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colspan="2"><img src="/web/20060701101748im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="5" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td></tr> <tr><td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2"><p class="promoHeader"><a href="/web/20060701101748/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory/index_video.shtml" class="main">Video: How to Get Started</a></p></td></tr> <tr><td height="5" class="sectionHeadingsTop" colspan="2"><img src="/web/20060701101748im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="5" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td></tr> <tr><td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2" height="2"><img src="/web/20060701101748im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="2" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td></tr> <tr><td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2" height="60"><p class="promo">Family history expert Dr Nick Barratt offers hands-on advice to help you discover your roots.</p></td></tr> <tr><td><img src="/web/20060701101748im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="10" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td><td width="100%" valign="bottom"><p class="promo"><a href="/web/20060701101748/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory/index_video.shtml"><img src="/web/20060701101748im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/images/arrow_red.gif" width="9" height="8" alt="" border="0"></a> &nbsp;<a href="/web/20060701101748/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory/index_video.shtml" class="more"><strong>more</strong></a></p></td></tr> </table> <!--end video - how to get started --> <!--end get started --> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img src="/web/20060701101748im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="4" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td> </tr> <tr><!-- your region --> <td valign="top" class="bodyTextBlack"><a href="/web/20060701101748/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/your_history/your_region/"><img 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width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td></tr> <tr><td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2" height="60"><p class="promo">Uncover the history of your region through your local BBC website.</p></td></tr> <tr><td><img src="/web/20060701101748im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="10" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td><td width="100%" valign="bottom"><p class="promo"><a href="/web/20060701101748/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/your_history/your_region/"><img src="/web/20060701101748im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/images/arrow_red.gif" width="9" height="8" alt="" border="0"></a> &nbsp;<a href="/web/20060701101748/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/your_history/your_region/" class="more"><strong>more</strong></a></p></td></tr> </table> <!--end your region --> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img src="/web/20060701101748im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="4" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="4"><img 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