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| Who Do You Think You Are? | |
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| A green tree on a hill in a green field with the text 'Who Do You Think You Are?' above styled as a family tree | |
| Genre | Documentary |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 13 |
| No. of episodes | 117 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Wall to Wall |
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| Original release | 12 October 2004 – present |
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Who Do You Think You Are? is a British genealogy documentary series that has aired on the BBC since 2004. In each episode, a celebrity traces their family tree. It is made by the production company Wall to Wall. Twelve series have been broadcast, with the twelfth airing from August to October 2015.[1] The show has regularly attracted an audience of more than 6 million viewers.[2] More than ten international adaptations of the show have been produced.
Episodes[]
Series one and two were broadcast on BBC Two, and the first was the channel's highest-rating programme of 2004. This led to episodes being shown on BBC One from the third series onwards. The currentTemplate:When narrator is Cherie Lunghi. Mark Strong took over from David Morrissey after the first series, which was nominated for "Best Factual Series or Strand" in the 2005 BAFTAs.
In the first series, the last ten minutes of each episode featured presenter Adrian Chiles and genealogical researcher Nick Barratt giving tips on tracing a family tree. In 2007, a special episode was broadcast in conjunction with the BBC's "Family Wanted" campaign featuring Nicky Campbell, who was adopted a few days after he was born.[3]
The theme tune was composed by Mark Sayer-Wade, who also provided the background music for earlier episodes. The music for later episodes is provided by Julian Hamlin and Edmund Jolliffe.
The episode featuring Boris Johnson was filmed and set to air in late 2007, but was pulled because at the time of transmission, Johnson was getting ready to run in the London Mayoral election, so the episode was moved to the following series in 2008.[4]
Series 1 (2004)[]
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Series 2 (2006)[]
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Series 3 (2006)[]
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Adoption special (2007)[]
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Series 4 (2007)[]
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Series 5 (2008)[]
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Series 6 (2009)[]
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Series 7 (2010)[]
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Series 8 (2011)[]
| # | Celebrity[8][9] | Original air date | Viewers (millions)[5]
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Series 9 (2012)[]
| # | Celebrity[11] | Original air date | Viewers (millions)[5]
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Series 10 (2013)[]
| # | Celebrity[12] | Original air date | Viewers (millions)[5]
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Series 11 (2014)[]
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Series 12 (2015)[]
On 23 June 2015, the BBC confirmed the lineup for Series 12, which began on 13 August 2015.[16][17]
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Series 13 (2016-17)[]
Template:Update section On 13 July, the line-up for the 13th series was confirmed.[19] The series started on 24 November 2016.
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Awards and nominations[]
The show was nominated for the 2010 BAFTA Television Award for Best Factual Series.[20]
Media releases[]
Series 1 – 11 of Who Do You Think You Are? are available on DVD in the UK (Region 2).
In October 2007, BBC Magazines began issuing Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine, a monthly publication that includes material from the TV series.
The series 1–4 box set of Who Do You Think You Are? is available, distributed by Acorn Media UK.[21]
| Complete Series | Release dates | DVD Extras and Bonus Features |
Number Of Discs | ||
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| Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | |||
| The Complete First Series |
TBA | 5 March 2007 | 17 September 2008 | Unseen Footage, First Steps to Researching Your Family | 3 |
| The Complete Second Series |
TBA | 4 September 2007 | 12 November 2008 | Unseen Footage | 2 |
| The Complete Third Series |
TBA | 12 January 2009 | 18 March 2009 | None | 3 |
| The Complete Fourth Series |
TBA | 3 August 2009 | 20 May 2009 | Special episode in conjunction with the BBC's "Family Wanted" campaign featuring Nicky Campbell, who was adopted a few days after he was born. | 3 |
| The Complete Fifth Series |
TBA | 1 February 2010 | TBA | Three behind-the-scenes features | 3 |
| The Complete Sixth Series |
TBA | 6 September 2010 | TBA | None | 4 |
| The Complete Seventh Series |
TBA | 7 March 2011 | TBA | None | 3 |
| The Complete Eighth Series |
TBA | 20 August 2012[22] | TBA | None | 3 |
| The Complete Ninth Series |
TBA | 5 August 2013[23] | TBA | None | 3 |
| The Complete Tenth Series |
TBA | 22 September 2014[24] | TBA | None | 3 |
| The Complete Eleventh Series |
TBA | 10 November 2014[25] | TBA | Who Do They Think They Are?: 10 Years, 100 Shows | 3 |
Other countries[]
The format of the series has proved popular around the world and the BBC has licensed it to many foreign television companies, who have produced their own individual versions:
TVP1 has aired a Polish version, called Sekrety rodzinne, which was broadcast from November 2006 to March 2007.
