WEDNESDAY 25 OCTOBER
Documentary
Who Do You Think You Are?
9:00pm - 10:00pm
BBC1 London & South East
VIDEO Plus+: 9090
Subtitles, audio description, widescreen
8/8-Julia Sawalha
Actress Julia Sawalha already knows a little about her past: her father is Jordanian and his ancestors were Bedouins. But she's initially more intrigued by her English mother's family history about which she knows nothing other than, like seemingly millions of English families, they "came over with the Huguenots". Inspired by her success at tracking down this set of ancestors all the way back to 17th-century Normandy, she then turns her attention to her father's family. It's a tricky task as he doesn't even know his own birth date, let alone have written records about his parents. Julia's an engaging companion on her journey, displaying such an angelic expression of interest and delight at every discovery, you can't help but be charmed by her.
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