Who Do You Think You Are?: Chris and Xand van Tulleken
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm, Wednesday, March 25 on Really (44)
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Chris and Xand van Tulleken
Season 20, Episode 5
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
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Xand van Tulleken
(Presenter)
Chris van Tulleken
(Presenter)
Phil Davies
(Narrator)
Andy Hall
(Director)
Colette Flight
(Executive producer)
Victoria Bell
(Series producer)
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Did You Know..
Xand van Tulleken
(Presenter)
Chris van Tulleken
(Presenter)
Born:
August 18, 1978
Best Known For:
Being an infectious diseases doctor and TV presenter.
Early-life:
Born Christoffer van Tulleken on August 18, 1978. He has an identical twin brother called Xand and they both grew up in London and trained in medicine at Oxford University, graduating in 2002.
Career:
Van Tulleken is best known for presenting the CBBC series Operation Ouch alongside his brother. He has also presented Medicine Men Go Wild with his brother, and Trust Me, I'm A Doctor alongside Michael Mosley. He was the expedition doctor for the series Operation Iceberg.In 2015, the Van Tulleken twins tested the effects of drinking in the Horizon episode Is Binge Drinking Really That Bad?
Quote:
'I've been very lucky to make some incredible TV shows but my main priority is being a good doctor.'
Trivia:
Van Tulleken is a patron and board member of the medical aid and healthcare charity Doctors of the World UK.
Phil Davies
(Narrator)
Andy Hall
(Director)
Colette Flight
(Executive producer)
Victoria Bell
(Series producer)
