Words by: Tricia MartinTV REALITY
Film star Kate Winslet looks
into her Swedish roots
and learns of a relative
who was a drummer
boy in the army, while
presenter Mark Wright
explores his Spanish
and Jewish heritage,
and hears about an
ancestor tortured during
the Spanish Inquisition.
And as the first father
and son to take part in
the series, Michael and
Jack Whitehall
uncover their link to
the Newport Rising of
1839, the last large-
scale armed rebellion
against authority in Britain.
We’ll have to wait to see
what revelations are in
store for media
personality and music
mogul Sharon
Osbourne, Bond star
Naomie Harris and
comedians Paul
Merton and Katherine
Ryan. But we do know
that one celebrity uncovers
an ancestor burned at the
stake and another
unearths an assault
involving a banjo!
There’s
swordsmanship and
diamond trading, cod
fishing and an American
Dream gone wrong.
And the series will take
our celebrities to the likes of
Grenada, Jamaica, Sweden and Spain as they
tackle challenging truths and embark on
extraordinary journeys, learning about the
history that shaped the people they are today.
ALSO IN THIS SERIES...
KATE WINSLETJACK & MICHAEL
WHITEHALLSHARON
OSBOURNENAOMIE
HARRIS