General Chat

Have you noticed how no-one here has anything bad to say about this weeks episode, I think that is a first. I'm not going to break the trend, although I have enjoyed them all so far, so that is no surprise. I think it is the way that each one has approached a different aspect of the whole - great TV. Yvonne

Yes, very interesting. And great to see behind the TV facade what Moira Stuart is like. What an interesting, intelligent, attractive warm person she seemed to be!

Have just watched it -as had taped it -another brilliant programme everyone is so different. Rosalyn

I too have thoroughly enjoyed this series so far and spend all week looking foward to the next episode. It makes such a change from all the rubbish that's on tv! I think I'm going to email the BBC and tell them how much I've enjoyed the series and beg them to make more! Maybe if they know how much we've enjoyed it, it will have some influence on future series..... worth a shot! Joanne

I thought Moira came across as a genuinely lovely person. When she made a breakthrough my husband said I had a big soppy grin on my face! I suppose discovering that you have slave-owners as well as slaves in your blood is rather a shock. What is interesting is there was so little time between slaves being freed and some of their descendants being able to get a university education. Many of the themes - moving to find work, education enabling you to provide a better life for your children, etc were relevant to us all. But I was mystified by how her father just disappeared when she was a baby. I'd definitely want to find out about his ancestors too! nell

Another good programme. The TB hospital reminded me of the stories my mother told me about visiting her brother in the hospital in Derby in the 1920's. She always said she thought most of the patients died of hyperthermia, not TB! I think next week's programme may be very harrowing.from what I've seen of the trailers. Rosemary(Essex)

Moira was so humble when she was reading through the slave list.......how I felt for her. Truly this programme put flesh onto her ancestors, for once I felt that these people existed - that the content had soul. Much happiness Debi

I'm really enjoying this series too. It has been a wonderful journey for all concerned. However I find it quite dispirriting (?spelling) as there's no way the majority of us could find all this information and I'm sure having a tv crew and professional researchers to hand helps! Naomi

I thought it was very interesting,,,and Moira is a lovely woman

I think this was the programme I have learned most from.It was an extremely moving prog.and quite shocking in the speed which Moira got her family back to slavery.It was interesting to note that wealthy Afro-Carribeans had been sending their children to university well before the fifties.Not only was it unusual for a black woman to be at university at this time,it was unusual for any woman to be.My mother was one of only five who qualified in law in her year throughout the country. Rose

I enjoyed the programme but got a bit confused when she got to Antuiga. Firstly she thought that her gg grandfather may have been educated at the Moravian school, as this was the only possibility for education there at that time. Then suddenly there was a leap to the assumption he must have been the descendant of the slave owner as he could read & write. Can someone explain- was this a case of two different possible scenarios, or would the descendant of a slave owner have still be educated by the Moravians?

I thuoght Moria stuart story very intresting and looking foward to next week!! Don't forget family ties tonight

Not really a lot I can say about this week's episode but I did enjoy it, especially after finding last week's one a bit of a drag. Moira comes across as being a warm and friendly type of person and she was visibly moved to tears when she discovered the slaves names in the register. Unlike last week's episode, I found it much more straightforward to keep track of her ancestors. I passed through Kingussie on the train this September on the way up to Skye and seem to remember passing houses with big gardens like the one where her aunts (I think?) were born.

The whole series is so well structured, you never feel they are repeating themselves. This evening's programme was very moving. I once stumbled upon a will on documentsonline which listed all the testator's slaves. It was like viewing pornography. What you must feel like if slaves were your ancestors I cannot come close to imagining. Brenda

I don't know WHAT I'll do when this series is finished - its the highlight of my week!! (Sad case that I am!!) Excellent again - even more so because we didn't have to listen to that pompous prat at the end this week! The man they had on was actually talking to us like we were grown ups and telling us where/how to find info! Maz. XX

Really enjoyed tonight's programme. I thought she seemed quite humbled when she looked at the slaves register, it certainly brought a lump to my throat. Next week's will definitely have me reaching for the kleenex, when it's David Baddiel and the Jewish connection. Sue, not Sylvia

Found it very interesting. My Grandfather Robert Armstrong, came from Jamaica, he married my nan in 1922. There were very few mixed race marriages in London then. My Nans family disowned her, but came round when my Uncle was born. I know the town he was born in had a big house called Armstrong House. Its most likely that the slave owners were Armstrongs. Maxine

David Baddiel - Jewish family history next week. jacquie

Good programme. She uses her news reading voice at home too, I thought she might 'posh it up' a bit more for reading the news! Jacquie

I thought it was good too. Elaine x