WDYTYA - new series 2014 - AUSTRALIA - SBS

[Wiggy]

But weren't they the same person??   

I thought they were.

[Les de B]

But weren't they the same person??   

I thought they were.

Well, in the show, they said there were 20(?) John Edward convicts, and they picked the first on the list, but never gave the actual link as to why. Just for interest, I would like to know what the "missing link" was? I just hope they didn't pick the one who sounded most interesting, which this John Edward turned out to be.

Les

[Spidermonkey]

I will have to try and see that Adam Hills episode.  When we were on holiday in Australia we used to watch him hosting 'Spicks and Specks'. It was a great programme. I don't know why we didn't get it in the UK

Chris

Here are youtube links for some of the episodes of the current Aus series:

Jackie Weaver's episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2UktX7fN2Y

Richard Roxburgh's episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEJhdK886lE

Amanda Keller https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEJhdK886lE

And three episdoes of the US series can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTpbUV93zKlcsbQtBf-EHbw

[Ruskie]

Righto - footballer Adam Goodes:

Um, I was a bit underwhelmed with this episode I'm afraid. Some interesting finds related to his ancestors but I think maybe the programme concentrated too much on just a couple of generations. 

[BevL]

Adam Goodes:
Quiety spoken man and he had a complicated history to work out with the names of the white people he had to find as well as his black ancestors, but I hope he can now be at peace having been welcomed back to his spiritual world which is what he wanted.
Bev

[Wiggy]

I enjoyed it but found his quiet reaction very different from some of the more demonstrative people who have been on.

 - I think he was lucky to be able to trace back even as far as he has given the general lack of written records for many Aboriginals.

Very different story wasn't it.   He could have been very angry at the treatment of his women ancestors - but it wouldn't have changed anything so probably best the way he dealt with it.     

Yes BevL I liked the welcome back to his people - thought thatvery moving.

[BevL]

Only one left to go now and this series is over.
Naturally being a Sandgroper I took particular interest in this one but perhaps they are saving money as Lisa didn't move out of Western Australia and it only went to the great grandfather and grandfather her father didn't know, with both having lived in WA. 
I do admit that there was the crime of murder which could have been over in a short time as it turns out her g grandfather was only charged as an accessory to murder - which I know is bad but not as the little bit of drama over it implied. 
The grandfather was found to have mental problems before the war and he left his wife and 3 children to fend for themselves.  Again as it is in the past the woment who were left behind had a hard job trying to keep their children fed and clothed, but in the end I am happy that her grandmother found a wonderful gentleman who looked after Lisa's father and his other kin as his own.
I am sorry when it finished I thought to myself - is that all and what about her mother?
Bev

[Ruskie]

Once again I agree with you Bev. 

Unfortunately I missed the first 20 minutes and haven't yet had a chance to catch up, but from what I did see I thought it was OK but not memorable. I wondered exactly the same thing about the budget for this series - no one seems to be travelling very far do they? 

Seeing the ad for this episode I thought "ho hum, another actor turning on the water works for the cameras," but I think it was understandable that she was emotional given the relationship she had with them.

WDYTYA - always a good way to spend an hour, but I think this was a little weak.

PS. Has anyone managed to see any of the current UK series of WDYTYA yet?

[Wiggy]

Agree Bev !

- also wondered about about her mother's family - would have liked to have gone further with this one. 

Enjoyed what we did see though.