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A confession! My name is Claire Bradley and I’m a professional genealogist with a confession. I don’t use any of the main family tree software programs. I do have something very old, out of date and b
Dear Simon, The history of Pitman shorthand told by Angeline Wilcox in the July edition of Best of British (Write on Time) evoked so many memories. I was amazed to learn that Isaac Pitman actually cre
The first series of WDYTYA? aired in 2004, and I started working on the programme two years later. My first episodes were broadcast in 2007 and featured rower Matthew Pinsent and actor John Hurt, and
ITVX Now streaming Since 2011, ITV’s popular family history series Long Lost Family has followed the moving stories of ordinary people as they try to solve family mysteries and trace their relatives,
One of our most treasured landmarks, the Tower of London, represents 1,000 years of history. Almost three million visitors last year testify to the fact this is a universally loved destination – in th
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