BBC "Who Do You Think You Are?" Paul Hollywood (WDYTYA Series 12 Episode 1)

[panda40]

BBC Who Do You Think you Are? with Paul Hollywood.

Well so far it is a Second World War history lesson and nothing to do with genealogy. such a shame when they focus on just one person. I like the format when they go back through the generations and show you the methods used.
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[Katharine F]

As Panda says this episode is a WW2 history lesson. No genealogy at all so far. Rather disappointing.

[Vicki Morley]

I'm glad you've said that. I'm a bit bored. I'm interested in the war(s), but I wasn't expecting to watch a documentary on it now, I was expecting a genealogy programme.

[coombs]

This episode is like David Tennant's one, although that started off interesting for the first 20 minutes it then focused on one person who was involved in religion in Northern Ireland in the 1960s. This one is one that focuses on a recent ancestor who was involved in things within the last 70 odd years instead of back to the 1800s and even 1700s.

[kerryb]

I thought it was a really interesting programme.  I don't particularly like Paul Hollywood so I was pleasantly surprised by him and he was genuinely interested. 

I like it when the programme focusses on one person because genealogy is not a gathering of names and dates, well not for me anyway.  I had a grandfather who fought WW2 in the same places and would love to find out more of his story. 

Having holidayed in Gairloch more than once that story was also interesting and imagine running 120 miles every week for 10 years, what an amazing story to find in your ancestry. 

Kerry

[davidft]

Not a bad programme and enjoyed the bit about Donald the post runner.

I did think it was a shame they did not do anything on the paternal side as that is where the baking comes from, but then perhaps his dad didn't want to be a TV star  (if still with us)

I see there are some trees online that don't exactly agree on the early ancestry !!!!

[Erin2012]

Dont we all finish watching with the thought 'But they just got started! There is so mch more I want to know!"

My mom worked her whole life in hospitals and hated TV shows about them because they were never "real".... Sound familiar?

[Blue70]

Workhouse admissions just before death are usually health related rather than about poverty aren't they? Was the programme trying to create a moment of sadness with that?


Blue

[Vicki Morley]

He did seem genuinely interested which was nice, and he does the same thing I do - oh my family are from mountains and the sea, I like mountains and being by the sea.  He also does "ah, so thats where I get that feature/trait from", which I do all the time!