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Barbara Windsor

Barbara Windsor traces her maternal grandfather to the east London docks and discovers that she's related to the artist Constable.

Barbara Windsor traces her maternal grandfather to the east London docks and finds out that his mother was a match girl at the Bryant and May factory. Barbara's father's family has generations of cockneys, mostly labourers, costermongers and barrow boys. She discovers that her mother's ancestors were Irish, leaving Cork after the potato famine, and that she's related to the artist Constable.

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Tue 18 Feb 202500:10

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Credits

RoleContributor
ParticipantBarbara Windsor
ProducerRichard Klein

Broadcasts

  • Wed 6 Sep 200621:00
  • Mon 9 Oct 200600:55
  • Sun 23 Dec 200711:00
  • Thu 10 Apr 200821:00
  • Tue 22 Dec 200911:25
  • Tue 18 Feb 202500:10