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Sunetra Sarker

Who Do You Think You Are?Series 13
Episode 9 of 10

Celebrity genealogy series. Actor Sunetra Sarker sets out to explore the Bengali heritage she ignored when she was growing up in Liverpool.

Actor Sunetra Sarker sets out to explore the Bengali heritage she ignored when she was growing up in Liverpool. Starting in Kolkata, Sunetra learns about her family's involvement in the struggle for independence in India and a connection to Gandhi.

Crossing into Bangladesh, she visits her great-grandmother's ancestral village and discovers the harrowing story of how her family were caught up Bangladesh's 1971 war for independence.

58 minutes

Last on

Wed 15 Sep 202116:15
BBC Two

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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:08

    Gaurav Raina

    Flute Mantra

  • 00:24

    Gaurav Raina

    Morning Yoga

  • 00:26

    Amjad Ali Khan

    Maa Durga

  • 00:31

    Gaurav Raina

    Pongal Festival

Credits

ParticipantSunetra Sarker
DirectorOlly Bootle
Series ProducerSarah Feltes
Production CompanyWall to Wall Media

Broadcasts

  • Wed 22 Feb 201720:00
    BBC One
  • Tue 28 Feb 201702:10
    BBC Two
  • Wed 1 Mar 201700:20
    BBC One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Wales & Wales HD
  • Wed 1 Mar 201700:45
    BBC One Wales HD & Wales only
  • Wed 1 Mar 201701:30
    BBC One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
  • Tue 26 Sep 201714:45
    BBC Two
  • Fri 8 Mar 201914:45
    BBC Two except Scotland & BBC Scotland
  • Wed 15 Sep 202116:15
    BBC Two except Scotland

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