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Who Do You Think You Are?
S8.E2
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J K Rowling

  • Episode aired Aug 17, 2011
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J.K. Rowling in Who Do You Think You Are? (2004)
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Best Selling Author JK Rowling sets out to investigate her french roots. She has always been interested in her late mother's french ancestry but knows little about it. Her journey begins in ... Read allBest Selling Author JK Rowling sets out to investigate her french roots. She has always been interested in her late mother's french ancestry but knows little about it. Her journey begins in Edinburgh and then to the Savoy in London, and eventually to Paris.Best Selling Author JK Rowling sets out to investigate her french roots. She has always been interested in her late mother's french ancestry but knows little about it. Her journey begins in Edinburgh and then to the Savoy in London, and eventually to Paris.

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