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True John, hopefully it will be interesting.

Emma :-)

Gary seems about as interesting as snooker star Steve Davis. Crisp eating seems highlight of his life.

But, looking at the grabs from tonight's programme, we may be pleasantly surprised. Let's hope so. :-)

Next week is Nick Hewer.

Wondering if Gary Lineker's will be of interest tomorrow.

Emma :-)

Agree with everyone's remarks, programme was so disappointing.
I thought Lesley might have been more interested in her birth mother's ancestors as she did actually meet the sisters.

It must have been embarrassing for Lesley's half siblings,I don't think I'd have been comfortable on camera knowing what my father had done (or hadn't done as the case maybe.)

Mau

Have seen the thread John and agree very interesting.

Why Lesley Sharp should be interested just because of their
connection to her relative is beyond me, no family ties at all
so nothing to do with the aim of the programme imo.

Emma :-)

Have you seen Dazed/Confused comments about George Maybury on another thread. Apparently George's brother (remember photo of little George and his brother and sister) was killed in WW1.

And another programme entirely has run the story of the Mayburys and the Canadian connection. It was the photo of the 3 children entering Dr Barnardos that prompoted memory of Dazed/Confused.

So that was why Lesley was interested in the two little boys with her elderly gt grandfather in 1911. BBC were short of original materiall and it was nice to get a free trip to Canada for her and crew.

I agree with everyone that it went off track.
We would have gone down the lines of our own family to find our heritage more.
When we had done that as far as we could,we could have gone off on a tangent out of interest,but that could have made another programme about Barnados.
Do you think the producers want tear jerkers every time?

I too was disappointed in last nights programme.

I don't know why she bothered with the child who was sent to Canada
no relation what so ever and thought she also wanted to find out what
happened to the other child...why!!!

As far as I could see I didn't think she was at all interested in finding
out about her family at all.

Emma

I think it also gave us a foretaste of how difficult family history will be from now on.

Do you trace you actual father, or your biological father or both. Nicky Campbell only seemed to be interested in his father, not in the one who donated his sperm. Lesley was the opposite, but very worried she might upset late father.

When I was little, it was rare to have a child out of wedlock who did not have a mother and father to mould them. Only one in my class had a stepfather instead of a father and he was deeply ashamed about it. Now it is very common that child has one parent, with other adults hovering in background.

I have tried to do a wheel chart of my great grandparents and my OH's. They are 16 people and, if I try to go back a further 3 generations, there are probably 126 not expected 128. 126 because a couple of ancestors were first cousins who married about 1800 period.

But Lesley and others would not be able to do that type of wheel family tree. And I doubt I will be able to attempt one for my grandchildren either.

I thought some of it was too personal to be interesting, ok they did mention genealogy sites at one stage but it, to me, was not a geanealogy programme. I like Lesley Sharpe but, as Gwynne says, having people in my tree who were sent to Canada, I would have liked to know more about that. and who of us could just pop to Canada for a couple of days to meet somebody who was not even an ancestor. No, again as Gwynne said, too recent and not really genealogy research.

I like Lesley Sharp and she is certainly a very talented actor so I looked forward to this one. But I was disappointed. It was too recent for me. I don't watch that Davina programme because I feel embarrassed for those taking part and I felt the same way last night.

The Barnardos stuff wasn't that interesting because they missed a golden opportunity to talk about the export of reluctant (but expensive to maintain) children as cheap labour for the colonies.

I still have absolutely no idea who she is. It is like some of these celebrities now in reality shows - who are they?

Had it been a progarmme about Dr Barnardos, I think it would have been very good. The haunting photograph of the 3 children when they were admitted. The mother had died and grandparents had struggled and were just about to have to put the 3 into the workhouse (to keep them alive presumably). I just thought she had no idea - just desperate to say that biological great grandfather Charles Patient was a wonderful man.

Welll as an ag lab in Essex, he would have been a poor man. And I wonder if fostering Barnardos children allowed him and his second wife to have a small income to keep themselves out of workhouse. He would presumably have no pension and, in his 80's, would no longer be getting any wage. Only his nephew appeared to have been earning any money in his household in 1911 census. He would have been 86 (possibly died that year) when young boy went off to Canada on his own.

No high hopes of Gary Lineker next week either. Leicester fruit market, wayward brother. But must keep open mind. :-)

Don't know ego boost for her Roger, but I too had high hopes for this one.

I found her adoption about her interesting, and when she decided to trace her birth fathers side I had high hopes, but to it sort of drifted off. Her interest in the Bardardo boys I couldnt understand the relivence of what happened to them I got to the bit when 1 was sent to Canada and then fell a sleep so if anyone would like to tell me what happens next I'd be grateful thank you :-D

Well after last weeks brilliant programme this weeks was a let down.

To me this one reminds me that I think the programme is coming to the end of its useful life.

As the final part had nothing to do with her family in my opinion. Just an ego trip for her.

:-D :-D

Lesley Sharp tonight although it will have to be
recorded due to a certain football match :-D :-D

Next week its Gary Lineker hopefully without a bag
of crisps. :-D :-D

Emma :-)

Really didnt think it would be interesting this week dont know that much about Minnie Driver , was it her that was involved in a big shop lifting case a few years back? denied but the shop had CCTV of her stuffing a dress in her bag.

Anyway I loved all the stuff about her Dads war service, and also nice to see me old mate Eileen helping Minnie out, also nice to see my home town got a mention in a good way for a change not reporting a murder. :-D :-D

DazedConfused, Is Twiggy not still married to Leigh Lawson?

I missed last night's programme, but will watch later. quite looking forward to Nick Hewer's episode, as I believe his parents were irish.

ChrisofWessex

I think you will probably find that her fathers 'other family' were from his marriage and she was the daughter of his mistress. I would imagine that even if approached they in all probabiity would not really want to be involved.

Apart from mentioning his wife and other family at the beginning, and a single photo of them on their wedding day, no real mention of this family at all..

Minnie Driver has been around for quite a while (I think she was also acting when a child). She came across as a truly lovely lady, and was so sweet when talking to her elderly relatives. She could easily have been condescending, but no, she was just so lovely with them.

Looking forward to next weeks Leslie Sharpe.

So far I have really enjoyed this series.

Oh and Nicky Henson is the current Mr. Twiggy.....

I also thought that Chris, his emotions at loosing his
best friend and him being a young man at the time
too much for him to carry.

Emma