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Who Do You Think You Are?
A British genealogy documentary series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past.
- Cast:
- Angela Griffin
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Network:
- BBC One, BBC Two
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 16
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
Daniel Radcliffe
2019-07-22 · 60m'Harry Potter' star 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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E02
Episode 2
Naomie Harris
2019-07-29 · 60mActor Naomie Harris’s dramatic discoveries in this episode inspire her to anger, sadness and tears of joy. On a journey from Trinidad to Grenada to Jamaica, Naomie exposes her four-times-great grandfather’s involvement in the exploitation of so-called 'liberated Africans' shortly after the abolition of slavery, is delighted to discover the identify of her African five-times-great grandmother, and, in nearer generations, uncovers a family story of tragic poverty in Jamaica’s capital, Kingston.
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E03
Episode 3
Jack and Michael Whitehall
2019-08-05 · 60mIn a first for the series, father-and-son comedy double-act Jack and Michael Whitehall join forces to investigate their family tree.
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E04
Episode 4
Kate Winslet
2019-08-12 · 60mOscar-winning actor Kate Winslet follows a rumour of Scandinavian ancestry on her mother's side of the family and is delighted to find that she has Swedish heritage.
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E05
Episode 5
Katherine Ryan
2019-08-19 · 60mCanadian comedian Katherine Ryan’s investigation of her family history leads her to a Methodist minister and his family in colonial Nova Scotia, cod traders in Newfoundland, and eventually to her English roots in Dorset.
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E06
Episode 6
Paul Merton
2019-08-28 · 60mPaul Merton traces the life of his maternal grandfather and discovers that he was involved in some of the key events that led to Irish independence in the 1920s.
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E07
Episode 7
Sharon Osbourne
2019-09-04 · 60mSharon Osbourne uncovers the difficult circumstances of her mother’s and grandmother’s lives, and is stunned to learn that her great-grandmother was born in the US.
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E08
Episode 8
Mark Wright
2019-09-11 · 60mFormer TOWIE star Mark Wright discovers that his ancestors included an Andalucian master swordsman and a Spaniard who was burned at the stake during the Inquisition.
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Angela Griffin
Self - Narrator
