General Chat

Tutty tut Hayley...'shut it' is soooo rude! Did you not mean to say 'wind ya neck in Rog'? :-D

Emma, I think you hit the nail on the head <3

*preens in mirror....gawd I look lovely to day so I do <3 ;-) :-D

I knew a girl who said it was a curse to be beautiful. <3 :-D

Not only women cursed by too much beauty, Emma :-( :-(

Oh, how I wish I had average looks sometimes :-( :-(

Oh, ok ;-)

Will last one be good? John Simpson?

Lot better than last series, when highlight seemed to be the one that was removed (John Bishop) :-)

You must be like that girl I knew John,
she was no beauty, but saw herself as
one, wish I'd had her mirror :-D :-D :-D

John Bishop's was not removed...it was just postponed to another week

BC You look stunning everyday darlink <3

John Bishops was shown never last xmas if you remember , out of this series I have enjoyed them all bar Lesley Sharps and Gary Linkers :-D

Didn't think last night's programme was the best by any means but very interesting.
I never rated M.Faithful's singing voice in the sixties,( not with Dusty around :-D)....and was she a rock-chick really?

To be a Jew living in Nazi Europe must have been a living nightmare, and to see the documents giving women who were half Jewish the name mongrel was horrendous.
Marianne learning of her mother's life when young,and of how glamorous and vibrant she was must have given her happier memories of her I guess.
Looking forward to next week's episode.

Well I exercised what our fathers fought for in the war FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

Would you lot rather have been under German rule now??

Wind ya neck in, Rog ;-)

Angela Merkel vs David Cameron or Ed Milliband. Now there's a teaser, Roger. Would we prefer a German standard of living to a British one? Would we prefer to drive a German Mercedes, BMW or Volkswagen to a British Honda or Chevrolet?

Hmmmm! But we do have freedom of speech. Or do we? :-S

This is not a political thread so I suggest you
start one of your own...my FREE SPEECH...

Many apologies, Emma. Was forgetting myself - thought I was in another room. :-) ;-)

I seem to remember having approx. 6 posts rr'd one evening as someone decided I should not be making comments on one of GR's suggestion threads...was that not FREEDOM OF SPEECH?

John Cody Fidler-Simpson CBE (born 9 August 1944) is an English foreign correspondent. He is world affairs editor of BBC News. He has spent all his working life at the BBC. He has reported from more than 120 countries, including thirty war zones, and has interviewed many world leaders.

Simpson was born in London (according to him) and says in his autobiography that his father was an anarchist. He was educated at Dulwich College Preparatory School and St Paul's School, followed by Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he read English and was editor of Granta magazine. In 1965 he was a member of the Magdalene University Challenge team. A year later Simpson started as a trainee sub-editor at BBC radio news.

Married twice.

Just had a quick look on Free BMD and John Simpson seems to have been born in Nottingham, as were his siblings. Parents Alfred C SIMPSON and Rose M AXE, married Nottingham June 1936 Q. May be wrong though :-S Fidler not in his birth name, and only mention of name Fidler-Simpson on Free BMD is that his daughter carried that surname when her birth was registered (1970). So bit of mystery to look out for on Wednesday night perhaps.

Think I have got wrong parents. John Simpson was apparently born as John Fidler in Cleveleys, Lancs. Father Roy Fidler, who was a Christian Scientist.

Roy Fidler's father, Herbert Montague Fidler (1885-1960), apparently deserted his wife Eva Annie Simpson in 1922. Their son Roy changed his name to that of his mother - Simpson - as a result.

Hope that's right. :-)

Edit http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/mother-tongue/familyhistory/3355275/Family-detective-John-Simpson.html

Last one tomorrow night :-)

Will have to record as OH watching football :-(

Emma :-)

Just for anyone who will be watching on BBC 1 Wales it's not on until 10.35pm tonight due to Max Boyce Special at 9pm.

Thanks for reminder, Janet, Cannot believe Max is 70!!! On Friday, i think.

OH just told me I'll be able to see programme
as football finishes at 9pm, which is the time it's
on here :-D :-D