document_title: Civil War II

question_text: how many issues of civil war 2 are there

text: Civil War II

text: Publication history[edit]

text: In December 2015, Marvel Comics announced the details of "Civil War II", whose core miniseries would be produced by writer Brian Michael Bendis, artist David Marquez, colorist Justin Ponsor, and editor Tom Brevoort.[3] The series, which debuted in June 2016,[4] is a sequel to the 2006 "Civil War" storyline which pitted Iron Man against Captain America (Steve Rogers) in a conflict about national security versus civil liberties.[5] Brevoort, who also edited the first series, stated, "The attempt was to craft the conflict so that each side held a valid and defensible position, so that a reader could fundamentally agree with either one side or the other, with neither being painted as absolutely right or absolutely wrong. While the issues involved are different, we'll be taking the same approach to Civil War II."[3] Bendis, who wrote The New Avengers tie-in issues for the original "Civil War" storyline, stated that he only agreed to write the sequel after Mark Millar and Steve McNiven, the creators of the 2006 miniseries, turned it down.[6]

text: The idea of the sequel was conceived at one of Marvel's semi-annual editorial retreats.[5] Axel Alonso, editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics, stated that unlike other major comic book storylines which take years of planning, he only had three to four months to plan "Civil War II". This abbreviated timetable was necessary in order to capitalize on the release of the feature film Captain America: Civil War, which was released in May 2016.[7] According to the official synopsis, a strange new character with the power to accurately predict the outcome of future events comes to the attention of the world. This power divides the heroes on how best to utilize the information, with Captain Marvel wanting to profile future crimes before they occur, and Iron Man believing that "the punishment cannot come before the crime." The situation reaches a turning point when it is predicted that one of the heroes will be the cause of major destruction, forcing the others to make a difficult decision. Bendis said, "People's personal accountability is the theme of this one ... from the way cops are acting on camera, to the way people talk to each other online." [5] The plot for "Civil War II" began to develop in the second volume of The Invincible Iron Man, which is also written by Bendis and drawn by Marquez.[8]

text: In March 2016, Marvel revealed which characters will appear on the opposing factions. They also revealed two spin-off series: Civil War II: Spider-Man from writer Christos Gage and artist Travel Foreman, and Civil War II: X-Men from writer Cullen Bunn and artist Andrea Broccardo.[9] Bunn explained, "This tale is set into motion by the same catalyst that sets 'Civil War II' into motion. A new power emerges among the Inhumans. This power, in Magneto's eyes, could be very dangerous to the mutant population, so—in typical Master of Magnetism fashion—he decides to take it for himself. As you can imagine, something like that could very easily start a war between the Inhumans and the mutants. Storm sees this and decides to stand in Magneto's way."[10] In Civil War II: Amazing Spider-Man, Spider-Man helps a precognitive Inhuman use his powers responsibly. "Over the course of the miniseries, the Inhuman will make a prediction that, while not of the world-or universe-ending variety, could well mean the end of one character's world. It's really dealing with classic Spider-Man themes: power and responsibility; facing a situation where even if you win, you can also lose -- or you can just lose," Gage elborated.[11]

text: At the 2016 Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo in March, two additional spin-off series were announced: Civil War II: Choosing Sides, an anthology series by Declan Shalvey which will feature a different character in each issue and have an overarching story involving Nick Fury; and Civil War II: Gods of War by writer Dan Abnett and artist Luke Ross, which stars Hercules.[12] Abnett said, "Hercules is going to get involved more on a personal level in terms of his individual friendships with people rather than specifically taking a side because he objects to the whole thing anyway. He doesn't want to be taking a side."[13] Marvel also named ten additional tie-in series: All-New Wolverine, Captain America: Sam Wilson, Deadpool, Invincible Iron Man, Ms. Marvel, The New Avengers, Nova, The Totally Awesome Hulk, Ultimates, and Uncanny Inhumans.[12]

text: The following month, Marvel announced Civil War II: Kingpin by writer Matthew Rosenberg and artist Ricardo Lopez Ortiz. Rosenberg said, "Wilson Fisk is an opportunist, first and foremost. Under his selfish motives, his brutal exterior, or even the facade he puts up as a pillar of his community, he is a man who sees ways to benefit himself and he takes them ... He wants to get whatever he can, however he can, and see how far he can push things. He is in the business of furthering Wilson Fisk, and the new Civil War will provide him a unique opportunity. He is a Civil War profiteer."[14]

text: In May 2016, Marvel released additional prelude stories in a Free Comic Book Day edition by Bendis and artist Jim Cheung,[15] and a zero issue by Bendis and artist Oliver Coipel.[16] Also in May, details were shared on a three issue tie-in series titled Civil War II: Ulysses from writer Al Ewing and artist Jefte Palo. The series focuses on Ulysses, the new Inhuman with the power to predict the future at the center of "Civil War II". Ewing described the series as "a prequel of sorts", explaining, "we're following Ulysses as he's taken to the Tower of Wisdom -- a sort of Inhuman temple of learning, for want of a better term -- to be trained by Karnak, whose Inhuman ability is to see the flaw in all things. Karnak's training methods might be more than Ulysses can handle, though."[17] The next month, Alonso said "Civil War II" would set a new status quo in the Marvel Universe, which would be presented in the "Divided We Stand" storyline as part of the company's 2016 Marvel NOW! relaunch.[18]

text: In July 2016, Marvel announced three additional one-shots: Civil War II: The Accused, Civil War II: The Fallen, and Civil War II: The Oath. Civil War II: The Accused, by Marc Guggenheim and Ramon Bachs, follows the events of Civil War II #3 and depicts the trial of Hawkeye for killing the Hulk with Daredevil as lead prosecutor. Guggenheim described the book as a legal thriller saying, "The way I pitched this to Marvel was that it is a 30-page Scott Turow novel. But at the same time it is also a comic book."[19] Civil War II: The Fallen, by Greg Pak and Mark Bagley, takes place at the Hulk's funeral.[20] Civil War II: The Oath, by Nick Spencer and Rod Reis, is an epilogue story that parallels Civil War: The Confession #1 (May 2007), the epilogue of the original Civil War, which featured the final conversation between Iron Man and Steve Rogers. In The Oath, Iron Man and Captain Marvel turn to Rogers, the one person that they both trust.[21]

text: In August 2016, Bendis stated issue #5 was delayed due to birth of Marquez's son and that Marvel extended series to eight issues explaining, "David [Marquez] has been handing in about a page a day for the last couple of weeks so we're getting back on track. So much so that Marvel greenlit an 8th issue for us. I came up with a better ending but needed the pages. Very grateful that they let us do our thing."[22] The delay also caused the remaining issues to be pushed back with issue #8 being released in December 2016.[23]

text: Plot[edit]

text: Ulysses Cain, a student at Ohio State University, is exposed to the Terrigen Mist, which turns him into an Inhuman. When he emerges, Ulysses has a vision of a dystopian future.[24]

text: Weeks later, the Inhumans help the Avengers defeat an invading Celestial Destroyer. After Ulysses reveals to the Avengers that he foresaw the invasion, Iron Man protests the logic of stopping crimes before they occur and leaves in frustration. Three weeks later, War Machine is killed and She-Hulk is mortally wounded in battle with Thanos. When he learns that they used Ulysses' precognitive power to ambush Thanos, Iron Man vows to make sure that nobody uses it again. As She-Hulk goes into cardiac arrest, she tells Captain Marvel to fight for the future.[25]

text: Iron Man kidnaps Ulysses from New Attilan, home of the Inhumans. In response, the Inhumans attack Stark Tower, but are halted by the Avengers. To avoid further incident, they agree to confront Iron Man together at the secret facility where he has been running tests on Ulysses. During the confrontation, Ulysses has a vision of Hulk killing the Avengers.[26]

text: Later, Bruce Banner, Hulk's former alter ego, is approached by Captain Marvel at his laboratory outside Alpine, Utah.[26] Captain Marvel asks Banner to step outside where the Avengers are waiting to confront him. During the confrontation, Hawkeye shoots Banner dead and is immediately arrested.[27]

text: At Hawkeye's trial, Hawkeye testifies that Banner approached him months earlier and asked that he kill him should Banner ever lose control.[27] After Hawkeye is acquitted of all charges, Iron Man informs the other heroes of his test results: Ulysses' power is based on probability calculations, not absolute truth. Unpersuaded, Captain Marvel returns to the Triskelion, headquarters of the Ultimates, to continue her investigation of a suspected Hydra agent. There, Captain Marvel, the Ultimates, Alpha Flight, and Storm's X-Men are confronted by Iron Man, the Avengers, and Magneto's X-Men. Outnumbered, Captain Marvel calls in the Guardians of the Galaxy as back up as Iron Man's team is about to attack.[28]

