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Lost connections and unfamiliar histories are revealed as celebrities trace their family trees. Discover stories of courage, joy, sacrifice and resilience - everyone has a tale to tell.

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Upcoming Releases

Channel	Episode	Time
BBC One Upcoming Release	Series 23 · Adeel Akhtar Adeel Akhtar wants to know how his ancestors came from India to Kenya and makes a surprising discovery that his roots in the country run deeper than he ever imagined.	Your Time Thu 23 Jul · 20:00 UK Thu 23 Jul · 20:00

Channel

BBC One

Upcoming Release

Episode

Series 23 · Adeel Akhtar

Series 23 Adeel Akhtar

Adeel Akhtar wants to know how his ancestors came from India to Kenya and makes a surprising discovery that his roots in the country run deeper than he ever imagined.

Time

Your Time

Thu 23 Jul · 20:00

UK

Thu 23 Jul · 20:00

Repeats

Channel	Episode	Time
BBC Two Recent	Who Do You Think You Are? Ruth Madeley unearths a long-buried family secret about an adoption, and a mystery that requires DNA testing and meticulous genealogical detective work to uncover a lost ancestor.	Your Time Sun 19 Jul · 01:00 UK Sun 19 Jul · 01:00
BBC One Repeat	Series 23 · Toby Jones Series 23: Toby Jones Toby Jones explores an extraordinary acting dynasty on his mum’s side, and he is determined to discover whether his dad’s stories of a connection to India are fact or fiction. ⏱ 58 mins	Your Time Mon 20 Jul · 22:30 UK Mon 20 Jul · 22:30
BBC Two Repeat	Who Do You Think You Are? Toby Jones explores an extraordinary acting dynasty on his mum’s side, and he is determined to discover whether his dad’s stories of a connection to India are fact or fiction.	Your Time Sun 26 Jul · 01:05 UK Sun 26 Jul · 01:05
BBC One Repeat	Who Do You Think You Are? Adeel Akhtar wants to know how his ancestors came from India to Kenya and makes a surprising discovery that his roots in the country run deeper than he ever imagined.	Your Time Sun 26 Jul · 23:00 UK Sun 26 Jul · 23:00

Channel

BBC Two

Repeat

Episode

Who Do You Think You Are?

Ruth Madeley unearths a long-buried family secret about an adoption, and a mystery that requires DNA testing and meticulous genealogical detective work to uncover a lost ancestor.

Time

Your Time

Sun 19 Jul · 01:00

UK

Sun 19 Jul · 01:00

Channel

BBC One

Repeat

Episode

Series 23 · Toby Jones

Toby Jones explores an extraordinary acting dynasty on his mum’s side, and he is determined to discover whether his dad’s stories of a connection to India are fact or fiction.

⏱ 58 mins

Time

Your Time

Mon 20 Jul · 22:30

UK

Mon 20 Jul · 22:30

Available for Streaming

Series 22 8. Diane Morgan

8. Diane Morgan

Setting aside her clueless historian persona Philomena Cunk, Diane Morgan is unsettled and amused by having to genuinely go in search of the truth to reveal her family history.

Duration: 58 mins First broadcast: 10 Jun 2025

Availability: Available for 23 days (until 10 Jun 2026)

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Series 22 7. Will Young

7. Will Young

Will Young learns about his grandfather’s time as a prisoner of war in World War II. Delving further back, Will finds a connection to one of medieval history’s biggest villains and a king.

Duration: 58 mins First broadcast: 9pm 3 Jun 2025

Availability: Available for 23 days (until 10 Jun 2026)

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Series 22 6. Fred Sirieix

6. Fred Sirieix

From the French battlefields of the First World War to a romance worthy of First Dates, maitre d’ and presenter Fred Sirieix goes to France to explore his family tree.

Duration: 58 mins First broadcast: 9pm 27 May 2025

Availability: Available for 23 days (until 10 Jun 2026)

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Series 22 5. Aisling Bea

5. Aisling Bea

Comedian Aisling Bea finds moments of genuine connection in her family tree, with stories of female resilience and a relative who fought for Irish independence and culture.

Duration: 58 mins First broadcast: 9pm 20 May 2025

Availability: Available for 23 days (until 10 Jun 2026)

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Series 22 4. Layton Williams

4. Layton Williams

Actor Layton Williams finds generations of Londoners in his family and is delighted to find they walked the same streets as him. In Jamaica, he makes some distressing discoveries.

Duration: 58 mins First broadcast: 9pm 12 May 2025

Availability: Available for 23 days (until 10 Jun 2026)

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Series 22 3. Ross Kemp

3. Ross Kemp

Ross Kemp's ancestral detective hunt leads to a marine drummer boy from the Napoleonic era and his great-grandfather’s experiences in the merchant navy during two world wars.

Duration: 58 mins First broadcast: 9pm 6 May 2025

Availability: Available for 23 days (until 10 Jun 2026)

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Series 22 2. Mishal Husain

2. Mishal Husain

In an unexpected twist, Mishal Husain’s journey into her family tree takes her from India to the east coast of the USA, where she discovers some revolutionary ancestors.

Duration: 58 mins First broadcast: 9pm 29 Apr 2025

Availability: Available for 23 days (until 10 Jun 2026)

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Series 22 1. Andrew Garfield

1. Andrew Garfield

Worthy of a film plot line, Andrew Garfield’s family history takes him from Nazi-occupied Poland to early Hollywood glamour as he uncovers stories which veer from tragedy to hope.

Duration: 58 mins First broadcast: 9pm 22 Apr 2025

Availability: Available for 23 days (until 10 Jun 2026)

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Who Do You Think You Are? FAQs

When is Who Do You Think You Are? next on?

The next broadcast of Who Do You Think You Are? airs at Mon 20 Jul · 22:30(UK: Mon 20 Jul · 22:30) on BBC One.

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Who Do You Think You Are? returns on BBC One next. Check the listings above for every upcoming airing.

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