00:00Sure, yeah. So, obviously, Toby, I'm here in my capacity as a ceramics curator,
00:04but there's also something else I think I need to reveal at this point in time.
00:09I was visiting my mum, who still lives locally,
00:11and she showed me a letter from a TV production company
00:14saying that they were interested in researching the family history
00:19and a branch of her family was of interest to them.
00:22So, yeah, we're related.
00:24Right.
00:25Yeah.
00:28It's quite the coincidence, I know.
00:29It really, really is.
00:30So, John and Jane are also my mother's great-great-grandparents,
00:36which makes us third cousins once removed.
00:41That kind of...
00:42Good to meet you.
00:43Good to meet you, cousin.
00:45That's extraordinary.
00:46Keep me informed.
00:48You'll be the first to know.
00:51I'm still processing quite a lot of what I've learnt here in Stoke.
00:56I'm so pleased and proud to have new connections in this town.
01:02I've always felt such a fondness for Stoke and the people here.
01:08But also, I've discovered a relationship that takes me not only back into the 19th century,
01:16but also takes me out into the world to go to India,
01:19which seems extremely exciting.
01:21Which seems extremely exciting.
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