text: As the battle escalates, the Inhumans arrive to aid Captain Marvel while Ulysses has a vision of Miles Morales killing Steve Rogers. In reaction, Captain Marvel places Morales under arrest.[29] While Iron Man and Captain Marvel argue the merits of arresting Morales, Rogers gives Morales the opportunity to decide for himself and Morales asks to go home. As Morales leaves, Maria Hill places Iron Man's team under arrest but Doctor Strange teleports them to one of Nick Fury's safehouses. At the safehouse, the younger Avengers sneak off to find Morales before the adults. Meanwhile, Hill receives communication that Morales is at the United States Capitol, the location seen in Ulysses' vision.[30]

text: Ulysses has a vision of himself in the wasteland of an unknown future and meeting an older Wolverine. Wolverine tells Ulysses that the Inhumans have left the planet because Iron Man "pushed her too far." When the vision is over, Ulysses warns Medusa, queen of the Inhumans, about what he saw. Meanwhile, Rogers approaches Morales at the Capitol to gain some understanding about Ulysses' vision.[31]

text: As Captain Marvel arrives to take Morales into custody, Iron Man intercepts and attacks Captain Marvel.[31] Medusa warns the other heroes of Ulysses' vision and they try in vain to stop the fight. After Captain Marvel delivers a seemingly fatal blow to Iron Man, Ulysses has multiple visions of possible futures. Ulysses is then approached by Eternity and takes a place at his side as a new cosmic entity. Later, Captain Marvel meets with the President of the United States and is offered unlimited resources to lead the superhero community into the future.[32]

text: Titles involved[edit]

text:
Title
Issue(s)
Creative Team

Road to Civil War II

All-New Wolverine
#8–9
Tom Taylor (W), Marcio Takara (A)

Invincible Iron Man
#6–11
Brian Michael Bendis (W), Mike Deodato Jr. (A)

Ms. Marvel
#7
G. Willow Wilson (W), Takeshi Miyazawa (A)

Ultimates
#7
Al Ewing (W), Kenneth Rocafort (A)

Main Series

Civil War II
Free Comic Book Day
Brian Michael Bendis (W), Jim Cheung (A)

Civil War II
#0–8
Brian Michael Bendis (W), David Marquez (A)

Tie-ins

Civil War II: The Accused
#1
Marc Guggenheim (W), Ramon Bachs (A)

Civil War II: Amazing Spider-Man
#1–4
Christos N. Gage (W), Travel Foreman (A)

Civil War II: Choosing Sides
#1–6
Various (W), Declan Shalvey & Various (A)

Civil War II: The Fallen
#1
Greg Pak (W), Mark Bagley (A)

Civil War II: Gods of War
#1–4
Dan Abnett (W), Emilio Laiso (A)

Civil War II: Kingpin
#1–4
Matthew Rosenberg (W), Ricardo Lopez Ortiz (A)

Civil War II: The Oath
#1
Nick Spencer (W), Rod Reis (A)

Civil War II: Ulysses
#1–3
Al Ewing (W), Jefte Palo (A)

Civil War II: X-Men
#1–4
Cullen Bunn (W), Andrea Broccardo (A)

A-Force
#8–10
Kelly Thompson (W), Paulo Siqueira (A)

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
#7–10
Marc Guggenheim (W), German Peralta (A)

All-New All Different Avengers
#13–15
Mark Waid (W), Adam Kubert (A)

All-New Wolverine
#10–12
Tom Taylor (W), Marcio Takara (A)

Captain America: Sam Wilson
#10–13
Nick Spencer (W), Angel Unzueta (A)

Captain America: Steve Rogers
#4–6
Nick Spencer (W), Jesus Saiz (A)

Captain Marvel
#6–10
Tara Butters (W), Michele Fazekas (A)

Deadpool
#14–18
Gerry Duggan (W), Mike Hawthorne (A)

Guardians of the Galaxy
#11–13
Brian Michael Bendis (W), Valerio Schiti (A)

International Iron Man
#4
Brian Michael Bendis (W), Alex Maleev (A)

Invincible Iron Man
#12–14
Brian Michael Bendis (W), Mike Deodato Jr. (A)

Mockingbird
#6–8
Chelsea Cain (W), Kate Niemczyk (A)

Ms. Marvel
#8–11
G. Willow Wilson (W), Takeshi Miyazawa (A)

New Avengers
#12–17
Al Ewing (W), Gerardo Sandoval (A)

Nova
#8–9
Sean Ryan (W), R. B. Silva (A)

Patsy Walker AKA Hellcat!
#8
Kate Leth (W), Brittney Williams (A)

Power Man and Iron Fist
#6–9
David Walker (W), Flaviano Armentaro (A)

Rocket Raccoon & Groot
#8–10
Nick Kocher (W), Michael Walsh (A)

Scarlet Witch
#9
James Robinson (W), Joelle Jones (A)

Spider-Man
#6–10
Brian Michael Bendis (W), Sara Pichelli (A)

Spider-Man 2099
#13–16
Peter David (W), William Sliney (A)

Spider-Woman
#9–11
Dennis Hopeless (W), Javier Rodriguez (A)

Squadron Supreme
#9–12
James Robinson (W), Leonard Kirk (A)

Thunderbolts
#5
Jim Zub (W), Jon Malin (A)

Totally Awesome Hulk
#7–12
Greg Pak (W), Alan Davis (A)

Ultimates
#8–12
Al Ewing (W), Kenneth Rocafort (A)

Uncanny Avengers
#13–15
Gerry Duggan (W), Ryan Stegman (A)

Uncanny Inhumans
#11–14
Charles Soule (W), Carlos Pacheco (A)

Venom: Space Knight
#11–12
Robbie Thompson (W), Gerardo Sandoval (A)

text: Collected editions[edit]

text:
Title
Material collected
Release date
ISBN

Civil War II
Civil War II 0–8, Free Comic Book Day 2016
February 14, 2017
978-1-302-90156-1

Civil War II: Amazing Spider-Man
Civil War II: Amazing Spider-Man 1-4, material from Amazing Spider-Man (2014) 7-8
November 22, 2016
978-1-302-90250-6

Civil War II: Choosing Sides
Civil War II: Choosing Sides 1-6
November 22, 2016
978-1-302-90251-3

Civil War II: Fallout
Civil War II: Ulysses 1-3
April 4, 2017
978-1-302-90239-1

Civil War II: God of War
Civil War II: Gods of War 1-4, Journey Into Mystery Annual (1965) 1
November 22, 2016
978-1-302-90034-2

Civil War II: Kingpin
Civil War II: Kingpin 1-4, Amazing Spider-Man (1963) 51
November 29, 2016
978-1-302-90253-7

Civil War II: X-Men
Civil War II: X-Men 1-4, Amazing Adventures (1970) 9
November 29, 2016
978-1-302-90254-4

text: Reception[edit]

text: Critical response[edit]

text:
Aggregate scores

Comic Book Roundup

Issue
Rating
Reviews
Ref.

0
7.3/10
23
[33]

1
7.3/10
26
[34]

2
6.0/10
26
[35]

3
6.3/10
23
[36]

4
5.7/10
20
[37]

5
5.7/10
19
[38]

6
5.8/10
17
[39]

7
6.3/10
15
[40]

8
5.0/10
20
[41]

text: According to the review aggregator website Comic Book Roundup, issue #0 received an average score of 7.3/10 based on 23 reviews from critics.[33] Leia Calderon of Comic Book Resources (CBR) gave it four-out-of-five stars writing, "Overall, Bendis and Coipel's Civil War II #0 serves the sole purpose of laying out the foundation for the series. Despite being driven almost entirely by dialogue, it's never once boring, and the only real issue is the question on everyone's minds: Where is Iron Man?"[42] Jesse Schedeen of IGN gave it an 8.3 out of 10 saying, "Between the lackluster FCBD Special and Marvel's general track record with major crossovers, there's plenty of reason to worry about Civil War II. But the good news is that this prologue issue makes a strong case for the upcoming event. It clearly lays out the brewing conflict and makes a strong case for both viewpoints." [43] David Pepose of Newsarama gave it an 8 out of 10 and said, "Minor flaws in the premise aside, Bendis and Coipel deliver some surprisingly charming work with Civil War II #0, which — at least thus far — doesn't feel like the shameless cash-in that you might expect from this summer event sequel."[44]

text: Issue #1 received an average score of 7.3/10 based on 26 reviews from critics on Comic Book Roundup.[34] Greg McElhatton of CBR gave it four stars writing, "Overall, Civil War II #1 is a good launching point for this miniseries, even as it integrates the information from Civil War II #0 and the Free Comic Book Day special. I'm curious to see if Bendis and Marquez can maintain this level of tension and what they'll add into the mix to keep the conflict burning strong. For now, though, it's more than enough to get readers coming back for more."[45] Schedeen gave it a 7.1 saying, "This first issue cleanly establishes the conflict and delivers a nonstop stream of gorgeous artwork. However, it offers few surprises for those not already familiar with the basics of this crossover, and it often fails to elicit a strong emotional response in the way the first issue of Civil War did ten years ago."[46] Richard Gray of Newsarama gave it a 7 and said, "At this early stage, Civil War II suffers some of the problems that have beleaguered similar narratives in recent years, principally in seeing heroes all too quick to take sides against comrades on a possible future. Yet this is also just the beginning of something much larger, and while it may seem at times like this is an extended version of the 'zero' issue that preceded it, all the pieces are now in place for the 'war' proper to commence."[47]

