Who Do You Think You Are (UK) - series 22 announced

[BillyF]

First episode, Andrew Garfield, to be shown on BBC1 Tuesday 22nd April, 9pm.

Repeated Thursday 24th April 11pm.

Thanks. I`m looking forward to this new series, but have to say I`ve no idea who Andrew Garfield "is" !!

[mckha489]

That is because you are the wrong generation. 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Garfield

[Siely]

Those american generation definitions like "baby boomers" are very convenient but not uniformly true.

[Eyesee]

Aisling Bea is an Irish comedian/actress, mainly appearing on QI and 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Real name is Aisling Clíodhnadh O'Sullivan.

Believe her ancestral patch is the Parish of Allen in County Kildare, where my Irish lot were from, so am interested in her for that reason.

Ian C

[trish1120]

Looking forward to it starting

New series just started in QZ "The Secret DNA of Us"
First episode was very interesting.

Quote;
 It's a world-first television series where four Australian towns and neighborhoods had mass DNA tests to uncover hidden historical chapters and reveal more about the nation's identity, according to SBS.

[Glen in Tinsel Kni]

Looking forward to it starting

New series just started in QZ "The Secret DNA of Us"
First episode was very interesting.

Quote;
 It's a world-first television series where four Australian towns and neighborhoods had mass DNA tests to uncover hidden historical chapters and reveal more about the nation's identity, according to SBS.

I've just watched the trailer on youtube as it seems an interesting idea but I suspect the ethnicity aspect of results will dominate a lot of the footage. 

[trish1120]

Hi Glen.

Yes ethnicity does dominate the 1st episode.
Most areas of Australia were changed as different immigrants arrived.
This town had Scottish/Chinese/Indians/Eastern Europeans arrive from 1840 to early 1900's.

From memory it was a town of 18,000 and only probably a 100 odd were tested.

2 people they concentrated on;
A woman of 70 who never knew who her Father was as she was adopted.
They traced him which was very emotional for her as she has 2 half siblings.
An indigenous who found he had Hawaiian and Maori about 250 years ago in is DNA (the area was a large Whaling place then)

In general most thought they would be mostly Scottish and percentages were different than thought in general.
One woman had 15 different areas in her DNA.

Also a couple of people were 4 cousins and didnt know it.

Was still interesting though

[BillyF]

That is because you are the wrong generation. 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Garfield

I`ve always thought of myself as a baby boomer ! according to some sources I belong to the Silent Generation 1928 to 1945 (year of my birth) .

Apparently my husband knows "exactly"  who Andrew Garfield "is". As he`s  a few years younger than me this maybe puts him in the "right"  generation !

[Forfarian]

They're all from showbiz/media, and I only recognise two of the eight names.

Where are the scientists, academics, writers, artists, classical musicians, sportspeople, even (dare I say it) politicians? Or people of Scots or Welsh ancestry?

I think WDYTYA is fine, and often quite interesting, as entertainment, but it makes it look far too easy to research your family. It is easy if you have an army of professional researchers beavering away behind the scenes!