Journalist and television personality, Lisa Wilkinson, is on a deeply personal quest to unearth the truth about her maternal ancestors.
2: Bert Newton
May 26, 2020
Veteran entertainer Bert Newton discovers the father he never knew was a true patriot who devoted his life to his country.
3: Cameron Daddo
Jun 2, 2020
Long intrigued by the origins of his surname, actor Cameron Daddo travels across the globe to the Channel Islands and discovers a thousand years of noble ancestors. Meanwhile, his mother’s lineage, though devoid of noble origins, reveals a surprising parallel to his father’s. Cameron will discover both sides of his family feature love stories of staggering proportions.
4: Lisa Curry
Jun 9, 2020
When swimmer Lisa Curry delves into her maternal family past, she finds hard working German immigrants who risked everything to become the masters of their own destiny in Queensland. Lisa’s distant relationship with her late father had a profound effect on her life. But by tracing his life and her paternal ancestors in war-torn Ireland, Lisa comes to terms with who her father was, and finally gets to farewell him in her own way.
5: Denise Scott
Jun 16, 2020
Comedian Denise Scott’s search to find the truth about a dark family secret brings surprising results, while her Dad’s family tree produces a highly unconventional ancestor. On her maternal side, she uncovers dark secrets, and closes a chapter on a long-standing family cover-up.
6: Kat Stewart
Jun 23, 2020
Kat Stewart’s stable and loving upbringing instilled in her a strong sense of ethics, and it’s with this belief that she goes on her ancestral journey, seeking characters who were both principled and just a little bit colourful. She’ll soon discover a strong Irish woman who experienced her fair share of tragedy, and an Englishman who had a pioneering role during a contentious time in Colonial Australia.
7: Julie Bishop
Jun 30, 2020
Australia’s first female Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop, has always had a love for the world, and she’s now on a mission to discover where she inherited her globetrotting, adventurous spirit from.
8: Troy Cassar-Daley
Jul 7, 2020
On a quest to to find his ancestral homeland, country music icon Troy Cassar-Daley will finally bridge the gap between his two cultural worlds.
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