Fostering
From the collection of
Ask Anne
- Belfast
- 1990-03-12
Fostering (Ask Anne)
Parents and experts speak about what fostering children is like as part of the Find a Family campaign.
This episode explores aspects of fostering and care. Doctors and experts explain how fostering works and why children may go into care. First-time foster parents David and Anne, and experienced foster parents Rita and Packey speak about their decision to foster and their experiences. They offer advice and what to expect to those considering fostering. Nolene, who was fostered as a teenager, gives her experience from the foster child's perspective.
Anne Hailes joined Ulster Television as a production assistant. She went on to present Ask Anne, one of the station's most viewed programmes at the time.
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Ask Anne
Lifestyle show that covered all types of topics, from health and family matters to education and consumer advice.
Anne Hailes started her career with UTV right at the beginning. Joining just as the station began broadcasting in 1959. This was the start of a long media career that spanned decades and various broadcasters across the UK.
Ask Anne was created in collaboration with the producer Harry Adair. Its no-nonsense approach to consumer affairs and lifestyle advice made it one of UTV’s highest rated shows in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Topics covered in this collection range from fashion and food to anxiety and education. Have a look and gain an insight into what everyday concerns were on the minds of Northern Irish people of the time.
22 videos in this collection
1
Ask Anne
2
Ask Anne
3
Ask Anne
4
Anxiety
5
European Common Market
6
Ask Anne
7
30 Years of UTV
8
Ask Anne
9
Vegetarian Cooking
10
Pets
11
Ask Anne
12
Ask Anne
13
Fashion
14
Ask Anne
15
Fashion and Design
16
The Fur Trade
17
The Eleven Plus Exam
18
Employment Centres
19
Breathing
20
Belfast Fashion and Design Centre
21
Fostering
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