Who Do you Think You Are? New Series
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I refuse to watch any programme that features someone called Paul Hollywood, even in the unlikely event that it's actually his real name.
Originally Posted by anyonefortennis:
“I can't think of anyone less interesting to find out about than Paul Hollywood. A poor choice to pick for the return of the new series.”
“I can't think of anyone less interesting to find out about than Paul Hollywood. A poor choice to pick for the return of the new series.”
Just because he is currently topical again - philandering Scouse who, er, wants to have his cake and eat it
Originally Posted by Leicester_Hunk:
“Just because he is currently topical again - philandering Scouse who, er, wants to have his cake and eat it”
“Just because he is currently topical again - philandering Scouse who, er, wants to have his cake and eat it
”
Or cakes in his case.
Originally Posted by eye3:
“25m and still stuck on grandad”
“25m and still stuck on grandad”
I don't think that they must have got very far in tracing his family history and had to pad it out.
I hope that this is the case and not a terrible new format.
Originally Posted by eye3:
“And no mention of where the Hollywood name came from!
Next week I'll watch Very British Problems on Ch4
I just saw on +1 and although low budget made me laugh”
“And no mention of where the Hollywood name came from!
Next week I'll watch Very British Problems on Ch4
I just saw on +1 and although low budget made me laugh”
I wonder if it's a (rather naff) 'stage name'?
Originally Posted by Leicester_Hunk:
“Just because he is currently topical again - philandering Scouse who, er, wants to have his cake and eat it”
“Just because he is currently topical again - philandering Scouse who, er, wants to have his cake and eat it
”
Exactly.
Presumably Hollywood is his father's name? It does exist outside showbiz, there was a Southampton footballer in the 60s. He was looking into his mother's roots.
According to this website it's an Anglo-Saxon name.
Originally Posted by Surf's Up:
“Presumably Hollywood is his father's name? It does exist outside showbiz, there was a Southampton footballer in the 60s. He was looking into his mother's roots.”
“Presumably Hollywood is his father's name? It does exist outside showbiz, there was a Southampton footballer in the 60s. He was looking into his mother's roots.”
It is his real name, we looked it up on ancestry.com after reading the comments on here as I was doing some research for my m-i-l as well.
He's from my town. Yes, its the family name. There's a town called Hollywood in N Ireland. i assumed there was some sort of connection there.
Originally Posted by alan29:
“He's from my town. Yes, its the family name. There's a town called Hollywood in N Ireland. i assumed there was some sort of connection there.”
“He's from my town. Yes, its the family name. There's a town called Hollywood in N Ireland. i assumed there was some sort of connection there.”
There is a Hollywood in Worcestershire also.
Originally Posted by saralund:
“The post-runner great-great-grandfather made Paul Hollywood look trivial and conceited. Oh, wait...”
“The post-runner great-great-grandfather made Paul Hollywood look trivial and conceited. Oh, wait...”
Yes, running 120 miles a week for 10 years, carrying 30,000 pieces of mail on his back to remote areas, from one mountainous side of Scotland to the other.
Paul pats his stomach and says...... it's in the genes!
Good episode though, enjoyed it.
I feel bad for finding the first half about his grandfather a bit boring. He was obviously a brave man who endured a lot during WW11 but Paul could easily have found out all of that by himself. Discovering that his great great grandfather though was a post runner was unique, remarkable and very interesting.
There are some interesting people coming up in the next few weeks though so hopefully things will improve.
There are some interesting people coming up in the next few weeks though so hopefully things will improve.
Originally Posted by J.R:
“I feel bad for finding the first half about his grandfather a bit boring. He was obviously a brave man who endured a lot during WW11 but Paul could easily have found out all of that by himself. Discovering that his great great grandfather though was a post runner was unique, remarkable and very interesting.
There are some interesting people coming up in the next few weeks though so hopefully things will improve.”
