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Offline LizzieW

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Re: Heir Hunters new series
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 17 April 18 12:40 BST (UK) »
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Its all about the money and rushing to deprive the heir of a percentage of his/her inheritance before the other firm gets in there. The research is not exactly rocket science.

On the other hand the people inheriting the money wouldn't have got anything but for the Heir Hunters.

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Re: Heir Hunters new series
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 17 April 18 12:46 BST (UK) »
Just posted on the wrong thread. Please disregard this
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Davis - Berkshire & London
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Re: Heir Hunters new series
« Reply #11 on: Saturday 21 April 18 14:58 BST (UK) »
I quite agree it`s well suited to beginners in that it shows more clearly how the research is done. Not sure about Michael Buerk, sorry.

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Re: Heir Hunters new series
« Reply #12 on: Saturday 21 April 18 15:03 BST (UK) »
Absolutely and totally saddened by the changes... in this once  MOST favourite programme.

Terrible... etc etc..

to ALL taking part.. one word -- eeeek....


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Re: Heir Hunters new series
« Reply #13 on: Saturday 21 April 18 16:07 BST (UK) »
I record it and watch it during the evening.  To me it's just a relaxing programme after a busy day - plus I'm quite nosy so I'm interested in what the heir hunters find.  :)

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Re: Heir Hunters new series
« Reply #14 on: Saturday 21 April 18 20:07 BST (UK) »
I quite like it being a 45-minute format rather than a full hour of which annoyingly a quarter is recaps of things shown earlier in the programme.
Looking at ALSTON in south Ribble area, ALSTEAD and DONBAVAND/DUNBABIN etc. everywhere, HOWCROFT and MARSH in Bolton and Westhoughton, PICKERING in the Whitehaven area.

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Re: Heir Hunters new series
« Reply #15 on: Monday 23 April 18 08:59 BST (UK) »
I'm not sure about this series either!

What has annoyed me is they have referred to the 1939 as a Census.  Surely the professionals who work in the offices of the various companies know that is not correct.

Wouldn't be a bad idea if they explained what the 1939 survey was, and its purpose. I understand it was used for the issue of ration books at the start of WW2, and later for the issue of National Health numbers when the NHS was set up.  (1947?)

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Re: Heir Hunters new series
« Reply #16 on: Monday 23 April 18 09:21 BST (UK) »
What has annoyed me is they have referred to the 1939 as a Census.  Surely the professionals who work in the offices of the various companies know that is not correct.

So far I've only heard Michael Buerk refer to it that way. The workers seem to be consistent in saying Register, or just "in 1939".

Maybe someone will take him to one side and lecture him.  ;D
Looking at ALSTON in south Ribble area, ALSTEAD and DONBAVAND/DUNBABIN etc. everywhere, HOWCROFT and MARSH in Bolton and Westhoughton, PICKERING in the Whitehaven area.

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Re: Heir Hunters new series
« Reply #17 on: Monday 23 April 18 09:51 BST (UK) »
No, I won't be watching any more.  Really don't like the new format, sometimes seems like every sentence is being repeated.
I really did enjoy watching the Fraser and Fraser staff and other companies in the earlier series of a few years back.

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