BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 9 Episode #10 TRACEY EMIN

[Phil Goater]

Putting 'Dirkle worker' in Google throws up the Stevensonfamily website that covers the same ground. In 1875 Joseph was apparently a distillery worker and I would suspect that the enumerator didn't hear him properly in 1871!

Phil

[rachelralph]

i throughly enjoyed this one, and i cant really say why tbh. i just did. i loved the social history and the fact that she really did seem to care and although her reactions were bit 'over the top' at least she cared.

i read a little about her before the programe and expected her to bit a bit odd. i think she had some rather nasty things happen to her in her teen years. so i suppose shes entitled to be 'different'. i was surpirised by the lack of bleeping her foul mouth either she managed to rein it in a bit or they edited it very well!

[John915]

Dirkle ??, not in the dictionary as far as I could see.  Could have been deckle, a frame used in the making of handmade paper. That was the closest I could find. I also had a little nap and missed all the bit about travellers. John915

[kooky]

This was a good one, lots of social history.
My older dau. was with me.[she of the "why are you interested in all these dead people?" comment] and she enjoyed it too!
The tents were very interesting. I have been looking at a traveller family for a friend.
 When is the next series?
Kooky

[BashLad]

I quite liked the episode. I went into it expecting to hate her simply because of who she is but she came across as quite likeable! As for the irritation factor the only thing that got me was the way they pulled this mystery photo out right at the end with no explanation of where it came from (probably some relation somewhere - but would it have killed them to say where?)

[millymcb]

I quite liked the episode. I went into it expecting to hate her simply because of who she is but she came across as quite likeable! As for the irritation factor the only thing that got me was the way they pulled this mystery photo out right at the end with no explanation of where it came from (probably some relation somewhere - but would it have killed them to say where?)

No it wouldn't

[rnewfie]

I went into it expecting to hate her simply because of who she is
If you noticed, there was no mention of her parents in this programme. If you knew what she had to contend with when she was a child, you would think that she was an angel. I am surprised as to how well she turned out - Don't form judgements about people based on what the press report.

[Nick29]

To be honest, when the programme became imminent, I did some quick research to find out about her parentage, and there is very little about it in the public domain.   All I could glean was that her father and mother never married (allegedly), so how she came to take her father's name is a bit of a puzzle - although of course under UK law you can choose whatever name you like.

[BashLad]

I am surprised as to how well she turned out - Don't form judgements about people based on what the press report.

I'll judge people based on what I like thanks, especially if they spend their career making rubbish http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6553327.stm.