more historical DT

He Knew He Was Right
This miniseries was written by the screenwriter of Pride and Prejudice, was long, and had quite a few actors in it. It took me two nights to get through this along with homework and knitting. There's Henriette from Casanova, Charlotte Lucas and aunt Gardiner from the new and old Pride and Prejudice respectively, Viktor/Phillip/Davy being a cad, and Agatha Christie marries the Doctor! (There's actually several other actors that i'm familliar with such as Magpie/Cook). The main character was certifiable, but many of these characters were stupid, yet somehow everyone managed to get a happy ending. It was very, very odd to see DT as in inept, stammering, speechless minister with absolutely no backbone. He wasn't very good with the ladies, though i didn't like the fake hair, either.

Who Do You Think You Are?
It was truly interesting to see a bit about DT's ancestry. The island off Scotland was beautiful and Londonderry has a tumultuous history. i wonder if Gran Blair was the one who knit the Tom Baker scarf for wee David and what exactly his objections are to her being on the right politically. Is this mainly because she wasn't for Irish independence? There was the great grandfather ostensibly participating in gerrymandering, but that occurs on both sides of the aisle (would it be in bad taste to be punny and say isle?). i just find it confusing for him to be apparently espousing socialism in one interview and then mad at his grandfather for not being democratic enough in another. It must be very different to grow up in the UK than in the US though, no doubt.