Presented by Ryan Tubridy and filmed in the GPO, ’16 Letters is a major television event specially commissioned for RTE’s 1916 commemorations which sees the written words of ordinary and extraordinary people – caught up in a time of blood, sacrifice and rebellion – brought back to life … one hundred years after they were written.
The programme is available to watch on RTÉ Player now.
- Available Until: Tuesday 26 April 2016
- Broadcast: Sun 27 Mar 2016
- Duration: 1hr 15mins
During the broadcast on the Easter Sunday, there was a lively discussion on Twitter about the programme and the letters presented. Below you will find the tweets from the event (Storify). If you have any comments to add, tweet using a hashtag #16letters so it will be added to the timeline.