Comments on: 35th Anniversary of “Roots.”

By: the narrator

the narrator — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:02:02 +0000

Thanks Ruth – I was trying to work out exactly when it was. Brings back memories of my (very informative) teenage years!

By: Ruth Blair

Ruth Blair — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:37:04 +0000

I believe Roots was shown in the UK in April of 1977.

By: the narrator

the narrator — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:44:36 +0000

Has it really been 35 years! I remember watching it avidly here in the UK – it must have been shown in the UK a few months after its American airing. An amazing introduction for me to American history and genealogy

By: Ruth Blair

Ruth Blair — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:25:12 +0000

Hi Mick, Saw the link to my post (thanks) and the story you had written about Roots on your blog today. I remember watching Roots very well and couldn’t wait for the next episode to see what was going to happen next. The sad thing is that today you wouldn’t get so many people sitting together and watching a program like this. Now it would be recorded to watch at a later date or streamed online and the experience would probably be a singular one.

By: Mick Southwick

Mick Southwick — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:48:18 +0000

Indeed, Ruth, well remembered (and, yes, I am JUST old enough to clearly recall the experience, too!). Brilliant. I have a short article on the subject at http://www.localandfamilyhc.com/history-of-genealogy.html