tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post79262773925159612..comments2024-03-19T11:37:07.200+00:00Comments on The GENES Blog: Current family history programmes on TV - reviewChris Patonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05073425769475523109noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post-77662400604439148682013-08-15T16:36:41.127+01:002013-08-15T16:36:41.127+01:00I really, really loved this show.I would love anot...I really, really loved this show.I would love another season!! I think there are enough characters to further develop.I hope it gets a second season. The story could easily grow and expand its plot lines with different sides of the family <a href="www.efamilytree.org" rel="nofollow">Family Tree</a>.kashihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03474246764949721351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post-16772629117802820402013-08-09T13:59:43.232+01:002013-08-09T13:59:43.232+01:00I just caught up with the Minnie Driver episode of...I just caught up with the Minnie Driver episode of WDYTYA and thought it was a good one as there were so many sources that gave real personal detail about her father's army career - not just a case of trailing from one empty field to another and throwing in some stock footage as these episodes dealing with the World Wars can often be.<br /><br />I think it's fair to described the previous two episodes of this series as understated with no major dramatic revelations, but a fairly accurate portrayal of what many people might well find in their family history. As such they did remind me of some of the earlier series.Kirsty F Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05558508787388848119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post-78492515808036751622013-08-09T12:38:23.816+01:002013-08-09T12:38:23.816+01:00Actually, the very first episode ever was mainly a...Actually, the very first episode ever was mainly about Bill Oddie trying to understand his mum's mental health - I also thought Patrick Stewart trying to understand an abusive father recently was another well put together episode. I don' think episodes focussing on one individual are problematic when the story at heart is about an issue that affected one person's subsequent sense of identity - it's as valid an aspect of family history as any. Agree though that the foot seems to have been taken off the pedal a bit compared to more recent series - hopefully it will come back to form soon!Chris Patonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05073425769475523109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post-52240215800070397952013-08-09T12:23:00.232+01:002013-08-09T12:23:00.232+01:00Not impressed with either to be honest.
MD progra...Not impressed with either to be honest.<br /><br />MD programme turned into a history lesson about the RAF raid, the war etc instead of concentrating on going further back.<br /><br />The whole thrust of this programme has changed from going back through the generations to focusing on one or two individuals and then presenting a history lesson on some aspect of their life.<br /><br />Find the programmes are generally becoming boring, dull and uninteresting.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post-75255198941573572332013-08-08T13:04:29.263+01:002013-08-08T13:04:29.263+01:00Did you spot the error on Minnie Drivers though? O...Did you spot the error on Minnie Drivers though? On Ancestry they found the right name born in 1950 for the second cousin then in the next shot they say she is 84 so must have been born in 1930. I surmise that they found the wrong person with the right name born in 1950.Colinhttp://le-fever.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post-73428969142726104522013-08-08T11:48:27.677+01:002013-08-08T11:48:27.677+01:00Crikey - yes, and yes! But have amended the post.....Crikey - yes, and yes! But have amended the post...!Chris Patonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05073425769475523109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post-17815860033034742752013-08-08T11:24:46.770+01:002013-08-08T11:24:46.770+01:00Presumably the Una Stubbs WDYTYA episode was so bo...Presumably the Una Stubbs WDYTYA episode was so boring you wiped it from your mind all together!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com