A House Through Time - Newcastle

[Finley 1]

thanks for the merge... will re-digest

xin

[lisalucie]

Just watching this on catch up - love the idea of the programme itself but the presenter is majorly annoying me!! My "favourite" assumption of his what that the coroner man (one of the first occupants) who died of a fit after two days of having tremors was obviously an alcoholic!!! Because obviously alcoholism is the only thing that causes fits and as we all know, those early death certs are always bang on with their causes of death!!! 🙄 Rant over lol I'm still gunna watch the rest of the programme though, Lisa

[Ruskie]

I was shaking my head over that too lisalucie. I have only seen the first episode so far and will probably persevere with the series, though I am finding him increasingly irritating. 

[jfchaly]

I liked the part with the unveiling of the plaque to Alder. He was the one to identify & name tiny sea creatures. The artwork in his books was exceptional.

Jfch

[JenB]

I was shaking my head over that too lisalucie. I have only seen the first episode so far and will probably persevere with the series, though I am finding him increasingly irritating. 

Although I had some minor niggles, overall I found the entire series fascinating, and (in my opinion) there are many far, far more irritating presenters than David Olusoga.

[Gadget]

Although I had some minor niggles, overall I found the entire series fascinating, and (in my opinion) there are many far, far more irritating presenters than David Olusoga.

Totally agree, Jennifer.
Maybe living in the area made it more interesting. I thought it was far better than the Liverpool one; perhaps the residents had better histories.

I learnt some new little nuggets of history about  N/C and I've lived here 'off and on' since the late 1960s  - for e.g. I didn't know that Dukes Moor was where the old airport was 

[Keith]

Just watching this on catch up - love the idea of the programme itself but the presenter is majorly annoying me!! My "favourite" assumption of his what that the coroner man (one of the first occupants) who died of a fit after two days of having tremors was obviously an alcoholic!!! Because obviously alcoholism is the only thing that causes fits and as we all know, those early death certs are always bang on with their causes of death!!! 🙄 Rant over lol I'm still gunna watch the rest of the programme though, Lisa

You need to watch again. Yes, cause of death was an epileptic fit, but after two days of "delirium tremens," which is a symptom of alcoholism. So the "annoying presenter" was quite correct!

[BillyF]

I`ve enjoyed both series; I think we have to remember the time period that is covered and all the work that goes into it. There is most likely a team of researchers involved, but they are needed, just look at the amount of previous residents lives that were uncovered.

[lisalucie]

[quote author=lisalucie link=topic=810385.msg6726660#msg6726660 date=1556659356

You need to watch again. Yes, cause of death was an epileptic fit, but after two days of "delirium tremens," which is a symptom of alcoholism. So the "annoying presenter" was quite correct!

Fair enough - and yes the "dt's" are a symptom of alcohol withdrawal but I just felt that - as with the previous series - he makes major assumptions and judgments based on (from the bits we are shown anyway) very little information....and also judgments from today's perspectives. However it's just my opinion for what it's worth, and I'll still continue to watch it. Lisa