History Series / WhoDoYouThinkYouAre

''Who Do You Think You Are?'' is a series on Creator/TheBBC where (mostly British) celebrities investigate their family trees. Some celebrities find some very interesting relatives -- including royalty. The series debuted in 2004 and is still ongoing.

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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 [[Series/{{Friends}} Lisa Kudrow]], featured Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, Brooke Shields, Emmitt Smith, Susan Sarandon, Spike Lee and Kudrow herself. (The episodes of the UK series featuring Kim Cattrall, Minnie Driver and J.K. Rowling were broadcast as part of the American version.)

* David Suchet

Other versions of the show have been made for American, Australian, Irish, Canadian and South African television. The American version, produced by [[Series/{{Friends}} Lisa Kudrow]], featured Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, Brooke Shields, Emmitt Smith, Susan Sarandon, Spike Lee and Kudrow herself.

* MartinFreeman

* Creator/DavidMitchell

* Martin Shaw

* 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 [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfPlantagenet Edward III of England]].
** Given the philoprogenitive qualities of Edward and his offspring today it's more a matter of who ''isn't'' descended from him!
** 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.)
** And comedian Alexander Armstrong manages to trace his family line back to [[TheHouseOfNormandy William the Conqueror]]. As does Frank Gardner.

* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Most people on the show tend to be highly sympathetic to their ancestors, who may or may not have been particularly sympathetic. The standout so far may be Anne Reid, who wished "horrible deaths" on the people who sentenced her ancestor to seven years of transportation... in spite of the fact that said ancestor was a notorious drunk and domestic abuser who had neglected his duties as a schoolteacher in favour of running a shady construction company and attempted to defraud his father-in-law for about four months salary.

* [[GoodnessGraciousMe Meera Syal]]

* Gurinder Chadha (director of ''BendItLikeBeckham'')

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

* [[Film/{{X-Men}} Alan Cumming]]

* [[BigBrother Davina McCall]]

* [[TopGear Jeremy Clarkson]]
* [[HaveIGotNewsForYou Ian Hislop]]

* [[{{Eastenders}} Barbara Windsor]]

* [[{{MyFamily}} Zoë Wanamaker]]

* [[{{MyFamily}} Robert Lindsay]]

* [[StrictlyComeDancing Len Goodman]]

* StephenFry

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* JerrySpringer

* SoundtrackDissonance: Yes, BBC, the upbeat sounds of "Young Folks" by Peter, Bjorn and John are an excellent choice for most of your trailers for this series. No, BBC, you should not play it over footage of anyone - even JerrySpringer - ''walking around a former concentration camp, weeping''. The effect is most disquieting.

* NigellaLawson

* [[{{Newsnight}} Jeremy Paxman]]

* 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 [[TheHouseOfPlantagenet Edward III of England]].

* JulieWalters
* BrianBlessed

* PatrickStewart

''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. The series debuted in 2004 and is still ongoing.

--> '''Harry:''' If you like TheBBC's ''Series/WhoDoYouThinkYouAre'', you may be interested in ITV's ''You Don't Know You're Born'', which is ''the same''.

* BorisJohnson