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Topic: BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 7 Episode #3: Kate Humble (Read 2642 times)
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Ebor337
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The past is a foreign country, how can we go there
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Ebor337
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The past is a foreign country, how can we go there
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Well I, for one, really enjoyed this episode. some great social stories and Humble is so lucky to have such heroes in her immediate family.
I found it incredible that she, or the rest of her family knew next to nothing about their ancestors though; "yes, here's my dad's WW2 log book, I haven't read it since I was a teenager and even then I didn't read it properly"    I was almost thinking that she didn't deserve ancestors like that, but of course, that's a ridiculous notion!!!
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Spidermonkey
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Have to say that this one didn't hold my attention too much (could have been cos I was trying to deal with son who decided he didn't want to go to bed  )
I don't know whether it is because I started looking at my family history when all 4 of my grandparents were still alive, but I don't find the episodes dealing with more recent history as interesting as those that focus on the 19th century and back. Perhaps because I badgered my grandparents to tell me all about their war service, I feel that other people should have asked their grandparents if they had had the chance.
Hubby also got fed up of all the tears 
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crozier
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The past another country? Where's my passport?
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Personally I found this utterly engrossing, a really interesting episode. As usual 95% of the leg work had been done by the professionals, but what the heck. I will certainly watch the repeat, it was fascinating, especially the end bit about the WW2 prison camps.
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Abbott, Surrey&London. Criswell/Cresswell, Painswick Gloucestershire. MacKenzie, Midlothian&London. King, the Tarrant Valley Dorset&London. Foreman, West Ham. Peters, Bolney/Lewes Sussex&London. Sandgrove, West Ham. Sundgren,Sweden.
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kerryb
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Very interesting and I agree quite engrossing. I agree about preferring the 19th century focus usually, but it was an interesting subject.
Must have been interesting, OH joined me to watch and he normally can't be bothered.
I forgave Kate the tears, I think she is a naturally teary person anyway, just like me 
Kerry
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cad
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I found it incredible that she, or the rest of her family knew next to nothing about their ancestors though; "yes, here's my dad's WW2 log book, I haven't read it since I was a teenager and even then I didn't read it properly" I was almost thinking that she didn't deserve ancestors like that, but of course, that's a ridiculous notion!!! [/quote Yes, I can understand why the programme makers had to check again with her that she REALLY didn't know anything, they couldn't believe it either! |
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Wiltshire: Cainey, Summers, Payne
Somerset:Wallis,
London: Binden, Sullivan, Tickner, Tilt
Ireland: Tracey, Sullivan, Dalton
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Hhodgetts
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I very much enjoyed learning a bit more about the Hartley Colliery disaster, I too lost distant relatives in that disaster, Josiah and Robert Johnson and their names showed up on the TV whilst viewing the monument. I was quite chuffed as I have never been to see the monument, I feel now that I must go! Mixed feelings about it though...... what a way to go, I have read about the disaster before and it is awful.
Philip
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Northumberland; Johnson, Johnston, Dodds, Rutherford, Gray, Kennedy, Wilson, Sanderson, Davidson and other Border Marauders as they are discovered on this journey.
Berkshire; Knight, Bristor, Sharpe, Sharp, Ashley.
Suffolk / Essex; Perce, Pearce, Pearse, Pierce, Hayes.
Midlands; Hodgetts, Parker, Easthope.
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lesleyhannah
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I wonder whether there were any interesting women in her family tree! I kept wondering how they coped.
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stonechat
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Saw Midsomer murders, so i player awaits
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Topham26
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yes, my hubby didn't like the tears either, but we both thought it incredible that Kate was blessed with such interesting ancestors of whom she and her family knew nothing about.
We are blessed with Agricultural Labourers, Straw Platters, Mariners and even a Cordwainer, when we can find them all!!
Still we both enjoyed the programme.
Ann and OH
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Yorkshire: Topham, Sneaton
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne: Robson, Green
Kingston-on-Hull: Turpin
Suffolk: Sargeant (or Variants)
Shropshire, Wigan, Middlesbrough: Stevenson (or Variants)
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nameless
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Quote. We are blessed with Agricultural Labourers, Straw Platters, Mariners and even a Cordwainer, when we can find them all!!
Still we both enjoyed the programme. End Quote
I enjoyed the show and also cried. So sad to hear of the disaster.
I also have Ag Labs, Mariner etc that arrive from nowhere and go back there.
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