Lost connections and unfamiliar histories are revealed as celebrities trace their family trees.
From Scotland to Cornwall, Zoe Ball is inspired by her ancestors’ resilience.
Amy Dowden investigates a rumour of murder in her family history.
Joe Swash goes in search of his Italian roots, discovering lawbreaking and a murder.
Ruth Madeley unearths a family secret and discovers the identity of a lost ancestor.
Toby Jones investigates a family rumour of a connection to India on his dad’s side.
Adeel Akhtar makes a surprising discovery about his Indian Kenyan heritage.
Harriet Walter travels from Italy to Australia to uncover her family’s dramatic past.
Diane Morgan solves a family mystery and returns a poignant family heirloom.
Will Young discovers heroes, villains and royalty in his family tree.
From vineyards to wartime romance, Fred Sirieix is delighted by his family history.
Comedian Aisling Bea discovers surprising links to famine and a remote, windswept island.
Layton Williams discovers his deep London roots and connects with his Jamaican heritage.
Ross Kemp's ancestral detective hunt leads to a marine drummer boy and the merchant navy.
Mishal Husain uncovers some revolutionary family roots, which take her to the USA.
Andrew Garfield goes on a quest worthy of a film plot to explore his Jewish roots.
Vicky McClure goes on an emotional journey to find out about her great-grandfather’s war.
Paddy McGuinness goes in search of his family history and learns about his Irish roots.
Former Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm explores the stories behind her Liverpudlian roots.
Actor Rose Ayling-Ellis travels from Birmingham to Exmoor to look into her family history.
Jess Ennis-Hill solves a family mystery and traces her Jamaican family back to the 1790s.
Olly Murs uncovers his grandfather’s wartime journey from Latvia to Essex.
TV star Gemma Collins goes on an emotional journey in search of her family history.
Dev Griffin uncovers fascinating tales from his Irish and Jamaican ancestry.
Andrew Lloyd Webber is amazed by family stories that uncannily parallel his own life.