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

[Guy Etchells]

I turned it off.

By the time anyone gets back that far there's very little genetic connection;  a tiny bit from each of about 1034 ancestors.   It's a bit too remote for me to get interested in. 

That is the difference between family history and genealogy.
Cheers
Guy

[fallingonabruise]

Didn't like this one, after 10 mins all I heard was blah blah blah, couldn't get into it at all, this is one series I won't be buying on dvd to watch again

[mumjo]

The most boring episode I can recollect

History of two aristocratic ancestors and no family research at all!

I thought it was just me, it was the first programme of WDYTYA in which i found my mind wandering. My OH who usually hates the programme found it interesting though. Perhaps it appealled to a different audience? I was looking forward to it so much because i had read that it went back so far, i think i was expecting to find out how they had traced the lineage rather than just jumping to her ancestors.

[confused73]

  I wonder if they had checked her family tree at the BBC or did they just accept her piece of paper, It really would have been nice to have just heard how they had managed to trace back, even if just a brief mention. They could have got a lot more information in if they cut out the views of her travelling here and there.

[scintilla]

I have never before turned off an episode of WDYTYA, but after I'd given it a good 20 mins Grand Designs on C4 got my viewing. It annoyed me from the start when they just plunged in with the history, just accepting what was written down on that bit of paper. I'm sure it was all properly checked out and researched, but I would like to have seen some evidence of it.

As a history programme of the political machinations of the reign of Charles II I'm sure it was fine, but as many have said that's not the reason I like to watch WDYTYA.

By the time anyone gets back that far there's very little genetic connection;  a tiny bit from each of about 1034 ancestors.   It's a bit too remote for me to get interested in.

Yes, it is interesting to see some peoples thinking - my son is interested in politics, Oh look there is some ancestor 7, 8, 9 generations back who was a bit of a political firebrand, that must be where he gets it from!

[LizzieW]

Yes, it is interesting to see some peoples thinking - my son is interested in politics, Oh look there is some ancestor 7, 8, 9 generations back who was a bit of a political firebrand, that must be where he gets it from!

I thought that was a bit of a stretch of the imagination.  Interesting that she said her 18 year old son was a Labour supporter.  I'm sure if the family tree her very upmarket cousin gave her was correct, there weren't many socialists amongst them.

[Humphpaul]

Does anyone else think last nights program was not really connected to family history. It seemed to go directly back to the 1600s and 10 X great grand parents without covering the intermediate lines of descent.

The information was very emotive and educational when viewed through the eyes of a descendant and it made a vivid lesson in real history. It could make a great history program in it's own right and does bring the period to life for viewers. I have never before felt so close to the realities of that period.

But I still would like to know a bit about all the BMDs down the line as in a normal search even if they are boring which is the usual case.

Humphpaul

[LizzieW]

There's another thread about this topic with other people agreeing with your comment.

www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,617907.0.html


Topics merged

[Lydart]

I loved the 'upmarket' cousin ...  'my dear, she was on the shelf' .... 'positively dusty !'   


But as a programme, I'm sure the BBC wouldn't have just accepted the drawn out family tree she had.  Its interesting to learn a bit more about political and social intrigues of the 17th C.   They all be in Hello magazine nowadays.   All that stuff about lack of carnal copulation .... wow !   

I enjoyed this one .... it made a change .... and as for not seeing the paper trail .... well, we saw a different sort of paper trail in various record collections all over London.