BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 9 Episode #3: Sebastian Coe

[carol8353]

Moira Stewart(newsreader) had them too ..........I think?

[toni*]

About his cousin the researcher...maybe she already knew much of what Coe learned, but for the purposes of the show she just got him started on the search.  It appears to be a very well documented line so it's unlikely all his findings were new to her.

maybe the actual Jamaican documents were new to his cousin 

it would be interesting to see what happened to all the children of George Hyde Clarke

[Daisy Loo]

I would have loved to have delved more into Sophia Astley's line as well...what a story, that she left England to travel to Jamaica to live with a lover...

The final mistress that George had as well, Sarah Lee, would have been another line I would have explored.

Maybe they should make these episodes two hours! 

[california dreamin]

Can anybody remind me which show from previous years also had a celeb who had slave owning ancestors?

It wasn't the Colin Jackson or Spike Lee episodes.

Thanks

Wasn't it Hugh Quarshie (the Holby City guy)

[LouiseA]

Can anybody remind me which show from previous years also had a celeb who had slave owning ancestors?

It wasn't the Colin Jackson or Spike Lee episodes.

Thanks

It was definitely Ainsley Harriott because I saw his episode fairly recently while I was house-sitting for a friend who has Sky TV.  Carol is right in saying that Moira Stuart had slave or slave owning ancestors too. I'm not sure about Hugh Quarshie, but I remember him going to an African village where his ancestors had been very important (sorry, can't remember exactly).

[Daisy Loo]

You can read the episodes here, either to catch up, or refer

http://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/episodes

[jc26red]

maybe the actual Jamaican documents were new to his cousin 

The Jamaican document records are available at the Family History Center Head Quarters, in London, which would be easy for a Londoner to go and research.  I'm not sure if these films are rentable though, don't see why not so long as they are referenced?
No where near as much fun as going to the Jamaican archives though 

[Grothenwell]

You can read the episodes here, either to catch up, or refer

http://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/episodes

Thanks to all, it was probably Ainsley Harriet I was thinking of. The link is great too Daisy Loo.

[mrs.tenacious]

Three disappointing episodes so far, but then that is just my opinion.

Steve.

And one with I agree, Steve. The new series just hasn't 'grabbed' me yet, but I will continue to watch in the hope there's better to come