WDYTYA - tiny gripe

[bugbear]

Does anyone else get annoyed at the way this is told in "story order" 

Sometimes one of the late-in-the-program emotional "big reveals" is from one of the documents we all know would have been found early in the research, like a later census.

Annoying.

It's been a long time since I learnt anything about genealogical research from this prog. 

  BugBear

[KGarrad]

But, it's an Entertainment Programme, aimed at the masses

It isn't a Genealogy program showing hints and tips on how to do a Family Tree!

[aghadowey]

It's even more annoying when you've done lots of the background research for an episode and facts are totally ignored. Last time I ended up shouting "look in the big metal strongbox' over to the right" to the telly but nobody listened then either 

[bugbear]

But, it's an Entertainment Programme, aimed at the masses

It isn't a Genealogy program showing hints and tips on how to do a Family Tree!

The early series were pretty instructive, IMHO.

 BugBear

[bearkat]

The early series were pretty instructive, IMHO.

 BugBear

These days the 'celebrity' just goes somewhere and is handed an envelope by an 'expert'.

To me half the fun is doing the research.

I still smile remembering Barbara Windsor puzzling over why her ancestors were called 'Do' in the census then realising it meant ditto.

You make mistakes and learn as you go.  The thrill of the search is still strong even after 20years.

[coombs]

I think the celebs get their tree handed to them on a silver platter with bells on as they have a team of dedicated researchers rifling through looking for the famous ancestor, the entrepreneur, and the tear jerker that makes Bambi's mum dying look cheerful.

[Jebber]

The early series were pretty instructive, IMHO.

 BugBear

These days the 'celebrity' just goes somewhere and is handed an envelope by an 'expert'.

To me half the fun is doing the research.

I still smile remembering Barbara Windsor puzzling over why her ancestors were called 'Do' in the census then realising it meant ditto.

You make mistakes and learn as you go.  The thrill of the search is still strong even after 20years.

In the early days of census transcriptions when  a lot were done overseas, it was not uncommon to find   people  indexed with the name DITTO, it would have been funny if it was not so frustrating.

[BillyF]

Someone remarked to me last year that " it`s easy to do " , based on what they`d seen on the programme.

I`m sure we`ve all had times when the research just flows, equally there`s times when you seem as if it`s hard going, especially with brick walls.

[Rishile]

I love playing 'what will they say next'.  For example - celebrity says 'So, I wonder what happened to Great Grandma when her husband left her with six children and went off to war'.  Cue - 'well, we have this document that shows she became a prostitute which would have enabled her to feed her children'. 

If only the questions we have could be answered so easily.

Rishile