Some vague facts her mum
told her about Scandinavian
roots before she died led
Kate Winslet to contact the
genealogy show.
The actress was delighted to be told that she does
have Swedish heritage – but her joy turned to tears
when she discovered her great-great-great-great
grandparents Anders and Anna were slaves.
‘Anna couldn’t even produce milk for their baby
because she was starving,’ says Kate. ‘Anders
was sentenced to 35 lashes for stealing potatoes
and died in prison. I was crying my eyes out.’T V INSIDER
WHAT NOT TO MISS OUT ON THIS WEEK
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emarkable photography
allows us to follow some of
the planet’s most spectacular
animals from our armchairs.
The series gets off to a grand start,
trailing a thousand mighty elephants
at a crucial gathering in Northern
Kenya as they face threats from
predators and poachers.
Other shows focus on 100,
caribou as they undertake the world’s
longest land migration through the
Arctic, and thousands of zebras
facing hostile lions en route to Nxai
Pan National Park in Botswana.We’ve already seen youngsters get in on the
act with baps and buns on Junior Bake Off.
Now they’re having a go at giving guests the
full three-course treatment.
Top chef Allegra McEvedy and First
Dates’ Fred Sirieix are the hosts putting 10
to 14-year-olds through their paces to find aSTEP UP TO THE
PLATE Mon 9.30am CBBC
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STEP UP TOTHE
PLATE Mon 9.30am CBBCWHO DO YOU
THINK YOU ARE?
Mon 9pm BBC Onerld’s
eaiNEW
■ The set might look
like an old warehouse
but it’s a studio in
Manchester.
■ The lift is fake. It
doesn’t go up, it just
opens its doors.
■ The most money
offered by a Dragon
was £250,000, when
Theo Paphitis invested
in a website, Zapper.
■ Peter Jones called
rival Duncan Ballantyne
a ‘sly little s***’ in the
very first episode.Dragon facts
There’s a fearsome new Dragon as
the long-running series returns –
Sara Davies, who built a multi-million
pound crafting empire and is as sharp
as a blade. The opening episodeincludes a pitch from inventor Tom
Keen, who has come up with an
innovative toilet cleaner. But will he
get a bum deal from the Dragons?
And ex-pub landlord Paul causes a
stir with his devil-themed spice rum,
helped by a rock band, a lot
of smoke and a bottle of
tonic water!DRAGONS’ DEN
Sun 8pm BBC TwoNEW
Fiery... Touker Suleyman,
new Dragon Sara Davies,
Deborah Meaden, Tej
Lalvani and Peter JonesThere’s a fearsome new Dragon as
the long-running series returns –
Sara Davies, who built a multi-million
pound crafting empire and is as sharp
as a blade. The opening episodeincludes a pitch from inventor Tom
Keen, who has come up with an
innovative toilet cleaner. But will he
get a bum deal from the Dragons?
And ex-pub landlord Paul causes a
stir with his devil-themed spice rum,
helped by a rock band, a lot
of smoke and a bottle of
tonic water!DRAGONS’DEN
Sun 8pm BBC TwoNEW
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