"who Do You Think You Are"?

[ferlew]

Who watched it?
I thought it was bl*ddy brilliant.

[jno]

who was he/she, then?

[vernonk]

Would you Adam 'n Eve it?

[ferlew]

Sorry, Danny Dyer, what an eye opener.

[vernonk]

The most extraordinary episode since Matthew Pinsent's ancestors were traced all the way back to Adam and Eve

[jno]

so who's Danny Dyer related to?

[naomi24]

// I thought it was bl*ddy brilliant. //

Me too - even though I had no idea who he is. It transpires that he comes from the town of my childhood - so local boy makes good - kind of!! Quite astonishing!

[naomi24]

//so who's Danny Dyer related to? //

Thomas Cromwell, King Edward III is his twenty-something great-grandfather, and hence he's related to all the kings going back to William the Conqueror.

[Baldric]

Not sure I understand 'bl*ddy' tbh.

[naomi24]

I understood it.

[Mamyalynne]

It isn't the most cryptic of the day.

[Baldric]

Good oh ;o)

[jno]

thanks, Naomi. That would suggest he can actually trace his line back to Alfred the Great and beyond

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancestry_charts_of_the_current_British_royal_family_(Saxon_and_Scottish_descent)

[zebo]

I enjoyed it, whoever he is it seemed to come as a huge surprise to him, I would love to have someone investigate my family with such resources. I get back to the late1700s but then the lack of written records makes it hard to go forward. Good start to the new series.

[naomi24]

jno, indeed.

[jno]

theoretically, supposing William the Conqueror had two children and each of those had two children and so on down the ages ((probably a huge underestimate as people had big families)... he'd have about 2 billion descendants alive today, which means most Europeans in the country could be descended from him. The trick is to be able to prove it.

[naomi24]

I suppose it helps to have experts from places like Hampton Court Palace helping you in the search, but whatever, it was very, very interesting.

[ferlew]

I had a chuckle to myself when his wife ran indoors screaming....
"I'm a princess"
Really enjoyed the programme.

[jno]

here's how to do it... looks easy...

http://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/are-you-descended-royalty-danny-dyer

[trt]

I think we are all descendants of some or other Lords, Royalty, or other VIPs, I know I am?

[dave50]

It was good although Im afraid I cant stand him.