BBC WDYTYA Series 10 Episode #9: Marrianne Faithful

[WelwynGC1]

Waited for ten minutes or so for this to start whilst they gave us a history of MF in the sixties etc., but thought it was really interesting once it got going.

Although only focusing on her Mother and grandparents, l did not nod off as l have done with one or two this series, the style has definitely changed as many have written before but l am hoping they have saved the best until last.

Hope next week is on next week as l recall that last series they held over the last episode to a future date.

[stonechat]

YEs there was only about a minute of genealogy in it, the the now customary unfurling of a written pedibree and discussion of her ancestor's ennoblement.

[toffeebear]

I haven't seen last night's episode yet - but next week episode 10 IS in the "telly pages" so should be on!

[weste]

Yes there was n't much genealogy in it was there, like already said the customary unrolling of the chart. There were a few things I had n't heard before in jewish ancestry. About males having the name Israel added and women having sarah/h added (can't remember whether it had an h or not) when the germans decided they were cracking down on jews. The system starting to systematically exclusing them from professions and the letters exchanged.

[lizdb]

I only watched the first half, about her mother. So no genealogy at all! Mildly interesting, but if I hadnt been doing the ironing I reckon I would have dropped off.
Was hoping for something better in the second half, but husband arrived home, so I turned it off and chatted to him instead (ahhhhh). Was planning to watch second half some other time, but if it was 'more of the same' I wont bother.

[suey]

An amazing story!   

The potted history of MF's early life must have been useful for those watching who were young enough not to know who she was or just how famous she had been 

I think what this series has shown is that you may think you know very little about your parents or grandparents but there is in fact a wealth of information out there, if you have the time and the resources to look for it. 

Parents and grandparents are generally the people we have known and loved but often know very little about. 

As Marianne said at the end of the programme "Your family is the ground you stand on" and she felt that for her the ground had been put back. 

To my mind what is the point of chasing backwards umpteen generations if you know nothing of where you began....it just becomes names on paper.

[MargP]

Basically it was a documentary about Marrianne Faithfull and her Mother, although very interesting, this is not genealogy.

Margp

[jan57]

 For  me this episode was a real   history  lesson ,! What EVIL &^%$$ that man  and his cronies were !

[Maggie.]

Not strictly genealogy but an excellent history lesson that I found it both fascinating and harrowing.  What that family had to endure is unimaginable and it's easy to understand how those terrible experiences were passed down the generations.

I recently read a book of Ken Follett's - Winter of the World.  I can almost believe he got part of his plot from MF's family's experiences.

Maggie