Biography

Who Do You Think You Are? - Vic Reeves: Comedian and Performer

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Vic Reeves is the on-screen creation of Jim Moir, who is quite interested in his family history. The person who fascinates him most is Simeon Leigh, his grandfather on his mother's side, who died in 1949. Family stories painted him as an aloof character, and made mention of how he might have been married before meeting Jim's mother's mother. With the help of a family researcher, Jim was able to discover that Simeon had indeed been married twice. Once to a Mary Jane Payne, and the second time

Who Do You Think You Are? -Sue Johnston

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Sue Johnston, star of popular series such as Waking The Dead, Jam & Jerusalem and The Royle Family, embarks on the journey to uncover her family history; this is what she found. Sue Johnston's story revolves around the relationship between two men who played an important role in her family history.

As she started her research into her own background she realised that they were of particular interest, because their lives reflected the increase in social mobility that followed on from Britain's

Who Do You Think You Are? - Dennis Cometti

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Sports commentator Dennis Cometti finds mystery, murder and a gift for the gab as he follows his family tree back to Australia's settlement. From a remote Western Australian goldfield to northern Italy. It is a journey that leaves him with a lifetime of anecdotes and an extended family he never imagined possible.

Who Do You Think You Are? - 29-Feb-2008

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With her exotic appearance, artistic leanings and rock'n'roll lifestyle, Kate Ceberano has always been convinced she is descended from "pirates and bums". So when she had a chance to find out on Who Do You Think You Are?, she was surprised and amused to learn the truth.

Who Do You Think You Are? - 30-Dec-2007

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Gurinder Chadha is best known as the writer and director of Bend It Like Beckham. The film's humour and charm delighted audiences around the world. Gurinder, who was born in Kenya and immigrated to England when she was one, feels very British while her family retains strong ties to Kenya. Will her journey connect her with her past?

Who Do You Think You Are? - 28-Sep-2008

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Award-winning BBC newsreader, Moira Stuart was brought up in Britain, but says she has spent her life trying to answer the question, 'But where is you from?' As Moira sets off on her journey of discovery, she finds out that immigration to the UK from the Caribbean, often mistakenly thought of as beginning in the 1950s, goes back much further. So how were her forebears received when they came to the UK? With hostility? Or were they welcomed as exotic strangers? Moira's first step to discoveri

Who Do You Think You Are? - 27-Jan-2008

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Who Do You Think You Are? - 22-Feb-2008

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. But how Australian is Jack Thompson? Thompson knew little of his genetic family?s history when he agreed to take part in Who Do You Think You Are?. By the end of the journey ? which took him from Sydney to Ireland and then surprisingly near to where he now lives in northern NSW ? he felt he had secured his place as ?Australian royalty?.

Who Do You Think You Are? - 21-Sep-2008

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Considered one of Great Britain's most consistently brilliant actors, John Hurt embarks on a discovery that will change his life, and make him question his past. Not all family legends are reliable, as John discovers on an emotional journey that uncovers subterfuge, secrets and long-forgotten family scandals. Central to the journey is John's love of Ireland, and his interest in particular with a "deeply beguiling" legend that suggests his great-grandmother was the illegitimate daughter

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