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Family Footsteps

Series 3

Episode 2

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC History Channel

Available for 6 months

The Quail Walkers delve further into their Ulster-Scots past to discover a shocking secret. In Canada, Desmond and Caroline find links to a famous composer and The Sound of Music. Show more

Family Footsteps

Series 3

Episode 1

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC History Channel

Available for 6 months

The Quail Walker family finds out what life was like for their Ulster-Scots ancestors around 1900. As the boys pull flax, mum cooks up a feast, and Desmond finds a fascinating family history. Show more

Family Footsteps

Series 3

Episode 3

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC History Channel

Available for 6 months

In Ottawa, Caroline and Desmond find out more about a famous Ulster-Scots ancestor. The boys have a maritime adventure in London before reaching out to an Arctic Inuit community. Show more

Family Footsteps

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

The Laughlins, an Ulster-Scots family, are taken on a personal historical journey back in time to discover what life was like for their ancestors at the turn of the 19th century. Show more

Family Footsteps

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Documentary in which the Laughlin family discover how their 19th-century ancestors lived. They attempt to spend the night in a traditional one-room byre dwelling. Show more

Family Footsteps

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

The Laughlin family discover how their 19th-century ancestors lived. Here, they find out about a famous American ancestor and are reunited with a forgotten brnach of the family. Show more

Family Footsteps

Series 2

Episode 1

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Gavin Andrews leads the Smyths, an Ulster-Scots family from Bangor, on a genealogical detective trail as they piece together their family tree. Show more

Family Footsteps

Series 2

Episode 2

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Gavin Andrews explores the historic Russian connection with an Ulster-Scots family. The Smyths discover another family member operating in St Petersburg in the early 20th century. Show more

Family Footsteps

Series 2

Episode 3

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

The Smyths travel back to 1711 to reveal family ties to a controversial woman, and a fascinating link to one of the most dramatic early chapters in the story of the Ulster-Scots. Show more