Daniel Radcliffe uncovers WW1 love story 💔 | Who Do You Think You Are?

Daniel Radcliffe uncovers WW1 love story 💔 | Who Do You Think You Are? - BBC

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Watch the BBC first on iPlayer 👉 bbc.in/iPlayer-Home Daniel Radcliffe discovers a series of letters written by his great great Uncle during the first World War and traces his steps to find out what what became of him and his 3 brothers.
Who Do You Think You Are? is a series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past. In this episode, actor Daniel Radcliffe discovers that the Hatton Garden robbery of his great-grandfather’s jewellery business was far more dark and dramatic than he ever imagined, while an unseen cache of his great-great-uncle’s letters reveals a heart-wrenching First World War love story.
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@khushboopidiyar618 4 жыл бұрын

Aaaaaand we are all falling in love with Daniel all over again.

@fwgolfgirl 4 жыл бұрын

Again? I've been in love with Dan since I was 7 years old lol 💓

@sophiefraser3995 4 жыл бұрын

No need - potter helped me fall in love with him

@sophiefraser3995 4 жыл бұрын

@@fwgolfgirl i was 6

@melissamiller4740 4 жыл бұрын

I already love him 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

@patriciajrs46 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, we are. He is such a cutie.

@seyeruoynepotsuj 4 жыл бұрын

It's okay, I didn't need to find myself crying over Daniel Radcliffe's family's love letters this evening.

@ishaannair7928 4 жыл бұрын

You're a historian, Harry

@mirza6399 4 жыл бұрын

Im a what ?

@fwgolfgirl 4 жыл бұрын

@@mirza6399 Yer a Historian, Harry, and a thumpin' good one I'd wager, once yer trained up a bit, o' course. 😂

@yael763 4 жыл бұрын

😂 I laughed so hard I dropped my wand

@wp6187 4 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha

@rosaliecastro5997 4 жыл бұрын

😂❤

@owellafehr5191 4 жыл бұрын

Aww, Daniel's little speech at the end about love making their lives worthwhile, even if they were ended so abruptly, made me tear up. That's a beautiful observation.

@jsaavedr1 4 жыл бұрын

Good thing that "love making" wasn't spelled like "lovemaking".

@sabahnargis9767 3 жыл бұрын

True

@masuganut2082 3 жыл бұрын

I completely agree

@amaya1236 Жыл бұрын

He said it so beautifully. And it reminded me of “Do not pity the dead Harry, pity the living. And above all those who live without love.” 🤍

@Losaru 4 жыл бұрын

Such passionate letters almost makes a short film itself. Really happy that Ernie and Genie got to marry be fore he was killed.

@kristiv83 4 жыл бұрын

💜💕💜

@palmeristo 4 жыл бұрын

He took his own life because of money. Money. The 1 thing the human race relies on and why we will never grow as a species.

@Kille483 4 жыл бұрын

@@palmeristo No that wasn't him. Ernie got killed. Sam took his life

@beansprout2347 4 жыл бұрын

@@palmeristo •-• Get ur facts straight

@AntiqueKnife. 4 жыл бұрын

Valiant Hearts it's a game based on real letters send during the WW1, it's an absolute masterpiece.

@Polisciandfries 4 жыл бұрын

The soldier who sent the letter to Ernie's parents had such a lovely Irish accent that comes through his writing. So awfully tragic but really lovely to get small glimpses into these lives.

@Polisciandfries 4 жыл бұрын

*dialect...should've said dialect

@fredrickaappletree3402 4 жыл бұрын

Natalie Barnes ....lovely true observation Natalie 🙂

@saphorr 4 жыл бұрын

I guess you're referring to the way he uses 'after'? Right on, and it was lovely to hear that.

@celineobrien3952 4 жыл бұрын

I thought the same. My last name is O'Brien too!

@kennonfodder 3 жыл бұрын

@@Polisciandfries Dialect ? He was writing in English...

@kyivstuff 4 жыл бұрын

He’s matured very handsomely. Love the beard.

@kyivstuff 2 жыл бұрын

Lol Don’t remember leaving this comment but still I stand by it :P

@Sev826 2 жыл бұрын

@@kyivstuff give us another update in 2 years

@kyivstuff 2 жыл бұрын

@@Sev826 k, no prob

@alicegoodwill507 4 жыл бұрын

"Just to find out how much love there is in my family. You know alot of very sad things have happen to various parts of my family. But i can't be sad about it because everyone was really loved and ultimately that means that the time they have on earth, even if they end prematurely and saddly, was worth having."

