Who Do You Think You Are?
Season 2
20066 episodes
Episode 1
Jeremy Paxman
Jan 11, 20061h
Jeremy Paxman's not sure he's interested in family history, but he does love social history. However, he quickly realises that his family's story is inextricably linked to that of Britain.
Episode 2
Sheila Hancock
Jan 18, 20061h
Sheila Hancock believed that her family's history was very boring. But she discovers that her grandfather was a successful manager and guide for Thomas Cook's travel agents in Milan.
Episode 3
Stephen Fry
Jan 25, 20061h
Stephen Fry knows that people always think of him as being quintessentially English, but his mother is from a large European Jewish family. Stephen traces his maternal grandfather, Martin Neumann, back to modern-day Slovakia.
Episode 4
Julian Clary
Feb 1, 20061h
Growing up Clary knew very little about his family history. His Grandfather had died before Julian was born and was curious about his story. Clary found out that his grandfather was on the front line of WW1 and was very important of post war history.
Episode 5
Jane Horrocks
Feb 8, 20061h
Jane Horrocks's family history is rooted in Lancashire - three generations of her family lived in the same street in Rawtenstall. Her ancestors form part of the town's cotton-weaving heritage.
Episode 6
Gurinder Chadha
Feb 15, 20061h
Gurinder Chadha, director of Bend It Like Beckham, grew up in Southall in West London. But she was born in Kenya, and her family's story is tied up with that of the British Empire.