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Re: BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 9 Episode #4: LARRY LAMB (Who ??)
« Reply #18 on: Wednesday 31 August 11 23:08 BST (UK) »
Definitely the best of the series so far  8)
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Re: BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 9 Episode #4: LARRY LAMB (Who ??)
« Reply #19 on: Wednesday 31 August 11 23:18 BST (UK) »
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Re: BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 9 Episode #4: LARRY LAMB (Who ??)
« Reply #20 on: Wednesday 31 August 11 23:39 BST (UK) »
Of all the WDYTYA programmes this was certainly the most interesting for us the viewers and for Larry Lamb to find out so much about his family from having so little to work with I think he was, pardon the expression, gobsmacked!
I couldn't take my eyes off the screen waiting for the next part of this story to unravel.
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Re: BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 9 Episode #4: LARRY LAMB (Who ??)
« Reply #21 on: Wednesday 31 August 11 23:41 BST (UK) »
Excellent.  Loved this episode.  

It was great to see the thinking behind the research for a change.  The logical step by step process of getting certficates and tracing it back. Eliminating possibilities before jumping to the next conclusion (... can't find death, maybe re-married...then maybe emigrated, then no death so maybe married again etc).  Much better than some episodes which just have leaps of logic without showing how they got there.

And - interesting to see the travelling funfair community. I don't think they've done that before.

And - interesting to do an adoption story too..

And of course - to find a brother at the end.

One of the best episodes for ages I think. 

Also - he was just a working class boy with no famous relatives. It is a story any one of us could find in our own past. I like those stories better than the ones who are linked to landed gentry or famous people.
 

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Re: BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 9 Episode #4: LARRY LAMB (Who ??)
« Reply #22 on: Wednesday 31 August 11 23:47 BST (UK) »
Thoroughly enjoyed it!  My, they crammed a lot into that programme  :) It was nice to have both tracing backwards and working forwards too.  

Very interesting how the 'travelling' genes seem to have continued down the family.   :)

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Re: BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 9 Episode #4: LARRY LAMB (Who ??)
« Reply #23 on: Thursday 01 September 11 08:15 BST (UK) »
Great programme!

Larry has announced on Twitter that his mother and her brother have met.

A lovely story

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Re: BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 9 Episode #4: LARRY LAMB (Who ??)
« Reply #24 on: Thursday 01 September 11 08:23 BST (UK) »
I was in tears at the end

Glad it wasn't just me who had to grab the tissues!

I thought this was fascinating.  Best one this series.

OH came in and interrupted me during the programme (must watch it again on iplayer) - but did Little Albert disappear from the Day family before his marriage?  If so, I thought it wonderful that the Day family stories still include him.

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Re: BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 9 Episode #4: LARRY LAMB (Actor)
« Reply #25 on: Thursday 01 September 11 08:34 BST (UK) »
Where did you find that bit of 'unseen' footage NJ ??
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Re: BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 9 Episode #4: LARRY LAMB (Actor)
« Reply #26 on: Thursday 01 September 11 08:38 BST (UK) »
think its here Lydart

http://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/footage/12163

The Beeb used to have links to it but this series appears to have little coverage over there :-\
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