Seasons & episodes

S0 · E2Nicky Campbell (Adoption Special) 2007-07-11 · 60 min＋

TV and radio presenter Nicky Campbell was adopted a few days after being born in 1961. Having already traced his biological parents some years later, Nicky now decides to trace the history of his adoptive family. He learns about his father Frank's experiences as an officer in Burma during the Second World War, and travels to his grandfather's birthplace in Brisbane, Australia.

The genealogy show celebrates ten years and 100 episodes with a look back at the outstanding moments of the award-winning series. This one-off special features the shocks, surprises, tears and laughter that have marked the 100 celebrities' extraordinary journeys into their family histories. It remembers the dramatic highlights, from Jeremy Paxman's tears to Boris Johnson's astonishment at his incredible royal connections, as well as the sometimes inadvertently funny bits.

S1 · E1Bill Oddie 2004-10-12 · 60 min＋

Bill Oddie is the first celebrity to undergo the family tree search, as he endeavours to find out more about his mother, who was institutionalised when he was a child.

S1 · E2Amanda Redman 2004-10-19 · 60 min＋

Actress Amanda Redman explores her roots.

S1 · E3Sue Johnston 2004-10-26 · 60 min＋

Actress Sue Johnston explores her roots.

S1 · E4Jeremy Clarkson 2004-11-02 · 60 min＋

Jeremy is determined to find out if his mother was descended from the Kilner Jar people, and if they were, where all the money had gone.

S1 · E5Ian Hislop 2004-11-09 · 60 min＋

Ian finds out more about the part his grandfathers played in the wars of the 20th Century.

S1 · E6Moira Stuart 2004-11-16 · 60 min＋

Moira Stuart's family tree exploration takes from the Highlands of Scotland to the West Indies.

S1 · E7David Baddiel 2004-11-23 · 60 min＋

David explores his Jewish roots and discovers some Orthodox Jewish relatives in London.

S1 · E8Lesley Garrett 2004-11-30 · 60 min＋

Lesley explores her family tree in Yorkshire.

S1 · E9Meera Syal 2004-12-07 · 60 min＋

Meera's exploration takes her to the Punjab.

S1 · E10Vic Reeves 2004-12-14 · 60 min＋

Was Vic's father a bigamist?

S2 · E1Jeremy Paxman 2006-01-11 · 60 min＋

The stern host of BBC2's Newsnight searches for his roots.

S2 · E2Sheila Hancock 2006-01-18 · 60 min＋

Sheila Hancock chases after a mysterious woman in a photograph in the search for her roots.

S2 · E3Stephen Fry 2006-01-25 · 60 min＋

An emotional journey as Stephen investigates his European Jewish roots.

S2 · E4Julian Clary 2006-02-01 · 60 min＋

Julian Clary investigates his roots through Europe.

S2 · E5Jane Horrocks 2006-02-08 · 60 min＋

Jane looks into her Lancashire roots.

S2 · E6Gurinder Chadha 2006-02-15 · 60 min＋

Gurinder investigates her roots in Kenya and India.

S3 · E1Barbara Windsor 2006-09-06 · 60 min＋

Barbara roots extend through East London and Suffolk.

S3 · E2Robert Lindsay 2006-09-13 · 60 min＋

Robert's roots take him back to Derbyshire.

S3 · E3Colin Jackson 2006-09-20 · 60 min＋

Colin's roots extend to Panama, Jamaica and Scotland.

S3 · E4David Tennant 2006-09-27 · 60 min＋

David's quest to discover his family take him to the Isle of Mull, and then on to Londonderry, to confront an unexpected side to his ancestors.

S3 · E5David Dickinson 2006-10-04 · 60 min＋

David's roots are in Armenia.

S3 · E6Nigella Lawson 2006-10-11 · 60 min＋

What will Nigella find in her family tree?