Seasons & episodes

S21 · E1Vicky McClure 2024-08-15 · 57 min＋

Vicky McClure goes on an emotional journey to Taiwan to find out what happened when her great-grandfather was captured as a prisoner of war in World War Two.

S21 · E2Paddy McGuinness 2024-08-22 · 58 min＋

Paddy McGuinness uncovers his grandfather’s vital work in World War Two, how his other grandfather was involved in the Boer War and the family’s journey from Ireland to Bolton.

S21 · E3Melanie Chisholm 2024-08-29 · 57 min＋

Melanie Chisholm is fascinated to discover that her ancestors include a moneylender, a campaigner for social reform and a family fleeing the famine in Ireland.

S21 · E4Rose Ayling-Ellis 2024-09-05 · 57 min＋

Actor, presenter and deaf rights campaigner Rose Ayling-Ellis goes in search of her family history. She encounters a pub landlady and hunts for a rumoured Italian connection.

S21 · E5Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill 2024-09-12 · 57 min＋

Jessica Ennis-Hill discovers the truth behind a family mystery and finds out about her Jamaican four-time great-grandfather’s journey from enslavement to land ownership.

S21 · E6Olly Murs 2024-09-19 · 58 min＋

Olly Murs explores his grandfather’s Latvian roots, discovers his great-grandparents were circus performers, and how a wartime decision led to a tragic family estrangement.

S21 · E7Gemma Collins 2024-09-26 · 57 min＋

Gemma Collins goes on an emotional journey discovering why her mother was fostered; connecting with a long-lost cousin; and finding out her Essex roots go back over 200 years.