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

[Skoosh]

@ Rena,  one of my Urray Grant's was the last postie in Scotland to deliver on horseback, a Jimmy Grant, I think he delivered up Glen Orrin in the 1950's.

Skoosh.

[Rishile]

I also noted that there were two census records for Alexander McKenzie and the first one was assumed to be the correct one.  I'm sure someone looked into this but it would have been good to see them consider both and discard one.

Rishile

[DavidG02]

Like a good cupcake I will blend the 2 themes that seem to be going on here ( see what I did there huh huh )

Both shows GBB and WDYTA are in tv speak - aspirational- we all sit home watching other people make the most wonderful creations while we fill ourselves with the local egg custard tart from the  mass production  factory - and wish we could do that.

We also like celebrities on our genealogy shows because who knows . - Blimey I might be related 32cousins twice removed ( the second time was with a warning) to Paul Hollywood!!!! Or maybe Jerry Hall. I mean I could be related to someone who was married to Mick Jagger . Imagine that!!

That's what both shows are selling. ( and going back 70 years wont do that)

[StanleysChesterton]

.... because who knows . - Blimey I might be related 32cousins twice removed ...

Interestingly (or not) - the Bruce Forsyth episode showed how his grandfather (?) had disappeared and they found him; he'd gone to America and got a new family - although he'd also been in contact with one of his daughters still in the UK (and popped back to visit her).  Reading the sites like Rootschat after the event somebody else had popped up and said "Hey - I think that missing-grandfather with the 2nd family might've had a 3rd and it's MY family!!"

I also found the Bill Oddie one amusing - he met a "very distant cousin" who was a keen genealogist, who'd spent most of his time/life trying to find out if/how he was connected to Bill Oddie - they met up (and he handed over all his charts and evidence/certificates) and showed Bill their connection - and the funny thing was, they looked IDENTICAL!

[Rena]

@ Rena,  one of my Urray Grant's was the last postie in Scotland to deliver on horseback, a Jimmy Grant, I think he delivered up Glen Orrin in the 1950's.

Skoosh.

   

That was my first reaction - romantic visions of the lone rider in the outback.   Then I realised that I lived through that era; as in the 1950s I saw horses everywhere delivering the milk, the beer, collecting the rags and bones, etc., etc.

[Ruskie]

You talk a lot of sense about the aspirational aspect of the two programmes David. I agree with you.

Blimey I might be related 32cousins twice removed ( the second time was with a warning) to Paul Hollywood!!!! Or maybe Jerry Hall. I mean I could be related to someone who had to **** Mick Jagger . Imagine that!!

And that is hilarious! 

[frostyknight]

 

[Braindead]

I have to say I found the episode tedious in the extreme. I got so bored with the WW2 bit that I switched off. Not a lot happened and Paul knew that part of it anyway. After reading this thread with people saying the second part of the programme was better, I tried again but still found the programme disengaging. Perhaps it's because I found Mr Hollywood had all the enthusiasm of a dead fish. Still, I'll try again next week...

[Gillg]

We mustn't blame Paul Hollywood for the layout of the programme.  There must have been hours of filming and it's down to the editors to produce a well balanced finished programme from what they filmed.