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List of Who Do You Think You Are? episodes

Who Do You Think You Are? is a British genealogy documentary series that has aired on the BBC since 2004. In each episode, a celebrity traces their family tree. It is made by the production company Wall to Wall. The programme has regularly attracted an audience of more than 6 million viewers.[1] More than 150 episodes have been produced.

List of episodes edit

Series 1 (2004) edit

# Celebrity Original air date Viewers (millions)[2]
1Bill Oddie12 October 2004 (2004-10-12)5.79
2Amanda Redman19 October 2004 (2004-10-19)4.63
3Sue Johnston26 October 2004 (2004-10-26)4.25
4Jeremy Clarkson2 November 2004 (2004-11-02)4.95
5Ian Hislop9 November 2004 (2004-11-09)4.96
6Moira Stuart16 November 2004 (2004-11-16)5.35
7David Baddiel23 November 2004 (2004-11-23)4.60
8Lesley Garrett30 November 2004 (2004-11-30)4.41
9Meera Syal7 December 2004 (2004-12-07)3.97
10Vic Reeves14 December 2004 (2004-12-14)4.46

Series 2 (2006) edit

# Celebrity Original air date Viewers (millions)[2]
1Jeremy Paxman11 January 2006 (2006-01-11)5.48
2Sheila Hancock18 January 2006 (2006-01-18)5.43
3Stephen Fry25 January 2006 (2006-01-25)5.86
4Julian Clary1 February 2006 (2006-02-01)5.94
5Jane Horrocks8 February 2006 (2006-02-08)5.64
6Gurinder Chadha15 February 2006 (2006-02-15)3.96

Series 3 (2006) edit

# Celebrity Original air date Viewers (millions)[2]
1Barbara Windsor6 September 2006 (2006-09-06)6.40
2Robert Lindsay13 September 2006 (2006-09-13)5.95
3Colin Jackson20 September 2006 (2006-09-20)5.19
4David Tennant27 September 2006 (2006-09-27)5.75
5David Dickinson4 October 2006 (2006-10-04)5.80
6Nigella Lawson11 October 2006 (2006-10-11)6.15
7Jeremy Irons18 October 2006 (2006-10-18)5.82
8Julia Sawalha25 October 2006 (2006-10-25)5.54

Adoption special (2007) edit

# Celebrity Original air date Viewers (millions)[2]
1Nicky Campbell11 July 2007 (2007-07-11)4.32

Series 4 (2007) edit

# Celebrity Original air date Viewers (millions)[2]
1Natasha Kaplinsky6 September 2007 (2007-09-06)6.78
2John Hurt13 September 2007 (2007-09-13)5.80
3Griff Rhys Jones20 September 2007 (2007-09-20)5.75
4Carol Vorderman27 September 2007 (2007-09-27)6.53
5Alistair McGowan4 October 2007 (2007-10-04)6.17
6Graham Norton11 October 2007 (2007-10-11)6.88
7Matthew Pinsent18 November 2007 (2007-11-18)6.57

Series 5 (2008) edit

# Celebrity Original air date Viewers (millions)[2]
1Patsy Kensit13 August 2008 (2008-08-13)7.10
2Boris Johnson20 August 2008 (2008-08-20)7.04
3Jerry Springer27 August 2008 (2008-08-27)6.71
4Esther Rantzen3 September 2008 (2008-09-03)6.44
5Ainsley Harriott10 September 2008 (2008-09-10)6.70
6David Suchet17 September 2008 (2008-09-17)6.79
7Jodie Kidd24 September 2008 (2008-09-24)5.87
8Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen29 September 2008 (2008-09-29)4.72

Series 6 (2009) edit

# Celebrity Original air date Viewers (millions)[2]
1Rory Bremner2 February 2009 (2009-02-02)6.44
2Fiona Bruce9 February 2009 (2009-02-09)5.86
3Rick Stein16 February 2009 (2009-02-16)5.64
4Zoë Wanamaker23 February 2009 (2009-02-23)5.82
5Kevin Whately2 March 2009 (2009-03-02)5.99
6Davina McCall15 July 2009 (2009-07-15)6.92
7Chris Moyles22 July 2009 (2009-07-22)5.23
8Kate Humble29 July 2009 (2009-07-29)5.19
9David Mitchell5 August 2009 (2009-08-05)4.55
10Kim Cattrall12 August 2009 (2009-08-12)6.27
11Martin Freeman19 August 2009 (2009-08-19)6.48

