Donald D Posted 17 July , 2022 Share Posted 17 July , 2022 (edited) Long Lost Family Special. Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell trace the families of nine soldiers killed during the First World War The bodies were found in a trench by roadworkers near Ypres. Hope it's not too mawkish. Seems I must have been writing my version at the same time as Mikey. Must be a Northamptonshire thing Edited 17 July , 2022 by Donald D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mills-bomb Posted 17 July , 2022 Share Posted 17 July , 2022 Shame about the choice of presenters. Suppose I will just have to bite the bullet and watch through gritted teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyH Posted 17 July , 2022 Share Posted 17 July , 2022 37 minutes ago, Donald D said: Long Lost Family Special. Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell trace the families of nine soldiers killed during the First World War The bodies were found in a trench by roadworkers near Ypres. Hope it's not too mawkish. Seems I must have been writing my version at the same time as Mikey. Must be a Northamptonshire thing Mike. (Somewhere in West Northamptonshire) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil andrade Posted 19 July , 2022 Share Posted 19 July , 2022 Could have been a damned sight worse. Mawkish mood music notwithstanding, it was better than I’d expected. Actually, I’ll go further than that and say that I rate it quite highly. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyH Posted 19 July , 2022 Share Posted 19 July , 2022 Yes, I thought it pretty good. Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interested Posted 19 July , 2022 Share Posted 19 July , 2022 Yep, enjoyed it, especially enlightening were the "behind the scenes" activities of both the MOD and the CWGC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 19 July , 2022 Share Posted 19 July , 2022 I usually avoid Davina McCall but I decided to give it a go and thought it was good. The usual commercial break outros and intros were a bit irksome but overall it was fine. I didn't pick up where the bodies were found and I'm assuming that the names are on the back wall at Tyne Cot given the dates of death rather than on the Menin Gate. If they had more time that would have been of interest. A visit when I'm next at Tyne Cot might be on the cards. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelPack Posted 20 July , 2022 Share Posted 20 July , 2022 Pete The co-ordinates for the recovery were Beselare J.11.c.9.3 and J.10.d.90. 30 on Sheet 28 N.E.3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 20 July , 2022 Share Posted 20 July , 2022 1 hour ago, MelPack said: The co-ordinates for the recovery Much appreciated matey; I thought I'd seen Beselare mentioned but I wasn't sure of the context as the programme moved on to something else. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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