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Re: WDYTYA Series 12 (UK)
« Reply #9 on: Monday 22 June 15 21:46 BST (UK) »
I always prefer the ones where there is an overseas element. I liked Bruce Forsyth's story of bigamy and desertion! I love the part where certificates suddenly appear as if by magic. Maybe de la Tour is a Huguenot name, I don't remember seeing that covered so far......
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Re: WDYTYA Series 12 (UK)
« Reply #10 on: Monday 22 June 15 21:53 BST (UK) »
Quote from: landej on Monday 22 June 15 21:46 BST (UK)
Maybe de la Tour is a Huguenot name, I don't remember seeing that covered so far......

It was featured in Julia Sawalha's episode when tracing her mother's ancestry.
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Re: WDYTYA Series 12 (UK)
« Reply #11 on: Monday 22 June 15 22:17 BST (UK) »
To be honest,

I would rather see "Joe Soaps" picked from obscurity, who really can't afford to delve into their heritage as all those celebrities can more than afford it  ???

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Re: WDYTYA Series 12 (UK)
« Reply #12 on: Monday 22 June 15 23:55 BST (UK) »
Quote from: nanny jan on Monday 22 June 15 21:53 BST (UK)
Quote from: landej on Monday 22 June 15 21:46 BST (UK)
Maybe de la Tour is a Huguenot name, I don't remember seeing that covered so far......

It was featured in Julia Sawalha's episode when tracing her mother's ancestry.

J K Rowling too if memory serves me right.
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Re: WDYTYA Series 12 (UK)
« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 23 June 15 00:02 BST (UK) »
I've not seen most episodes in past series'  I'm exceedingly bad at (a) spotting programmes are on (b) remembering when and what channel (c) spotting the time for any particular programme.

I hope I don't miss (most of) these.  I tend to catch past episodes on the Yesterday channel, which seems to have some at 7am some days (not sure which days) ... and, er, later on in the day (again, I don't know the days).

I do hate missing programmes, but time flies!

I don't like the furren ones, or the war ones.  I like the regular tragedy and hardship ones - especially where a previously smug celeb breaks down and gets all emotional.  When it's "your people" you can't remain detached.
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Re: WDYTYA Series 12 (UK)
« Reply #14 on: Tuesday 23 June 15 00:28 BST (UK) »
Good to see a new series on the way. No matter how bad these are, they're still better than most of the dross on TV. I'll need to google who several of them are though ....

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I tend to agree with you SC.  :)

Have had a look and these are the only ones I'm not familiar with:
Gareth Malone, Frank Gardner & Anita Rani.  :)

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Re: WDYTYA Series 12 (UK)
« Reply #15 on: Tuesday 23 June 15 13:52 BST (UK) »
Quote from: ammack on Monday 22 June 15 22:17 BST (UK)
To be honest,

I would rather see "Joe Soaps" picked from obscurity, who really can't afford to delve into their heritage as all those celebrities can more than afford it  ???

Annie

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« Reply #16 on: Thursday 25 June 15 22:02 BST (UK) »
Just seen that these are the people starring in next series....
Paul Hollywood
Sir Derek Jacobi
Gareth Malone,
Mark Gatiss
Ann Reid
Jane Seymour
Jerry Hall
Frances dela Tour
Frank Gardner
Anita Rani
Looks quite an impressive list....only two names I don't know
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Re: WDYTYA Series 12 (UK)
« Reply #17 on: Thursday 25 June 15 22:55 BST (UK) »
I remember hearing that Michael Parkinson was a bit annoyed that his family weren't chosen for a programme. They did the research but there was no 'angle' to it. They were all Barnsley miners, considered by the producers to be too boring for tv.
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