Who Do You Think You Are? - Season 21

Who Do You Think You Are? - Season 21

Season 21

This summer, the esteemed family history show returns, celebrating 20 years of delighting and astonishing the nation with Britain's best-loved celebrities exploring the mysteries of their family trees. Expect more shocking discoveries and revelations, as seven celebrities set out on their ancestral journeys and unveil epic family secrets. Spanning centuries of history, this series will reveal an extraordinary array of stories from circus antics to embezzlement, a life-changing accident, the Cold War, and stirring tales of triumph against the odds. It will take viewers across the UK and around the world including Ireland, Taiwan, Jamaica and Latvia as the celebrities search for answers.

Network
Episodes7
DatesAug 15, 2024 - Sep 26, 2024
Previous Season

Episodes

Vicky McClure
Season 21Episode 160 min

Vicky McClure

Vicky McClure goes on an emotional journey to Taiwan to find out what happened when her great-grandfather was captured as a prisoner of war in World War Two.

Aug 15, 2024
Paddy McGuinness
Season 21Episode 260 min

Paddy McGuinness

Paddy McGuinness uncovers his grandfather's vital work in World War Two, how his other grandfather was involved in the Boer War and the family's journey from Ireland to Bolton.

Aug 22, 2024
Melanie Chisholm
Season 21Episode 360 min

Melanie Chisholm

Melanie Chisholm is fascinated to discover that her ancestors include a moneylender, a campaigner for social reform and a family fleeing the famine in Ireland.

Aug 29, 2024
Rose Ayling-Ellis
Season 21Episode 460 min

Rose Ayling-Ellis

Actor, presenter and deaf rights campaigner Rose Ayling-Ellis goes in search of her family history. She encounters a pub landlady and hunts for a rumoured Italian connection.

Sep 5, 2024
Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill
Season 21Episode 560 min

Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill

Jessica Ennis-Hill discovers the truth behind a family mystery and finds out about her Jamaican four-time great-grandfather's journey from enslavement to land ownership.

Sep 12, 2024
Olly Murs
Season 21Episode 660 min

Olly Murs

Olly Murs explores his grandfather's Latvian roots, discovers his great-grandparents were circus performers, and how a wartime decision led to a tragic family estrangement.

Sep 19, 2024
Gemma Collins
Season 21Episode 760 min

Gemma Collins

Gemma Collins goes on an emotional journey discovering why her mother was fostered; connecting with a long-lost cousin; and finding out her Essex roots go back over 200 years.

Sep 26, 2024

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