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i also watched it and lernt alot from it

Maggie, yes i noticed the magpies too lol

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i said about to my mum that every time he was driving there was a magpie in the road!!

...one for sorrow etc.
I found myself saying 'Hello Mr Magpie, how's Mrs Magpie' - and I'm not superstitious.








*touch wood*

everytime my dad sees a magpie he says ah good morning captain or what ever time of day it is at the time and salutes it!!

a friend of my daughters spits when she sees one magpie - I'd hate to sit in her car!

Yes Sue....cor..and Shola scored a hat trick last week!! things are looking up lol

I loved it..............the church his grandfather played the organ in is 2 minutes away from where my Grandparents lived and where my sister was married.

I use Worthing library as well, the staff are brilliant at helping with research:))

We get the programe on Swedish TV got to see theman about a new card as we just moved and only 5 channels at the mo .
It is very informative, but I guess with a whole band of researchers and experts it always seems to be a bit to easy. brickwalls crumble to dust on this programme

I found this episode absolutely fascinating... not least as both of my parents were blind (b 1926 Co. Durham ~blind at birth Miners Strike / foetal malnutrition??? & b 1929 blind in early years South London -ish possibly measles).

I've done some digging on the net and it appears that syphilis swept though the rural parts of the country in the 1920's most likely as a result of all the servicemen returning from WW1. Prior to this it has been concentrated in cities and ports etc - not surprising really.

If anyone has any further information, I would be really interested.

It certainly explains Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon's lack of progeny...

Haven't watched it yet but have it recorded so will look forward to seeing it.

Yes I watched it too, I thought it was lovely.

I think that what's brilliant with this series is that they all have a different reason for their search, and a different story to tell, and a different lesson to learn from it - just as we all do.

Maria xx