Season 2
Who Do You Think You Are? is a British genealogy documentary series produced by Wall to Wall Television which delves into the family history of celebrities, tracing their ancestry and revealing secrets and surprises from their pasts.
The series premiered in the UK on the BBC on 12 October, 2004. An eighth season premieres in the UK in 2010. Episodes are an hour in length.
Who Do You Think You Are? originally premiered in South Africa on DStv's Zone Reality channel on Monday 5 March 2007, at 19h00. It later aired on DStv's BBC Knowledge channel, beginning with the fourth season (the first three seasons did not air on BBC Knowledge).
See "Seasons" below for seasonal broadcast dates and times.
Season 2 aired on Zone Reality from 14-30 May 2007, on Mondays and Wednesdays at 20h00.
Season 2
Season 2 delves into the family history of six familiar faces, tracing their ancestry and revealing secrets and surprises from their pasts.
The series gives viewers the tools to dig into their own pasts and uncover the part their ancestors played in shaping their lives today.
In new episodes, viewers follow British soap actor Sheila Hancock (EastEnders) as she traces the origins of an old sepia-tinted photograph of an unknown woman.
Golden Globe nominee Stephen Fry seems as English as the London black cab he drives, and most would presume that his family history would be that of the quintessential English family. But Fry's maternal ancestry guides him through his Jewish, Austrian born mother Marianne's immigration to Britain.
His paternal grandfather's story is traced from Britain, through Vienna, ultimately leading to Surany in Slovakia.
Also featured in Who Do You Think You Are? 2 is British television personality Julian Clary, who starts his search for answers based on a family tree he created when he was a child. He traces his grandfather and great grandfather's steps through Germany during both World Wars.
Also probing their pasts with gusto this season are Jane Horrocks of Absolutely Fabulous fame and Gurinda Chadha from the hit film Bend It Like Beckham.
Celebrities
1. Jeremy Paxman
2. Sheila Hancock
3. Stephen Fry
4. Julian Clary
5. Jane Horrocks
6. Gurinder Chadha
Seasons
Season 1 (10 episodes)
Channel: Zone Reality | Premiere: 5 Mar 2007 | Finale: 16 Mar 2007 | Weekdays, 19h00
Season 2 (6 episodes)
Channel: Zone Reality | Premiere: 14 May 2007 | Finale: 30 May 2007 | Mon/Wed, 20h00
Season 3 (8 episodes)
Did not air in South Africa
Season 4 (7 episodes)
Channel: BBC Knowledge | Premiere: 3 Sep 2008 | Finale: 15 Oct 2008 | Wednesdays, 17h30
Season 5 (8 episodes)
Channel: BBC Knowledge | Premiere: 14 May 2009 | Finale: 2 Jul 2009 | Thursdays, 21h30
Season 6 (5 episodes)
Channel: BBC Knowledge | Premiere: 2 Mar 2010 | Finale: 30 Mar 2010 | Tuesdays, 20h30