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Topic: BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 6 Episode #3: Rick Stein (Read 2512 times)
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Nick29
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Yes, totally boring. My wife fell asleep, but I slogged it out until the end, hoping that at one point it would become vaguely interesting - but alas it didn't. It's a long time since I've seen such self-indulgent rubbish on the screen. Still, Mr Stein got a nice free jolly to China at the licence payer's expense.
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Best Wishes, Nick. Research interests: Field - Luton & Islington Hole - Somerset, Suffolk & Surrey Farnish, Parker, Cattermole, Last, Wasp, Church - Suffolk Lewin/Lowin/Lowen - Hertfordhire Martin - Eltham & Greenwich, Kent (London) Stead - Greenwich, London (Kent) & Maidstone Wood - Hertfordshire Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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Fue
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I just found found the missionary grandfather on the 1891 census. RG 12/ 749/ 123/ 50.
I'm interested to see that he was born in Antigua, West Indies about 1840.
That would have been another interesting line of enquiry.
Gosh Jenb that is interesting info, I wonder why they did not use this information??
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kerryb
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Well I have to say I agree with most of the comments here and its a shame I was looking forward to this one.
Funnily enough it was the same subject matter as the very first WDYTYA with Bill Oddie, his mother's illness but somehow that episode was so much better and more interesting, anyone remember the two old nurses?
I would have liked to have seen a bit more about his german roots.
My OH commented on Rick's first comment about not being too embarrassed or crying etc and wonders if he refused to let a whole chunk be shown for some reason 
Kerry
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acceber
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Still, Mr Stein got a nice free jolly to China at the licence payer's expense.
Well most of the celebrities featured seem to have some foreign roots, Ainsley Harriott, Colin Jackson, Stephen Fry, Meera Syal, Jerry Springer, David Baddiel to name a few. Jodie Kidd, as mentioned above, went to the US and Canada!
I doubt any of the celebs know what they are likely to find out before they go, probably not even the production team know exactly what will happen. So in some cases it may be a fruitless journey, and others fruitfull.
My licence sadly pays for more programmes that I dont watch, than do, but I would rather they paid for Amanda Redman to fly to Ireland to trace her family tree (Series 1), than another omnibus edition of Eastenders.
Gaille - Our family trees may be more interesting than a celebs, but I cant see anyone else tuning in to watch it, and that would be, from a broadcaster's point of view, a total waste of money.
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Annison: Scotland
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hali-benny
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Well, I was looking forward to this but fell asleep just before it started - looks like I didn't miss anything!! Lets hope if there is going to be another series that they totally change the structure of the programme, and go back to the ways of the early programmes, i.e Bill Oddie, Jeremy Clarkson, Sue Johnstone, Jeremy Paxman etc......
I must say though - 'so you think you're royal' was good last night!
Benn.
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Nick29
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Still, Mr Stein got a nice free jolly to China at the licence payer's expense. Well most of the celebrities featured seem to have some foreign roots, Ainsley Harriott, Colin Jackson, Stephen Fry, Meera Syal, Jerry Springer, David Baddiel to name a few. Jodie Kidd, as mentioned above, went to the US and Canada! I doubt any of the celebs know what they are likely to find out before they go, probably not even the production team know exactly what will happen. So in some cases it may be a fruitless journey, and others fruitfull.
Sorry, but I think the production team know exactly what they will find. It costs a lot of money to send a camera and sound crew abroad, so one or two researchers would be sent out initially. Still, I suppose they had to pad the programme out with something, even if Rick Stein didn't find the grave stone or the church. Strangely, the person that I wasn't looking forward to seeing (Fiona Bruce) has had the most interesting programme so far.
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Best Wishes, Nick. Research interests: Field - Luton & Islington Hole - Somerset, Suffolk & Surrey Farnish, Parker, Cattermole, Last, Wasp, Church - Suffolk Lewin/Lowin/Lowen - Hertfordhire Martin - Eltham & Greenwich, Kent (London) Stead - Greenwich, London (Kent) & Maidstone Wood - Hertfordshire Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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newbie
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I was looking forward to seeing this episode, I really enjoyed the Fiona Bruce one, but this one, 39 minutes about his father and illness yawn, but then they took a jolly to China! I was hoping to see my son! they could have arranged it..
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Fue
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Lets hope if there is going to be another series that they totally change the structure of the programme, and go back to the ways of the early programmes, i.e Bill Oddie, Jeremy Clarkson, Sue Johnstone, Jeremy Paxman etc......
I must say though - 'so you think you're royal' was good last night!
Benn.
Fully agree with you hali-benny; What channel did you see 'So you think your're a royal' on ? These are normally very good and I am suffering from the lack of a good genealogical programme to watch 
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hali-benny
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So You Think You're Royal was on Sky Three, monday night, 8 - 9pm, It is so much better than the current series of wdytya! You actually get to see how they reach the different generations and the work that has to be put in, aswell as learning about different historical genres. In fact I could go as far and say it has everything 
I've seen a few of them before - so I'm not sure if they are all repeats, but still worth watching.
The BBC could do with taking a few notes from it!!!
In fact - is Nick Barratt still the genealogist behind wdytya??? I know he was in the early series, but you never see him on it these days - perhaps thats why the programme has deteriorated so much???
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oldtimer
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Hi Migky - must agree with you! I found it rather boring too
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