@cassidycostanti5826 4 жыл бұрын

The sad thing is everybody and there familys has a tear jerking story

@MDkid1 4 жыл бұрын

wow...he looks so mature now. Never realized how blue his eyes are.

@sophiefraser3995 4 жыл бұрын

And he is allergic to green contacts - luckily Jo didn't care in Potter

@melissamiller4740 4 жыл бұрын

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

@ML-ul2zq 4 жыл бұрын

He has beautiful eyes.

@cassidycostanti5826 4 жыл бұрын

I have been told I have really deep blue eyes but in the winter they look like dans

@GrimkhazThalassa 3 жыл бұрын

He has his mother's eyes

@McPoink 4 жыл бұрын

We need a Ernie and genie film or series, bbc. With Daniel as Ernie. Pretty please.

@unionunicorn6776 4 жыл бұрын

Omg that would be beautiful 😭😭😭

@illegalhunter7 3 жыл бұрын

no.

@cheyennegentry438 3 жыл бұрын

Was just thinking that♥️. It would be so special!

@KawiLover250 4 жыл бұрын

Daniel seems so heartbroken about the past 😢

@Schneeeulenwetter 4 жыл бұрын

KawiLover250 it is really sad to think about it, you can only imagine how it must have been, but as he said it feels closer since he had to film about it. i feel close to the first world war too. my great grandpa lived during this time & every time i see a documentary i can’t help but thinking that he lived during this time (he was Swiss, so i am not sure how traumatic this was for the swiss, but i do know that he also had the Spanish influenza & survived)

@kimberlyhaines107 4 жыл бұрын

He also has Jewish heritage, such as myself, though we both identify as atheists - for the past 2000+ years we haven’t had the best luck. Medieval Europe had countries like England expel Jews, Spain forced them to convert in the wake of the Inquisition, some blamed us for the Black Death and some went as far burning us alive. My family left Germany in the late 1800s because they were already getting threats of violence and such because they were Jews with money. And of course we all know the Holocaust. Or there could be other sad happenings in his family that are more recent and personal he doesn’t discuss. Like poor David Bowie and his older half brother who was mentally ill his whole life, kills himself by walking into the path of an oncoming train if I remember correctly. The way Daniel talks, I wouldn’t be surprised if someone in his family took their own life, or nearly did.

@amylolxox Ай бұрын

I watched the part where it said jewels were Imported from south africa thats an interesting choice of words might i add 🤦‍♀️

@magalicious3 4 жыл бұрын

Shout out to James for that letter to the mother ❤ I can only imagine the tears and relief she felt reading that letter having some peace

@roberthudson1959 3 ай бұрын

That is how death notifications were carried out at that time. The sheer number of casualties in WWI overwhelmed the normal protocol, and the process was far more impersonal during and after WW2.

@happinesswins 4 жыл бұрын

His voice gives me chills. I need him to read an audiobook.

@saraigonzaga393 3 жыл бұрын

He reads chapter one of Harry Potter and the sorcerers stone on the Harry Potter at home podcast. Really nice!

@fairahzan 3 жыл бұрын

@@saraigonzaga393 *Philosophers Stone

@spencefilms3844 3 жыл бұрын

@@fairahzan there are two names depending on where you’re from

@owlgirl2337 Жыл бұрын

He has done some I think

@mahirhussain4890 4 ай бұрын

@@saraigonzaga393*philosophers stone

@yourlilemogirl 3 жыл бұрын

This makes me want to start up writing love letters to my now-husband again so that maybe one day future members of my family will get to know my husband and how dearly wonderful he is in the eyes of my heart :')

@celticcheetah6371 3 жыл бұрын

You should definitely do that. You could also put one in an airtight container and bury it somewhere special to you both. Who knows - maybe an archaeologist will dig it up in 1,000 years time!

@APAMVs 3 жыл бұрын

Good idea. Everything is so digital now..it's actually kind of sad that we don't even print pictures often. If my family tree gets burnt and the internet somehow gets erased or a part of it does, then my future grand children won't know me..sad really..

@JesusPerez-pe8vk 3 жыл бұрын

I like to think our electronic messages serve as sucj

@onlysushil 4 жыл бұрын

I love dan's voice its so calming

@Unknownchannel722 3 жыл бұрын

Daniel needs his own history show.. Id love to have him find more details about anyone from the past.

@StrangeFractaLS4 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Daniel. We just lost our baby. What you said at the end was painfully true and sweet . . . may all of our loved ones be at a joyful, cozy peace.

