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** Later ITV combined this with a look at Victorian institutions in ''Tales from [[GaolTime the Clink]]'' and ''Tales from the Workhouse''.

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** Later ITV combined this with a look at Victorian institutions in ''Tales from [[GaolTime [[UsefulNotes/BritishPrisons the Clink]]'' and ''Tales from the Workhouse''.
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Other versions of the show have been made for American, Australian, Irish, Canadian and South African television. The American version, produced by [[{{Friends}} Lisa Kudrow]], featured Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, Brooke Shields, Emmitt Smith, Susan Sarandon, Spike Lee and Kudrow herself.

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Other versions of the show have been made for American, Australian, Irish, Canadian and South African television. The American version, produced by [[{{Friends}} [[Series/{{Friends}} Lisa Kudrow]], featured Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, Brooke Shields, Emmitt Smith, Susan Sarandon, Spike Lee and Kudrow herself.
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** Later ITV combined this with a look at Victorian institutions in ''Tales from the Workhouse'', ''Tales from [[GaolTime the Clink]]'' and ''Tales from the Workhouse''.

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** Later ITV combined this with a look at Victorian institutions in ''Tales from the Workhouse'', ''Tales from [[GaolTime the Clink]]'' and ''Tales from the Workhouse''.
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Edward the Confessor predates William the Conqueror so the italics are not really warrented


** And comedian Alexander Armstrong manages to trace his family line all the way back to ''[[TheHouseOfNormandy William the Conqueror]]''.

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** And comedian Alexander Armstrong manages to trace his family line all the way back to ''[[TheHouseOfNormandy [[TheHouseOfNormandy William the Conqueror]]''.Conqueror]].

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* Lesley Sharp
* Gary Lineker
* [[Series/DragonsDen Nick Hewer]]
* Nitin Ganatra
* Sarah Millican
* Marianne Faithful
* John Simpson
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** Later ITV combined this with a look at Victorian institutions in ''Tales from the Workhouse'', ''Tales from [[GaolTime the Clink]]'' and ''Tales from the Workhouse''.



* {{Tearjerker}}: Almost every celebrity has at least one ancestor who has an incredibly tragic life.

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* {{Tearjerker}}: Almost every celebrity has at least one ancestor who has an incredibly tragic life.life... and the celebrities frequently end up crying.
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* FollowTheLeader / DuelingShows: ITV's "You Don't Know You're Born". As [[Series/HarryHillsTVBurp Harry Hill]] put it:

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* FollowTheLeader / DuelingShows: ITV's "You ''You Don't Know You're Born".Born''. As [[Series/HarryHillsTVBurp Harry Hill]] put it:
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** And comedian Alexander Armstrong manages to trace his family line all the way back to ''William the Conqueror''.

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** And comedian Alexander Armstrong manages to trace his family line all the way back to ''William ''[[TheHouseOfNormandy William the Conqueror''.Conqueror]]''.
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* BlueBlood: A surprisingly high number of celebrities turn out to have this somewhere in their background. Amongst others chat show host Ryan Tubridy turned out to be descended from [[HouseOfPlantagenet Edward III of England]].

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* BlueBlood: A surprisingly high number of celebrities turn out to have this somewhere in their background. Amongst others chat show host Ryan Tubridy turned out to be descended from [[HouseOfPlantagenet [[TheHouseOfPlantagenet Edward III of England]].
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** And a significant number of them have relatives who witnessed, fled from, or died in the Holocaust.

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** And a significant number of them have relatives who witnessed, fled from, or died in the Holocaust. Once {{lampshaded}} by Chris Moyles, who took a lot of flak for it.
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* Gregg Wallace
* [[TheNowShow Hugh Dennis]]
* [[CoronationStreet William Roache]]
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** And a significant number of them have relatives who witnessed, fled from, or died in the Holocaust.
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The definition of "celebrity" is a little loose and often includes any old BBC presenter with a few weeks to spare, but this is not important as it seems almost anyone has a few fascinating stories in their family tree.

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The definition of "celebrity" is a little loose and often includes any old BBC presenter with a familiar face and a few weeks to spare, but this is not important as it seems almost anyone has a few fascinating stories in their family tree.
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** And comedian Alexander Armstrong manages to trace his family line all the way back to ''William the Conqueror''.
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''Who Do You Think You Are?'' is a series on TheBBC where (mostly British) celebrities investigate their family trees. Some celebrities find some very interesting relatives -- including royalty.

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''Who Do You Think You Are?'' is a series on TheBBC where (mostly British) celebrities investigate their family trees. Some celebrities find some very interesting relatives -- including royalty.
royalty. The series debuted in 2004 and is still ongoing.
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** The ultimate example: Sir Matthew Pinsent (knighted for Olympic prowess) turns out to be descended from God. (By extension, so is everyone else who can trace their tree back to Edward the Confessor, but it's Pinsent they show actual proof to.)
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Has nothing to do with "[[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Who the hell do you think we are?]]".

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