BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 10 Episode 8 Celia Imrie

[Nick29]

Who was the black personality whose ancestors were slaves and slave owners ?  That one was very interesting.

[jc26red]

I agree Jean, I watched it last night and enjoyed it.  I was getting a tad bored with the format of the present series of only going back to grandparents. The second half of the program was definitely the better part.

Come on, how many of us wouldn't like to unearth a juicy bit of gossip about our distant ancestors. Forget the aristocracy bit, its just easier to find records for them than anyone else.  Personally, I would be feasting on Lady Frances for weeks     Even after 400 odd years the public notes about her were more than a tad shocking!  paparazzi of their day  

This was the whole point of the program, looking for flesh on the bones and not that Celia already had a tree well and truly documented in The Peerage.    

Pretty sure next week John Barnes' will be have the usual trip back to Jamaica too....

[Geoff-E]

Who was the black personality whose ancestors were slaves and slave owners ?  That one was very interesting.

Was that Ainsley Harriott?  I think he only acknowledged the ones who were slaves.

[danuslave]

www.bbc.co.uk/whodoyouthinkyouare/past-stories/ainsley-harriott.shtml

[Nick29]

Who was the black personality whose ancestors were slaves and slave owners ?  That one was very interesting.

Was that Ainsley Harriott?  I think he only acknowledged the ones who were slaves.

Yes, I think you're right - thanks  

http://www.bbc.co.uk/whodoyouthinkyouare/past-stories/ainsley-harriott.shtml

(Danuslave beat me to it  )

[gaffy]

But the history of her family WASN'T all in one book or one record collection .... it was all over London, and the BBC brought it together.   

I like this series of programmes; they have been different to the previous series.  The only thing I would like to have seen in one or two of the programmes would have been 'the reveal' to stunned members of the celebrities families !

Now that is an idea! 

I must be easily pleased for I have enjoyed every episode of every series so far.  Some more than others, some less than others, but not once did I begrudge it being served to me for entertainment and education.

[behindthefrogs]

The best WDYTA so far.  It got away from the hundrum of family history in the last two hundred years and went back into the really interesting side of the hobby where real research is needed to find the answers.

We need a lot more programs that go back to before 1800 where most of us find research so much more difficult.  It would be very useful to have some programs in that period that go beyond the aristocracy.

[Sandymc47]

I thought the history lessons in Celias life were great.  I am presently looking at someone born
in 1500 and it is so hard to find anyone on the information on line at the moment.  You need
the books and trials data that was shown to get anywhere.  Luckily the person I am looking
for was a Squire so finding his Knight was the way to go.
I think WDYTYA could resolve some of the moans on our posts about the programme by putting
a note on at the end therefore it wont take the time off the researching part.
I find it unusual that there is no forum for these programmes so that interested ancestry
researchers could listen and talk.  Wondered if they dont want to give their clues away to amateurs
as they do charge dont they.  I thought if you can Tweet Rookie Blue stars why not WDYTYA 

regards Sandymc 

[BAC3]

The whole programme left me wondering:

"WHO do you think YOU ARE!"