Series 7 (2010) edit

# Celebrity Original air date Viewers (millions)[2]
1Bruce Forsyth[3]19 July 2010 (2010-07-19)7.22
2Rupert Everett26 July 2010 (2010-07-26)5.97
3Dervla Kirwan2 August 2010 (2010-08-02)5.58
4Monty Don9 August 2010 (2010-08-09)5.95
5Rupert Penry-Jones16 August 2010 (2010-08-16)5.68
6Alexander Armstrong23 August 2010 (2010-08-23)6.46
7Jason Donovan30 August 2010 (2010-08-30)5.55
8Hugh Quarshie6 September 2010 (2010-09-06)5.42
9Alan Cumming13 September 2010 (2010-09-13)5.15

Series 8 (2011) edit

# Celebrity[4][5] Original air date Viewers (millions)[2]
1June Brown10 August 2011 (2011-08-10)6.62
2J. K. Rowling17 August 2011 (2011-08-17)7.00
3Sebastian Coe24 August 2011 (2011-08-24)5.45
4Larry Lamb31 August 2011 (2011-08-31)5.45
5Emilia Fox7 September 2011 (2011-09-07)6.06
6Alan Carr14 September 2011 (2011-09-14)5.49
7Robin Gibb21 September 2011 (2011-09-21)4.37
8Richard Madeley[6]28 September 2011 (2011-09-28)5.05
9Len Goodman5 October 2011 (2011-10-05)5.03
10Tracey Emin12 October 2011 (2011-10-12)Unknown (under 4.21)

Series 9 (2012) edit

# Celebrity[7] Original air date Viewers (millions)[2]
1Samantha Womack15 August 2012 (2012-08-15)5.30
2Gregg Wallace22 August 2012 (2012-08-22)5.46
3Patrick Stewart29 August 2012 (2012-08-29)4.58
4Annie Lennox5 September 2012 (2012-09-05)4.86
5Hugh Dennis12 September 2012 (2012-09-12)4.87
6Alex Kingston19 September 2012 (2012-09-19)4.97
7William Roache26 September 2012 (2012-09-26)4.30
8Celia Imrie10 October 2012 (2012-10-10)4.89
9John Barnes17 October 2012 (2012-10-17)Unknown (under 4.10)
10John Bishop6 December 2012 (2012-12-06)5.53

Series 10 (2013) edit

# Celebrity[8] Original air date Viewers (millions)[2]
1Una Stubbs24 July 2013 (2013-07-24)5.24
2Nigel Havers31 July 2013 (2013-07-31)5.39
3Minnie Driver7 August 2013 (2013-08-07)4.95
4Lesley Sharp14 August 2013 (2013-08-14)4.52
5Gary Lineker21 August 2013 (2013-08-21)5.37
6Nick Hewer28 August 2013 (2013-08-28)4.52
7Nitin Ganatra4 September 2013 (2013-09-04)4.31
8Sarah Millican11 September 2013 (2013-09-11)4.57
9Marianne Faithfull18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)3.78
10John Simpson25 September 2013 (2013-09-25)3.99

Series 11 (2014) edit

# Celebrity Original air date Viewers (millions)[2]
—Who Do They Think They Are?: 10 Years, 100 Shows[9]6 August 2014 (2014-08-06)Unknown (under 3.34)
1Julie Walters[10]7 August 2014 (2014-08-07)5.23
2Brian Blessed14 August 2014 (2014-08-14)5.31
3Tamzin Outhwaite21 August 2014 (2014-08-21)4.94
4Brendan O'Carroll28 August 2014 (2014-08-28)6.06
5Sheridan Smith4 September 2014 (2014-09-04)4.74
6Mary Berry11 September 2014 (2014-09-11)4.75
7Martin Shaw18 September 2014 (2014-09-18)5.39
8Reggie Yates25 September 2014 (2014-09-25)4.18
9Billy Connolly2 October 2014 (2014-10-02)5.74
10Twiggy9 October 2014 (2014-10-09)5.33

Series 12 (2015) edit

On 23 June 2015, the BBC confirmed the lineup for Series 12, which began on 13 August 2015.[11][12]

# Celebrity Original air date[13] Viewers (millions)[2]
1Paul Hollywood13 August 2015 (2015-08-13)5.08
2Jane Seymour20 August 2015 (2015-08-20)5.14
3Derek Jacobi27 August 2015 (2015-08-27)4.68
4Jerry Hall3 September 2015 (2015-09-03)4.38
5Gareth Malone10 September 2015 (2015-09-10)4.56
6Anne Reid17 September 2015 (2015-09-17)4.70
7Frank Gardner24 September 2015 (2015-09-24)4.41
8Anita Rani1 October 2015 (2015-10-01)4.38
9Mark Gatiss8 October 2015 (2015-10-08)Unknown (under 3.80)
10Frances de la Tour22 October 2015 (2015-10-22)3.83

Series 13 (2016–17) edit

On 13 July 2016, the line-up for the 13th series was confirmed.[14] The series began on 24 November 2016.

