BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 7 Episode #4: David Mitchell

[Comosus]

Would be nice for them to concentrate on 'common' people. They touched on it with Chris Moyles, but didn't go into much depth. Apart from that it's all been about wealthy ancestors this series.

Andrew

[les_looking]

Would be nice for them to concentrate on 'common' people. They touched on it with Chris Moyles, but didn't go into much depth. Apart from that it's all been about wealthy ancestors this series.

Andrew

careful Andrew protest to much and you have people saying your not allowed to have an opinion lol
as you say would be good to see the "common people" and the amount of people who say they have never heard of these so called stars shows it would be just as well watched whoever was on it, as long as they got the format correct.

I also think the first couple of series encouraged so many people to take up searching their own, i am not sure the last couple would have that same effect, we all watch it because we remember how good they were,
the art of a good programme is leaving you wanting more, but as someone else mentioned part of the wanting more would be to know the full story behind the people and the questions unanswered which is not good tv but bloody annoying lol

[louisemccrea]

Hi

I really enjoyed this.   I like David Mitchell and find him very funny especially on peep show.  The scenery was amazing in particular the mountain view from the farm if i had the money that is where i would love to stay.
I remember being taught about the highland clearances at school and i was glad it showed a bit about how awful it was for the people thrown out of there homes.   I also loved the way John Forbes looked like the most heroic minister only to find out that he had a darker cruel side to him too the will made me laugh.  I also enjoyed the sessions book the ones writting it seemed more sordid going into all the details they could than the people they were judging who were  obviously doing what everyone else secretly wanted too.

I think Mitchell came accross as interested and asked plenty of questions and it was good to see he found humour in the stories which made it more easy going other than lots of crying which is fine too but can get a bit much.

Louise

[airdlass]

I enjoyed the programme but more for the location as this is where I grew up.

[Aniseed]

If her ancestors had been a blacksmith and a general labourer, I wonder how she would have reacted?

If Davina McCall's ancestors had been a blacksmith and a general labourer she'd never have got onto the show in the first place. She'd have gone the way of Michael Parkinson!

I enjoyed this one. Lots of interesting moments, and lots of new material here. I thought the lady in the manse really was much better at the amateur dramatics that the 'extras' are required to do..."Act surprised", "Pretend this is the first time you've met" and all that. I, too, loved their reaction to the 'Jeremy Kyle' session records.

The will was marvellous! How utterly revealing that was. I wish we had other information to shed light on that relationship. Was he really the holier-than-thou prig that he sounded? Had his wife pushed him to his limit by her behaviour? Had she been a bright young girl who was ground down by years of childbirth and tending her husband's ego? Those are the things I always want to know, but those are the things you can seldom find out.

[Lydart]

Like several others, I had no idea who this 'celebrity' is (still don't know !) ... but the scenery was superb.   

The will was awful - and very amusing !   What a way to treat his wife.  What a dreadful minister that man must have been ... judgmental and vindictive ... NOT a good example to his 'flock' ... but then they probably never saw that side of him.

[Windsor87]

NOT a good example to his 'flock' ... but then they probably never saw that side of him.

The Kirk Session minutes would suggest otherwise - particularly the practice of checking young women to ensure that they had not had pre-marital sex. Thats just what the ministry was like back then, and would probably have happend regardless of who held the charge at Skye though.

PS. One of my favourites from Mitchell and Webb: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO5WoLnOOlU

[O1dgobbo]

Hi

The Kirk Sessions bit made me wonder how seriously these things were taken.  Some of the more advanced women in my tree came from 19th century Fife and I can see no sign of the Kirk inhibiting their activities.

all the best

Gobbo

[Lydart]

I think the Rev was a bit of a voyeur !   And it is being judgmental to check the virginity or otherwise of the young women ... that was their business, and their prospective husbands, not his !