It just goes to show that we don’t know from whence we came unless we research the history.

I really think that this is the best series yet, by far. I have just finished watching Hugh Quarshie’s episode, which is a must see if you have not seen it already (repeated on Friday or available on BBC iPlayer – UK only). I’ll leave further comment on that until the next post

In answer to your question as to whether Dervla Kirwan’s or Rupert Everett’s were the better approach – my personal opinion is that they are both valid, and one should not override the other. A balanced approach to the series will create a broader interest in the subject; and at the end of the day it is still our ancestry.

Many of the celebrity pedigrees that have been shown in all series to-date have multiple lines that have not been explored in the programmes. I think this is for good reason, as it would be all too easy to focus on the Noble or Landed lines to the detriment of the other, just as important tales to be told. One side of my family are from good farming stock and the other landed gentry; which would I choose – both.