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| Harriet's ancestor, Marie Carandini; National Library of Australia / Wikimedia Commons |
Last Thursday’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are? featured actress Harriet Walter, whose family are undeniably posh.
Much of this episode featured on the exploits of an Italian ancestor — the son of a noble family, who had the grandest of educations, but was drawn to ballet and the stage.
Last Thursday’s Who Do You Think You Are? saw Adeel Akhtar exploring his Indo-African roots.
This episode was super-interesting, and covered a part of history that we don’t get to hear about very often, following the Indian community in the heart of Nairobi, Kenya.
Last Thursday’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are? featured legendary British actor Toby Jones.
…And it seems that acting is not new to Toby’s family, with his mother being descended from several generations of actresses, and, indeed, being an actress herself.
Toby’s father was also an actor, but came from a more grounded background — working-class Stoke-on-Trent.
Actress Ruth Madeley’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are? aired last Thursday, bringing us back from our sports-related break.
Was it worth the wait? Yes!
This episode was amazing.
Joe Swash’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are? aired last Tuesday on BBC One — and it was such a good one!
Joe was keen to learn about the Italian side of his family — so that is exactly what this episode focussed on.
I had the opportunity, this week, to briefly appear on BBC’s Points of View to discuss this episode of Who Do You Think You Are?
You can see that on iPlayer here, with the WDYTYA? section starting around 8-10 minutes into the programme.
The first episode of the new series of Who Do You Think You Are? aired on Tuesday at 9pm on BBC One, and featured presenter Zoe Ball, as well as a brief cameo by her father, the comedian Johnny Ball.
Zoe was expecting her family to be from the North-East — which many were. Others, however, were from as far away as Glasgow in Scotland, and Camborne in Cornwall.
