A father and his daughters tune in to a wider world... For Sunday Miscellany on RTÉ One, listen to Telly in the Seventies by Catherine Foley above.
'Television was an exciting escape for us teenagers in the 1970s. After doing a bit of homework, we'd slip out to the sitting room, lured by the voices of the American actors who peopled the sitcoms and the detective series of Hollywood at that time.
Once settled in we’d lose ourselves in Little House on the Prairie, The Waltons or Hawaii Five O.
Long before we had insulated walls and triple glazing, the fire was where we’d huddle close to watch, relishing the time that was left of the night, knowing bedtime was almost upon us...'
Listen to more from Sunday Miscellany here.
