Tuesday 10 January 1995
Release Year
  • 1994
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 21 : 30
Duration
  • 60:00
Series
  • 1
Episode
  • 2
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Episode Description
  • Soldiers, rubber bullets and an uncertain future: for the McKenna family, memories of life back in hometown Belfast are hardly rose-tinted. Made shortly before the Good Friday agreement radically altered Northern Ireland’s political landscape, this Immigrant Nation episode opens with Irish expats Mick McKenna and mother Mary. In between making rebel music in Wellington, Mick returns to Belfast and recalls an environment that bred violence. Meanwhile presenter Teresa O’Connor (cousin of West Coast MP Damien O’Connor) delves into her own part-Irish ancestry and identity.
Classification
  • Unknown
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • Documentary
Hosts
  • Teresa O'Connor (Presenter)
  • Vincent Burke (Producer)
  • Jennifer Bush-Daumec (Producer)
  • Anna Cottrell (Director)
  • Owen Ferrier-Kerr (Editor)
  • Top Shelf Productions (Production Unit)
  • New Zealand on Air (Funder)
Contributors
  • Teresa O'Connor (Presenter)
  • Vincent Burke (Producer)
  • Jennifer Bush-Daumec (Producer)
  • Anna Cottrell (Director)
  • Owen Ferrier-Kerr (Editor)
  • Top Shelf Productions (Production Unit)
  • New Zealand on Air (Funder)
Encountered a problem?   Report it
Libraries and Learning Services © The University of Auckland Privacy Disclaimer