Produced by Alan Hall
This piece is the story told by the adults that were kids in the 1980's during 'The Troubles" and the children that live there today. This give a contrast on what has changed in time regarding the fighting in rural Ireland.
Unlike the previous piece, Meat Factory Ear Worms, this didn’t have the same personal sense about it as it was told from a group of people rather then an individual story. There was a range of elements used such as the use of speech, from pre-recorded sound bites and newly recorded interviews, and atmos for example the kids and cars in street. All these elements help create the sense of a space in Ardoyne. The voice over of the list of people and the age in which they were killed in Ardoyne highlights the realistic narrative within this piece, creating sympathy in the listener. As it is cut in between the recording of the villagers create the illusion that the lists is that much longer as it is broken down.
They also use a wide range of contributors, i.e. young, old, male and female. This helps create a whole over view of the place, which is a different approach to the first piece, The Curious Ear, Meat Factory Earworms, as that was focused on one person’s opinions and views not a groups. I think they took this less individual approach due to the fact that they didn't want to tell the story from the one person and their experiences of 'the troubles' but instead the incidences that occurred in the entire town.
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