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Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are?

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Overview

Australian celebrities play detective as they go in search of their family history, revealing secrets from the past. Along the way there will be scandal, adultery, pioneers, bushrangers, artists and royalty. Join the trail of discovery to uncover where these celebrities came from as they find out just who they think they are.

NetworksSBS

Top Cast

Richard Mellick

Richard Mellick

Narrator

Themes & Keywords

ancestrygenealogy

About Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are? is a documentary series that first aired in 2008 exploring themes of ancestry, genealogy. it stars Richard Mellick. Australian celebrities play detective as they go in search of their family history, revealing secrets from the past. Along the way there will be scandal, adultery, pioneers, bushrangers, artists and royalty. Join the trail of discovery to uncover where these celebrities came from as they find out just who they think they are.

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