text: Issue #2 received an average score of 6.0/10 based on 26 reviews from critics on Comic Book Roundup.[35] Schedeen gave it a 6.5 saying, "Given that this is technically the fourth Civil War II comic Bendis has written now, it's disappointing that the story is still in such a nascent stage. This isn't a civil war so much as 'Everybody is mad at Tony Stark.' Tony's characterization is sound, and the visuals in this book are downright fantastic, but those qualities aren't enough to give this Civil War sequel the spark it needs."[48] Pepose gave it a 3 and said, "Right now, there's none of the thematic or dramatic weight of the original Civil War in this sequel, which is quickly burning off the initial goodwill from its zero issue and its Free Comic Book Day Special."[49]

text: Issue #3 received an average score of 6.3/10 based on 23 reviews from critics on Comic Book Roundup.[36] Schedeen gave it a 5.1 saying, "Civil War II looks every bit as good as you'd expect from Marvel's flagship event comic. Unfortunately, this series doesn't have nearly enough to offer beneath that gorgeous exterior. There's too much dialogue and exposition and not enough progress or dramatic weight to the story."[50] Pepose gave it a 6 and said, "Civil War II #3 is a decent chapter of an event story that feels like plenty of other event stories. But as far as memorials go, it's unfortunately pretty forgettable fare."[51]

text: Issue #4 received an average score of 5.7/10 based on 20 reviews from critics on Comic Book Roundup.[37] Schedeen gave it a 7.3 saying, "Civil War II #4 picks up the pace and boasts more stunning art, but the characterization remains flawed."[52] Pepose gave it a 3 and said, "I want to like this series. I want to like this story. But we're already halfway through this series, and Civil War II has barely even shown up."[53]

text: Issue #5 received an average score of 5.7/10 based on 19 reviews from critics on Comic Book Roundup.[38] Schedeen gave it a 4.4 saying, "This issue fixates on an extended superhero brawl that lacks dramatic weight (or even narrative logic) before transitioning into a very disappointing twist that threatens to derail the series for good."[54] Pepose gave it a 8 and said, "While it appears that the superhero fisticuffs might be taking yet a breather[sic] after this chapter, it's hard to deny the sheer fun Civil War II #5 has to offer."[55]

text: Issue #6 received an average score of 5.8/10 based on 17 reviews from critics on Comic Book Roundup.[39] Schedeen gave it a 6.3 saying, "Civil War II has had trouble building momentum from the beginning, and this issue does nothing to address that problem. There are some strong emotional moments here, and plenty of stunning artwork from Marquez and Ponsor, but the sluggish pace and generally listless nature of the conflict continue to frustrate."[56] Pepose gave it a 3 and said, "We have two issues left on this series, and judging by the cliffhanger, it might mean something - but at this point, Civil War II has largely been about circling a conflict rather than diving into it head-on, leaving this event book about as unsatisfying as it gets."[57]

text: Issue #7 received an average score of 6.3/10 based on 15 reviews from critics on Comic Book Roundup.[40] Schedeen gave it a 7.8 saying, "Issue #7 is easily one of the stronger chapters of Civil War II. That doesn't say a great deal at this point, but it is still nice to see Bendis focusing on a smaller, more intimate cast here."[58] Pepose gave it a 6 and said, "With only one issue left to go, Civil War II remains a disappointing chapter for the House of Ideas. Even this series' biggest moments feel calculated rather than organic, trying to goose sales with a handful of character deaths without really digging in too deeply about the underlying issues underneath."[59]

text: Issue #8 received an average score of 5.0/10 based on 20 reviews from critics on Comic Book Roundup.[41] Schedeen gave it a 5.3 saying, "Civil War II ends with what is easily one of the weakest chapters of the entire crossover. This issue is anticlimactic and fails to wring much emotion from the final battle between Captain Marvel and Iron Man."[60] Justin Partridge of Newsarama gave it a 3 and said, "To summarize, Civil War II #8 was basically an episode of Whose Line Is It Anyway?: Everything was made up and the stakes didn't matter ... Brian Michael Bendis, who has delivered some fantastic events in his long career, limps across the finish line in this eighth issue, employing a hefty bit of deus ex 'Cosmic Power of the Universe' for what can only be described as the opposite of a game changer."[61]

text: Sales[edit]

text:
Estimated number of copies sold in the first month of each issue's release.

  Number of copies by the nearest thousand

text: Civil War II #0 sold an estimated 177,283 copies in May 2016, making it the second best selling comic of the month behind DC Universe: Rebirth #1.[62] Strong orders for the issue led Marvel to announce a second printing on May 5,[63] thirteen days before the issue went on sale.[64] In June 2016, issue #1 sold an estimated 381,737 copies, making it the best selling comic of the month, while issue #2 came in fifth place, selling an estimated 148,403 copies.[65] In August, issue #3 came in fourth place, selling an estimated 176,876 copies, while issue #4 came in seventh place with 126,865 copies sold.[66] In September, issue #5 debuted in fourth place, selling an estimated 120,208 copies.[67] In October, issue #6 debuted in seventh place, selling an estimated 118,625 copies.[68] In November, issue #7 debuted in third place, selling an estimated 116,446 copies.[69] In December, issue #8 debuted in sixth place, selling an estimated 105,658 copies.[70]

text: In other media[edit]

text: The storyline was the inspiration for an add-on mission in the video game, Marvel: Avengers Alliance. In the mission, a powerful new Inhuman called "The Profiler" has a vision in which Doctor Doom terminates the Inhumans. As the Inhumans move to capture Doom before the event occurs, the Avengers become divided in regards to punishing crimes before they occur.[71]


document_title: Who Do You Think You Are? (UK TV series)

question_text: who do you think you are series 14 how many episodes

root

text: Episodes[edit]

text: Series one and two were broadcast on BBC Two, and the first was the channel's highest-rating programme of 2004. This led to episodes being shown on BBC One from the third series onwards. The current narrator, as of Series 14 in 2017, is Phil Davis. Mark Strong took over from David Morrissey after the first series, which was nominated for "Best Factual Series or Strand" in the 2005 BAFTAs; Cherie Lunghi was the narrator between Series 10 and 13.

tag: p

text: In the first series, the last ten minutes of each episode featured presenter Adrian Chiles and genealogical researcher Nick Barratt giving tips on tracing a family tree. In 2007, a special episode was broadcast in conjunction with the BBC's "Family Wanted" campaign featuring Nicky Campbell, who was adopted a few days after he was born.[2]

text: The theme tune was composed by Mark Sayer-Wade, who also provided the background music for earlier episodes. The music for later episodes is provided by Julian Hamlin and Edmund Jolliffe.

text: Series 1 (2004)[edit]

text:
#
Celebrity
Original air date
Viewers (millions)[3]

1
Bill Oddie
12 October 2004 (2004-10-12)
5.79

Oddie, brought up by his father and paternal grandmother, goes back to the Birmingham area to learn more about his mother's life and her struggles with manic depression and her mother-in-law. Then he learns more about his grandmother's life, her husband and family in Rochdale, Lancashire. He ends his journey learning more about his Oddie ancestors in Grindleton, Lancashire.

2
Amanda Redman
19 October 2004 (2004-10-19)
4.63

3
Sue Johnston
26 October 2004 (2004-10-26)
4.25

4
Jeremy Clarkson
2 November 2004 (2004-11-02)
4.95

5
Ian Hislop
9 November 2004 (2004-11-09)
4.96

Hislop, who was 12 when his father died, never met his grandfathers. Hislop traces his family history by travelling to his late mother's native Jersey, where for five years of her childhood, the island was occupied by Nazi Germany. He travels to Clary, France, where his paternal grandfather fought with the 9th Highland Light Infantry against the Hindenburg Line. He then goes to South Africa, where his maternal grandfather fought with the Royal Lancaster Regiment in the Battle of Spion Kop during the Boer War. While in South Africa, he discovered his father's maternal great great grandfather had gone to South Africa in 1795 with the 72nd Regiment, Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders in an expedition to capture Cape Town from the Dutch.

6
Moira Stuart
16 November 2004 (2004-11-16)
5.35

7
David Baddiel
23 November 2004 (2004-11-23)
4.60

8
Lesley Garrett
30 November 2004 (2004-11-30)
4.41

9
Meera Syal
7 December 2004 (2004-12-07)
3.97

10
Vic Reeves
14 December 2004 (2004-12-14)
4.46

tag: table

text: Series 2 (2006)[edit]

text:
#
Celebrity
Original air date
Viewers (millions)[3]

1
Jeremy Paxman
11 January 2006 (2006-01-11)
5.48

2
Sheila Hancock
18 January 2006 (2006-01-18)
5.43

3
Stephen Fry
25 January 2006 (2006-01-25)
5.86

4
Julian Clary
1 February 2006 (2006-02-01)
5.94

5
Jane Horrocks
8 February 2006 (2006-02-08)
5.64

6
Gurinder Chadha
15 February 2006 (2006-02-15)
3.96

text: Series 3 (2006)[edit]

text:
#
Celebrity
Original air date
Viewers (millions)[3]

1
Barbara Windsor
6 September 2006 (2006-09-06)
6.40

2
Robert Lindsay
13 September 2006 (2006-09-13)
5.95

3
Colin Jackson
20 September 2006 (2006-09-20)
5.19

4
David Tennant
27 September 2006 (2006-09-27)
5.75

Tennant traces his paternal roots to the Isle of Mull, and is surprised to find his family came not from the lowlands but the Scottish Highlands. He discovers his maternal grandfather was a star player for Derry City F.C. in the 1930s, and expresses concern when he finds that other relatives were members of the Orange Order. He is disturbed to learn that his great-grandfather played a key role in suppressing Catholics in Derry, Northern Ireland, and that Catholic cousins came under fire on Bloody Sunday.

