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- DirectorSarah FeltesStarsAlex KingstonMark StrongCatherine ArnoldActress Alex Kingston sets out to learn more about her great-grandfather William Keevil, who died during the First World War.
- DirectorJenny DamesStarsSamantha WomackMark StrongActress Samantha Womack delves into her family history, uncovering the shocking truth about her great-grandfather's military career.
- DirectorLeo BurleyStarsJ.K. RowlingMark StrongBest Selling Author JK Rowling sets out to investigate her french roots. She has always been interested in her late mother's french ancestry but knows little about it. Her journey begins in Edinburgh and then to the Savoy in London, and eventually to Paris.
- DirectorSue HillsStarsJerry SpringerMark StrongSpringer, who was born in London to Jewish Parents who had escaped Nazi Germany days before WW2 outbreak. Jerry continues to investigate his Grandmothers history and find out some grim details.
- StarsBill OddieNick BarrattAdrian ChilesBill finds out that the mother he barely knew was sentenced to a mental institution during the 1950's. He also discovers that his family history is rich in the textile industry.
- DirectorRiete OordStarsAmanda RedmanNick BarrattAdrian ChilesRedman learns more of her father's history, her illegitimate sister, she gets a reunion with reunion with a long lost relative and finds out her grandfather was of Victorian up-bringing.
- DirectorKate O'DriscollStarsSue JohnstonNick BarrattAdrian ChilesJohnston learns about two of the more famous men in her family, her great grandfather who went from rags to riches of the industrial revolution. As well as his son (her grandfather) who joined the railways and made money from that.
- DirectorMatthew ThompsonStarsJeremy ClarksonNick BarrattAdrian ChilesClarkson learns the history of his maternal side the Kilners. The Kilners were made famous for their glass products including the kilner jar. The family was your traditional rags to riches and then rags again.
- DirectorMatthew O'DonnellStarsGeoffrey RushRichard MellickAndrea BentschneiderInternationally celebrated actor Geoffrey Rush believes he hails from a long line of farmers but an exploration of his heritage sees him discover an ancestor fighting for justice in the face of corruption.
- 2012– 52mTV-PG7.9 (30)TV EpisodeStarsHenry Louis Gates Jr.Lidia BastianichJulianna MarguliesDiscover how actress Julianna Marguiles, author Azar Nafisi and chef Lidia Bastianich are bound together by their ancestors' singular and deeply human desire to preserve their most cherished traditions.