WDYTYA Live 2009

Discussion in 'WW2 Museums. Events, & places to see.' started by Paul Reed, Feb 26, 2009.

  1. Paul Reed

    Paul Reed Ubique

  2. Bodston

    Bodston Little Willy

    I did see the TV ads, looks interesting. I liked the bit about bring along your wartime memorabilia and get it assessed by our team of experts.
    Nice work.:)

    Why hasn't the forum got a stand? :D
     
  3. Paul Reed

    Paul Reed Ubique

    Phew... still here! Yesterday was crazy; was answering questions on military history from the Peninsular War to WW2! One session was 4 and a half hours non-stop! Looking forward to a rest tomorrow!!
     
  4. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Nice one Paul......I did wonder where you were :lol:

    Have you taken shed loads of ref books with you or are you giving advice from memory?

    It sounds a rather interesing exhibition etc. Rather intrigued to know how the the whole set up works/ any pics?

    Cheers
    Andy
     
  5. James S

    James S Very Senior Member

    Quite an experience - bound to have met some intersting folks and heard some good accounts of family history.
    Exhausting - bound to be, everyone expects you to be fresh and alert , getting info from people can be difficult at times.

    Will there be a TV show based to follow ?
     
  6. Paul Reed

    Paul Reed Ubique

    Yes, pretty tiring... and no, I don't have any reference books!

    The TV show is WDYTYA, James - the show is a spin-off of that.
     
  7. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    So what's the overall impression Paul, Is the military side of the genealogy business on the upturn like the whole family history subject seems to be?
     
  8. Paul Reed

    Paul Reed Ubique

    So what's the overall impression Paul, Is the military side of the genealogy business on the upturn like the whole family history subject seems to be?

    Some 80+% of the enquiries that came to our stand were military related.

    The show organisers had played down the military content this time, something a very high percentage of people who spoke to us were annoyed about.
     
  9. James S

    James S Very Senior Member

    Paul R
    The TV show is WDYTYA, James - the show is a spin-off of that.
    Know and like the show - one of those excellent productions which Beeb do so well - it sets a benchmark in what good TV is about.
    (For me at last).

    Yes, pretty tiring... and no, I don't have any reference books!


    That can work Paul but it takes it out of you , some people are unclear about what they know , what they want to know and what you can tell them from a cold start.
    To draw out what people know so you can help them and to pitch information back is often not easy - and to work like that over a wide range of topics and subjects you have to be pretty sharp on it - so credit where its due Paul.
     
  10. Paul Reed

    Paul Reed Ubique

    Thanks James, yes it is pretty challenging at times!
     

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