BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 9 Episode #7: Robin Gibb

[Huckleberry]

 

But it was exciting seeing references to Causeyside Street - a place which always seems to crop up in conversations between my better half and her mother about their home town of Paisley.

JULIAN

My Kerr side were at No: 12 in 1851 , By 1861 they were in Glasgow - I often wonder why people moved but rarely check to see what may have prompted it.

[toni*]

i actually liked this episode

[Daisy Loo]

I found this episode interesting too...though, like others have already said, there were a lot of bits left hanging...like where were the family when Matthew Gibb was in the Ragged school.

The part about his great grandmother was very interesting to me, as I have a midwife/wetnurse in my direct line too...and she worked long after getting married and having children.  I must see if I can find records for her somewhere now!  It was great to get a bit of background on that.

Like others, I was fascinated by Robin's house, but had to laugh when he said he was a normal guy...followed by shots of him walking outside in a huge garden, with those two beautiful Irish wolf hounds (huge!!).  Then when they said his house was a converted monastery, I was intrigued, but also amused...must have cost a FORTUNE to restore!

@ Trish...I don't think it's possible to butt in on a public forum on a thread that is open to all

[danuslave]

I think he probably considers himself a 'normal guy' in that he didn't come from money and he's earned what he's got.

How he chooses to spend it is entirely up to him.  There are far worse ways than restoring a beautiful old building   

And yes, I would love to have a house like his   

Linda

[Lydart]

Just imagine the heating bills ... 

[nospringchicken]

One other matter occurs to me: that of doctors'  "confidentiality" regarding venereal disease.

After the troops returned from the First World War, laws of "confidentiality" were introduced so that not even a wife was informed by the doctor if her husband had venereal disease.

Apparently (possibly only in the case of wealtheir couples) doctors then even began to be summoned to court to give evidence in divorce cases.

Whatever, this "confidentiality" obviously clashed with public health initiatives and reportable diseases (and not least was heavily weighted against women and thus their infants, leaving the wives at risk of contracting venereal disease from husbands).

[danuslave]

Just imagine the heating bills ... 

I suspect he might just be able to afford them 

[AngelaR]

Just wanted to add that I found this episode very interesting and not 'slow' at all, nor did I find Robin Gibb cold - just quiet, measured and interested 

I suppose it just shows the different things we all latch on to in these programmes...

The detail about midwives was very interesting and I did think it was one of the good ones (unlike the previous one for Emilia Fox which did nothing for me  )

I'm really glad the BBC is doing a decent range of types of people/programmes here, so we all get something that works!

[nospringchicken]

Just imagine the heating bills ... 

I suspect he might just be able to afford them 

Do the Bee Gees or a company of which they are directors still own the copyright for their songs? Surely it's possible the house and its expenses are under a company?