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Who do you think you are (III): #6 Nigella Lawson
« on: Wednesday 11 October 06 12:58 BST (UK) »
It's the turn of the domestic godess tonight.

It looks like they are going to touch on the subject of criminal ancestors, which I cannot recall in any previous programme,  I guess we would like to think all our ancestors were honest and law abiding, so tonight's programme should be quite interesting.

I wonder if we will get her recipe for chocolate cake as well?

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Re: Who do you think you are III: Nigella Lawson
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 11 October 06 13:06 BST (UK) »
Funnily enough my partner decided he wants to watch tonight's episode.

I wonder why ::) ::) ::) ::)

Tonight's does sound interesting, I wonder who in her family was a criminal ;D ;D

chocolate cake - hmmm 

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Re: Who do you think you are III: Nigella Lawson
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 11 October 06 13:27 BST (UK) »
It's true there does seem to be a "theme" to each episode this series.

I do know that her father was at least partly of Latvian Jewish origin. But I know nothing about her mother - the blonde Therese Lawson seen by her dad's side on the steps of No11 in the 80s was his 2nd wife. Chris
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Re: Who do you think you are III: Nigella Lawson
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 11 October 06 13:31 BST (UK) »
Hi Kerry

Apparently she unearths a family of travelling tobacco sellers, lower class Ashkenazi Jews and an apprentice shoemaker from Amsterdam who was on the run for stealing a lottery ticket.  :)

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Re: Who do you think you are III: Nigella Lawson
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 11 October 06 13:52 BST (UK) »
Hi
scuse my ignorance but who is Nigella Lawson, what is she famous for ???

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Re: Who do you think you are III: Nigella Lawson
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 11 October 06 14:07 BST (UK) »

Widow of John Diamond. http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,3604,445498,00.html

Child of nigel lawson: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Lawson (Thatcher's chancellor)

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Re: Who do you think you are III: Nigella Lawson
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 11 October 06 14:08 BST (UK) »
Daughter of Nigel Lawson - politician of some sort.
Used to be a journo of sorts.
Someone reinvented her as a cook of some sort on the telly. Maybe she did a cooking course or something.
You'll probably find info on google.

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Re: Who do you think you are III: Nigella Lawson
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 11 October 06 14:42 BST (UK) »
Blimey Celia have you not heard of the Domestic Godess?

Let us not forget that she is the partner of Charles Saatchi, Britain's foremost modern art collector.

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Re: Who do you think you are III: Nigella Lawson
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 11 October 06 14:50 BST (UK) »
Oi! Be nice about Nigella! Her recipe for chocolate and raspberry pavlova got my daughter interested enough in cooking that now she is going to cook me  a birthday dinner tonight ;D
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