Who Do You Think You Are Series

Adele Emm stitches together a history of this clothesmaking trade

When Jennifer Hobhouse Balme inherited a trunk of her great aunt Emily’s papers, she realised what an incredible woman she’d been…

One of history’s bloodiest battles took place 200 years ago this June. Dr David Moore’s 3x great grandfather risked his life in the fray…

WDYTYA? made Amanda Holden’s dream come true by uncovering her French roots (including vineyard owners to boot), but it wasn’t all plain sailing as Claire Vaughan found out when she met the programme makers.

Intrigued by her great grandfather’s second marriage when his first wife was still very much alive, Jean Dixon unearthed a scandalous and long-buried family secret, she tells Claire Vaughan.

The wait is nearly over. Series 13 of Who Do You Think You Are is almost here. Claire Vaughn talks to the team behind the next series

Adèle Emm explores the complex craft that quite literally kept things ticking

Vivienne Luke, of Hobart, Tasmania, could find no details of her great grandfather John Kempthorne prior to 1881. It was a signature that was the key to his true identity, she tells Claire Vaughan

An explosion outside a Victorian prison had a devastating effect on the lives of Anita Horne’s London forebears. Gail Dixon discovers the human cost behind the tragedy

Jane Seymour’s episode was a harrowing tale of two Jewish sisters’ survival in Nazi Europe during the Second World War. Claire Vaughan spoke to Jane and the crew about their research and experiences.

Reading a letter printed in our magazine connected Caroline Hill with Canadian cousins she never knew she had – and solved the mystery of her maiden name, writes Gail Dixon

Mark Gatiss held us spellbound when he told his Who Do You Think You Are story, complete with vampires, murder and Irish royalty

Vivien Concannon has been delighted to discover more about her daring forebears who thrilled the nation.

Jackie Dinnis wanted to discover more about the life of her Victorian family in between censuses. As Gail Dixon explains, old street maps unlocked a wealth of information

Ann Kissane’s ancestor Michael Keane escaped poverty and famine in County Kerry to become a celebrated statesman

Dr Michael Barnish counts Charles Darwin among his distant family, but the tangled lives of his closer relations have also proved fascinating.

Lynne Ludlow spent years searching for her elusive grandfather, before a hint on the Who Do You Think You Are magazine's forum helped solve the mystery

Forget the tinsel and the flashy displays of consumerism – it’s carol singers who capture the true essence of Christmas.

A tantalising story about an opera singer inspired Ray and Diane McClure's research, which uncovered a tragic comedian and a world-famous composer

Sue Browle's forebears were among the few who escaped one of County Durham's mopst notorious mining disasters

Provincial garden clubs have occupied the winter evenings of horticulturalists for several centuries. After all, gardening is one of the most agreeable and humanising of pursuits

Jill Wright had heard family tales of Scottish roots and a lost inheritance. Court cases and old records linked her to her rightful ancestors

Sally Meeks' ancestor, Edmund Parfitt, disappeared from the censuses. Without another researcher's help, she would still be faced with a brick wall

A sworn testament giving an ancestor's precise date of birth tore down a brick wall in Christa Stevens' family tree