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Re: BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 6 Episode #4: Zoe Wanamaker
« Reply #9 on: Monday 23 February 09 23:09 GMT (UK) »
What about her mother's side of the family? Who did her father marry?
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Re: BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 6 Episode #4: Zoe Wanamaker
« Reply #10 on: Monday 23 February 09 23:19 GMT (UK) »
Definitely the best so far, much more records and actual "researching"... 100% better than last weeks.. but for me, id still like to see the shows concentrate more again on going further back, to see how far they can go, but thats just me i guess  lol

Much better episode tho
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Re: BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 6 Episode #4: Zoe Wanamaker
« Reply #11 on: Monday 23 February 09 23:39 GMT (UK) »
I'd like some of the good episodes spread over a couple of weeks, so you could look at both sides of the family, or go a bit further back. There's only so much you can fit into an hour, and they did cram a lot into this programme.

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Re: BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 6 Episode #4: Zoe Wanamaker
« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 24 February 09 00:05 GMT (UK) »
I thought it was an excellent programme far superior to the others in this series and good to feel the mixed natural emotions of Zoe.
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Re: BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 6 Episode #4: Zoe Wanamaker
« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 24 February 09 00:33 GMT (UK) »
Wow!

What a difference to last weeks program!
Zoe looked like she was so excited with what she was finding out, such a difference to the previous episodes!

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Re: BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 6 Episode #4: Zoe Wanamaker
« Reply #14 on: Tuesday 24 February 09 01:26 GMT (UK) »
I think it was one of the better episodes of this series, at least I did not fall asleep this time (after having looked forward to it all week), but it would appear that  I am alone in thinking it is still disappointing compared to the first series.
 
In the earlier series the length was the same but  it felt like 10 minutes because it was full of interest, forever on the move and that tree kept growing and moving further back, further than some of us without such resources/experience/time, can ever hope to achieve.

This series seems to concentrate mostly on just one ancestor. The FBI/Communist part of this episode was interesting but I was very glad when they eventually moved on.
 
Zoe Wanamaker came over as I hoped she would, a lovely lady with genuine emotions  but I must be one of the few who would not mind who's tree (celebrity or not )it was as long as it was entertaining, interesting and informative.
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Re: BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 6 Episode #4: Zoe Wanamaker
« Reply #15 on: Tuesday 24 February 09 06:36 GMT (UK) »
A much better program, and her fther's side was very intersting, just wanted more genealogy!
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Re: BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 6 Episode #4: Zoe Wanamaker
« Reply #16 on: Tuesday 24 February 09 08:10 GMT (UK) »
Yes this was better than previous weeks! Would have been interested in her mother's family too. :-\
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Re: BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 6 Episode #4: Zoe Wanamaker
« Reply #17 on: Tuesday 24 February 09 08:39 GMT (UK) »
I found it quite interesting, but still poor compared with programmes in previous series. The focus didn't shift from her father Sam Wanamaker until half way though the programme.
There was no mention whatsoever of her mother's side of the family.
I agree that Zoe Wanamaker seemed genuinely interested, but this doesn't compensate for the poor overall quality of the programme.
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