Who Do You Think You Are - Kate Humble

[badlands]

That was genuinely moving.

Some people have amazing people in their family tree. She has an inordinate amount of them.

Hidden histories and lost stories brought to life.

 

[London_Calling]

Yep, it was pretty interesting and then BAMB! the Great Escape Whoa Nelly!

That diary she had was something else - a proper historic document.

 

[badlands]

Yep, it was pretty interesting and then BAMB! the Great Escape Whoa Nelly!

That diary she had was something else - a proper historic document.

And all she said she remembered of him was that he sat by the fire with a pint and a roll-up.



Bet they even watched The Great Escape together once or twice

 

[Nemo]

The programme was very interesting - she was a bit of a human hosepipe though (although not as much as Patsy Kensit).

 

[editor]

What's a "human hosepipe"?

And for those of who didn't watch the show, what was uncovered?

 

[Nemo]

What's a "human hosepipe"?

And for those of who didn't watch the show, what was uncovered?

Someone who gets particularly weepy.

What was covered was aircraft test-flying in WWII, a mining disaster in Northumbria, and the escape from Stalag-Luft III and the forced march of PoWs held there to the West in 1945.

 

[marty21]

enjoyed that - she did cry a lot though

 

[editor]

She's always come over as an alright person to me,

 

[ericjarvis]

I was interviewed by her a few years back (City Hospital) and I think she's terrific. Both an excellent professional and a genuinely decent person.

 

[London_Calling]

What's a "human hosepipe"?

And for those of who didn't watch the show, what was uncovered?

She got tearful. Often.

3 very interesting ancestors, two of them grandfathers. Just from a blokey pov, it's really worth watching - it'll be on the iPlayer.

Don't want to give any more away.

 

[Espresso]

I think I can safely say I've never seen Kate Humble in anything on the telly - apart from this. But I reckon that's the beauty of this programme. It doesn't really matter who the person is. The stories are what counts. And last night's stories were gobsmacking.

That said, I still think you'd have to go a long way to beat Matthew Pinsent's edition. He can trace his family tree back to God.

 

[treelover]

Kates came across as someone with real integrity and we saw in the programme her 'freespirited' and 'can do' attitude certainly had a long pedigree: her stories were incredibly moving and made for great television, i think it was one of the best WDYTYA.

 

[London_Calling]

If you haven't seen it, it's starting NOW on BBC2. Watch it !!

 

[wiskey]

I thought this was one of the more interesting ones I've seen.

 

[_pH_]

Damn, I missed the start and only saw the last 15 mins. But what I saw was extremely interesting, gonna have a watch on iPlayer.

A minor point but fascinating for me I suppose is the fact that as the PoWs were being marched from Stalag Luft III to Leippa, my mum was being born.

 

[cogg]

Damn, I missed the start and only saw the last 15 mins. But what I saw was extremely interesting, gonna have a watch on iPlayer.

A minor point but fascinating for me I suppose is the fact that as the PoWs were being marched from Stalag Luft III to Leippa, my mum was being born.

Which one was she?