In September 2007, a first series of Canadian version, consisting of 13 episodes, aired on CBC Television.
An Australian version aired on SBS in January 2008, after six episodes of the BBC version had been shown; the BBC programmes were those featuring Stephen Fry, Bill Oddie, Julia Sawalha, Jeremy Clarkson, Gurinder Chadha, and Nigella Lawson.
In 2008, ARD's Das Erste aired the German version, called Das Geheimnis meiner Familie ("The secret of my family"). They aired four episodes featuring Marie-Luise Marjan, Armin Rohde, Christine Neubauer and Peter Maffay.
Ireland's national broadcaster RTÉ has aired two series of Irish version of Who Do You Think You Are? in autumn 2008 and autumn 2009. The Irish version has included internationally recognised names such as Ardal O'Hanlon, Dana, Rosanna Davison, and Dermot Gavin.[26][27] The British version of the show already airs on TG4 in Ireland.
Sveriges Television, the Swedish public service broadcaster, aired a Swedish version called Vem tror du att du är? in 2009. Later that year, in May and June, they also aired the BBC episodes featuring Stephen Fry, Jeremy Irons, Nigella Lawson, John Hurt, and Jane Horrocks.
Also on 31 May 2009, South African station SABC2 premiered its version, split into two parts, featuring local personalities.[28]
An American adaptation of the show premiered on 5 March 2010 on NBC. In Britain, this began airing on BBC One on Sunday 13 June 2010.
In 2010, the Dutch version called Verborgen Verleden ("Hidden Past") of the show started. Thus far, four series of eight episodes each have been produced in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. From 2005 to 2008, four series of the show Verre Verwanten ("Distant Relatives") were shown on Dutch television.
In September 2010, the Danish TV station Danmarks Radio aired the first episode of the Danish version, called Ved du hvem du er?.
On 1 September 2010, France 2 aired two episodes of the French version, Retour aux Sources, featuring Vincent Pérez and Clémentine Célarié [29]
In January 2011, the Norwegian TV station NRK started to air the Norwegian version, called Hvem tror du at du er?
Starting on 9 January 2012, Finland's national public-broadcasting company, YLE, aired 15 episodes of the Finnish version, called Kuka oikein olet?, in which local public figures searched for their origins.[30]
A furthering of the concept was developed for American public broadcast TV, called Finding Your Roots, with Henry Louis Gates. This series adds DNA profiling to the format; including Y-chromosome DNA, mitochondrial DNA and autosomal DNA analyses to infer both ancient and recent genetic relationships. The series started airing on 25 March 2012.[citation needed]
In January 2013, Czech broadcaster ČT started broadcasting their version of this show, called Tajemství rodu ("The secret of the lineage").[31]
Starting 15 January 2013, RTP1 broadcast a Portuguese version called Quem É que Tu Pensas Que És? ("Who Do You Think You Are?") at the 10:30 pm timeslot. The first season featured such names as the comedian Herman José, the actresses Maria do Céu Guerra and Maria João Abreu, the musician Zé Pedro from the Xutos & Pontapés rock band and the fadista Camané.[citation needed]
International versions[]
| Country | Local Name | Network | Air Dates |
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 Australia
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Who Do You Think You Are? | SBS One | January 2008 – present |
 CanadaFile:Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec |
Who Do You Think You Are? | CBC Television | 11 October 2007 – 31 January 2008 |
| Qui êtes-vous? | ICI Radio-Canada Télé | 8 November 2013 | |
 Czech Republic
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Tajemství rodu | ČT1 | 9 January 2013 |
 Denmark
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Ved du hvem du er? | DR1 | 15 September 2010 – 17 March 2012 |
| File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | Kuka oikein olet? | Yle TV1 | 9 January 2012 |
 France
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Retour aux Sources | France 2 | 1 September 2010 |
 Germany
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Das Geheimnis meiner Familie | Das Erste | 31 March 2008 – |
 Ireland
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Who Do You Think You Are | RTÉ One | 15 September 2008 – 19 October 2009 |
 Israel
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Mi Ata Hoshev She'ata | Channel 1 | 4 February 2010 |
 Netherlands
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Verborgen verleden | Nederland 2 | 29 September 2010 – present |
 Norway
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Hvem tror du at du er? | NRK1 | January 2011 – present |
| File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | Sekrety rodzinne | TVP1 | November 2006 – March 2007 |
| File:Flag of Portugal.svg.png Portugal | Quem É que Tu Pensas Que És? | RTP1 | 15 January 2013 |
 Russia
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Моя родословная | Channel One Russia | 1 July 2009 – 12 February 2011 |
 South Africa
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Who Do You Think You Are? | SABC2 | 31 May 2009 |
 Sweden
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Vem tror du att du är? | SVT1 | Spring 2009 |
 United States
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Who Do You Think You Are? | NBC (2010–12) TLC (2013–present) |
5 March 2010 – present |
Similar programmes[]
BBC Wales has a similar series called Coming Home, which is made by Yellow Duck Productions and features celebrities with a Welsh background.[32][33] In 2007, Wall to Wall developed You Don't Know You're Born for ITV1. The series saw various celebrities taking on their ancestors' jobs. UKTV broadcast My Famous Family in 2007.
