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  • 2024-05-07T09:00:00Z on SBS
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  • 5h (5 episodes)
  • Australia
  • English
  • Documentary
Well-known Australians play detective as they go in search of their family history, revealing secrets from the past. Taking us to all corners of Australia and the globe are six stories of individuals seeking to find the definitive answer to where they came from. Along the way secrets are uncovered and histories are revealed—from adultery and madness to children born out of wedlock and even the whiff of a right royal scandal—with each individual discovering that their ancestors form an integral part of not only their own identity, but that of the nation. Combining emotional and personal journeys with big-picture history, these inspiring and sometimes challenging stories remind us how Australians have come to be the people that we are today. Considering Australia’s multicultural background, this is a global story, with each celebrity tracing their ancestors around the world. They travel to the places where their forebears would have lived, loved and died, and learn about the hardships and hurdles their ancestors overcame. This is a fascinating chronicle of the social, ethnic and cultural evolution of Australia’s national identity.

8 episodes

Season Premiere

2024-05-07T09:00:00Z

15x01 Manu Feildel

Season Premiere

15x01 Manu Feildel

  • 2024-05-07T09:00:00Z1h

On this episode of 'Who Do You Think You Are?', popular chef Manu Feildel discovers generations of culinary excellence in his mother's family and reconnects with his father in an emotional reunion.

2024-05-14T09:00:00Z

15x02 Miranda Otto

15x02 Miranda Otto

  • 2024-05-14T09:00:00Z1h

Actor, Miranda Otto has long been curious to know if her dad Barry Otto's unique and eccentric character was inherited.

On this episode of 'Who Do You Think You Are?', with little knowledge of Barry's family history, Miranda takes a DNA test which produces life-changing results.

2024-05-21T09:00:00Z

15x03 Kathy Lette

15x03 Kathy Lette

  • 2024-05-21T09:00:00Z1h

Chasing maverick characters across the globe, feminist author, Kathy Lette is thrilled to discover formidable females in Norway, and a resilient First Fleet convict who fought in one of the bloodiest battles of the American War of Independence.

2024-05-28T09:00:00Z

15x04 Wayne Blair

15x04 Wayne Blair

  • 2024-05-28T09:00:00Z1h

Actor and director, Wayne Blair discovers his maternal Great Grandfather was one of the last survivors of the Woppaburra people from Queensland's Keppel Islands.

And while searching for his paternal Great Grandfather, Wayne uncovers an extraordinary twist.

2024-06-04T09:00:00Z

15x05 Pat Rafter

15x05 Pat Rafter

  • 2024-06-04T09:00:00Z1h

Former world number one tennis champion, Pat Rafter, looks into a story of scandal on his mother's side and uncovers a surprising family fortune.

Fearing something contentious is buried in his paternal ancestry, Pat is confronted by his two times Great Grandfather's violent past.

2024-06-11T09:00:00Z

15x06 Melissa Doyle

15x06 Melissa Doyle

  • 2024-06-11T09:00:00Z1h

Journalist, Melissa Doyle, sees her family tree come to life as she discovers the first of her paternal ancestors to cross the ocean to Australia, and on her maternal side, to travel to New Zealand.

2024-06-18T09:00:00Z

15x07 Stephen Curry

15x07 Stephen Curry

  • 2024-06-18T09:00:00Z1h

Actor, Stephen Curry discovers a paternal family connection to treasures from Bronze Age Britain and, on his mother's side, a courageous, whistle-blowing goldrush banker.

2024-06-25T09:00:00Z

15x08 Heather Ewart

15x08 Heather Ewart

  • 2024-06-25T09:00:00Z1h

On this episode of "Who Do You Think You Are?", award-winning journalist and popular host of the ABC’s "Back Roads", Heather Ewart, discovers a religious extremist and a shameful family secret.

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