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Series 2 |
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| 13 :02x03 - Stephen Fry (Jan/25/2006) | | Stephen Fry delves into his European Jewish background as he traces his maternal grandfather Martin Neumann back to modern-day Slovakia. He uncovers what happened to the relatives who failed to escape before the Nazis invaded, and also solves a mystery surrounding his father's mother, whose roots were less than illustrious. At an emotional family gathering, Stephen reveals his feelings about the discoveries. | | Guest Stars: Stephen Fry as Himself | |
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| 14 :02x04 - Julian Clary (Feb/01/2006) | | Julian Clary makes discoveries about his paternal grandfather at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, before tracing his German heritage through his great-grandparents. He visits Trier in Germany, the birthplace of his maternal great-grandmother Theresa Long. His ancestor was an artist who married a photographer, but was hiding a secret, which Julian and his sister endeavour to uncover. | | Guest Stars: Julian Clary as Himself | |
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| 15 :02x05 - Jane Horrocks (Feb/08/2006) | | Jane Horrocks explores the life of her maternal great-grandmother Sarah Cunliffe, a weaver in the Rawtenstall cotton mills, north of Manchester, in the late 19th century. She discovers Sarah had five additional siblings no one knew about, with one mystery brother emigrating to Australia. Jane is also intrigued to find she is related to wealthy mill owner John Horrocks, the `Cotton King' of Lancashire. | | Guest Stars: Jane Horrocks as Herself | |
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| 16 :02x06 - Gurinder Chadha (Feb/15/2006) | | Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha retraces the lives of her father and his forebears. The journey takes her from her home town of Southall, west London, to Kenya, India and Pakistan, painting an extraordinary picture of Asian life within the former British Empire. During the trip, Gurinder delves back to the 1800s and discovers her family is linked to a great Sikh ruler. | | Guest Stars: Gurinder Chadha as Herself | |
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Series 3 |
| 17 :03x01 - Barbara Windsor (Sep/06/2006) | | Barbara Windsor attempts to trace her family tree. Her investigations lead her from pearly kings and queens to the workhouse and matchstick girls, before sending her on a trip across to Ireland. | | Guest Stars: Barbara Windsor as Herself | |
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| Adoption Special (Jul/11/2007) | | Television presenter Nicky Campbell attempts to learn about the parents who adopted him as a child. | |
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Series 4 |
| 26 :04x01 - Natasha Kaplinsky (Sep/06/2007) | | Natasha Kaplinsky explores her family's past and her journey leads her to South Africa and Eastern Europe. | |
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| 27 :04x02 - John Hurt (Sep/13/2007) | | Actor John Hurt attempts to trace his ancestors which leads to some surprising results. | |
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| 28 :04x03 - Griff Rhys Jones (Sep/20/2007) | | Griff Rhys Jones attempts to research his family's past and tries to find out the truth about his great grand parents who are believed to have perished in a train crash. | |
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| 29 :04x04 - Carol Vorderman (Sep/27/2007) | | Whilst tracing the roots of her family Carol Vorderman finds herself heading to Holland to look at her fathers family's past. | |
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| 30 :04x05 - Alistair McGowan (Oct/04/2007) | | Impressionist Alistair McGowan this week researches his family's past. Along the way he discovers his father's Anglo- Indian past. | |
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| 31 :04x06 - Graham Norton (Oct/11/2007) | | Comedian and talk show host Graham Norton explores his family's Irish past. Along the way he visits the village of Carnew to see where his father grew up. | |
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| 32 :04x07 - Matthew Pinsent (Oct/18/2007) | | Matthew Pinsent traces his family's past and finds out that on both sides they were effected by the first world war. | |
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Series 5 |
| 33 :05x01 - Patsy Kensit (Aug/13/2008) | | Holby City actress Patsy Kensit looks into her family's past and discovers some of them where involved with gangsters in London during the 1960s. | |
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