General Chat

I'm fine thanks Liz. Back in UK at the mo' and have just spent a lovely week over in your part of the country visiting my brother and Co, and my mum who is now in a Care home at Diss.
Have a nice time wherever you are going :-)

K x

Yes, that's true, Karen, will try and find a mo to do so before I go away on Sunday.

Hope you are ok


Lizx

Liz you could always watch it on i-player.


I've just watched it - and thought this is one of the best episodes of WDYTYA ever.

John Bishop seemed genuinely interested in what it was about and appeared happy to do some research himself (brownie points to him) and didn't blub at every person they found/mentioned (more brownie points to him).
A great programme. :-D

i love the accent as well,and hes so sexy,i remember a thread i did about JOHN BISHOP being sexy,and it bombed.
went to see him live in cardiff,he was great. :-D

I sooooo love the accent :-D :-D ;-)

When they said his gt gt grandfather was a Lay Vicar and realised that was a non-ordained leader of Cathedral music like the Vicars Choral in Lichfield, I wondered what his voice was.

And it was basso profundo!!! Respect, real respect. How many times have I listened to Paul Robeson singing. He was an adopted Welshman, you know. He loved singing with the Pendyrus, Treorchy and the other fine "Corau Meibion" (Male Voice Choirs).

The only other basso profundo I know about was that chap in the Inkspots. "Do Nuts" would be sung like the notes were hidden deep in his boots :-D

It was certrainly strange the way Charles and John's lives ran parallel in leaving secure jobs for show biz and that he played in theatres Charles had.

Laughed when he asked 'how do I tell my kids or my father?'

I enjoyed the programme more than some I have seen. I know that sometimes things can be very emotional but I never understood the tears of certain participants. I thought JB thoroughly enjoyed his research and seemed genuinely surprised and delighted at his findings. What a nice chap!

The last of the series and they at last seem to have got
it right with JB.
A lovely down to earth genuine guy who delighted in what
he learned, and as you say Brenda the type of research we
all like.

Emma x

I agree that it was the best for a long time.
A really nice chap...and more like the sort of research we are all interested in.

To be honest, I’ve never heard of him. Never-the-less, it was an interesting programme, touching on a different aspect of the Naval life than we’ve seen before.

Hope it will be repeated as I missed some of it and would love to watch it right through again. It sounded really fascinating, and JB was suitably impressed, as well he might be. I do like him, he was great when he did the marathon cycle ride for charity and seems to be a down to earth bloke.
I couldn't record it as o.h. wanted something else recorded.


Lizx

JOHN BISHOP YUMMY. The EPISODE was good as well.x :-D

Yes I agree with everyone the best episode by far.

Very interesting ancestors, and John was so keen he searched census details himself,instead of relying on others.

He seemed really proud to learn of his GGGrandfathers didn't he?..nothing at all boring about their lives.

Yes, it was really excellent.

What really interested me was the Lay Vicar at Chichester and York. One of mine was Vicar Choral at Lichfield. Same job (8 of them at Lichfield) and he got a small salary, a lovely tied cottage and a sackbutt of mead every year.

And also Liverpool, with those lovely old buildings. What a place for his gt gt grandfather to settle eventually. I can understand why you like him and his accent so much, Rose :-D

Tomorrow night on BBC1 (Wales) at 7.30pm, it features Katherine Jenkins on "Coming Home". If you have Sky Plus, you should be able to tape it from anywhere in UK.

He already knew his GGrandfather was a vicar as he was told during a programe of league of their own.

Itsmytelly actually watched it with me, and kept asking questions I felt quiet knowledgeable being able to answer them on the subject, he also said are they not going to go further back, I told him they will bulid flesh on these bones are there a plently and they dont always go back and back unless there is something excitingto show, sometimes there isnt. :-D

The only 'thing' John Bishop says he's had 'done' are his teeth :-D
Brilliant programme - Portsmouth reminded me of the lunchtimes I spent admiring the boats (free access to them 'cos I had a pass) and cavorting with the feral cats :-D

Fascinating ancestors - especially Charles.

you are right Rose....If that is his only flaw I will put up with it......get your mitts off Wend....He is mine.

I thought the same thing TABTF no acting at all....not like most of them.....a genuine fellah.

Incredibly white teeth Wend :-D

Susan, what do you mean the accent will have to go :-0 it's lovely :-D

It was captivating.

So interesting and informative. John Bishop must have been chuffed to get info. like that about his ancestors.

The great-great-grandfathers had both been "ordinary blokes" what what interesting and diverse lives they led.
Watched it as it was shown, but also recorded it. Will enjoy watching it again.

It was marvellous to get the tours of the ships too, The best of the series.

What a shame it wasn't shown when it should have been.