BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 5 Episode #1: Patsy Kensit

[annieoburns]

"Who Do You Think You Are?"  - new series starts August 13th  - Wed night 9pm

Patsy Kensit first person featured.
The series continues with Boris Johnson, Jerry Springer, Esther Rantzen, David Suchet, Ainsley Harriott, Jodie Kidd and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen.

[celia]

Hi Annie
Thanks for letting us know that,it ages since the last one,i love knowing the backgrounds of these celebs.And the look on their faces when they find their G.Grandfather was an ag lab and very poor, not some well to do ancestor . It changes their opinion of us commoners

Celia

[Nick29]

I love watching this series, but I wish they would concentrate more on those with British connections.  In previous series we had Julia Sawalha with her French and Jordanian connections, David Dickinson and his Turkish ancestors, Colin Jackson and his Jamaican ancestors, Carol Vordermann and her Dutch relatives, etc, etc.

Now, while all this is very interesting, I want to know about researching family history in the UK, not Turkey, France, Holland or Jordan.   I'll watch with interest, just the same   

[Elliebob]

Thanks for letting us know when this starts - really looking forward to some interesting TV for a change!!

Ellen

[kerryb]

Totally agree Ellen

I must remember to set the video recorder for the two weeks of our holiday otherwise I will miss the only interesting TV 

Kerry

[lesleyhannah]

Am really looking forward to tonight's programme - good to have something decent to watch for a change!

[genjen]

I love watching this series, but I wish they would concentrate more on those with British connections.  In previous series we had Julia Sawalha with her French and Jordanian connections, David Dickinson and his Turkish ancestors, Colin Jackson and his Jamaican ancestors, Carol Vordermann and her Dutch relatives, etc, etc.

Now, while all this is very interesting, I want to know about researching family history in the UK, not Turkey, France, Holland or Jordan.   I'll watch with interest, just the same   

But surely there are many of us in the UK who have ancestry from other parts of the world? Mine are all from within these shores, as far as I know, but I found the Carol Vordermann and Julia Sawalha programmes absolutely fascinating.

Jen

[Ruskie]

If there is anyone who is tech savvy out there who understands how these things work, can you please download these programmes onto Bit Torrent, so we poor neglected, desperate people in the Antipodes can join in all the fun discussions.

It could be ten years before it's shown on TV here .... you've got to feel sorry for us - our TV consists largely of repeats of dreadful American sit-coms ....

Please help us!

[Elliebob]

Looking forward to an evening in with WDYTYA and a glass of red - the weather is dreadful today.  I feel sorry for everyone on holiday.
Ellen