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BBC One is a TV channel that started broadcasting on the 20th April 1964. It replaced BBC Television.

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Lost connections and unfamiliar histories are revealed as celebrities trace their family trees. Discover stories of courage, joy, sacrifice and resilience - everyone has a tale to tell.

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Who Do You Think You Are?: Series 6

Rory Bremner

Sarah Feltes

Lucy Carter

Who Do You Think You Are?: Series 6: Episode 1: Rory Bremner

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Episode 1: Rory Bremner

Series 6

BBC One - Who Do You Think You Are?, Series 6, Rory Bremner

Rory Bremner delves into the wartime experiences of the father he didn't know very well.

Celebrity genealogy series. In Holland and Germany, Rory Bremner delves into the wartime experiences of the father he didn't know very well.

Series in which celebrities trace their ancestry.

Rory Bremner didn't know his father very well. He was an older father, who was a little distant and died when Rory was 18 years old. Rory knew he was an infantry officer in the Second World War, but thought he saw little action.

At his brother's house, Rory discovers some of his father's wartime letters, in which he talks about a battle for the Dutch city of 's-Hertogenbosch. Rory travels to Holland where meets a man who was with his father during the battle. Moving on to Germany, Rory learns about the part his father played in the post-war reconstruction and discovers how he managed to find time to get to know the locals.

Celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past

Series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past.

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