@alwayslookingup70 3 жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry for your loss

@Stonytude 3 жыл бұрын

Sending you lots of love and hugs. Do take care of yourselves ❤️

@Wayzor_ 3 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry 💕

@exdus235 3 жыл бұрын

😒

@kafalotofeao462 3 жыл бұрын

"My dear Ernie, my heart was sore" Daniel Radcliffe: ow 🧡🧡🧡

@swarnalidutta887 4 жыл бұрын

He has the most beautiful eyes in the world...💕

@stephanielee4644 4 жыл бұрын

Swarnali Dutta yes, he has his mother's eyes😉

@swarnalidutta887 4 жыл бұрын

@@stephanielee4644 Right😂😂

@grec. 4 жыл бұрын

Yes he does.

@michaelbaughman8910 4 жыл бұрын

Well there is also the eyes if Elijah Wood & Judy Collins

@robins5828 4 жыл бұрын

What beautiful love letters. I can't imagine living in that time period...millions of lives lost, and millions of others left devastated by their loss. The number of stories like Ernie and Genie is so great that it's hard to even wrap your head around so much pain and grief. I love Daniel's comment though that at least he was loved and his time on Earth was worth having.

@RangaRussian 4 жыл бұрын

His voice is so nostalgic ☺️

@theraccoon5281 4 жыл бұрын

And we are getting our hearts broken all over again because Daniel is such a lovable person 😭💔

@lia4381 4 жыл бұрын

I was just watching this today (feb 14th) so Genie and Ernie got married 105 years ago today! Happy anniversary such a sweet and sad story

@catherinerobilliard7662 4 жыл бұрын

Well said Daniel. So refreshing to hear a young man with a mature outlook on life.

@tracyleesmith781 Жыл бұрын

Im so feckin proud of Daniel for being a very humble man. He's a grown man! U gotta pardon me bc he was the best Harry Potter! But not only that, he's a wonderful human being & im very proud that a man he is becoming. ❤

@Flutterbyby 4 жыл бұрын

Aw Jeannie and ermie got married on Valentine’s Day ;-)

@KaatieJane 4 жыл бұрын

I had no idea who Ernie was and still don't know much but I cried so much seeing his name on the memorial!

@cheyennegentry438 3 жыл бұрын

Me too! ♥️ I want to know what happened to Jeannie.

@shadypinesma8909 4 жыл бұрын

Such a wonderful, beautiful, bittersweet story. So beautiful that these letters were kept, they offer a little glimpse into a love story during wartime, 100 years ago. 😢💝💔. Thank you for sharing this heartwarming story.

@Schneeeulenwetter 4 жыл бұрын

Shady Pines Ma i always thought it was so cute bc my great grandparents also met during the war, he had the Spanish influenza & she worked therei as a nurse & they fell in love & married when he was healthy again

@danajeie5418 3 жыл бұрын

Daniel's speech was amazing he is just like his character harry potter He is a true potter even when he is not there he acts like a potter

@sarahferguson0 Жыл бұрын

Aww. Those letters are so sweet and his genuine care for what happened to them was really moving.

@_skyfullofstars 4 жыл бұрын

I love him a lot. I really hope the experience brought him peace.

@judyoger 3 жыл бұрын

To the BBC thank you for posting this, Daniel has grown so much and seems such a nice mature young man. Blessings for him and all he cares for. Thank you once again, if there is more of this episode I would happily watch each one.

@alex-fs9yt 3 жыл бұрын

Watching Dan reading the letters reminded me of Harry reading Lily's letter

@dionnelson7371 3 жыл бұрын

sometimes I feel like my heart forgets that the world is playing with evil but in the end there is still hope in beauty and everything we just have to hang on and keep on praying for the goodness and the hopes that everybody will be good to each other one day instead of being racist

@s.andrewchandler-byrne4611 3 жыл бұрын

As a white man, I want that so much. Peace brother. 🙏

@Tessietots 4 жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful beautiful soul. Daniel you are loved.

@silverc.8105 4 жыл бұрын

Daniel: *reads two words from a love letter* Me: *ugly crying*

@Julia-nr5pu 3 жыл бұрын

The uncovering of Ernie's death broke my heart.

@rd3ster 4 жыл бұрын

Dear darling Daniel just as adorable now as he was in the first episode of Harry Potter.

@jilliantatum769 Жыл бұрын

Daniel Radcliffe, i knew you were just as i gathered, one absolute lovely person with a admirable kind soul. So glad you match the spirit that sparkles through and out of your eyes!

@anifdks 4 жыл бұрын

All of the letters were so beautifully written and concise.. and the kinds that pierce your heart thoroughly.

@TF-ui9fz 4 жыл бұрын

A beautiful story of your relatives. Dont let their story fade away.

