WDYTYA series 4 # 7 Matthew Pinsent

[Nutty1966]

OK I have most of them on dvd hardrive if anyone wants a copy of them,  as I get withdrawals and the TV is garbage usually this way I can watch which ever one I want, when I want


Send me a pm

Jane

[ankerdine]

Oh You Lot, you do make me laugh! It's good to log in at least once a day.

I needn't both looking for ancestors/descendants any longer as we are all related.

Very interesting programme although I thought the beginning bit in Shanghai was a bit slow and boring (Dare I say That?).

Hubby fell asleep as usual....

[Elliebob]

I thoroughly enjoyed this episode, not least for Matthew's attitude and genuine interest about everything he discovered.

I recently found a "gateway" ancestor for my husband's 1/2 sister and was able to trace her line thro John of Gaunt to Edward I.  I wonder how many x/removed cousin she is to Matthew!!!

Ellen

[Rena]

Very interesting programme although I thought the beginning bit in Shanghai was a bit slow and boring (Dare I say That?).

I thought that bit was interesting as it showed one reason why China shut itself off from the world and why Britain banned the drug in early 20th century.

Thanks for the offers for Carol's episode, but I believe the BBC has scheduled a lot of repeats and no doubt WDYTYA will be shown again and again and again.

Rena

   

[toni*]

I need to find a 'Gateway Ancestor'.................................................

me too!

i was slightly confused over why,i think it was Matthews great? grandmother, was shown as a chinese girl  (the photo in the boat) when her parents were British, did i miss something?

other than that it was a very good programme role on next years programme (can't they bring it forward to January?)

[jillruss]

I don't want to find a Gateway Ancestor!! Am I alone in this?

Not that I need to worry about it because it's never going to happen - I'm about as royal as Ricky Tomlinson!!   

Seriously though, I don't want to find that all the research has already been done and have someone roll out scrolls of generations which don't really mean anything because I haven't found them gradually, generation by generation.

I quite enjoyed this episode but did find my attention wandering a bit - it was all just a little bit too easy, too pat.

Definetly the best of the series was Griff Rhys Jones - he started out admitting he'd never really been that interested, and then it sucked him in and away he went... and we all know what that's like!

Best ever - I agree with pettsy - it has to be Jeremy Paxman.

Jill

[PaulaToo]

Paxo and Griff for me, without a doubt.

[ludovica]

WDYTYA's greatest hits for me are


Series 1: Meera Syal; Moira Stuart
Series 2: Sheila Hancock, Stephen Fry
Series 3: Nigella Lawson, Nicky Campbell
Series 4: Alastair McGowan, Graham Norton

[MEW53]

It was a great program to watch, very interesting.
I think I may have a 'gateway ancestor' - General Montgomery - possible relative of my great grandmother Isabella Montgomery and a link to Rington's tea in Newcastle too.
 I wonder if the BBC could trace the connection for me !!!

Margaret