"Phil C." wrote in message news:9b-dnWezmZA7PkvMnZ2dnUVZ8sidnZ2d@bt.com... On 20/06/2013 14:40, Jenny M Benson wrote: > On 19/06/2013 17:27, Lesley Robertson wrote: >> >> It's the tears on demand that's made me very selective when >> watching >> "Who Do You Think You Are".. I'm going to have to watch this on the >> iPad >> since my cable company doesn't get the ITV stable, so it's going to >> have >> to be good to keep me watching... >> Thanks for the reminder, though, > > I thank Roy for the WARNING rather than the Reminder! The amount of > sentimental tosh and ridiculous tears that we get in WDYTYA drives > me > mad enough, but it sounds as though the proportion of slush to good > stuff in this programme will be far too high for me. I've just watched an episode, out of curiosity. I it was quite good, as a comedy. I'd just taken a sleeping pill, so not concentrating, but I recall one luvvie wanting to rage against the system and make his ancestor into a Working Class Hero. Another's was an orphan who was at last made to feel _special_ because he served in WWI (lucky boy) and therefore qualified for one of the standard medals... <Warning. Not recommended for large screen HD TV last thing at night. Looming botoxed, emoting faces may cause nightmares.> Phil C. It would be nice if someone just told them that they can't judge 19th century people by 21st century standards.... Lesley Robertson