@wendymudkins668 4 жыл бұрын

I love Daniel I'm so glad he got to do this very exciting journey into his past family history

@revinaque1342 4 жыл бұрын

I clicked on the thumbnail thinking, "Ah finally, they'll explain his link to the Peverells." 😄

@sophiarose969 3 жыл бұрын

He’s so cute🥺

@warjdani 4 жыл бұрын

Damn this is like watching Atonement.

@MDev1997 4 жыл бұрын

That's so crazy! My grammy and grampie were named Ernie and Jeanie (different spelling, but still). Also this is too cute. Another reason to think Dan is just a great, wonderful human being!

@ajlahalilbasic 3 жыл бұрын

If they just knew that they are going to have this amazing actor in their family later on...

@ronaleinestrao2885 4 жыл бұрын

He so handsome😍😍😍😍

@cheyennegentry438 3 жыл бұрын

I love you all the time. I love you Earnie with a love that will never die. ♥️♥️😭

@joseiregui9069 4 жыл бұрын

I think Daniel proves to have a sensitive spirit and great strength. He is a young man who demonstrates great maturity and humility that make him closer and more human. In these attitudes God is also present.

@thusharasiv 4 жыл бұрын

It is quite marvellous that photographs and letters survived the war.

@sumaiyasultanausmi763 4 жыл бұрын

Love you Daniel!! My first & only crush " Harry Potter" I was crying as Daniel was reading the letters!! It was so heart touching! It made me realize once again the sacrifices that people made to give us a world!! Lets protect our earth "Say no to plastics”

@pavogian 11 ай бұрын

I hope I don't come across as creepy or anything but I absolutely love Daniel's eyes they're such a beautiful light but clear blue.

@elisabethnerolk2283 4 жыл бұрын

damn it !! i hate living in another country and not being able to view the complete episode ! :(

@caciliawhy5195 4 жыл бұрын

Actually you can often find these online.

@slidenapps 3 жыл бұрын

VPN

@Chloe-tc2ou 4 жыл бұрын

So beautiful, super cool know he has relatives from Northern Ireland (my home).

@a.g.3537 4 жыл бұрын

The ironic part he likes Ginny again😂😂😂😍

@suneli29 4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same

@spdadventurer1754 4 жыл бұрын

True lol

@spdadventurer1754 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful coincidence though

@hannahrobin7449 4 жыл бұрын

They're called Jeanie, not Ginny. Two completely different names.

@Rick__C-137 4 жыл бұрын

Anush Gevorgyan Eh, this 'Ginny' has more depth and sounds more interesting than HP's Ginny. HP's Ginny was clearly HP 's search for a mother figure and not based in her character (or lack thereof). HP deserved someone waaaaaaaay better than a one-dimensional character. Hermione was far better suited for him, and even JK Rowling admitted that later. Poor HP, settling for mediocrity 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

@anamilojevic1845 4 жыл бұрын

This is so nice and emotional and wholesome.

@andreawallenberger2668 Жыл бұрын

Daniel Radcliffe is just so genuine a real whole human being smh 🥰

@patriciajrs46 2 жыл бұрын

Watching March 2022. I think it's wonderful to hear about his ancestors.

@chloelorna4335 4 жыл бұрын

As an English person, he is the most quintessentially English person I have ever seen

@JRNarian 4 жыл бұрын

Except that he's Irish and Jewish

@bookmarksstories8549 4 жыл бұрын

Jacklyn Narian ah Irish and Jewish heritage but brought up English. I have Polish and Russian heritage but brought up Australian.

@aquablushgirl 3 жыл бұрын

@@JRNarian He's an English guy though. Born and bred in England. I used to live next door to him.

@JRNarian 3 жыл бұрын

@I know it all. I know it all. If you know an once of history or even anthropology you'd now that it's both an ethnicity and a religion. If I were you, I'd listen to other people once in awhile. You'd never tell him "you're english" if he said "I'm irish and jewish" to you in real life. (And he's said this numerous times) But in reality, you are most likely a troll who gets off on writing insults in the comment sections and feel brave behind a keyboard. Pathetic 👎

@thediligentdog7749 3 жыл бұрын

@@JRNarian except he wouldn't say that he is Irish because he's English, being Jewish has nothing to do with where you're born.

@phyllishammond9886 Ай бұрын

BEAUTIFUL, he should do a miniseries from BBC.

@selectgood_timesidfrommemo3192 3 жыл бұрын

For a muggle, Dan is quite magical.

@Gravelgratious 4 жыл бұрын

This made me tear up something awful.😢 Especially realizing this story was echoed again and again during that god awful war. My great grandpa Jim Williams went with all five of his brothers to the trenches in U.S Army. My great grandpa Cornelius serve in the British West Indies regiment in the middle east . This war made us all kindred in suffering. Bless Ernie.

