Who Do You Think You Are? (2008) is a documentary web series in English. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch Who Do You Think You Are? online in HD.
Who Do You Think You Are? — Storyline
Australian celebrities play detective as they go in search of their family history, revealing secrets from the past. Along the way there will be scandal, adultery, pioneers, bushrangers, artists and royalty. Join the trail of discovery to uncover where these celebrities came from as they find out just who they think they are.
Cast & Crew
- Starring: Richard Mellick
Who Do You Think You Are? — Series Details
| First Air Date | 2008-01-13 |
| Seasons | 17 |
| Episodes | 129 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Language | English |
| Network | SBS |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Rating | 4.4/10 (9 votes) |
Who Do You Think You Are? — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: Jack Thompson (2008-01-13) — Jack Thompson looms large in the Australian imagination from such iconic films as Breaker Morant and The Man from Snowy River. Born John Hadley Pain in Sydney in 1940, he knows ver
- E2: Kate Ceberano (2008-01-20) — Kate Ceberano made her name as a pop princess in the 1980s. She has sustained her singing career since then, touring for the past 20 years. Recently she has plunged back into the n
- E3: Geoffrey Robertson (2008-01-27) — Geoffrey Robertson is one of Australia’s best-known expatriates. The UK-based human rights advocate and occasional Hypotheticals presenter has been mixing with the famous and infam
- E4: Catherine Freeman (2008-02-03) — Catherine Freeman represented her people and her country as an athlete and, on the most memorable night in Australian sporting history, won a gold medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympic
- E5: Dennis Cometti (2008-02-10) — Dennis Cometti is the best known and most authoritative Australian Rules football commentator in Australia. Millions of football fans around the nation admire and respect his droll
- E6: Ita Buttrose (2008-02-17) — Ita Buttrose is a trail-blazer – the first female editor of a major newspaper in Australia, a publisher, broadcaster and campaigner of equal opportunity for women. She’s promoted h
Season 2
- E1: Ron Barassi (2009-09-27) — Footy legend and latter day ‘Knight in Shining Armour’ Ron Barassi has always believed that actions speak louder than words. He embarks on a journey into his ancestry tracing the B
- E2: Sigrid Thornton (2009-10-04) — Australian film and TV industry luminary, actress Sigrid Thornton has cornered the market in feisty leading roles. Tonight she embarks on a journey into her ancestry uncovering a g
- E3: Ben Mendelsohn (2009-10-11) — Bad boy larrikin actor Ben Mendelsohn embarks on a journey into his ancestry to find out if he really is related to the famous composer of the Wedding March – Felix Mendelssohn. He
- E4: Christine Anu (2009-10-18) — Singer Christine Anu's ancestry is from the Torres Straits Islands. She’d like to understand why music is so important in her life. Her journey takes her not only to the Torres Str
- E5: Maggie Beer (2009-10-25) — Celebrity “Country Cook" Maggie Beer is probably best known for being half of the TV duo The Cook and The Chef, as well as for her famous Pheasant Farm Pate. Tonight she embarks on
- E6: John Butler (2009-11-01) — Rock star and activist John Butler is searching for his heritage hoping to find poets, musicians and revolutionaries. In his WDYTYA journey John traces the Butler name back through
Season 3
- E1: Magda Szubanski (2010-11-28) — Magda Szubanski is the actor behind many of Australia’s most loved comic characters. Magda has always been a fearless performer. But where is that courage from? To better understan
- E2: Rod Marsh (2010-12-05) — Cricketer Rod Marsh trawls the records, to overturn long-held secrets and piece together the dramatic circumstances that led to his father’s adoption. For the first time he discove
- E3: Tina Arena (2010-12-12) — Singer Tina Arena has always wanted to find out more about where her Italian-born parents came from, a subject that has never really been talked about in her family. She is driven
- E4: Shane Bourne (2010-12-19) — Actor and comedian is probably best known for his roles in City Homicide and Thank God You’re Here. In this series he investigates a pattern of absent fathers and discovers a man w
- E5: Paul Mercurio (2010-12-26) — Actor, dancer and TV chef Paul Mercurio is probably best known for his role in Strictly Ballroom. In this series he embarks on a journey into his ancestry to investigate rumours of
- E6: Georgie Parker (2011-01-02) — Georgie Parker has created some of the most memorable women in Australian television. The women in her own family are all big personalities and this is the puzzle she sets out to s
Season 4
- E1: Shaun Micallef (2012-03-27) — Comedian Shaun Micallef unravels his father’s childhood war-time story in Malta, and discovers other ancestors who were players in some of the most extraordinary moments in modern
- E2: Kerry O'Brien (2012-04-03) — Television journalist Kerry O’Brien embarks on a journey to uncover his Irish roots. He discovers a couple of convicts taking desperate measures in search of a better life.
