Genealogy TV shows

[giblet]

Im still waiting for the day one of these shows, WDYTYA and the likes of, has the every day "Joe" on instead of always famous people. Why cant they just pick someone walking down the street and take them on a journey of a life time? Our ancestors were just as interesting.

[Sinann]

In Ireland The Genealogy Roadshow does just that. It's not a bad show and quite good for how to hints. Of course they do like the ancestor to be interesting, it's usually a case of proving or unproving a family story.

[giblet]

In Ireland The Genealogy Roadshow does just that.

Well that made my day  Glad to see someone does shows that isnt always connected to fame.
Off to google it now  Thanks.

[Guy Etchells]

That day has been and gone.
Blood Ties (not the modern vampire series) was a single series of shows on BBC in 2000
http://tinyurl.com/nblb6bf
If you scroll to the foot of the page it gives links to the other 5 shows.
There were going to be other shows in the series but it was cut short.
One of the episodes cut before broadcast featured Angela Petyt from Wakefield my former partner in Anguline Research Archives.
Cheers
Guy

[giblet]

That day has been and gone.
Blood Ties (not the modern vampire series) was a single series of shows on BBC in 2000
http://tinyurl.com/nblb6bf
If you scroll to the foot of the page it gives links to the other 5 shows.
There were going to be other shows in the series but it was cut short.
One of the episodes cut before broadcast featured Angela Petyt from Wakefield my former partner in Anguline Research Archives.
Cheers
Guy

Thanks Guy    Shame the series was cut short. Hope they bring some of them back 

[Ringrose]

These shows are interesting but make it all seem so easy.all the research is done for them and we see them walking into a record office to pick up acertificate.The heir hunter programme gives a bit more insight of how long and laborious it can be.
Ringrose

[jim1]

There have been a couple recently, one was Britains oldest business & the other was about bringing together 3 people who had a common link in history but I can't remember what that one was called.
So they have been about just not obvious.

[giblet]

There have been a couple recently, one was Britains oldest business & the other was about bringing together 3 people who had a common link in history but I can't remember what that one was called.
So they have been about just not obvious.

Thanks jim1 

Maybe Australia doesnt get them ones which is why we dont hear about them. We just get the "famous" ones 

I feel better now tho knowing there are shows around that have the everyday person  Even if i cant watch them 

[Blue70]

Find My Past had a TV series that was shown in the UK I don't know if it was shown elsewhere. It featured "ordinary" people whose ancestors were linked to historical events. There should be a weekly show on TV with someone not famous or involved in the media and knowing nothing about their ancestors doing all the research themselves in a diary format and including all the stuff that TV shows don't usually broadcast because they don't think it interesting enough.


Blue