Richard Mellick
Narrator
Who Do You Think You Are? (2008)
Season 12
Australian celebrities play detective as they go in search of their family history, revealing secrets from the past. Along the way there will be scandal, adultery, pioneers, bushrangers, artists and royalty. Join the trail of discovery to uncover where these celebrities came from as they find out just who they think they are.
Released Jan. 13, 2008
Episode 50 min
2+
Genres: Biography, Documentary, History
Keywords: tmdb.ancestry, imdb.oceania, imdb.ancestor, imdb.question-in-title, imdb.question-mark-in-title, imdb.heritage, imdb.generation + 8 more, tmdb.genealogy, imdb.celebrity, imdb.australian, imdb.journey, imdb.genetics, imdb.family-relationships, imdb.identity, imdb.ancestry
Production Companies: ScreenWest, Artemis International, Serendipity Productions
Network: SBS
S12E1 - Celia Pacquola
When Celia Pacquola digs into her beloved mum's family, she finds her three times Scottish great grandfather, John Rae, was Sydney's first Town Clerk.
June 8, 2021, midnight
S12E2 - Malcolm Turnbull
When Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull opens the book on his family history, curiosity turns to fascination when he discovers a mysterious unclaimed fortune.
June 15, 2021, midnight
S12E3 - Denise Drysdale
Denise Drysdale takes a DNA test, and it’s no surprise to find her family hails from Scotland. But it is a shock to discover she also has DNA links to Northern Ireland. Denise finds her maternal 3 times great grandparents, John and Mary Fanning, left Northern Ireland with their children, and miraculously survived an horrific voyage to Australia. On her father's side, Denise uncovers the humour she’s looking for, in her great grandmother Betsy Drysdale, but the flip side of Betsy’s life is one of a sad struggle with alcoholism and despair.
June 22, 2021, midnight
S12E4 - Jeff Fatt
Jeff Fatt, famous as the Purple Wiggle, knows his Chinese roots go back four generations into Australia's history, but he wants details of why those ancestors came to Australia.
June 29, 2021, midnight
S12E5 - Uncle Jack Charles
Actor, former self-described 'serial pest', and member of the Stolen Generation, Uncle Jack Charles has never known the love of a parent. He will uncover details of the father he never knew.
July 6, 2021, midnight
S12E6 - Grant Denyer
July 13, 2021, midnight
S12E7 - Chris Bath
July 20, 2021, midnight
S12E8 - Natalie Bassingthwaighte
July 27, 2021, midnight
Network: SBS
Episode Runtime: 50 min.
Season Runtime: 50 min.
Released: Jan. 13, 2008
Last Air Date: July 1, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR / 2+
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