Who Do You Think You Are?' follows the journeys of eight well known personalities as they explore their family trees uncover their family history and discover fascinating and poignant facts about their ancestors that have been until now hidden in the annals of time. In the fifth series Patsy Kensit uncovers a healthy and hardworking mix of criminals and curates; Boris Johnson is never happier than when he discovers he's descended from both a heroic journalist and royalty; Jerry Springer finds darker and more terrible truths about the fate of his relatives; while Esther Rantzen starts off with silver and ends up in diamonds. Ashley Harriott visits West Indian lands of slaves and soldiers policemen free negroes and slaveowners; David Suchet researches how the Shokhet family became the Suchedowitz's and eventually Suchet; Jodie Kidd tracks down both a scandalous Baronet and a pilgrim heritage; while Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen finds himself all at sea as he investigates some very watery roots.
Who Do You Think You Are? follows the journeys of well-known personalities as they delve into the past to explore their family trees uncover their family history and discover fascinating facts about their ancestors that have been hidden by the passage of time. Genealogist Nick Barratt introduces this programme which uses highlights from the individual stories to illustrate how to go about tracing your own family. Nick shows how to get started with your search the val
Who Do You Think You Are? follows the journeys of well-known personalities as they delve into the past to explore their family trees uncover their family history and discover fascinating facts about their ancestors that have been hidden by the passage of time. Genealogist Nick Barratt introduces this programme which uses highlights from the individual stories to illustrate how to go about tracing your own family. Nick shows how to get started with your search the value of talking to close relatives and the importance of physical clues such as old postcards letters and photographs. He also demonstrates how to get the best out of the archive trail including where to look and the information you can expect to find.
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