“I feel bad for finding the first half about his grandfather a bit boring. He was obviously a brave man who endured a lot during WW11 but Paul could easily have found out all of that by himself. Discovering that his great great grandfather though was a post runner was unique, remarkable and very interesting.
There are some interesting people coming up in the next few weeks though so hopefully things will improve.”
I know what you mean about WW!! stuff. I have the greatest admiration for them and all but it is somewhat repetitive. The bent copper and the post runner were way more interesting but I suppose with Paul having actually known his grandfather it probably meant more to him.
Actually it is the more "mundane" social history that comes out in these programmes that I find more interesting.
Originally Posted by alan29:
“He's from my town. Yes, its the family name. There's a town called Hollywood in N Ireland. i assumed there was some sort of connection there.”
“He's from my town. Yes, its the family name. There's a town called Hollywood in N Ireland. i assumed there was some sort of connection there.”
Holly was an import resource in medieval times - the upper branches dont have spikes on and would be cut and fed to livestock. So holly would often be used in place names and then to the people who lived there. Hollin and its related names also come from holly.
I don't mind WWII. My knowledge of the North Africa and Italy campaigns was confined to Spike Milligan's memoirs, and it is good to see it from a different angle, specially when you have experts explaining it on the ground.
It was also nice to get some shots of the beautiful Tunisian countryside, contrasting of course with the hellish conditions of battle back in 1942.
It was also nice to get some shots of the beautiful Tunisian countryside, contrasting of course with the hellish conditions of battle back in 1942.
Originally Posted by Rosebuddy:
“Disappointing, the BBC's obsession with WW2 continues.
Can we delve back further than 70 years ?”
“Disappointing, the BBC's obsession with WW2 continues.
Can we delve back further than 70 years ?”
It was a rather important period in British (and world) history. Many people have Grandparents who served in WWII and are beginning to wonder what they did. I would not say they have an obsession - what period do you think they should cover more?
Originally Posted by Kittygodfree:
“Used to be great, but recent series seem to concentrate more on one relative and their story, even recent and known relatives to the subject. Paul Hollywood knew his grandfather ,so the whole object of the programme about finding out where you come from and who your ancestors were is lost with this format. Very bored so far and missing the old format from the Jeremy Paxman days.
Oh,good the second half is more interesting.”
“Used to be great, but recent series seem to concentrate more on one relative and their story, even recent and known relatives to the subject. Paul Hollywood knew his grandfather ,so the whole object of the programme about finding out where you come from and who your ancestors were is lost with this format. Very bored so far and missing the old format from the Jeremy Paxman days.
Oh,good the second half is more interesting.”
Many people knew their Grandparents but knew little about what they did, many don't even know much about their parents.
Originally Posted by hansue:
“He could have researched that himself like alot of us do.”
“He could have researched that himself like alot of us do.”
So you do not believe in the concept of Who Do You Think You Are even though it is a very popular series and has been copied all over the world?
Originally Posted by Kittygodfree:
“Yes they should have done a lot more on the Scottish ancestry, that was really fascinating , especially the post runner part.”
“Yes they should have done a lot more on the Scottish ancestry, that was really fascinating , especially the post runner part.”
They were lucky having two generations with plenty of records. They could quite likely go back a couple more but just names, unlikely very little about the people other than a name.
Originally Posted by eye3:
“And no mention of where the Hollywood name came from!
Next week I'll watch Very British Problems on Ch4
I just saw on +1 and although low budget made me laugh”
“And no mention of where the Hollywood name came from!
Next week I'll watch Very British Problems on Ch4
I just saw on +1 and although low budget made me laugh”
They don't seem to often get into origins of surnames, they rarely tell you much and there are often several different theories. His name just appears to tell you that an ancestor might have lived somewhere near a group of holly trees.
Originally Posted by lundavra:
“Another says it is Irish Gaelic, just shows there are often several theories.”
“Another says it is Irish Gaelic, just shows there are often several theories.”
I saw that one too. However it shows that it's not a pretentious stage name as someone suggested, it's far, far older than the place in California.
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