A short parody sketch of the show featured in the first series of The Armstrong and Miller Show in which Alexander Armstrong plays a fictionalised version of himself, discovering that his paternal grandfather and maternal grandmother were a child molester and a brothel-owner, respectively.[citation needed]
Notes[]
- ↑ "BBC One Who do you think you are?". Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ↑ "6.4 million uncover Davina's family history". Digital Spy. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ↑ "Who Do You Think You Are? with Nicky Campbell". Who Do You Think You Are. 11 July 2007. BBC. BBC Two.
- ↑ Meet Sir Alan Sugar, the Del Boy business tsar, who faces storm over Apprentice 'conflict' Daily Mail, 10 June 2009
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 "Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ↑ Nigella Lawson. BBC Who Do You Think You Are?, 26 September 2006; retrieved 5 October 2008.
- ↑ "Bruce Forsyth Traces Family History". BBC News. 17 June 2010.
- ↑ "Featured Articles – BBC launching new series of Who Do You Think You Are?". TheGenealogist.co.uk. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
- ↑ Submitted by mattelton (12 April 2011). "This year's Who Do You Think You Are? celebrities revealed". Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine. Retrieved 20 October 2012. Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
|publisher=(help) - ↑ richardm56 (1 August 2011). "Yup. Sep 28, 9pm BBC1". Twitter. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ↑ Elton, Matt (9 February 2012). "Who Do You Think You Are? 2012: new series celebrities revealed". Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine. Retrieved 20 October 2012. Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Who Do You Think You Are? 2013: new celebrities revealed". Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ↑ "Who Do They Think They Are?: 10 Years, 100 Shows". BBC. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ↑ "Who Do You Think You Are? Julie Walters". BBC. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ↑ Furness, Hannah (9 August 2014). "Tearful Brian Blessed overcome as he discovers 'real-life Oliver Twist' in the family". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ↑ Greenwood, Carl (22 June 2015). "Who Do You Think You Are returns with Paul Hollywood, Derek Jacobi and Jerry Hall". The Mirror. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ↑ "Who Do You Think You Are?". BBC. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ↑ "BBC reveals WDYTYA? 2015 running order". Who Do You Think You Are Magazine. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ Methven, Nicola (13 July 2016). "Danny Dyer discovers he is related to royalty during making of BBC documentary". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ↑ "Television Awards Winners in 2010". BAFTA. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ↑ "AcornMediaUk.com is coming soon". Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ↑ "Who Do You Think You Are? Series Eight [DVD]: Alan Carr, June Brown, J. K. Rowling, Larry Lamb, Robin Gibb, Emilia Fox: Film & TV". Amazon.co.uk. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
- ↑ "Who Do You Think You Are? Series Nine [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ↑ "Who Do You Think You Are? Series 10 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ↑ "Who Do You Think You Are? Series 11 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ↑ "Who Do You Think You Are%3F (Irish TV series)". RTÉ. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ↑ About The Show {Series 2} Who Do You Think You Are? RTÉ
- ↑ "Who Do You Think You Are? (SA)". TVSA. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ↑ "Retour aux sources, TV Show", Facebook.
- ↑ "Sarja: Kuka oikein olet? Ohjelmat Yle.fi". YLE. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ↑ "Tajemství rodu" (in Czech). Ceskatelevize.cz. 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2014. Unknown parameter
|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ↑ "Coming Home, Coming Soon". South East Wales. BBC Wales. 11 July 2007.
- ↑ "Coming Home Coming Soon". Mid Wales. BBC Wales. 28 January 2008.
References[]
- "Who Do You Think You Are? Series one: Celebrity Gallery". BBC History.
- "Who Do You Think You Are? Series two: Celebrity Gallery". BBC History.
- "Who Do You Think You Are? Series three: Celebrity Gallery". BBC History.
- "Who Do You Think You Are? Series four: Celebrity Gallery". BBC History.
- "Who Do You Think You Are? Series five: Celebrity Gallery". BBC History.
- "Who Do You Think You Are? NBC Info Page With Celebrity Links". Footnote.com.
External links[]
- Who Do You Think You Are? at BBC Online
- Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine BBC
- Who Do You Think You Are? Story
- Family History at BBC Online
- Who Do You Think You Are? on IMDb
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