RTÉ, the Irish national radio and television broadcaster, regularly pumps out good documentaries about all aspects of life in Ireland. Looking through their site last night for something to put on the iPod, I found two documentaries about Scottish football you might enjoy.
The first, broadcast in 1993, is called "If you don't want to be a Catholic" and tells the story of Belfast woman’s pilgrimage to see her idols Rangers playing Celtic.
The second one, this time broadcast in 1997, is called "If You Know Your History" and tells the story of Celtic Football Club, a club conceived out of wish to raise money for charitable purposes. That was way back in 1887. One hundred years on, this documentary look back and forward at Celtic.
Regular readers of Inside Left might be interested in the Who Are Ye? profile of Celtic Garry Swan wrote for us last year, and which is - to date - the third most popular article on the site, like, ever.
Keeping on the theme of football, if not Scottish football, you might enjoy the following two documentaries also.
"The Blues and the Candy Stripes" tells the story of when Linfield FC travelled to the Brandywell, the home of Derry City FC, for the first time since January 25th 1969. The two sides found themselves on opposite ends of the social spectrum in a time of civil unrest - 26 years on, they meet again.
Lastly, in "There's only one George Best", recorded on the day of George Best's funeral, RTE follows two groups of mourners, the first a group of lifelong supporters from Galway, the second, a father and son from East Belfast.
Most of you probably already know, but for those who don't, George Best signed for Hibs at the tail end of 1979, making his debut against St Mirren. The 33-year old would last less than a year, and though he couldn't quite save Hibs from relegation, he brought a spark of glamour to the east-end of Edinburgh.
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