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Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 15

Episode 6: Marvin Humes

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

DJ, presenter and former member of boy band JLS, Marvin Humes looks at his Jamaican and his English heritage, finding exceptional stories on both sides of the family. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 15

Episode 7: Robert Rinder

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Robert 'Judge' Rinder follows the story of his grandfather, a Holocaust survivor, as well as investigating the dark mystery surrounding his great-grandfather. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 15

Episode 8: Jonnie Peacock

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Celebrity genealogy series. Paralympic gold medal winner Jonnie Peacock looks back through the generations and ends up captivated by his four-times-great-grandmother. Show more

A House Through Time

Series 4

Episode 1

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

David Olusoga discovers a scandalous poisoning, a reversal of fortune for a Victorian factory girl and a building dynasty that helped create Leeds. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Olusoga
Director:
Nick Tanner
Producer:
Nick Tanner
Producer:
Kat Feavers
Composer:
Paul Honey
Production Manager:
Zarina Dick
Series Producer:
Caroline Miller
Series Producer:
Rachel Ozers
Executive Producer:
Mary Crisp
Production Company:
Twenty Twenty TV

A House Through Time

Series 4

Episode 2

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

A ruthless factory owner is hit by an arson attack, a pacifist couple make a stand and one man sets sail for a life on the glamourous Atlantic liners. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Olusoga
Producer:
Kat Feavers
Series Producer:
Caroline Miller
Series Producer:
Rachel Ozers
Executive Producer:
Mary Crisp
Production Manager:
Zarina Dick
Composer:
Paul Honey
Production Company:
Twenty Twenty TV

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 16

Daniel Radcliffe

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Actor Daniel Radcliffe discovers that the Hatton Garden robbery of his great-grandfather’s jewellery business was far more dark and dramatic than he ever imagined. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 16

Naomie Harris

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Actor Naomie Harris’s dramatic discoveries in this episode inspire her to anger, sadness and tears of joy. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 16

Jack and Michael Whitehall

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

In a first for the series, father-and-son comedy double-act Jack and Michael Whitehall join forces to investigate their family tree. Show more

Afoot Again In The Past

Duncombe and Wilton House

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for over a year

Ian Carmichael remembers army life at Duncombe in North Yorkshire, and Leslie Phillips recalls scandal at Wilton House in Wiltshire. (2002)

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 16

Kate Winslet

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Oscar-winning actor Kate Winslet follows a rumour of Scandinavian ancestry on her mother's side of the family and is delighted to find that she has Swedish heritage. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kate Winslet
Director:
Tom McCarthy
Series Producer:
Sarah Feltes
Executive Producer:
Colette Flight
Production Company:
Wall to Wall Media

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 17

Liz Carr

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 1 month

Silent Witness actor Liz Carr gets forensic about her family history, discovering that her great-great-great-grandfather was involved in an attempted murder in rural Northern Ireland in the 1850s. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 20

Bear Grylls

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Adventurer Bear Grylls discovers the stories behind the top secret documents hidden in his grandfather’s wartime trunk and is delighted by a Scottish royal connection. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 17

David Walliams

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 1 month

David Walliams learns of his great-grandfather’s traumatic experiences during the First World War, which condemned him to a lifetime in what was then called a lunatic asylum. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 17

Ruth Jones

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 1 month

Actor Ruth Jones - Nessa from Gavin and Stacey - uncovers her grandfather's role in the Medical Aid Societies of south Wales, which provided a model for the NHS. Show more

Great Coastal Railway Journeys

Series 2

Douglas to Port Erin

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 4 days

Michael Portillo embarks on another railway adventure across and beyond the United Kingdom, beginning on the self-governing Isle of Man – a paradise for rail lovers. Show more

Great Coastal Railway Journeys

Series 2

Liverpool to Blackpool

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 8 days

From the Isle of Man, Michael Portillo crosses the Irish Sea, bound for the mighty port of Liverpool and its historic waterfront. Show more

Great Coastal Railway Journeys

Series 2

Morecambe to Grange-over-Sands

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 4 days

Michael Portillo continues his rail journey, learning to make potted shrimp at Morecambe Bay, helping clip the topiaries at Levens Hall and visiting Cartmel's 12th-century priory. Show more

Great Coastal Railway Journeys

Series 2

Ulverston to Ravenglass

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 4 days

Michael Portillo is in Cumbria, enjoying one of the most spectacular coastal railway journeys in Britain. He takes to the lake in Ulverston and hikes up Black Combe. Show more

Great Coastal Railway Journeys

Series 2

St Bees to Maryport

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 5 weeks

On the last leg of his railway journey around the north west coast of England, Michael meets a lifelong fan of Alfred Wainwright’s famous guidebooks. Show more

Great Coastal Railway Journeys

Series 2

Middlesbrough to Boulby

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 5 weeks

Michael's journey propels him in search of the unknown universe in Boulby, North Yorkshire, as he joins the hunt for dark matter in the deepest mine in Britain. Show more

Great Coastal Railway Journeys

Series 2

Whitby to Robin Hood's Bay

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 5 weeks

Michael Portillo travels from Whitby, where he explores the port’s shipbuilding and seafaring heritage, to Robin Hood's Bay, a former smuggling haven. Show more

A History of Ancient Britain

Orkney's Stone Age Temple

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Using 3D graphics, Neil Oliver explores a recently-discovered 5,000-year-old temple in Orkney that has triggered new thoughts about the beliefs of Neolithic people. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Neil Oliver
Series Producer:
Eamon Hardy
Executive Producer:
Cameron Balbirnie

A History of Ancient Britain

Series 1

Episode 1: Age of Ice

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Neil Oliver begins the epic story of the evolution of Britain and its occupants, beginning with the struggle for survival in the brutal world of the last ice age. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 16

Kate Winslet

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Oscar-winning actor Kate Winslet follows a rumour of Scandinavian ancestry on her mother's side of the family and is delighted to find that she has Swedish heritage. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kate Winslet
Director:
Tom McCarthy
Series Producer:
Sarah Feltes
Executive Producer:
Colette Flight
Production Company:
Wall to Wall Media

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 16

Katherine Ryan

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Canadian comedian Katherine Ryan’s family history leads her from colonial Nova Scotia and Newfoundland to her English roots in Dorset. Show more

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