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My Famous Family

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We are all related to someone who has changed the course of our nation’s history and yet few of us know it.

My Famous Family is a new type of genealogy and history programme / format, in which an “ordinary” member of the public is taken on a journey back through their family tree and shown that they are in fact related to a very famous historical figure. Someone who they never would have dreamt was part of their family. The premise is that we are all related to someone who has changed the course of our nation’s history, if we but knew it. This series not only provides a biography of the famous ancestor but also gives a fresh perspective on how we used to live, work and play, and how that has shaped our lives today. In each programme the personal search of the present-day person takes them back to landmark moments in history, providing viewers with a broad historical view of their country’s history. The end point of each film is the dramatic moment when the famous persons identity is revealed to the ordinary person and all the disparate parts of their journey slots into place.

Programme Information

  • Genre: History

  • Subgenre: Factual

  • Producers: FULCRUM PRODUCTION LTD

  • Broadcaster: n/a

  • Duration: 5 x 45'

  • Tags: Genealogy History Family

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