About this season
Celebrities investigate their Welsh heritage.
Episodes (4)
1. Sian Phillips
Aired 27 November 2015 • 30 min
Legendary stage and film actress Siân Phillips makes an emotional journey in search of her early Welsh ancestors and relives a moving performance from her childhood.
2. Ben Miller
Aired 4 December 2015 • 30 min
Comedian and actor Ben Miller makes a long-cherished personal journey in search of his Welsh ancestors, discovering a tale of heroism in WWI and a surprising family link to the White House.
3. Jeremy Bowen
Aired 11 December 2015 • 30 min
Jeremy Bowen - the veteran BBC Middle East editor - makes an emotional journey in search of his Welsh ancestry, where he learns of his great-great grandfather's early life as a child labourer and follows in the footsteps of his father, who reported on one of Wales's worst peacetime disasters.
4. Iwan Thomas
Aired 18 December 2015 • 30 min
Iwan Thomas traces his Welsh ancestry and discovers his great-great-grandfather's spectacular rags-to-riches story and the fortunes he made and lost in his lifetime.