Our Times

Our Times was an Irish youth TV programme, broadcast on RTE in the late 70's. The series had several presenters including Nicholas Couchman, Laura Courage, Sharon Bacon and Paula Lambert. Many Irish musicians before they became famous performed on the show including artists like U2.

Links to Peel
In 1978, David Heffernan travelled to the BBC in London to speak to music lover, DJ and promoter of new music John Peel, as part of the Our Times Invitation to Rock Christmas Special, which was broadcast on 23rd December 1978.

In the interview, Peel talks about demo tapes, The Undertones, the music industry and the relationship between football and music.