Family History

Celebrities study their lineages and family trees, usually learning surprising secrets they never knew about their families.

Well-known Australians play detective as they go in search of their family history, revealing secrets from the past.

Canadian celebrities go in search of their family history, revealing secrets from the past. Travel around Canada and the world with Canadian celebrities as they find out things about their ancestors that they never thought possible. Along the way there will be some amazing discoveries. Join the trail of discovery to uncover where these celebrities came from as they find out just who they think they are.

Who Do You Think You Are? is a South African genealogy documentary series based on the British series of the same name, produced locally by Rapid Blue, which delves into the family history of celebrities, tracing their ancestry and revealing secrets and surprises from their pasts. The series premiered on SABC2 on Sunday 31 May 2009, at 21h00. There are 12 hour-long episodes in the first season that were split into two parts of six. The show returned for Part 2 on Sunday, 16 August 2009 at 21h00. New episodes aired weekly. Who Do You Think You Are? delves into the family history of familiar South African faces, tracing their ancestry and revealing secrets and surprises from their pasts. The series gives viewers the tools to dig into their own pasts and uncover the part their ancestors played in shaping their lives today. Based on the international format of the same name, each episode features a celebrity who goes in search of who s/he is by following their family tree to find out more about their ancestors. As they discover more about who's who in their family, they get to know themselves better. The show uses different genealogy investigations to uncover the families' past. These include special DNA testing and archive research and shows how to apply them to any family. The celebrities featured in the Part 1 line-up are: 1. Nthati Moshesh (Actress) 2. Riaan Cruywagen (Newsreader) 3. Meshack Mavuso (Actor) 4. Candice Moodley (Presenter) 5. HHP (Musician) 6. Kurt Schoonraad (Comedian) The celebrities featured in the Part 2 line-up are: 7. Dawn Matthews (Actress) 8. Colin Moss (Presenter, Actor) 9. Dion Chang (Trend Analyst) 10. Patricia Glyn (Presenter, Adventurer) 11. Vusi Mahlasela (Jazz Musician) 12. Zapiro (Cartoonist)

Genealogy series. Irish celebrities trace their family history.

Each episode focuses on one public figure and follows the protagonists' journeys towards their families' pasts, a journey that takes place between countries, people and historic periods in time. The private past of each of the protagonists has an affinity to our national history. Their personal stories provide us with a view into the national past and fascinating historic issues and events. One of the more prominent characteristics of the State of Israel is its ingathering of immigrants and thus provides fertile ground for the series. The roots of the family tree of each of the Israelis can be found in various countries around the world and are endowed with stirring tales of wandering, surmounting hardships, separations and encounters. Each of the six episodes is devoted to one public figure who embarks on a journey across borders to the unknown. The public figures include - Gabi Gazit - Radio show host, Yoram Yovel - Psychoanalyst, Tal Fridman - Comedian and Actor, Ohad Knoler - Actor,Shifra Horn - Novelist, Michal Yanai - Actress. The series is being produced according to the British Format "Who Do You Think You Are?" of "Wall To Wall Television" Company.

This series helps people reunite with long-lost family members. Investigators pick up the search when the trail has gone cold.

This American television series helps people reunite with long lost family members.

This Australian television series helps people reunite with long lost family members.

British spin-off of the ITV show Long Lost Family.

American spin-off of the TLC show Long Lost Family.

Celebrities embark on a life-changing journey to explore their family history. Alongside their best mate or family member, the celebs will set off on the ultimate road trip as they discover family members they never even knew existed.

People look at their DNA as they look back to see their family's history.

This mini-series looks at people whose lives have been changed through family history research and provides viewers with practical instruction on how to begin searching for one's own roots.

Genealogy show that would be be good if not for overdone audio and flare. It's just made dorky and over fluffed by the drama and dumb music.

Before the popularity of AncestryDNA, journalist and cultural critic Henry Louis Gates, Jr. divulges the family trees of various celebrities, many times with stunning revelations.

Genealogists visit American cities to investigate unverified genealogical claims.

The Genetic Detective follows investigative genetic genealogist CeCe Moore as she uses her unique research skills to transform the face of crime solving.

What secrets run in your blood? This reality series uncovers the hidden identities in family pasts, proving that the best way to know who you are is to know who you came from.

With their own DNA as a roadmap, and $50,000 on the line, four couples must race coast-to-coast and discover a different relative every day.

With the help of one of the UK's leading geneticists, Professor Turi King, Stacey Dooley helps to answer people's burning questions about their family, health or ancestry with a visit to a DNA testing clinic.

In this riveting series premiere, Sarah Jessica Parker embarks on an exciting adventure into the unknown to learn about her family tree. With the help of Ancestry.com, Sarah Jessica's story takes her on not one, but two awe-inspiring journeys first to Northern California and then to Salem, Massachusetts.

Football legend Emmitt Smith is intrigued by a family rumor that his paternal grandmother, Erma Lee Watson, had white ancestry. As he travels deep into rural Alabama to colonial Virginia and beyond on the trail of Erma's great grandmother Mariah, Smith uncovers a story more dramatic than he ever could have imagined.

Since childhood, Lisa Kudrow has known that her grandmother Gertrude had it tough. Gertrude's mother, Meri, perished in the Holocaust. Lisa's father recalls hearing about her death from a young Polish sailor, a cousin named Yuri who was last seen in New York in the late 1940s. Lisa's father never forgot Yuri for warning him and his family to leave their village for safety before the Nazi army invasion. From Los Angeles to Belarus, to the actual village where Meri once lived, Lisa's journey reveals clues leading her to something neither she nor her father ever thought possible.