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Who Do You Think You Are? My Ancestor was a Watch and Clock Maker: Episode 42
Written by Adèle Emm
Narrated by Olivia Mace
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Adèle Emm explores the complex craft that quite literally kept things ticking
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Who Do You Think You Are? My Ancestor was a seamstress: Episode 61 Who Do You Think You Are? My Family Hero: My Pacifist Ancestor: Episode 22 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWho Do You Think You Are? My Family Hero: My Ancestor Fought at Waterloo: Episode 26 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWho Do You Think You Are? Amanda Holden: Episode 12 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWho Do You Think You Are? My Eureka Moment: My Ancestor Grew up in an Orphanage: Episode 24 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWho Do You Think You Are? New Series preview: Episode 6 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWho Do You Think You Are? My Ancestor was a Watch and Clock Maker: Episode 42 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWho Do You Think You Are? My Eureka Moment: A Signature Helped Identify My Ancestor: Episode 31 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWho Do You Think You Are? My Ancestors Were Victims of the Clerkenwell Outrage: Episode 27 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWho Do You Think You Are? I Stood in the spot where they found her body: Episode 39 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWho Do You Think You Are? My Eureka Moment:WDYTYA Magazine Smashed my Brick Wall: Episode 35 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWho Do You Think You Are? Mark Gatiss: Episode 53 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWho Do You Think You Are? My Ancestors Were Celebrated Tightrope Walkers: Episode 40 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWho Do You Think You Are? My Eureka Moment: Street Directories Led to my Brighton Kin: Episode 43 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWho Do You Think You Are? My Family Hero: The Governor of Assam: Episode 45 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWho Do You Think You Are? Reader's Story: I'm Intrigued by my Bigamous Ancestor: Episode 54 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWho Do You Think You Are? My Eureka Moment:A Marriage Tipoff gave me a big Breakthrough: Episode 50 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWho Do You Think You Are? Songs of Festive Joy: Episode 60 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWho Do You Think You Are? Reader's Story: Our Theatrical Ancestors: Episode 64 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWho Do You Think You Are? My Family Hero: My Ancestors Survived the Stargate Colliery Explosion: Episode 52 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWho Do You Think You Are? Gardening Clubs: Episode 48 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWho Do You Think You Are? My Eureka Moment: A will solved the case of a missing fortune: Episode 57 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWho Do You Think You Are? My Eureka Moment: A Private Member Tree: Episode 62 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWho Do You Think You Are? My Eureka Moment: A Civil Service Record: Episode 66 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
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