Rory Bremner

Episode number: 1

Overview: In Holland and Germany, Rory Bremner delves into the wartime experiences of the father he didn't know very well.

Fiona Bruce

Episode number: 2

Overview: Fiona Bruce discovers the sad truth behind her great-grandfather's mysterious death, and returns to her family's ancestral home.

Rick Stein

Episode number: 3

Zoe Wanamaker

Episode number: 4

Overview: Actress Zoe Wanamaker traces the roots of her family back to the Ukraine via America and the anti-communist witch-hunt that caused her father Sam to flee to the UK.

Kevin Whately

Episode number: 5

Overview: Actor Kevin Whately discovers that his ancestors were amongst the richest and most powerful men of the 17th century.

Davina McCall

Episode number: 6

Overview: Davina McCall makes some intriguing and shocking discoveries as she delves into her family's past, hoping to learn more about her maternal French heritage.

Chris Moyles

Episode number: 7

Overview: Known for his outspoken views, Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles finds himself getting unexpectedly emotional as he goes back to his Irish roots.

Kate Humble

Episode number: 8

Overview: TV presenter Kate Humble knows little about her family history. What she does know is that her paternal grandfather was a test pilot, and she believes her maternal grandfather ended up in Colditz. On the trail of her grandfather Bill Humble, who was a test pilot during the Second World War, Kate visits the RAF Museum. She is astonished to discover what a legend Bill was in flying circles, and is amazed to see his daredevil flying for herself in archive film held there.

David Mitchell

Episode number: 9

Overview: Actor and comedian David Mitchell goes in search of his Scottish roots.

Kim Cattrall

Episode number: 10

Overview: Liverpool-born Kim Cattrall sets out to solve a family mystery that has endured for more than seventy years, the disappearance of her grandfather.

Martin Freeman

Episode number: 11

Overview: With his dad having died when he was 10 and his parents having divorced some years before, Martin Freeman tries to find out the paternal side of his family history.