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Medical doctors, science broadcasters and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken team up to research their family tree. They grew up surrounded by old paintings and documents commemorating characters from their Dutch ancestry, but despite this wealth of family archive, the twins know little about their heritage. Their journey takes them back to the Netherlands, where they look into the career of sea captain Jan Tulleken, their four-times great-grandfather, a staunch royalist who joined the Dutch navy at 13. But as they trace the story back, they reveal a troubling story
More details for Who Do You Think You Are?, Tue 14, 10:00 pm
Nick Hewer, TV personality and Alan Sugar's former adviser on The Apprentice, tries to find out how his mother's Catholic father Oswald Jamieson managed to reach the prestigious office of High Sheriff in Protestant-dominated 1920s Belfast. On his father's side, he researches the life of his nine times great-grandfather and discovers how his family's fortunes were shaped by the English Civil War. Narrated by Cherie Lunghi
More details for Who Do You Think You Are?, Wed 15, 9:00 pm
Actor Toby Jones explores his family history, uncovering an extraordinary acting dynasty on his mum's side and learning how his great-great-great-grandmother Sarah Thorne set up one of the first drama schools. Turning to his father's side, Toby explores his Indian ancestry
More details for Who Do You Think You Are?, Thu 16, 9:00 pm
Actress Ruth Madeley sets out to trace her ancestry, and quickly discovers a huge family secret - her grandmother was adopted and no one else knew. To solve the mystery, Ruth follows the trail, using a combination of DNA testing and genealogical detective work, to uncover the identity of her biological great grandmother - an investigation that takes her from Manchester to London and back again, in a tale of poverty, opportunity and female solidarity
More details for Who Do You Think You Are?, Sun 19, 2:00 am
Actor Toby Jones explores his family history, uncovering an extraordinary acting dynasty on his mum's side and learning how his great-great-great-grandmother Sarah Thorne set up one of the first drama schools. Turning to his father's side, Toby explores his Indian ancestry
More details for Who Do You Think You Are?, Mon 20, 11:30 pm
Retired heptathlon star Jessica Ennis-Hill sets out to discover the truth behind a family mystery concerning her great-great-grandmother. When his father, Jess's great-grandfather was a child his mother Emily Maud, known as Maud, walked out. The family never talked about Maud, and Jess's grandfather has no idea what became of her. Jess wants to investigate what could have happened to make her two-time great-grandmother abandon her children and effectively be written out of the family's history. She also examines her Jamaican four-time great-grandfather's journey from enslavement to land ownership
More details for Who Do You Think You Are?, Tue 21, 9:00 pm
Comedian and actress Emily Atack already knows she has showbusiness in her blood - her mother is singer and impressionist Kate Robbins, and Paul McCartney is her grandmother's cousin. Now she wants to learn more about her entertainment roots. Along the way she visits Liverpool to hear more about the McCartneys, and is also told tales of theatrical whistlers, Welsh footballers and Yorkshire miners. Anecdotes regarding struggles with mental health still resonate 130 years later. Narrated by Phil Davis
More details for Who Do You Think You Are?, Tue 21, 10:00 pm
Retired heptathlon star Jessica Ennis-Hill sets out to discover the truth behind a family mystery concerning her great-great-grandmother. When his father, Jess's great-grandfather was a child his mother Emily Maud, known as Maud, walked out. The family never talked about Maud, and Jess's grandfather has no idea what became of her. Jess wants to investigate what could have happened to make her two-time great-grandmother abandon her children and effectively be written out of the family's history. She also examines her Jamaican four-time great-grandfather's journey from enslavement to land ownership
More details for Who Do You Think You Are?, Wed 22, 10:00 pm