Friday, September 21, 2012

River Song...on Who Do You Think You Are...

We never saw this one coming but last night on BBC's documentary series, Who Do You Think You Are? (the show where the most famous personalities in Britain discovering their roots from history), currently on its 9th season, they highlighted Alex Kingston, the actress Doctor Who fans recognized her as Professor River Song (Melody Pond), on that episode.

River Song...er....Alex Kingston found out that her great great great grandmother ran a house of ‘ill repute’.

SYNOPSIS:


Actress Alex Kingston knows that her great-grandfather, William Keevil, died during the First World War, leaving behind a wife and young family - including Alex's then 4-year-old grandmother. Alex sets out to investigate exactly what happened to William, and discovers how his pre-war career as a photographer put him in an unusual position.

Alex has also heard rumours of Jewish ancestry in her family tree. Her quest to discover if this is true takes an unexpected turn, leading to a story involving her four-times great-grandmother, Elizabeth Braham, another widow with young children. As Alex delves further into Elizabeth's life, she is astonished to discover the unconventional enterprise Elizabeth undertook to avoid sliding into poverty. 

Hello, Sweetie? Spoilers. We finally knew who Alex Kingston really is. Still, this is more noticeable than David Tennant from previous seasons of Who Do You Think You Are.

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