- E3: Melissa George (2012-04-10) — Actress Melissa George uncovers the heartbreaking truth behind a story of child migrants and investigates the case of an ancestor suspected of abusing a prisoner in a colonial gaol
- E4: Vince Colosimo (2012-04-17) — Actor Vince Colosimo unravels the truth about his grandfather’s extraordinary war experience and tries to find out who his mysterious grandmother was.
- E5: John Wood (2012-04-24) — Actor John Wood discovers the secrets behind his father’s tragic capture and imprisonment in World War II.
- E6: Michael O'Loughlin (2012-05-01) — Aboriginal footballer Michael O’Loughlin traces the bloodlines of his family, discovering an ancestor who fought to save his culture.
Season 5
- E1: Adam Hills (2013-04-02) — Comedian Adam Hills retraces the desperate journeys of his migrant ancestors, torn apart by war and prejudice as they search for a new life.
- E2: Asher Keddie (2013-04-09) — Actress Asher Keddie sets out to find the origins of her creative passions, discovering a story from the past with eerie parallels to her own life.
- E3: Don Hany (2013-04-16) — On the trail of his ancestors, actor Don Hany journeys to the heart of Europe to investigate his controversial Hungarian grandfather, who was caught up in a Cold War flashpoint.
- E4: Michael Caton (2013-04-23) — By retracing his history, iconic actor Michael Caton will uncover a family tragedy and an ancestor’s involvement in one of Australia’s greatest crime sprees.
- E5: Lex Marinos (2013-04-30) — On the trail of his ancestors, actor Lex Marinos journeys into Australia’s colonial past to investigate an ancestor accused of a terrible crime.
- E6: Susie Porter (2013-05-07) — Actor Susie Porter's family story charts dramatic advances in the field of mental health treatment in Australia.
- E7: Rove McManus (2013-05-14) — Entertainer Rove McManus discovers his Great Grandfather’s role in the violent Kimberley frontier, and the astonishing source of his own creative gifts.
- E8: John Howard (2013-05-21) — Actor John Howard follows his Grandfather’s trail through the horrors of the Great War, finding a promising military career ruined by a single regrettable act.
Season 6
- E1: Andrew Denton (2014-07-08) — A generation ago Andrew Denton’s family anglicised their name from Ditkofsky to Denton, in an effort to keep members safe at a time of entrenched racial intolerance. Andrew now att
- E2: Rebecca Gibney (2014-07-15) — Rebecca Gibney attempts to find out more about her past and travels to New Zealand. The journey takes her from Parihaka to Wellington to Auckland, where she learns some shocking tr
- E3: Jacki Weaver (2014-07-22) — After Jacki Weaver became a grandmother, she has had the burning ambition to discover about her father‟s biological mother.
- E4: Richard Roxburgh (2014-07-29) — Richard Roxburgh has become well known for playing different complicated characters, but knows little of the people in his own past. H e founds out about his family‟s footprints in
- E5: Amanda Keller (2014-08-05) — Amanda Keller finds out that her bloodline has survived against all odds as she discovers that an ancestor faced hell on earth in Australia‟s most brutal prison and a mother who sa
- E6: Adam Goodes (2014-08-12) — Adam Goodes learns more about his aboriginal heritage, journeying into the remote Flinders Ranges finding evidence of his ancestors from thousands of years ago.
- E7: Lisa McCune (2014-08-19) — Lisa discovers the man she thought was her biological Grandfather, wasn't in fact related to her Dad at all.
- E8: Paul McDermott (2014-08-26) — Paul McDermott's mother Betty, was adopted and raised by relatives but mystery surrounds the circumstances and her adoptive parents died without giving her any information.Paul att
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does Who Do You Think You Are? have? 17 season(s) with 129 episodes.
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