# Celebrity Original air date Viewers (millions)[2]
1Danny Dyer24 November 2016 (2016-11-24)5.45
2Amanda Holden1 December 2016 (2016-12-01)4.71
3Liz Bonnin8 December 2016 (2016-12-08)3.94
4Cheryl15 December 2016 (2016-12-15)4.81
5Ricky Tomlinson22 December 2016 (2016-12-22)4.28
6Ian McKellen25 January 2017 (2017-01-25)4.21
7Greg Davies1 February 2017 (2017-02-01)4.63
8Warwick Davis15 February 2017 (2017-02-15)5.24
9Sunetra Sarker22 February 2017 (2017-02-22)3.97
10Sophie Raworth8 March 2017 (2017-03-08)4.45

Series 14 (2017) edit

On 23 June 2017, the BBC announced the line-up for the programme's 14th series, which would again comprise 10 episodes.

# Celebrity Original air date Viewers (millions)[2]
1Charles Dance6 July 2017 (2017-07-06)4.32
2Craig Revel Horwood13 July 2017 (2017-07-13)4.43
3Clare Balding20 July 2017 (2017-07-20)4.83
4Adil Ray27 July 2017 (2017-07-27)3.82
5Emma Willis3 August 2017 (2017-08-03)4.25
6Lulu17 August 2017 (2017-08-17)4.67
7Fearne Cotton24 August 2017 (2017-08-24)4.08
8Noel Clarke31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)3.48
9Lisa Hammond7 September 2017 (2017-09-07)3.71
10Ruby Wax4 October 2017 (2017-10-04)4.47

Series 15 (2018) edit

On 10 May 2018, the BBC announced the line-up of celebrities taking part in Series 15, which aired during the summer of 2018.[15]

# Celebrity Original air date Viewers (millions)[2]
1Michelle Keegan6 June 2018 (2018-06-06)[16]3.19
2Olivia Colman9 July 2018 (2018-07-09)4.19
3Lee Mack16 July 2018 (2018-07-16)4.31
4Boy George25 July 2018 (2018-07-25)4.54
5Shirley Ballas30 July 2018 (2018-07-30)4.36
6Marvin Humes6 August 2018 (2018-08-06)4.26
7Robert Rinder13 August 2018 (2018-08-13)5.43
8Jonnie Peacock20 August 2018 (2018-08-20)3.92

Series 16 (2019) edit

On 9 June 2019, the BBC announced the celebrities taking part in Series 16. The line-up features Kate Winslet, Daniel Radcliffe, Sharon Osbourne, Mark Wright, Naomie Harris, Paul Merton, Katherine Ryan and Jack and Michael Whitehall.[17] The series began on 22 July 2019.[18]

# Celebrity Original air date Viewers (millions)[19]
1Daniel Radcliffe22 July 2019 (2019-07-22)[20]5.33
2Naomie Harris29 July 2019 (2019-07-29)4.19
3Jack and Michael Whitehall5 August 2019 (2019-08-05)5.56
4Kate Winslet12 August 2019 (2019-08-12)4.96
5Katherine Ryan19 August 2019 (2019-08-19)4.19
6Paul Merton28 August 2019 (2019-08-28)4.85
7Sharon Osbourne4 September 2019 (2019-09-04)TBA
8Mark Wright11 September 2019 (2019-09-11)4.26

Series 17 (2020) edit

On 23 September 2020, the BBC announced the celebrities taking part in Series 17, consisting of only four episodes as production was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The line-up features Jodie Whittaker, David Walliams, Ruth Jones and Liz Carr.

# Celebrity Original air date Viewers (millions)[19]
1Jodie Whittaker12 October 2020 (2020-10-12)4.79
2David Walliams19 October 2020 (2020-10-19)5.36
3Ruth Jones26 October 2020 (2020-10-26)4:36
4Liz Carr2 November 2020 (2020-11-02)TBA

Series 18 (2021) edit

On 13 September 2021, the BBC announced the celebrities taking part in Series 18, consisting of seven episodes. The line-up features Ed Balls, Judi Dench, Pixie Lott, Joe Lycett, Alex Scott, Joe Sugg and Josh Widdicombe.[21] The series began on 12 October 2021.[22]

# Celebrity Original air date Viewers (millions)[19]
1Josh Widdicombe12 October 2021 (2021-10-12)4.34
2Judi Dench19 October 2021 (2021-10-19)4.92
3Alex Scott26 October 2021 (2021-10-26)TBA
4Joe Lycett2 November 2021 (2021-11-02)TBA
5Pixie Lott9 November 2021 (2021-11-09)TBA
6Joe Sugg[23]23 November 2021 (2021-11-23)TBA
7Ed Balls[24]30 November 2021 (2021-11-30)TBA

Series 19 (2022) edit

On 10 May 2022, the BBC announced the celebrities taking part in Series 19, consisting of five episodes. The line-up features Sue Perkins, Richard Osman, Matt Lucas, Anna Maxwell Martin and Ralf Little. The series began on 26 May 2022.[25]