5
David Dickinson
4 October 2006 (2006-10-04)
5.80

6
Nigella Lawson
11 October 2006 (2006-10-11)
6.15

She traced her ancestors to Ashkenazi Jews who originate from eastern Europe and Germany, leaving Lawson surprised not to have Iberian-Sephardi ancestry in the family as she had believed.[4] She also uncovered that her maternal great-great-great grandfather, Coenraad Sammes (later Coleman Joseph), had fled to England from Amsterdam in 1830 to escape a prison sentence following a conviction for theft.

7
Jeremy Irons
18 October 2006 (2006-10-18)
5.82

8
Julia Sawalha
25 October 2006 (2006-10-25)
5.54

text: Adoption special (2007)[edit]

text:
#
Celebrity
Original air date
Viewers (millions)[3]

1
Nicky Campbell
11 July 2007 (2007-07-11)
4.32

Campbell traces his adoptive family's roots in Scotland and Australia.

text: Series 4 (2007)[edit]

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#
Celebrity
Original air date
Viewers (millions)[3]

1
Natasha Kaplinsky
6 September 2007 (2007-09-06)
6.78

Kaplinsky follows her paternal line to Slonim in Belarus and is shown official documentation relating to her cousin's family. This includes the death of family members during the "liquidation" – massacre – of the Slonim Jewish ghetto by the Nazis and another's escape to the partisans and eventual immigration to Australia. Her maternal line included an apothecary to King George III.

2
John Hurt
13 September 2007 (2007-09-13)
5.80

3
Griff Rhys Jones
20 September 2007 (2007-09-20)
5.75

4
Carol Vorderman
27 September 2007 (2007-09-27)
6.53

Vorderman discovers that her father was an active member of the Dutch resistance during the Nazi occupation. He died while the programme was being filmed. Her great-grandfather Adolphe Vorderman played a key role in the discovery of vitamins.

5
Alistair McGowan
4 October 2007 (2007-10-04)
6.17

6
Graham Norton
11 October 2007 (2007-10-11)
6.88

It was discovered that Norton's Walker ancestors were originally planters from Wentworth, South Yorkshire, who were sent over from England in the 17th century to take over Irish land. Some members of his family fought for the British monarchy during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and took part in the Carnew massacre. Another member of his family was later killed in battle by the United Irishmen.

7
Matthew Pinsent
18 November 2007 (2007-11-18)
6.57

text: Series 5 (2008)[edit]

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#
Celebrity
Original air date
Viewers (millions)[3]

1
Patsy Kensit
13 August 2008 (2008-08-13)
7.10

2
Boris Johnson
20 August 2008 (2008-08-20)
7.04

3
Jerry Springer
27 August 2008 (2008-08-27)
6.71

Springer, who was born in England but emigrated to the United States at a young age, travels to the UK to find out how his parents were allowed in as refugees from Nazi Germany in August 1939. He discovered that someone in England paid £50 as a guarantor to sponsor his parents, but the rest of the family was left behind. He travels to his great-grandfather's hometown of Neustettin (now Szczecinek, Poland), where his great grandfather, Abraham Springer, successfully appealed for outside help after anti-Semitic politician Ernst Henrici stirred up violence in 1881. Springer then travels to Łódź, where his maternal grandmother, Marie Kallmann, was deported in 1941. She was sent to the Chełmno extermination camp in May 1942. Springer's paternal grandmother, Selma Springer, died in Theresienstadt concentration camp.

4
Esther Rantzen
3 September 2008 (2008-09-03)
6.44

5
Ainsley Harriott
10 September 2008 (2008-09-10)
6.70

6
David Suchet
17 September 2008 (2008-09-17)
6.79

Suchet, who has a love of water, discovers that his maternal great-great-great-grandfather was captain of a brig which foundered off the east coast of England. His paternal ancestors were Russian Jews, and he traces their flight from Russia to Turkey, Prussia, South Africa, and then the United Kingdom. He learns about his grandfather and great-grandfather, both of whom were noted photographers.

7
Jodie Kidd
24 September 2008 (2008-09-24)
5.87

8
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
29 September 2008 (2008-09-29)
4.72

text: Series 6 (2009)[edit]

text:
#
Celebrity
Original air date
Viewers (millions)[3]

1
Rory Bremner
2 February 2009 (2009-02-02)
6.44

2
Fiona Bruce
9 February 2009 (2009-02-09)
5.86

3
Rick Stein
16 February 2009 (2009-02-16)
5.64

4
Zoë Wanamaker
23 February 2009 (2009-02-23)
5.82

5
Kevin Whately
2 March 2009 (2009-03-02)
5.99

6
Davina McCall
15 July 2009 (2009-07-15)
6.92

7
Chris Moyles
22 July 2009 (2009-07-22)
5.23

8
Kate Humble
29 July 2009 (2009-07-29)
5.19

9
David Mitchell
5 August 2009 (2009-08-05)
4.55

10
Kim Cattrall
12 August 2009 (2009-08-12)
6.27

Cattrall researches her maternal grandfather, George Baugh's mysterious disappearance in 1938. She discovers that he became a bigamist in 1939 and had four more children. The episode reveals that Baugh's new family immigrated to Australia in 1961, and had lived there until Baugh's death in 1974.

11
Martin Freeman
19 August 2009 (2009-08-19)
6.48

Freeman researches his paternal grandfather, whom he learns died while serving as a medic during the Battle of Dunkirk in World War II. He discovers that his great-grandfather was blind, married three times, and meets a cousin he never knew he had. He also discovers how syphilis (a common disease at the time) ravaged his family in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

text: Series 7 (2010)[edit]

text:
#
Celebrity
Original air date
Viewers (millions)[3]

1
Bruce Forsyth[5]
19 July 2010 (2010-07-19)
7.22

2
Rupert Everett
26 July 2010 (2010-07-26)
5.97

3
Dervla Kirwan
2 August 2010 (2010-08-02)
5.58

Growing up, Kirwan knew she was related to Irish national hero Michael Collins but did not know how. She discovers he was her great-great uncle: his sister, Margaret Collins O'Driscoll, was the mother of Kirwan's maternal grandfather. Kirwans seeks to find how her grandfather, Finian O'Driscoll, was involved in the IRA. She travels to Clonakilty, County Cork, birthplace of Michael Collins. On her father's side, she finds out her great grandfather, Henry Kahn, was a Polish Jew from the Russian Empire who broke with his community to marry an Irish Catholic girl in the late 19th century. Kirwan was surprised to discover they were married in the Protestant Church of Ireland, after the Catholic church refused to marry them.

4
Monty Don
9 August 2010 (2010-08-09)
5.95

5
Rupert Penry-Jones
16 August 2010 (2010-08-16)
5.68

Penry-Jones travels to India and confirms the family rumour that they have Indian ancestry. His great-great-great grandfather Thomas Johnstone was a sergeant major in the Royal Madras Fusiliers, and was part of the British attempts to quell the Indian Rebellion of 1857. He discovers Johnstone's wife, Louisa Collum, was of Anglo-Indian heritage.

6
Alexander Armstrong
23 August 2010 (2010-08-23)
6.46

Armstrong traces his mother's side of the family, who are descended from Irish landed gentry. The McCauslands were originally seated in Drenagh, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland and trace their ancestry through the Rouse-Boughton family, to Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester, a descendant of William the Conqueror via Edward III and the Beauforts, Dukes of Somerset.

7
Jason Donovan
30 August 2010 (2010-08-30)
5.55

8
Hugh Quarshie
6 September 2010 (2010-09-06)
5.42

9
Alan Cumming
13 September 2010 (2010-09-13)
5.15

Cumming traces the life of his maternal grandfather, whom the family was told died while cleaning his pistol while serving as a British police officer in Malaya. He learns about his grandfather's terrifying experiences as a war hero during the Battle of Dunkirk in World War II, his battle wounds received while helping stave off the Empire of Japan's invasion of India during the Burma Campaign, and his psychological problems which led to his death while playing Russian roulette in Malaya.

text: Series 8 (2011)[edit]

text:
#
Celebrity[6][7]
Original air date
Viewers (millions)[3]

1
June Brown
10 August 2011 (2011-08-10)
6.62

2
J.K. Rowling
17 August 2011 (2011-08-17)
7.00

Rowling researches her mother's paternal great-grandfather, Louis Volant, a French head waiter who previously worked at Savoy Hotel in the 1920s. Volant had won the Croix de Guerre for his bravery during the First World War. She also learns about Volant's mother, Salomée Schuch, an unmarried maid working in Paris at the time of his birth. At age 17, she had fled her hometown of Brumath in Alsace – which became part of the German Empire during the Franco-Prussian War – to become a naturalised French citizen when she eventually married Louis' father.

3
Sebastian Coe
24 August 2011 (2011-08-24)
5.45

4
Larry Lamb
31 August 2011 (2011-08-31)
5.45

5
Emilia Fox
7 September 2011 (2011-09-07)
6.06

Fox researches her family history hoping to discover where the acting bug in her family originated from. Fox's father believes that Fox's paternal grandfather, Robin Fox, a theatrical agent, likely would have wanted to be an actor. Fox learns that Robin's mother was Hilda Hanbury, an actress who appeared on the London stage in the late 1890s. Hanbury traveled to America with theater manager Herbert Beerbohm Tree, though did not find great success and was reduced to small roles. Fox also learns that Sampson Fox, father of Hanbury's husband Arthur ("Willie") was a millionaire who rose to prominence from a child laborer in a textile mill to the owner of the Leeds Forge Company. With his large fortune, Sampson Fox was the sole donor for the Royal College of Music in London. However, Sampson Fox was also involved in a scandal regarding his promotion of watergas as an energy source and the financial success of its investors.

6
Alan Carr
14 September 2011 (2011-09-14)
5.49

7
Robin Gibb
21 September 2011 (2011-09-21)
4.37

8
Richard Madeley[8]
28 September 2011 (2011-09-28)
5.05

9
Len Goodman
5 October 2011 (2011-10-05)
5.03

10
Tracey Emin
12 October 2011 (2011-10-12)
Unknown (under 4.21)

text: Series 9 (2012)[edit]

text:
#
Celebrity[9]
Original air date
Viewers (millions)[3]

1
Samantha Womack
15 August 2012 (2012-08-15)
5.30

2
Gregg Wallace
22 August 2012 (2012-08-22)
5.46

3
Patrick Stewart
29 August 2012 (2012-08-29)
4.58

4
Annie Lennox
5 September 2012 (2012-09-05)
4.86

5
Hugh Dennis
12 September 2012 (2012-09-12)
4.87

6
Alex Kingston
19 September 2012 (2012-09-19)
4.97

7
William Roache
26 September 2012 (2012-09-26)
4.30

8
Celia Imrie
10 October 2012 (2012-10-10)
4.89

9
John Barnes
17 October 2012 (2012-10-17)
Unknown (under 4.10)

10
John Bishop
6 December 2012 (2012-12-06)
5.53

text: Series 10 (2013)[edit]

text:
#
Celebrity[10]
Original air date
Viewers (millions)[3]

1
Una Stubbs
24 July 2013 (2013-07-24)
5.24

2
Nigel Havers
31 July 2013 (2013-07-31)
5.39

3
Minnie Driver
7 August 2013 (2013-08-07)
4.95

4
Lesley Sharp
14 August 2013 (2013-08-14)
4.52

5
Gary Lineker
21 August 2013 (2013-08-21)
5.37

6
Nick Hewer
28 August 2013 (2013-08-28)
4.52

7
Nitin Ganatra
4 September 2013 (2013-09-04)
4.31

8
Sarah Millican
11 September 2013 (2013-09-11)
4.57

9
Marianne Faithfull
18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)
3.78

10
John Simpson
25 September 2013 (2013-09-25)
3.99

text: Series 11 (2014)[edit]

text:
#
Celebrity
Original air date
Viewers (millions)[3]

—
Who Do They Think They Are?: 10 Years, 100 Shows[11]
6 August 2014 (2014-08-06)
Unknown (under 3.34)

1
Julie Walters[12]
7 August 2014 (2014-08-07)
5.23

Walters traces her Irish great-grandfather, Anthony Clarke.

2
Brian Blessed
14 August 2014 (2014-08-14)
5.31

Blessed traces his great-great-great-grandfather, Barnabus Blessed, a bookbinder, and discovers that after moving from London to Portsmouth, his four children were left orphans. Blessed's great-great-grandfather, Jabez Blessed, became a "real life Oliver Twist".[13]

3
Tamzin Outhwaite
21 August 2014 (2014-08-21)
4.94

4
Brendan O'Carroll
28 August 2014 (2014-08-28)
6.06

5
Sheridan Smith
4 September 2014 (2014-09-04)
4.74

6
Mary Berry
11 September 2014 (2014-09-11)
4.75

7
Martin Shaw
18 September 2014 (2014-09-18)
5.39

8
Reggie Yates
25 September 2014 (2014-09-25)
4.18

9
Billy Connolly
2 October 2014 (2014-10-02)
5.74

10
Twiggy
9 October 2014 (2014-10-09)
5.33

text: Series 12 (2015)[edit]

text: On 23 June 2015, the BBC confirmed the lineup for Series 12, which began on 13 August 2015.[14][15]

text:
#
Celebrity
Original air date[16]
Viewers (millions)[3]

1
Paul Hollywood
13 August 2015 (2015-08-13)
5.08

2
Jane Seymour
20 August 2015 (2015-08-20)
5.14

Seymour traces the lives of two of her Polish Jewish great aunts during World War II.

3
Derek Jacobi
27 August 2015 (2015-08-27)
4.68

Jacobi, a descendant of Huguenots who fled persecution by Catholics, travels to France, where he discovers the horrors his Protestant ancestors faced during persecution. His sixth great-grandfather Joseph de la Plaigne, a prominent financier of Louis XIV, lived as a covert Protestant following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. He was uncovered and imprisoned by the king in the Château de Loches in 1701. He apparently bribed his way out of prison the next year and fled to London. In 1708, two years before his death, the 70-year-old de la Plaigne married fellow Huguenot Salomé de la Bastide, sister of Colonel Armand de la Bastide, and 45 years his junior. In 1709 they had a son, Guillaume, who was baptised with William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire as his godfather. Guillaume anglicised his name to William Laplain and was chaplain to the Dukes of Devonshire.

4
Jerry Hall
3 September 2015 (2015-09-03)
4.38

5
Gareth Malone
10 September 2015 (2015-09-10)
4.56

6
Anne Reid
17 September 2015 (2015-09-17)
4.70

7
Frank Gardner
24 September 2015 (2015-09-24)
4.41

8
Anita Rani
1 October 2015 (2015-10-01)
4.38

9
Mark Gatiss
8 October 2015 (2015-10-08)
Unknown (under 3.80)

10
Frances de la Tour
22 October 2015 (2015-10-22)
3.83

Actress Frances de la Tour discovers aristocratic lineage. Her great-great-great-great grandmother Maria Elizabeth Adderley, stepdaughter of Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire, married captain Alan Gardner in 1796. They divorced in 1805 after he discovered her affair with Henry Jadis, nephew of the Earl of Strathmore. Lady Gardner had an illegitimate child with Jadis, Henry Fenton Gardner (born in 1802), who was declared illegitimate by the House of Lords in 1825 following the Gardner Peerage Case, in which Henry unsuccessfully attempted to prove he was the rightful heir to the Gardner peerage. De la Tour visits Doddington Hall and Seaton Delaval Hall to find out more about Jadis' mother, the Hon. Sophia Ann (née Delaval), daughter of John Delaval, 1st Baron Delaval. De la Tour discovers Sophia's sad story of becoming pregnant before marriage with Henry, and rushing to marry a man beneath her status, John Jadis. After suffering abuse from a drunken Jadis, Sophia divorced him but became ostracised socially. She developed an addiction to laudanum and died at 38.

text: Series 13 (2016–17)[edit]

text: On 13 July, the line-up for the 13th series was confirmed.[17] The series started on 24 November 2016.

text:
#
Celebrity
Original air date
Viewers (millions)[3]

1
Danny Dyer
24 November 2016 (2016-11-24)
5.45

Dyer discovers that his 3×great grandmother had a criminal record for concealing the birth of her baby, who died, that his 15× great grandfather was Thomas Cromwell, his 14× great grandmother was Elizabeth Seymour, the sister of Jane Seymour, who was Henry VIII's third wife and Queen, and that his 22× great grandfather was Edward III.

2
Amanda Holden
1 December 2016 (2016-12-01)
4.71

Holden investigates a family rumour that she is of French heritage on her mother's side. She discovers that her 5× great-grandfather Collin Thomas served a year's imprisonment after breaking his apprenticeship as a cordwainer by enlisting in the Royal Navy aged 15. Following his sentence, he enlisted in the British Army's 51st (2nd Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment of Foot in 1807 and fought in the Peninsular War. In 1814, while with his regiment in Bordeaux in South Western France, he met a local woman, Radegonde Charbonnel. He deserted from the army shortly before he was due to muster out, married Radegonde in 1816 and began a family, moving his wife and eldest children back to his home in Cornwall several years afterwards. She also discovers that her paternal grandfather, Frank Holden, a psychiatric nurse, survived the June 1940 bombing of the RMS Lancastria, which sank with the loss of thousands of lives, outside the port of Saint-Nazaire.

3
Liz Bonnin
8 December 2016 (2016-12-08)
3.94

Bonnin travels to Trinidad to discover her maternal family's Indian heritage, discovering that her 2× great-grandfather, Timothy Sirju, travelled to Trinidad from India with his family in 1872, where he worked as an indentured servant. She then travels to Martinique to trace her paternal family's French heritage and discovers that her 3× great-grandfather, François Alexandre Gros Désormeaux, was a plantation and slave owner who married one of his freed slaves, Marie Joseph, in 1835, and was actually born a slave. He and his mother, Pauline Zoé, were freed by his father, also François Alexandre Gros Désormeaux, and Pauline Zoé was a rare example of a freed female slave inheriting a plantation and becoming a slave owner.

4
Cheryl
15 December 2016 (2016-12-15)
4.81

Cheryl researches her maternal family. Research shows that her paternal line is from Tyneside and that there were a number of coal miners amongst Cheryl's forebears. When tracing further back, in one of the branches of her paternal line, researchers find that her ancestry includes several mariners. The investigation into Cheryl's maternal line shows that her grandmother, Olga Ridley, was one of twin girls born to Edith Annie Burton, the housekeeper for a widower named Joseph Ridley who already had a number of children from his marriage. Joseph Ridley had fought in World War I in the Durham Light Infantry as a pioneer in France and, from an examination of the census, before the war he had been a grocery warehouseman.

5
Ricky Tomlinson
22 December 2016 (2016-12-22)
4.28

6
Ian McKellen
25 January 2017 (2017-01-25)
4.21

McKellen discovers that his great uncle, Frank Lowes, was an actor, and his great-great-grandfather, Robert Lowes, campaigned for a half-holiday for Manchester's workers on Saturdays, an event that led to the evolution of the modern weekend.

7
Greg Davies
1 February 2017 (2017-02-01)
4.63

8
Warwick Davis
15 February 2017 (2017-02-15)
5.24

9
Sunetra Sarker
22 February 2017 (2017-02-22)
3.97

10
Sophie Raworth
8 March 2017 (2017-03-08)
4.45

text: Series 14 (2017)[edit]

text: On June 23, the BBC announced the line-up for the series' 14th series, which again would comprise 10 episodes and like the previous series would be split into two halves to be broadcast across the year on BBC One. The remaining[clarification needed] five episodes feature TV presenter Fearne Cotton, comedienne Ruby Wax, actor and director Noel Clarke, singer Lulu and actress Lisa Hammond.

text:
#
Celebrity
Original air date
Viewers (millions)[3]

1
Charles Dance
6 July 2017 (2017-07-06)
TBA

2
Craig Revel Horwood
13 July 2017 (2017-07-13)
TBA

3
Clare Balding
20 July 2017 (2017-07-20)
TBA

4
Adil Ray
27 July 2017 (2017-07-27)
TBA

5
Emma Willis
3 August 2017 (2017-08-03)
TBA

6
Lulu
17 August 2017 (2017-08-17)
TBA

7
Fearne Cotton
24 August 2017 (2017-08-24)
TBA

8
Noel Clarke
31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)
TBA

9
Lisa Hammond
7 September 2017 (2017-09-07)
TBA

10
Ruby Wax
4 October 2017 (2017-10-04)
TBA

text: Awards and nominations[edit]

text: The show was nominated for the 2010 BAFTA Television Award for Best Factual Series.[18]

text: Media releases[edit]

text: Series 1 – 11 of Who Do You Think You Are? are available on DVD in the UK (Region 2).

text: In October 2007, BBC Magazines began issuing Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine, a monthly publication that includes material from the TV series.

text: The series 1–4 box set of Who Do You Think You Are? is available, distributed by Acorn Media UK.[19]

text:
Complete Series
Release dates
DVD Extras
and
Bonus Features
Number
Of Discs

Region 1
Region 2
Region 4

The Complete
First Series
TBA
5 March 2007
17 September 2008
Unseen Footage, First Steps to Researching Your Family
3

The Complete
Second Series
TBA
4 September 2007
12 November 2008
Unseen Footage
2

The Complete
Third Series
TBA
12 January 2009
18 March 2009
None
3

The Complete
Fourth Series
TBA
3 August 2009
20 May 2009
Special episode in conjunction with the BBC's "Family Wanted" campaign featuring Nicky Campbell, who was adopted a few days after he was born.
3

The Complete
Fifth Series
TBA
1 February 2010
TBA
Three behind-the-scenes features
3

The Complete
Sixth Series
TBA
6 September 2010
TBA
None
4

The Complete
Seventh Series
TBA
7 March 2011
TBA
None
3

The Complete
Eighth Series
TBA
20 August 2012[20]
TBA
None
3

The Complete
Ninth Series
TBA
5 August 2013[21]
TBA
None
3

The Complete
Tenth Series
TBA
22 September 2014[22]
TBA
None
3

The Complete
Eleventh Series
TBA
10 November 2014[23]
TBA
Who Do They Think They Are?: 10 Years, 100 Shows
3

text: Other countries[edit]

text: The format of the series has proved popular around the world and the BBC has licensed it to many foreign television companies, who have produced their own individual versions:

text: TVP1 has aired a Polish version, called Sekrety rodzinne, which was broadcast from November 2006 to March 2007.

text: In September 2007, a first series of Canadian version, consisting of 13 episodes, aired on CBC Television.

text: An Australian version aired on SBS in January 2008, after six episodes of the BBC version had been shown; the BBC programmes were those featuring Stephen Fry, Bill Oddie, Julia Sawalha, Jeremy Clarkson, Gurinder Chadha, and Nigella Lawson.

text: In 2008, ARD's Das Erste aired the German version, called Das Geheimnis meiner Familie ("The secret of my family"). They aired four episodes featuring Marie-Luise Marjan, Armin Rohde, Christine Neubauer and Peter Maffay.

text: Ireland's national broadcaster RTÉ has aired two series of Irish version of Who Do You Think You Are? in autumn 2008 and autumn 2009. The Irish version has included internationally recognised names such as Ardal O'Hanlon, Dana, Rosanna Davison, and Dermot Gavin.[24][25] The British version of the show already airs on TG4 in Ireland.

text: Sveriges Television, the Swedish public service broadcaster, aired a Swedish version called Vem tror du att du är? in 2009. Later that year, in May and June, they also aired the BBC episodes featuring Stephen Fry, Jeremy Irons, Nigella Lawson, John Hurt, and Jane Horrocks.

text: Also on 31 May 2009, South African station SABC2 premiered its version, split into two parts, featuring local personalities.[26]

text: An American adaptation of the show premiered on 5 March 2010 on NBC. In Britain, this began airing on BBC One on Sunday 13 June 2010.

text: In 2010, the Dutch version called Verborgen Verleden ("Hidden Past") of the show started. Thus far, eight series have been produced between 2010 and 2017. From 2005 to 2008, four series of the show Verre Verwanten ("Distant Relatives") were shown on Dutch television.

text: In September 2010, the Danish TV station Danmarks Radio aired the first episode of the Danish version, called Ved du hvem du er?.

text: On 1 September 2010, France 2 aired two episodes of the French version, Retour aux Sources, featuring Vincent Pérez and Clémentine Célarié [27]

text: In January 2011, the Norwegian TV station NRK started to air the Norwegian version, called Hvem tror du at du er?

text: Starting on 9 January 2012, Finland's national public-broadcasting company, YLE, aired 15 episodes of the Finnish version, called Kuka oikein olet?, in which local public figures searched for their origins.[28]

text: A furthering of the concept was developed for American public broadcast TV, called Finding Your Roots, with Henry Louis Gates. This series adds DNA profiling to the format; including Y-chromosome DNA, mitochondrial DNA and autosomal DNA analyses to infer both ancient and recent genetic relationships. The series started airing on 25 March 2012.[citation needed]

text: In January 2013, Czech broadcaster ČT started broadcasting their version of this show, called Tajemství rodu ("The secret of the lineage").[29]

text: Starting 15 January 2013, RTP1 broadcast a Portuguese version called Quem É que Tu Pensas Que És? ("Who Do You Think You Are?") at the 10:30 pm timeslot. The first season featured such names as the comedian Herman José, the actresses Maria do Céu Guerra and Maria João Abreu, the musician Zé Pedro from the Xutos & Pontapés rock band and the fadista Camané.[citation needed]

text: International versions[edit]

text:
Country
Local Name
Network
Air Dates

 Australia
Who Do You Think You Are?
SBS One
January 2008 – present

 Canada
 Quebec
Who Do You Think You Are?
CBC Television
11 October 2007 – 31 January 2008

Qui êtes-vous? (Who Are You?)
ICI Radio-Canada Télé
8 November 2013

 Czech Republic
Tajemství rodu (The Secret of the Family)
ČT1
9 January 2013

 Denmark
Ved du hvem du er? (Do You Know Who You Are?)
DR1
15 September 2010 – 17 March 2012

 Finland
Kuka oikein olet? (Who Are You?)
Yle TV1
9 January 2012

 France
Retour aux Sources (Back to Basics)
France 2
1 September 2010

 Germany
Das Geheimnis meiner Familie (The Secret of My Family)
Das Erste
31 March 2008 –

 Ireland
Who Do You Think You Are
RTÉ One
15 September 2008 – 19 October 2009

 Israel
מי אתה חושב שאתה? (Mi Ata Hoshev She'ata)
Channel 1
4 February 2010

 Netherlands
Verborgen verleden (Hidden Past)
Nederland 2
29 September 2010 – present

 Norway
Hvem tror du at du er?
NRK1
January 2011 – present

 Poland
Sekrety rodzinne (Family Secrets)
TVP1
November 2006 – March 2007

 Portugal
Quem É que Tu Pensas Que És?
RTP1
15 January 2013

 Russia
Моя родословная (My Family Tree)
Channel One Russia
1 July 2009 – 12 February 2011

 South Africa
Who Do You Think You Are?
SABC2
31 May 2009

 Sweden
Vem tror du att du är?
SVT1
Spring 2009

 United States
Who Do You Think You Are?
NBC (2010–12)
TLC (2013–present)
5 March 2010 – present

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text: BBC Wales has a similar series called Coming Home, which is made by Yellow Duck Productions and features celebrities with a Welsh background.[30][31] In 2007, Wall to Wall developed You Don't Know You're Born for ITV1. The series saw various celebrities taking on their ancestors' jobs. UKTV broadcast My Famous Family in 2007.

text: A short parody sketch of the show featured in the first series of The Armstrong and Miller Show in which Alexander Armstrong plays a fictionalised version of himself, discovering that his paternal grandfather and maternal grandmother were a child molester and a brothel-owner, respectively.[32]

text: Notes[edit]

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^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
Jump up ^ Nigella Lawson. BBC Who Do You Think You Are?, 26 September 2006; retrieved 5 October 2008.
Jump up ^ "Bruce Forsyth Traces Family History". BBC News. 17 June 2010.
Jump up ^ "Featured Articles – BBC launching new series of Who Do You Think You Are?". TheGenealogist.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
Jump up ^ Submitted by mattelton (12 April 2011). "This year's Who Do You Think You Are? celebrities revealed". Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
Jump up ^ richardm56 (1 August 2011). "Yup. Sep 28, 9pm BBC1". Twitter. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
Jump up ^ Elton, Matt (9 February 2012). "Who Do You Think You Are? 2012: new series celebrities revealed". Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
Jump up ^ "Who Do You Think You Are? 2013: new celebrities revealed". Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
Jump up ^ "Who Do They Think They Are?: 10 Years, 100 Shows". BBC. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
Jump up ^ "Who Do You Think You Are? Julie Walters". BBC. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
Jump up ^ Furness, Hannah (9 August 2014). "Tearful Brian Blessed overcome as he discovers 'real-life Oliver Twist' in the family". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
Jump up ^ 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.
Jump up ^ "Who Do You Think You Are?". BBC. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
Jump up ^ "BBC reveals WDYTYA? 2015 running order". Who Do You Think You Are Magazine. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
Jump up ^ Methven, Nicola (13 July 2016). "Danny Dyer discovers he is related to royalty during making of BBC documentary". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
Jump up ^ "Television Awards Winners in 2010". BAFTA. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
Jump up ^ "AcornMediaUk.com is coming soon". Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
Jump up ^ "Who Do You Think You Are? Series Eight [DVD]: Alan Carr, June Brown, J. K. Rowling, Larry Lamb, Robin Gibb, Emilia Fox: Film & TV". Amazon.co.uk. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
Jump up ^ "Who Do You Think You Are? Series Nine [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
Jump up ^ "Who Do You Think You Are? Series 10 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
Jump up ^ "Who Do You Think You Are? Series 11 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
Jump up ^ "Who Do You Think You Are%3F (Irish TV series)". RTÉ. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
Jump up ^ About The Show {Series 2} Who Do You Think You Are? RTÉ
Jump up ^ "Who Do You Think You Are? (SA)". TVSA. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
Jump up ^ "Retour aux sources, TV Show", Facebook.
Jump up ^ "Sarja: Kuka oikein olet? Ohjelmat Yle.fi". YLE. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
Jump up ^ "Tajemství rodu" [Secrets of the family] (in Czech). Ceskatelevize.cz. 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
Jump up ^ "Coming Home, Coming Soon". South East Wales. BBC Wales. 11 July 2007.
Jump up ^ "Coming Home Coming Soon". Mid Wales. BBC Wales. 28 January 2008.
Jump up ^ YouTube Armstrong and Miller - Who Do You Think You Are Spoof Published on 18 Nov 2007 accessed 15 July 2017

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document_title: Red Rocks Amphitheatre

question_text: who played the first concert at red rocks

text: Red Rocks Amphitheatre

text: History[edit]

text: In the first decade of the twentieth century, John Brisben Walker had a vision of artists performing on a stage nestled in the perfect acoustic surroundings of Red Rocks, which likely were used by the Ute tribe in earlier times. Walker produced a number of concerts between 1906 and 1910 on a temporary platform; and from his dream, the history of Red Rocks as an entertainment venue began.[3] It took the natural amphitheatre of Red Rocks over 200 million years to form. [4]The city of Denver acquired Red Rocks amphitheater from Walker for $54,133, total area of 728 acres.[5] In addition to the platform, Walker also built the Mount Morrison Cable Incline funicular railway which carried tourists from a base at what is today the parking lot of the amphitheatre up to enjoy the view from the top of Mount Morrison; the incline operated for about five years beginning in 1909.[6]

text: Geologically, the rocks surrounding the amphitheater are representative of the Fountain Formation.  Originally the place was known as the "Garden of the Angels" (1870s-1906), and then as "Garden of the Titans" during the Walker years (1906–1928).  The park, however, had always been known by the folk name of "Red Rocks", which became its formal name when Denver acquired it in 1928.  The amphitheater's rocks are named "Creation Rock" on the north, "Ship Rock" on the south, and "Stage Rock" to the east.  Red Rocks Amphitheatre was designed by Denver architect Burnham Hoyt. The walls of the amphitheatre contain records dating back to the Jurassic period of 160 million years ago as nearby dinosaur tracks have been discovered as well as fossil fragments of the 40-foot sea serpent Plesiosaur.

text: In 1927, George Cranmer, Manager of Denver Parks, convinced the City of Denver to purchase the area of Red Rocks from Walker for the price of $54,133 ($737,382 in 2015 dollars[7]). Cranmer convinced Benjamin Franklin Stapleton, the Mayor of Denver, Colorado, to build on the foundation laid by Walker. By enlisting the help of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and Works Progress Administration (WPA), labor and materials were provided for the venture. Construction of the amphitheatre began in 1936 and was opened to the public in June 1941.[8]

text: Notable performances[edit]

text: Public, organizational and private performances have been held at Red Rocks for more than 100 years. The earliest documented performance at the amphitheater was the Grand Opening of the Garden of the Titans, put on by famed editor John Brisben Walker on May 31, 1906. Featuring Pietro Satriano and his 25-piece brass band, it was the formal opening of the natural amphitheater for use by the general public after Walker purchased it with the proceeds of his sale of Cosmopolitan Magazine.

text: The amphitheater's largest-scale performance to date was the Feast of Lanterns on September 5, 1908. Commemorating the opening of the scenic road up nearby Mt. Falcon, it was patterned after the festival of Nagasaki, Japan, and featured four military bands and fireworks off Mt. Falcon, Mt. Morrison and two intermediate hills.

text: Renowned opera singer Mary Garden put Red Rocks on the world musical map with her performance on May 10, 1911.  Having performed at many opera halls around the world, she pronounced Red Rocks the finest venue at which she had ever performed.

text: Upon the full construction of the amphitheatre to its present form by the Civilian Conservation Corps, the venue was formally dedicated on June 15, 1941. It has held regular concert seasons every year since 1947.

text: The first performance of each season is the Easter Sunrise Service, a non-denominational service on Easter Sunday of each year.

text: The earliest notable rock-and-roll performance at Red Rocks was by The Beatles on August 26, 1964, the only concert not sold out during their US-tour. When Ringo Starr returned to Red Rocks with his All-Starr Band on June 28, 2000, he asked if anyone in the crowd had been at the Beatles concert thirty-six years earlier. On August 26, 2004, the East-Coast-based Beatles-tribute band, "1964" was flown to Denver to re-enact the Beatles concert held at the site exactly forty-years earlier to the date. The beautiful and unique setting has led to the venue becoming a favorite for many performers. Jimi Hendrix played at Red Rocks on September 1, 1968, along with Vanilla Fudge and Soft Machine.

text: The Blues Brothers performed at the amphitheatre on July 15, 1980.

