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BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 6 Episode #1: Rory Bremner
« on: Monday 02 February 09 19:46 GMT (UK) »
Starting tonight on BBC check times  regional variations
I think it is Rory Bremner in tonight's episode

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Re: New Series WDYTYA
« Reply #1 on: Monday 02 February 09 19:49 GMT (UK) »
I've booked my place in front of the TV!!!
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Re: BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 6 Episode #1: Rory Bremner
« Reply #2 on: Monday 02 February 09 20:08 GMT (UK) »
Oh has been well warned in advance ;D ;D

I let him watch the football yesterday just so that I could get my hour tonight ;)
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Re: BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 6 Episode #1: Rory Bremner
« Reply #3 on: Monday 02 February 09 22:07 GMT (UK) »
What an interesting programme

I cannot be the only person who was moaning loudly at the WONDERFUL pictures and other documentary evidence Rory Bremner had about his family - a CRIMEAN DIARY!!!!! in his great grandfather's handwriting!!!! - and he didn't even know he had them.

How totally fantastic!  ;D

I wish, oh, how I wish........

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Re: BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 6 Episode #1: Rory Bremner
« Reply #4 on: Monday 02 February 09 22:11 GMT (UK) »
Did you notice that the medals had been polished? I think brother knew exactly what was there. But I do think that it was all news to Rory - or should I say Roderick -  at least.
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WDYTYA
« Reply #5 on: Monday 02 February 09 22:12 GMT (UK) »
I would imagine quite a few of us have just finished watching Rory Bremner in WDYTYA. 
How lucky is he to have all that information at his fingertips? Completed family tree, letters and photographs, but seeming not to know it was there.
Once again it  should remind us  to pick the brains of all our family etc
As I am not as lucky as he,  its back to the hard grind we all enjoy so much.
Looking forward to next weeks episode.
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Re: BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 6 Episode #1: Rory Bremner
« Reply #6 on: Monday 02 February 09 22:15 GMT (UK) »
I found it really interesting too.

I found found myself getting really angry because they had all those fantastic pictures, the medals and the mouthwateringly wonderful Crimean Diary and none of them had taken the trouble to look at them! :(  Then the BBC came along and did all the work for him.   SO UNFAIR!!!  Pure jealousy on my part.

I did enjoy it though. :)

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Re: BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 6 Episode #1: Rory Bremner
« Reply #7 on: Monday 02 February 09 22:17 GMT (UK) »


All of the above   ;D

But I did emphathise with his fight with the fiche   ;D  ;D  ;D
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Re: BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 6 Episode #1: Rory Bremner
« Reply #8 on: Monday 02 February 09 22:22 GMT (UK) »
Blasted digibox broke halfway through the recording so I've missed it. >:(
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