WDYTYA - which celebrities would you like to see.

[davidft]

Whilst i understand all these people who say it would be nice if they did a member of the ordinary public the truth is that shows that have done this in the past have not lasted very long and i suspect that would be the case if WDYTYA went down that path

[Beeonthebay]

Whilst i understand all these people who say it would be nice if they did a member of the ordinary public the truth is that shows that have done this in the past have not lasted very long and i suspect that would be the case if WDYTYA went down that path

They could just have one ordinary person in the series and take it as far back as possible giving tips and hints instead of concentrating on one ancestor's remarkable life story.

[frostyknight]

I'd like to see the gorgeous Neil Oliver from 'Coast' on WDYTYA.

[bibliotaphist]

Hi All
just wondered who you would like to see featured on WDYTYA?
To start the ball rolling -
Guy Martin

You probably already know this but there was a programme on recently about Guy Martin finding out about the life of his Latvian grandfather.  http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=737116

[candleflame]

I Agee with other posters about Michael Parkinson seeing as they said he had lots of ag labs or miners. Surely they could make something of that to show people that lots of families had these and how to research things properly so you don't end up going down the wrong track. Also June Whitfield would be interesting. I'd like to see someone decscended from a composer to see if the musical genes have passed through, or someone who ,is a composer to see if the genes are apparent. Our roots chat own Igor Strav ( Ivor Stravinsky) springs to mind 

[KGarrad]

Whilst i understand all these people who say it would be nice if they did a member of the ordinary public the truth is that shows that have done this in the past have not lasted very long and i suspect that would be the case if WDYTYA went down that path

They could just have one ordinary person in the series and take it as far back as possible giving tips and hints instead of concentrating on one ancestor's remarkable life story.

That would interesting to Family Historians - and mind-numbingly boring to Joe Public!

[Treetotal]

I would like to see Maggie Smith...she is amazing.
Carol

[Jomot]

Austin Healey, former rugby player. Yum!!

But setting aside the lustings of a middle aged woman, I'd like to see Alun Armstrong & Simon Weston.

[Ruskie]

Austin Healey, former rugby player. Yum!!

I had to google (image) him.  Not my type at all.   

I much prefer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aidan_Turner
or going back a few years https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Taylor_(bass_guitarist)

 

Agree with Carol about Maggie Smith, but there are so many others.

I don't think it would matter if their families weren't wildly interesting either - their (genuine) reactions to the findings would be worth watching. I liked some of the earlier WDYTYAs when the celebrities did a bit of their own research, or at least were seen to be doing some, with coaching from the experts. (rather than just being handed a piece of paper with the appropriate record on it) Barbara Windsor comes to mind as I remember she did a bit of digging around the censuses. More like an instructional/educational programme but with celebrities.

I think it might also be interesting to research some dead famous people.