Comedian Paul Merton was very close to his late mum, and he knows that her Irish parents died when she was very young. Her father was a shadowy figure said to have been lost at sea. Paul pieces together his grandfather's story and discovers that he was involved in some of the key events leading to Irish independence in the 1920s, and that the true circumstances of his death were different from the story that has been handed down. In London, on his father's side, Paul traces a great-great-grandmother who was sent to prison for her part in an assault... involving a banjo.
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Show Name....... Who Do You Think You Are?
Rating.......... 8.9 [********--]
Premiered....... 2004-10-11
Type............ Documentary
Genre........... History
Plot............ Series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past
Cast............ Mark Strong ... Narrator
Cast............ Cherie Lunghi ... Narrator
Cast............ David Morrissey ... Narrator
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Network......... BBC One
Country......... United Kingdom
Language........ English
Runtime......... 60 mins
Status.......... Running
Air Date........ Wednesday 21:00
URL............. http://www.tvmaze.com/shows/4366/who-do-you-think-you-are
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Episode Name.... Paul Merton
Season.......... 16x06
Plot............ Comedian Paul Merton was very close to his late mum, and he knows that her Irish parents died when she was very young. Her father was a shadowy figure said to have been lost at sea. Paul pieces together his grandfather's story and discovers that he was involved in some of the key events leading to Irish independence in the 1920s, and that the true circumstances of his death were different from the story that has been handed down. In London, on his father's side, Paul traces a great-great-grandmother who was sent to prison for her part in an assault... involving a banjo
Runtime......... 60 mins
Air Date........ 2019-08-28 Wednesday, 15:00
URL............. http://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/1696891/who-do-you-think-you-are-16x06-paul-merton
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Episode Name.... Sharon Osbourne
Season.......... 16x07
Plot............ Sharon Osbourne is open about her less-than-idyllic childhood and her remote relationship with her mother, but as she delves into her maternal family history and uncovers the difficult circumstances of her mother's and grandmother's lives, she is moved by what she discovers, from family break-up to a brush with the law. Further back, Sharon is astonished to discover that her great-grandmother was born in the United States, but as Sharon digs deeper in to the story she realises it's a case of the American Dream gone wrong. Sharon's great-great-grandparents, lured by the promise of work in a cotton mill town advertised as paradise, found the harsh reality very different
Runtime......... 60 mins
Air Date........ 2019-09-04 Wednesday, 15:00
URL............. http://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/1702201/who-do-you-think-you-are-16x07-sharon-osbourne
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