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General => The Common Room => Topic started by: Ex Employee of BBC1FamilyFinders on Wednesday 21 October 15 16:10 BST (UK)
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We are currently producing the second series of Family Finders - if you would like to feature, please do get in touch!
Have you recently been reunited with a family member or are you about to meet for the first time in years?
A brand-new documentary series is looking to hear from people who have lost touch with loved ones, and have managed to track them down, either independently or with the help of specialist agencies. Each programme will follow the process and detective work used by families and agencies as they hunt for lost relatives, and the cameras will be there to capture the moment as the two sides are reunited or meet each other for the very first time.
If your hard work and dedication to unlocking your family secrets is finally paying off, get in touch!
Call 01273224804 or send a private message via RootsChat to share your story
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Now, who in the family owes me money?
Regards
Malky
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I've just watched the programme and read the thread. What an amazing story.
I felt though that the programme gave rather the wrong impression of Rootschat, describing it as '...a free internet family finding service......staffed by amateur people finders.....' :-\
It seems that Rootschat was referred to in exactly the same way on BBC "People Finders" again this morning and there has since been several requests from people to help find living family. I hope that the originator of this thread can correct this statement for the next series?
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It seems that Rootschat was referred to in exactly the same way on BBC "People Finders" again this morning and there has since been several requests from people to help find living family. I hope that the originator of this thread can correct this statement for the next series?
I suspected that there had been another mention of rootschat as I also noticed the sudden influx of requests for living people lookups ;D
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It seems that Rootschat was referred to in exactly the same way on BBC "People Finders" again this morning and there has since been several requests from people to help find living family. I hope that the originator of this thread can correct this statement for the next series?
I suspected that there had been another mention of rootschat as I also noticed the sudden influx of requests for living people lookups ;D
That explains it then as I've just noticed that. Perhaps when people join they ought to be sent a welcoming email explaining that living people can't be mentioned. That might save them having false hope and also save the Mods having to remove or adapt posts.
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hi
i was filmed in December 2016 for the 2nd series of family finders and would like to know when the series will start. i cant seem to get any info from richochet the programme makers
thanks in advance
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New series started showing this week (11:00 BBC1).
Today's episode featured a RootsChat member (Skeggsy), but doesn't mention RootsChat by name - just "a Family History Forum".
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Thanks KG ;D
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Thanks for the heads up that it's back on! Seems to be on at 10am on BBC1 and then repeated on BBC2 the following morning at 7.15am
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Thanks for the heads up that it's back on! Seems to be on at 10am on BBC1 and then repeated on BBC2 the following morning at 7.15am
It's on at 11am ;D
"Homes Under The Hammer" is always on at 10am!
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My apologies! I'm never in to watch tv live in a morning, so obviously didn't pay enough attention when I hit the record button!
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Thanks so much I've just set up to record but it looks like it's episode 4, don't tell me I've missed the others. :o ??? ::)
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Thanks so much I've just set up to record but it looks like it's episode 4, don't tell me I've missed the others. :o ??? ::)
I won't tell you but you can get them on iplayer
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Thanks Northern Rose. ;D
Wow who's the glamourous lady on your profile pic? She looks like a film star.
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Thanks Northern Rose. ;D
Wow who's the glamourous lady on your profile pic? She looks like a film star.
She was my Dad's cousin - she was "on the stage" and travelled the world with ENSA in WW2. According to the Imperial War Museum she was one of the first white women into an area of Pakistan and they have a cast of her footprints!
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Thanks Northern Rose. ;D
Wow who's the glamourous lady on your profile pic? She looks like a film star.
She was my Dad's cousin - she was "on the stage" and travelled the world with ENSA in WW2. According to the Imperial War Museum she was one of the first white women into an area of Pakistan and they have a cast of her footprints!
How weird!!! She's very beautiful :)
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It looks like an interesting show but does anyone here feel that the Ancestry DNA service was plugged in the most recent episode? I didn't think that was allowed on the BBC. It wasn't a blatant advertisement but it bordered on it.
The person from DNA Ancestry (I think he was the Vice President) was given the opportunity to market it. It was an almost text book marketing pitch.
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New series started showing this week (11:00 BBC1).
Today's episode featured a RootsChat member (Skeggsy), but doesn't mention RootsChat by name - just "a Family History Forum".
I saw that one...
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I saw part of one today and I could clearly see Genes Reunited on the screen, I was hoping to see Rootschat ;)
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I have just updated the starter of topic "ex employee of family finder" as they are no longer employed by the programme and the email notifications had been bouncing back.
I did contact the programme makers to express our dissapointment.....
We have to be very careful when featuring websites and commercial organisations in our programmes. BBC guidelines and the Ofcom Broadcasting Code mean that we cannot promise a name check or visual reference. I apologise if there was a misunderstanding but we sincerely hope that you’d consider working with us again should a third series be commissioned.
this came from "Head of Factual" for Ricochet Ltd
Sarah :(
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So you're telling me they featured Ancestry.com prominantly in the programme but wouldn't show a screenshot of someone using this website?