Bha mi Latha Samhraidh/When Stornoway Was Dancing
58 minutes
Bheir Bha mi Latha Samhraidh sùil air ais air beatha dhaoine ann an Steòrnabhagh anns na bliadhnaichean às dèidh an dàrna cogadh. 'S e àm a bh' ann nuair a thànaig atharrachaidhean mòra, le barrachd beairteis agus cultar ùr a' nochdadh tro cheòl agus fiolm, ach airson grunnan bhliadhnaichean shòlasach fhuair na 'baby boomers' an cuibhreann a b' fheàrr de gach saoghal.
A warm-hearted look back at aspects of the social life of Stornoway in the decades that followed World War II. The baby-boomers, born in the years that followed the war, came into a community still reeling from the effects of war and the poverty that followed it. However, the next three decades saw steady improvement in their circumstances with a building boom and tweed industries providing jobs a plenty.
It was a time of great cultural change, with a new order emerging through the increasing influence of cinema and pop music. But for a time, the baby-boomers seem to enjoy the best of both worlds - the strength of community bonds forged in war and economic progress. Presented by Ceitlin LR Smith, Bha mi Latha Samhraidh is packed with warm, entertaining anecdotes about a halcyon period in Stornoway's history. Show less