Joining us at Who Do You Think You Are? Live? You’re probably busy checking out the workshop schedules, familiarising yourself with the show exhibitors and locating the best spot to grab a cuppa tea. As you plan out your hour-by-hour itinerary for the show weekend, here are five things you should definitely put on your ‘Who Read More
The line-up for this year’s Who Do You Think You Are? has finally been announced and we couldn’t be more excited. With some big names included in this year’s list of celebs, season 13 is shaping up to be one of the best yet. Executive producer Colette Flight has commented that an “extraordinary range of Read More
We know you love your family history research. We also know how challenging it can be to break through brick walls, locate a missing ancestor or prove a family connection you have long suspected. Have you ever imagined yourself on an episode of Who Do You Think You Are? While we can’t get you a Read More
World famous comedian Billy Connolly is the next star to go on his family history journey on tonight’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are? ‘The Big Yin’ is famous for his Scottish wit and has entertained audiences for many years with stories of his life in Scotland. Having endured a tough childhood Read More
Presenter and DJ Reggie Yates is the next celebrity to share their family history journey with us on tomorrow night’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are? Growing up in London Reggie was conscious of the bustling nature of a city with a diverse immigrant population. Both of Reggie’s parents are from Ghana Read More
Actor Martin Shaw is the next celebrity to explore his family history on tomorrow night’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are? Born and raised in Birmingham, the eldest of two children, Martin now lives in Norfolk. The star of over 100 films, plays and television shows, Martin is curious to discover the truth about Read More
Star of the Great British Bake Off, Mary Berry is next to delve into her ancestry on tomorrow night’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are? It turns out that baking is in Mary’s genes as she discovers that her ancestor Robert Houghton ran a bakery in Norwich. He ran the bakery for Read More
BAFTA award-winning actress Sheridan Smith is set to explore her musical roots on tomorrow night’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are? The episode traces the rise and fall of her great-great-grandfather, Benjamin Doubleday. A music teacher, he went on to become one of the country’s best-known banjo players of the 1880s. He entertained upper-class audiences in Read More
Mrs. Brown’s Boys star, Irish comedian Brendan O’Carroll is the next celebrity to get the Who Do You Think You Are? treatment tomorrow night. Brendan now lives in Florida, but still calls Dublin home. Brendan has heard from family members that his grandfather was shot during the Irish War of Independence in 1920. Acutely aware that Read More
New Tricks actress Tamzin Outhwaite will be the next celebrity to discover her family history on Who Do You Think You Are? tomorrow night. Tamzin has gained fame for playing London characters and her parents are from London’s East End. However, she is also aware that she has Italian roots. “I do know that there is definitely an Read More