BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 10 Episode #5: Gary Lineker

[Vicki Morley]

They didn't make me when I was at the Records Office yesterday which I was surprised at. They did suggest I use a cushion for the large casebook.

I enjoyed watching it.  Dad said he and Garys father were fishing together the other day.

[KGarrad]

I really enjoyed this episode... but wished that he had put gloves on before handling the aged documents!!

Romilly.

It appears that the jury is out in the case for and against the wearing of cotton gloves!
http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2011/03/the-myth-of-wearing-white-gloves.html

[Romilly]

It appears that the jury is out in the case for and against the wearing of cotton gloves!
http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2011/03/the-myth-of-wearing-white-gloves.html

Gosh... interesting!

I must admit that it was the (potentially) sweatiness and humidity of the hands that I would have thought might have damaged the documents. He was also handling them rather roughly and casually I thought! (Perhaps it's the years of searching for them by ourselves that engenders reverence though?)

Romilly 

[iluleah]

I must admit I have been brought up 'within a FH context' believing that you handle records with care been to lots of archives, some use gloves some don't however regardless of the gloves it is the 'handle with care' that was drummed into me  which is why I like to see copies of those records looked at on TV rather than the real record, as the programme is for entertainment purposes and now many who 'research' only do it online they have little to no knowledge of handling records.

Even 20 years ago in a local records office film/fiche etc was the 'norm' and you had to order ALL records along with that request slip you had to give a reason why you wanted to look at the real record when it was already available on film/fiche which at the time annoyed me although I do understand it now especially observing those 'famous' in the TV shows and how they do not 'handle with care' and handled like some of them do those records would not last very long

[niglor]

Haven't seen it yet. Will be watching with interest tho as I have an Annie Pratt from Hinckley who married into my Cuer family in 1910. Also my Cuer n Dale families were FWKs.

[Finley 1]

I enjoyed it - being of Leicester heritage.

My father was born in Welford Road, across the road from the Prison and always talked about being welcomed by the lady who lived in the gatehouse at the time and allowed to play in the gardens 

Not happy about the finger licking ! or the blatant promoting.  But enjoyed the story lines.

xin

[sarahsean]

I quite enjoyed this one and liked seeing what Christs`Hospital is really like as I grew up in Horsham and often saw the pupils in town in full uniform. (The school was founded during the reign of Edward VI and has not changed). It is a boarding school and a lot of the pupils are there on a scholarship.

I did think that Gary has a huge ego and did not miss a chance to promote himself.

However it was interesting to learn about the prison as I had an ancestor spend 6 months in prison in 1848 and it was interesting to learn what it would have been like for him.
 
It was also interesting to hear about Tom Billingham and what being an apprentice involved.

Sarah