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*****WDYTYA Tuesday 26th May BBC 1*****TONIGHT

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MR_MAGOO

MR_MAGOO Report 20 May 2026 13:18

A new 23rd series of Who Do You Think You Are? is airing on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

The 2026 season is split into two parts, with four episodes broadcasting in the spring and another four scheduled for the summer.

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 20 May 2026 13:43

Thanks Mr M.....Fingers crossed they have interesting ancestry :-)

Researching:
Go on, make my day!

LaGooner

LaGooner Report 20 May 2026 14:19

Thank you Mr M :-)

Researching:
Keep the Faith

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 20 May 2026 14:52

The first one is Zoe Ball.

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 20 May 2026 15:52

Thank you Mr M :-D

MR_MAGOO

MR_MAGOO Report 26 May 2026 09:32

Tonight :-D

JoyLouise

JoyLouise Report 27 May 2026 09:04

Watched that, Mr M. I enjoyed it but I found one anomaly - when Zoe's ancestor was said to be 'out of work' in the 1921 census.

The expert never mentioned that in 1921 in Durham the vast majority of miners were said to be 'out of work'. She must have completely forgotten that there was a short lock-out by mine-owners because of the miners' clamour for higher wages.

Weird, too, I don't think she mentioned how many miners travelled from Cornwall when tin mining began to subside (unless I slept through that info - well, I am getting on a bit). Some headed north via Glamorgan, others headed straight to the north - my cousin's ancestors went via Glamorgan to Durham.

Can you give us a list of the remaining people, please?

Researching:
Mum's Azalea.

JoyLouise

JoyLouise Report 27 May 2026 09:08

Looked it up Mr M.

The only two I don't know are Adeel and Amy.

I am looking forward to the Harriet Walters' episode as I have always enjoyed her acting.

Researching:
Mum's Azalea.

MR_MAGOO

MR_MAGOO Report 27 May 2026 09:39

Glad you enjoyed it Joy, have got it recorded.

Adeel is an Actor.
Amy is/was dancer on Strictly Come Dancing.

JoyLouise

JoyLouise Report 27 May 2026 11:26

Thank you Mr Magoo.

I don't usually watch Strictly - I'll have to get out more!| :-D

Researching:
Mum's Azalea.

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 29 May 2026 17:32

JoyLouise, I spotted what may be another anomaly.
Did baby John/James go into prison with his mother? There was no record, just an assumption.
Why couldn't his aunts look after him?
Prisoners cost the Government money.
When my gg uncle was found guilty of derailing a train, in order to steal, he was given a sentence of 2 years in prison, which was changed to 2 years in an asylum.
The reason?
Government paid for prisoners, local authorities paid for asylum inhabitants.
Putting a toddler in prison would have cost money - much cheaper for the Government to insist he was looked after by family.

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad)