Coming Home

Mar 1, 2005

Donny Osmond traces his ancestors back to Wales.

Mar 1, 2006

Cilla Black learns that her family owe as much to Wales as they do to Liverpool as she traces the story of her family's history in Wales back through five generations.

Nov 22, 2006

Rolf Harris shares the extraordinary story of his Welsh heritage with his 10-year-old grandson Marlow as they travel to Wales to restore a portrait painted by Rolf's grandfather, the artist GF Harris.

Nov 29, 2006

Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon travels to Wales, joined by ten members of her family, in search of her ancestors.

Dec 6, 2006

Paul Daniels sets out to discover his Welsh heritage and uncovers dark family secrets as well as the extraordinary story of three generations of his family who kept law in the market town of Carmarthen.

Dec 13, 2006

Assumed identities, bigamy and murder, not only the stuff of Emmerdale but also of actor Patrick Mower's real life family, as he discovers when he makes an emotional journey back to his roots in Porth, South Wales.

Mar 1, 2007

Singer Petula Clark makes an emotional journey back to Wales to trace the story of her family tree and re-unite with old friends.

Mar 28, 2007

At the age of 13 Pam Ferris emigrated from Wales to New Zealand and for the first time in over 40 years Pam makes an emotional return visit to her home town of Aberkenfig.

Mar 27, 2007

Janet Street-Porter travels back to the tiny village of Llanfairfechan in North Wales, where more than 7 generations of her family once lived.

Mar 1, 2008

International singer Olivia Newton John makes an emotional journey to Wales to discover the extraordinary story of her Welsh ancestry, beginning in her father's home town of Cardiff.

Sep 8, 2008

Actor Michael York, best known for playing quintessential Englishmen, makes an emotional journey to Wales to learn more about his Welsh forefathers.

Sep 15, 2008

Actor Christopher Timothy journeys to his childhood home to discover the truth about his Welsh ancestors, revealing secrets stretching back over 300 years.

Sep 29, 2008

Former Deputy Prime Minister Michael Heseltine takes an emotional journey back to his childhood home of Swansea to uncover the story of his Welsh ancestors.

Nov 16, 2009

In an emotional journey, actress Michelle Collins travels to Wales to uncover the heart-breaking story of her grandfather's tragic life as a professional boxer. However, nothing prepares Michelle for the shocking family secrets she discovers.

Nov 23, 2009

TV presenter Gabby Logan and her father, former Wales manager Terry Yorath, learn the heart-breaking story of the Yorath family in 19th century Cardiff. Gabby and Terry also discover their family's heroic past in the First and Second World Wars.

Nov 30, 2009

Former deputy prime minister John Prescott discovers a shocking secret behind his family story in Wales. Accompanied by his wife Pauline, nothing has prepared John for this highly emotional journey which begins in his mother's home town in North Wales.

Dec 7, 2009

007 movie star Samantha Bond (Miss Moneypenny) makes an emotional journey to South Wales and uncovers her family's tragic connection with one of Britain's biggest coal mining accidents in which 295 miners lost their lives.

Dec 14, 2009

Monty Python star Terry Jones makes an emotional journey back to his home town of Colwyn Bay in North Wales and uncovers his family's connection with a chilling Victorian murder.

Nov 24, 2010

Film actor Michael Sheen makes an emotional journey to uncover his Welsh ancestry where he discovers his family's bigamous past, learns the story of his lion taming great-grandmother and uncovers a moving family secret.

Dec 1, 2010

BBC Breakfast news presenter Sian Williams takes an emotional journey to uncover her Welsh ancestry. She learns of her family's lost millions, their role in one of Welsh history's biggest stories and is reduced to tears on discovering a moving family secret.

Dec 8, 2010

Singer Michael Ball makes an emotional journey to uncover his Welsh ancestry. He discovers the story of a chapel minister who fell spectacularly from grace and the double family tragedy that drove the 'Ball' family from Wales more than a century ago.

Dec 15, 2010

Ruth Madoc makes an emotional journey to uncover her Welsh ancestry but nothing has prepared her for the news that she's related to one of the biggest names in Welsh history.

Dec 22, 2010

Former Blue Peter presenter Sarah Greene makes an emotional journey to uncover her Welsh ancestry and discovers her hidden family tree and the story of a grisly family murder.

Nov 30, 2011

Neil Kinnock makes an extraordinary and emotional journey to trace his Welsh ancestry and uncovers a series of shocking family secrets he knew nothing about.

Dec 7, 2011

Actor Trevor Eve makes an emotional journey to Wales to trace his ancestry. While there he uncovers a moving family secret kept hidden from him for over 50 years.

Dec 14, 2011

Gavin and Stacey star Alison Steadman makes an emotional journey to Wales to trace her ancestry and uncovers a story that challenges everything she knew about her family in Wales.

Dec 21, 2011

Casualty star Charles Dale makes an emotional journey to Tenby to trace his ancestry, and sets out to uncover the real story of his grandfather and his role in WWII.

Nov 23, 2012

Former Blue Peter presenter Gethin Jones makes an emotional journey to Wales to trace his family tree - and uncovers a moving story from his mother's past.

Nov 30, 2012

Television presenter Fiona Phillips makes a very personal journey to Wales to trace her family tree where she learns of her ancestors' role in one of Wales's most famous historic events and the very moving story of her family during the First World War.

Dec 7, 2012

Singer Katherine Jenkins makes a highly moving journey through Wales to trace her family tree in a new series of Coming Home. Here she learns of her grandmother's hidden musical career and a shocking story from her family's past.

Dec 14, 2012

Spooks and Hustle actor Robert Glenister makes an emotional journey to Wales to trace his family tree, where he learns of an extraordinary story of courage and heroism that would see his ancestor travel to the other side of the world to do his duty for king and country.

Nov 29, 2013

Veteran actor John Rhys-Davies explores his Welsh ancestry and discovers a dramatic story of bravery and sacrifice in the coal mines of Carmarthenshire.

Dec 6, 2013

Paralympian Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson makes a highly emotional journey in search of her Welsh ancestry. She is moved by the discovery that she wasn't the first in her family to be honoured in Buckingham Palace - a story that leads her to uncover a tale of extraordinary heroism in her family.

Dec 13, 2013

Singer Shakin' Stevens explores his Welsh ancestry and is moved to learn how his uncle and grandmother fared after the First World War.

Dec 16, 2013

John Humphrys explores his Welsh ancestry and learns about the shipwreck that changed the course of his family history.

Dec 5, 2014

Royal fashion designer David Emanuel makes an emotional journey in search of his Welsh family ancestry, but can he prove that his grandfather really knew the famous Lawrence of Arabia?

Dec 8, 2014

Coronation Street star Ian Puleston-Davies makes an emotional journey in search of his Welsh family ancestry and discovers the price paid by his family in the American Civil War.

Dec 12, 2014

The One Show presenter traces her Welsh family ancestry and uncovers the emotional story of a brave horse who touched the lives of three generations of her family.

Dec 15, 2014

The weather forecaster uncovers her Welsh family ancestry and the shocking story of her great-grandfather's trial for murder.

Nov 27, 2015

Legendary stage and film actress Siân Phillips makes an emotional journey in search of her early Welsh ancestors and relives a moving performance from her childhood.

Dec 4, 2015

Comedian and actor Ben Miller makes a long-cherished personal journey in search of his Welsh ancestors, discovering a tale of heroism in WWI and a surprising family link to the White House.

Dec 11, 2015

Jeremy Bowen - the veteran BBC Middle East editor - makes an emotional journey in search of his Welsh ancestry, where he learns of his great-great grandfather's early life as a child labourer and follows in the footsteps of his father, who reported on one of Wales's worst peacetime disasters.

Dec 18, 2015

Iwan Thomas traces his Welsh ancestry and discovers his great-great-grandfather's spectacular rags-to-riches story and the fortunes he made and lost in his lifetime.