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Sophie Raworth

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

Celebrity genealogy series. BBC News presenter Sophie Raworth discovers a tragic but inspiring tale of ancestors who risked everything to move to America.

BBC News presenter Sophie Raworth investigates her father's side of the family and discovers a tragic but inspiring tale of ancestors who risked everything to move to America in search of religious freedom.

Closer to home, she explores a family rumour that her great-grandfather worked at Kew Gardens and is astonished to uncover a horticultural heritage stretching back to the 1700s.

59 minutes

Last on

Thu 16 Sep 202116:15
BBC Two

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  • Teufelskicker

    34 - Freundschaft In Gefahr (02. Das Hammer-Los)

Credits

ParticipantSophie Raworth
DirectorCaroline Miller
Series ProducerSarah Feltes
Production CompanyWall to Wall Media

Broadcasts

  • Wed 8 Mar 201720:00
    BBC One
  • Tue 14 Mar 201702:10
    BBC Two
  • Thu 16 Mar 201700:00
    BBC One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Wales & Wales HD
  • Thu 16 Mar 201700:30
    BBC One Wales HD & Wales only
  • Fri 17 Mar 201701:05
    BBC One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
  • Wed 27 Sep 201715:00
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Thu 14 Mar 201914:45
    BBC Two except Scotland & BBC Scotland
  • Thu 16 Sep 202116:15
    BBC Two except Scotland

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