# Celebrity Original air date Viewers (millions)[19]
1Sue Perkins26 May 2022 (2022-05-26)TBA
2Richard Osman9 June 2022 (2022-06-09)TBA
3Matt Lucas16 June 2022 (2022-06-16)TBA
4Anna Maxwell Martin23 June 2022 (2022-06-23)TBA
5Ralf Little30 June 2022 (2022-06-30)TBA

Series 20 (2023) edit

On 5 May 2023, the BBC announced the celebrities taking part in Series 20. The line-up features Emily Atack, Kevin Clifton, Claire Foy, Dev Griffin, Bear Grylls, Lesley Manville, Chris Ramsey, Chris & Xand van Tulleken and Andrew Lloyd Webber. The series began on 1 June 2023.[26]

# Celebrity Original air date Viewers (millions)[19]
1Andrew Lloyd Webber1 June 2023 (2023-06-01)TBA
2Claire Foy8 June 2023 (2023-06-08)TBA
3Bear Grylls15 June 2023 (2023-06-15)TBA
4Kevin Clifton22 June 2023 (2023-06-22)TBA
5Chris & Xand van Tulleken29 June 2023 (2023-06-29)TBA
6Emily Atack6 July 2023 (2023-07-06)TBA
7Dev Griffin[27]13 July 2023 (2023-07-13)TBA
8Chris Ramsey[28]20 July 2023 (2023-07-20)TBA
9Lesley Manville[29]27 July 2023 (2023-07-27)TBA

Home media edit

Series 1–11, 13, 15-17 of Who Do You Think You Are? are all available on Region 2 DVD.

A box set of series 1–4 is available, distributed by Acorn Media UK.[30]

Notes edit

  1. ^ "6.4 million uncover Davina's family history". Digital Spy. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Bruce Forsyth Traces Family History". BBC News. 17 June 2010.
  4. ^ "Featured Articles – BBC launching new series of Who Do You Think You Are?". TheGenealogist.co.uk. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  5. ^ "This year's Who Do You Think You Are? celebrities revealed". Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  6. ^ richardm56 (1 August 2011). "Yup. Sep 28, 9pm BBC1". Twitter. Retrieved 7 August 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Elton, Matt (9 February 2012). "Who Do You Think You Are? 2012: new series celebrities revealed". Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  8. ^ "Who Do You Think You Are? 2013: new celebrities revealed". Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  9. ^ "Who Do They Think They Are?: 10 Years, 100 Shows". BBC. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  10. ^ "Who Do You Think You Are? Julie Walters". BBC. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  11. ^ Greenwood, Carl (22 June 2015). "Who Do You Think You Are returns with Paul Hollywood, Derek Jacobi and Jerry Hall". The Mirror. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  12. ^ "Who Do You Think You Are?". BBC. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  13. ^ "BBC reveals WDYTYA? 2015 running order". Who Do You Think You Are Magazine. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  14. ^ Methven, Nicola (13 July 2016). "Danny Dyer discovers he is related to royalty during making of BBC documentary". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  15. ^ Collins, Rosemary (10 May 2018). "Who Do You Think You Are? 2018 – new celebrities revealed!". Who Do You Think You Are Magazine. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  16. ^ "Genealogy news roundup: First date revealed for Who Do You Think You Are? 2018". WDYTYA Magazine. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  17. ^ "Kate Winslet and Daniel Radcliffe to star in Who Do You Think You Are? 2019 | Who Do You Think You Are Magazine". www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com.
  18. ^ "When is the new series of Who Do You Think You Are? on TV? | Who Do You Think You Are Magazine". www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com.
  19. ^ a b c d e "Four-screen dashboard". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  20. ^ Collins, Rosemary (10 July 2019). "When is the new series of Who Do You Think You Are? on TV?". WDYTYA Magazine. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  21. ^ "Dame Judi Dench, Pixie Lott, Joe Lycett, Alex Scott and Josh Widdicombe among stars set to take part in a new series of Who Do You Think You Are?". www.bbc.co.uk.
  22. ^ "BBC One - Who Do You Think You Are?, Series 18, Josh Widdicombe". BBC.
  23. ^ "Joe Sugg". Who Do You Think You Are?. Series 18. Episode 6. 23 November 2021. BBC One.
  24. ^ "Ed Balls". Who Do You Think You Are?. Series 18. Episode 7. 30 November 2021. BBC One.
  25. ^ "Who Do You Think You Are? returns to BBC One". www.bbc.co.uk.
  26. ^ "Who Do You Think You Are? returns to BBC One this June with a nine-part star-studded line-up". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  27. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001nqhd
  28. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001nx7b
  29. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001p3q5
  30. ^ "AcornMediaUk.com is coming soon". Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

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