Who Do You Think You Are? (Australia)

2021

Celebrities dig way down to the roots of their family tree in this genealogical reality series.

Narrated by Richard Mellick, each... More

Celebrities dig way down to the roots of their family tree in this genealogical reality series.

Narrated by Richard Mellick, each episode sees a familiar personality guided by historians and archivists to research their ancestral past, finding fascinating facts and perhaps some unexpected surprises along the way. They’ll be left questioning their family’s past and their own present, as they learn more and more about how they got to be in Australia.

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Who Do You Think You Are? (Australia) episodes

Barry Humphries

The late comedian Barry Humphries investigates a royal scandal from... More his father's ancestry, and unravels his mysterious maternal family history.

Jenny Brockie

Journalist Jenny Brockie uncovers her mother's family history and learns... More her distant relatives were a gang member and a brothel owner from Ireland.

Derryn Hinch

Journalist Derryn Hinch uncovers the truth about the identity of... More his mother's father and investigates the paternal side of his family's war history.

Rhonda Burchmore

Entertainer Rhonda Burchmore finds out about the maternal grandfather she... More never knew, and a fascinating entrepreneur with an amazing legacy on her father's side.

Stephen Page

Artistic director and choreographer Stephen Page uncovers the truth about... More his Aboriginal ancestry, and meets his previously unknown family in the South Pacific.

Peter Helliar

Comedian Peter Helliar discovers a maternal ancestor's traumatic experience in... More Gallipoli, and a paternal link to an Irish rogue, and a pioneer of AFL.

Kerry Armstrong

Television and stage actor Kerry Armstrong discovers a lineage of... More rebellious and free-spirited women, and explores her strange connection to the sea.

John Waters

Actor and musician John Waters discovers a paternal heritage of... More working class radicals, and a maternal ancestor at the heart of colonial Caribbean history.

Celia Pacquola

When Celia Pacquola digs into her beloved mum's family, she... More finds her three times Scottish great grandfather, John Rae, was Sydney's first Town Clerk.

Malcolm Turnbull

When Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull opens the book on... More his family history, curiosity turns to fascination when he discovers a mysterious unclaimed fortune.

Denise Drysdale

Denise Drysdale takes a DNA test, and it’s no surprise... More to find her family hails from Scotland. But it is a shock to discover she also has DNA links to Northern Ireland. Denise finds her maternal 3 times great grandparents, John and Mary Fanning, left Northern Ireland with their children, and miraculously survived an horrific voyage to Australia. On her father's side, Denise uncovers the humour she’s looking for, in her great grandmother Betsy Drysdale, but the flip side of Betsy’s life is one of a sad struggle with alcoholism and despair.

Jeff Fatt

Jeff Fatt, famous as the Purple Wiggle, knows his Chinese... More roots go back four generations into Australia's history, but he wants details of why those ancestors came to Australia.

Uncle Jack Charles

Actor, former self-described 'serial pest', and member of the Stolen... More Generation, Uncle Jack Charles has never known the love of a parent. He will uncover details of the father he never knew.