Seasons & episodes
23 seasons · 193 episodes
Episode 01
Bill Oddie
Bill Oddie is the first celebrity to undergo the family tree search, as he endeavours to find out more about his mother, who was institutionalised when he was a child.
Episode 02
Amanda Redman
Redman learns more of her father's history, her illegitimate sister, she gets a reunion with reunion with a long lost relative and finds out her grandfather was of Victorian up-bringing.
Episode 03
Sue Johnston
Johnston learns about two of the more famous men in her family, her great grandfather who went from rags to riches of the industrial revolution. As well as his son (her grandfather) who joined the railways and made money from that.
Episode 04
Jeremy Clarkson
Jeremy is determined to find out if his mother was descended from the Kilner Jar people, and if they were, where all the money had gone.
Episode 05
Ian Hislop
Ian finds out more about the part his grandfathers played in the wars of the 20th Century.
Episode 06
Moira Stuart
Moira Stuart's family tree exploration takes from the Highlands of Scotland to the West Indies.
Episode 07
David Baddiel
David explores his Jewish roots and discovers some Orthodox Jewish relatives in London.
Episode 08
Lesley Garrett
Garrett, discovers her roots and those of her great great grandfather who was a butcher, farmer and prominent member of the Thorne Council. His history was kept secret from her and her father.
Episode 09
Meera Syal
Meera explores her grandfather's contributions to the struggle for Indian independence and delves into her family's history, including the fall of the Raj, the creation of India and Pakistan.
Episode 10
Vic Reeves
Comedian Vic Reeves goes in search of his ancestor Simeon Leigh who isn't at all what he seems.
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