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Offline LizzieL

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24 hours in the past
« on: Thursday 07 May 15 19:05 BST (UK) »
Anyone watching this?
I was a bit dubious at first - watching "celebs" do strange things isn't my cup of tea. But having seen Ruth Goodman in several "living the past" programmes, I watched it because of her involvement.
It seems to be shaping up to be quite an interesting series.
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Yorkshire: Pottage, Carr, Blackburn, Depledge
Sussex: Goodyer, Christopher, Trevatt
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Re: 24 hours in the past
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 07 May 15 19:09 BST (UK) »
I've been watching and so far I'm enjoying it. Kind of makes me want to have a go.

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Re: 24 hours in the past
« Reply #2 on: Friday 08 May 15 15:13 BST (UK) »
Yes I've been watching. They make it all seem very real, so dirty though, and hard work too.
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Re: 24 hours in the past
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 09 May 15 09:23 BST (UK) »
I've been watching too! It shows what some of ancestors might have had to do! :)
Devon: Bibby, Bird, Chaplin, Davey, Littlejohns, Pope, Shire, Sloman, Tucker
Dorset: Gauler
Gloucestershire: Gauler
Hampshire: Kimber
London: Crump, Gauler
Middlesex: Crump
Monmouthshire: Brunt
Northumberland: Bibby
Somerset: Clarke, Dibble, Duddridge, Parsons, Pool, Poole, Shire, Silvester
Surrey: Clarke
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Re: 24 hours in the past
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 09 May 15 09:27 BST (UK) »
Yes I am really enjoying it. :)
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Re: 24 hours in the past
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 09 May 15 17:55 BST (UK) »
Found an episode on YouTube, thanks Lizzie for the heads up  :)  Very interesting & very well produced!  Can't help thinking how courageous those celebreties were  :)

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Re: 24 hours in the past
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 10 May 15 17:17 BST (UK) »
I found myself sitting there when they were going through all the dog-dirt and bones, etc., and wondering however they'd got through health and safety or risk assessment on it! That sent me off into a fantasy about specially cleaned dog-poo being planted in fake horse manure, with plastic bones carefully "distressed" by platoons of prop-makers......
Actually, it is interesting. I'm afraid I watched it rather despite Ruth Goodall, but fortunately her presence wasn't intrusive. Ann Widdecombe seems to be hamming it up for the cameras, but one would think she'd been a Union-card carrying socialist politician, rather than a Conservative....??
It has been well set-up, and researched, and I hope that it will continue in the same vein.
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Re: 24 hours in the past
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 10 May 15 18:06 BST (UK) »
After watching the two episodes it has made me think that we are all so lucky to be here. Our working class ancestors must have made of strong stuff, very hard working and resiliant to survive the conditions of the time.
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Re: 24 hours in the past
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 10 May 15 18:30 BST (UK) »
Lizzie have been watching and enjoying. I love all the programme s Ruth Goodwin does. Would love to do the same.

Yorky is right I think they all playing to the cameras. And I am sure everything has been cleaned up for them. Nevertheless still a very interesting insight into how hard it was for our ancestors. As Alistair McGowan said how did they find time for love and marriage and kids. Good job they did or we wouldn't be here!
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