Seasons & episodes

S17 · E1Jodie Whittaker 2020-10-12 · 60 min＋

Doctor Who actor Jodie Whittaker finds out how her great-great-grandfather worked his way up from child labourer in a Yorkshire coal mine to mine owner.

S17 · E2David Walliams 2020-10-19 · 60 min＋

David Walliams learns of his great-grandfather’s traumatic experiences during the First World War, which condemned him to a lifetime in what was then called a lunatic asylum.

S17 · E3Ruth Jones 2020-10-26 · 60 min＋

Actor Ruth Jones - Nessa from Gavin and Stacey - uncovers her grandfather's role in the Medical Aid Societies of south Wales, which provided a model for the NHS.

S17 · E4Liz Carr 2020-11-02 · 60 min＋

Silent Witness actor Liz Carr gets forensic about her family history, discovering that her great-great-great-grandfather was involved in an attempted murder in rural Northern Ireland in the 1850s.