@THEAnnEla 4 жыл бұрын

This made me really emotional.

@tiffanysamuels279 4 жыл бұрын

I love how Daniel is shipping his ancestors. Sadly most of us are not able to feel about our ancestor's marriages.

@aaliyah4845 3 жыл бұрын

this made me cry

@sangeetamukherjee 3 жыл бұрын

His voice is sooo good....it will be very soothing for a podcast....♥️

@GabrielleMSter1998 4 жыл бұрын

Another rerun would be appreciated! For all of us outside the UK that were on holiday or otherwise missed it 😢 Please another rerun @bbc

@stardustgirl2904 2 жыл бұрын

I love you Daniel, you are an amazing person! I think all your family had a lot of of passion, for all the things that matter in this life! Strange but finding things out about your own family, history HELPS you, to feel like you have been found!

@piersto 3 жыл бұрын

So touching!!!

@jblue6820 4 жыл бұрын

I elect Mr. Radcliff as the next Wolverine. He's short like Logan in the Comics. Good actor. With the beard he looks scruffy so... I think he can pull it off.

@mattg8600 4 жыл бұрын

Seriously? I literally couldn’t have chosen a worse actor to play Wolverine lmao he’s scrawny, small and could intimidate anyone.

@Ronariverah 4 жыл бұрын

@@mattg8600 he could bulk up for a role. It what Superheroes actors do.

@mattg8600 4 жыл бұрын

Ronariverah I just don’t envision him to being the type of actor that can genuinely appear to be physically aggressive or intimidating in any way

@Lalabaster 4 жыл бұрын

I see it 👌

@jblue6820 4 жыл бұрын

@@mattg8600 ... That's why it's called acting. Hugh Jackman was originally a line dancer before becoming Wolverine.

@missylang998 4 жыл бұрын

Daniel is adorable 🥰🥰🥰 .....💔💔💔💔💔💔💔😔💔💔💔

@c17sam90 3 жыл бұрын

He seemed very genuine in this episode

@jimsteele3423 Жыл бұрын

Very Beautiful story Daniel your are an amazing person and I really enjoyed your family story

@etienneedward4449 4 жыл бұрын

Dearest Daniel ! You said it best !

@heymerve 3 жыл бұрын

Proud of you, Dan💜

@vulpixfairy1985 4 жыл бұрын

Daniel is so mature now. Love the beard.

@LordOfNothingreally 3 жыл бұрын

Daniel Radcliffe is such an eloquent man. I'm pleased to have found this video

@91clarie 4 жыл бұрын

What an awesome series,you have some great TV in the UK!!

@LouieNeira 3 жыл бұрын

I’d forgotten he’d made his own WW1 movie “My Boy Jack.” He now has a small understanding of going off to war and not coming back.

@sunitamasih8387 3 жыл бұрын

I don't think I have to write something on this..........this just made me cry😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

@donnawalther5418 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your life with america as you find it out for the first time to.

@nonoo4661 4 жыл бұрын

He deserves the world 🥺

@MC-342 4 жыл бұрын

He's just lovely 💖

@feminielove7494 4 жыл бұрын

Oh my...those eyes... 👍

@pennyfrancis9288 4 жыл бұрын

Aww how lovely and sad and he is right love is so special xx

@reveriemephisto1995 4 жыл бұрын

He finally did an episode!!!!! OH MY GOSH, OH MY GOSH, OH MY GOSH!!!

@Mikedeela 4 жыл бұрын

Kind of choked me up a bit. DR made it so personal.

@sara13.88 3 жыл бұрын

This is beautiful.

@leahdellacroce2175 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely Dan.

@susandevinenapoli7649 Жыл бұрын

It's so good the good in their lives didn't get lost through time.

@sarah3796 4 жыл бұрын

Nnaaww he’s so lovely

@ColorsofHopeCraftsASMR 2 жыл бұрын

And we love you, Daniel Radcliffe. 💞

@JonnyEmanueel 4 жыл бұрын

His eyes😍😍😍😍❤😘

@SiansBookcases 4 жыл бұрын

Good episode but with such sadness in it.

@raquelaraujo5240 4 жыл бұрын

I love you Daniel Radcliff ❤😘

@rethamoore4282 2 жыл бұрын

He must have looked just like you , Daniel. I could see her being head over heals over him. You deserve the same kind of love !! 🙂❤❤

@kajmantoja 4 жыл бұрын

that's just so beautiful

@cheyennegentry438 3 жыл бұрын

I'm sobbing.

@patttyannhudson Жыл бұрын

That woman. Loved her man