text: An incident during a performance by Jethro Tull on June 10, 1971, led to a five-year ban of rock concerts at Red Rocks.[9][10] Approximately 1,000 people without tickets arrived at the sold-out show. Denver police directed the overflow, non-paying crowd to an area behind the theater, where they could hear the music but not see the band. The situation seemed satisfactory until some of the people without tickets attempted to enter the amphitheatre by charging at, and breaking through, the police line. Some of those without tickets began lobbing rocks at the police, and the police responded by discharging tear gas at the gate-crashers. The wind carried the tear gas over the hill, into the paying crowd and onto the stage. Following the "Riot at Red Rocks," Denver Mayor William H. McNichols, Jr. banned rock concerts from the amphitheatre. For the next five years, shows at Red Rocks were limited to softer acts, such as John Denver, Sonny & Cher, The Carpenters, Pat Boone, Seals & Crofts, and Carole King. The ban on rock and roll was finally lifted through legal action taken by Denver concert promoter Barry Fey, who tried to book the band America at the venue in 1975. After being denied a permit by the city, Fey took the city to court, and the court ruled that the city had acted "arbitrarily and capricious" in banning rock concerts at Red Rocks. Starting in the summer of 1976, the rock bands were once again welcomed at the venue. Jethro Tull played Red Rocks again on August 12, 2008 and on June 8, 2011.

text: U2 performed at the amphitheatre on June 5, 1983 during their War Tour, in front of a crowd of 9,000 people. The show was filmed for the group's concert film U2 Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky. The show was recorded and part of it was used for the group's live album Under a Blood Red Sky.

text: Depeche Mode performed at the amphitheatre four times: the first time was July 1, 1986.  The second and third were on July 11 and 12, 1990 during their World Violation Tour. The fourth was on August 27, 2009 during their Tour of the Universe, in front of a crowd of 8,679 people. The show was recorded for the group's live albums project Recording the Universe.

text: Red Rocks was one of the favored venues for The Grateful Dead and the venue has become a traditional stop for many subsequent jam bands. Widespread Panic holds the record for the most sold out performances at Red Rocks with 57 as June 2018. Blues Traveler has played the venue every Fourth of July since 1993, except 1999 when lead singer and harmonica player John Popper was unable to play due to heart surgery.[11]

text: Geddy Lee of the rock band Rush said, "It's an amazing location. One of the most beautiful concert venues in America...or anywhere. I would hazard a guess that it's one of the most beautiful anywhere."[12] Rush played Red Rocks on their R30 30th Anniversary, Snakes and Arrows, and Time Machine tours.

text: Notable recordings[edit]

text: Red Rocks has been a popular venue for live recordings, particularly videos due to the visual uniqueness of the setting.  During the 1970s and 1980s, local folk-rocker John Denver recorded several world-televised concerts at Red Rocks. U2's 1983 concert video, Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky, became a best-selling long-form concert video and the performance of "Sunday Bloody Sunday" was played frequently on MTV. Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks released a 60-minute-long DVD of her 1987 concert at the amphitheatre, towards the end of her Rock a Little tour.  In 1992 The Moody Blues performed live for the first time with a symphony orchestra for a PBS special "A Night at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra". The concert also was released on CD and DVD along with a companion DVD "The Other Side of Red Rocks" which documented the rehearsals and preparation for the concert and excerpts from the concert.

text: Other Red Rocks material on CD and DVD includes Dave Matthews Band's albums Live at Red Rocks 8.15.95 and the CD/DVD Weekend on the Rocks, which is a compilation of the band's four night run in 2005 Also recorded are The Samples live album, Live in Colorado, John Tesh's Live at Red Rocks and Worship at Red Rocks, the Incubus DVD Alive at Red Rocks, Blues Traveler's Live on the Rocks album, Steve Martin's comedy album A Wild and Crazy Guy, The Moody Blues's A Night at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, and Boukman Eksperyans' album "Live At Red Rocks". Widespread Panic's DVD "The Earth Will Swallow You" features a 15 min segment on Red Rocks.

text: The live Neil Young album, Road Rock Vol. 1, and its accompanying DVD Red Rocks Live were filmed and recorded at Red Rocks in 2000 during the "Silver and Gold" tour.  Local Colorado band Big Head Todd and the Monsters released a DVD and live album of a notable 1995 performance in 2003, capturing what has become a local annual early season tradition. In 2009, they followed the original recording up with a 2-CD/1DVD set from their June 2008 performance.

text: A two-volume 2003 album, Carved in Stone, features live performances by various artists at Red Rocks, including R.E.M., Ben Harper, Coldplay, The Allman Brothers Band, and Phish, with proceeds going towards a fund for preservation of the park and amphitheatre.

text: Phish frontman, Trey Anastasio included excerpts from his 2005 performance at Red Rocks on the DVD that accompanied his album "Shine."  Country music superstar Gary Allan filmed the music video for his song "Watching Airplanes" during a live sell-out concert at Red Rocks in August 2007. A portion of British rock band Oasis's rockumentary film "Lord Don't Slow Me Down" was filmed at Red Rocks. A Perfect Circle also included one live video recording on the CD/DVD AMotion. Insane Clown Posse played with Twiztid, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Boondox, the Axe Murder Boyz, Grave Plott, The ROC, and Motown Rage in May 2008 at Red Rocks at perform the 'first annual' Hatchet Attacks Super Show, for which they released a video later that year.

text: Depeche Mode recorded their show at the amphitheatre on August 29, 2009, for their live albums project Recording the Universe.

text: Country superstar Kenny Chesney included a live version of You and Tequila, a duet with Grace Potter, on his latest album Welcome to the Fishbowl. The recording has a segment with audience participation singing the chorus "You and Tequila make me crazy, run like poison in my blood, one more night could kill me baby, one is one too many, one more is never enough".

text: A Perfect Circle recorded the DVD portion of their A Perfect Circle Live: Featuring Stone and Echo box set on August 2, 2011. Also included in the box set is a CD of the audio from the show.

text: On August 29, 2012 Mumford & Sons recorded their live performance of their first single "I Will Wait" from their new CD Babel at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre. The performance was released on September 9, 2012 as the band's official video for the song.[13] The band released a full-length DVD of their show at Red Rocks, recorded on 28 and 29 August 2012, entitled The Road To Red Rocks.

text: On June 10, 2015 Barenaked Ladies performed at Red Rocks on their Last Summer on Earth 2015 tour. The performance was aired on AXS TV, then later released on May 20, 2016 as a live album titled BNL Rocks Red Rocks[14] and in 2017 the English hard rock supergroup Bad Company.

text: Opeth will release a live dvd/blu ray of their May 11, 2017 performance at Red Rocks on November 2, 2018. [15]

text: In film and television[edit]

text: A portion of a filmed concert at Red Rocks of country artist Waylon Jennings, was included in His 1980 ABC TV special entitled Waylon.

text: Part of the film The Adventures of Ford Fairlane was filmed at Red Rocks.  Opening sequences feature the fictional rock band "Black Plague" playing at Red Rocks Amphitheatre where lead singer Bobby Black (played by Vince Neil) makes a grand entrance hanging from the rock face of the landmark red rocks above the crowd swooping on stage via zipline.[16]

text: The amphitheatre was the start and finish line of the reality show The Amazing Race 9.

text: The Red Rocks Amphitheatre was featured in an episode of South Park, as the location of a Jonas Brothers concert.

text: The Red Rocks formations were featured in an episode of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman entitled, "Last Dance", where the character of Sully, in 1871, determined to work toward convincing the government to designate the entire area as a protected national park.

text: Rapper B.o.B. filmed his music video "Don't Let Me Fall" at Red Rocks. The music video was released on YouTube on November 17, 2010.

text: Zac Brown Band filmed their song "Keep Me In Mind" on Red Rocks.

text: The group Train with singer Ashley Monroe filmed the music video "Bruises" at Red Rocks in late summer of 2012. The video was officially released on Train's official Vevo account on November 12, 2012.

text: The American band OneRepublic partially filmed the music video for their single "I Lived" at Red Rocks in the summer of 2014.

text: On October 28, 2016 reggae rock band Rebelution released their live filmed concert DVD "Live At Red Rocks"[17]

text: On September 17, 2017 Miracle on the Rocks benefiting Children's Miracle Network was filmed.

text: The Red Rocks Amphitheatre was seen in The Simpsons in the Season 26 episode, "Covercraft".

text: Colorado Music Hall of Fame[edit]

text: In June 2015, the Colorado Music Hall of Fame opened its doors in the Trading Post at Red Rocks.[18]

text: Honors[edit]

text:
After Pollstar magazine awarded Red Rocks the honor of best small outdoor venue for the 11th time, the leading concert industry magazine decided to name the nationally coveted honor the Red Rocks Award—and remove Red Rocks from the running.  It is voted on annually by the magazine's membership.
The American Institute of Architects selected Red Rocks to be Colorado's entry at the National Gallery of Art for the AIA's Centennial Exhibition in 1957.

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text: Gallery[edit]

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Red Rocks Amphitheatre Seating

Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Red Rocks Aerial Photogrammetry Mission

Downtown Denver view from Red Rocks Amphitheatre, with the control tower for Denver International Airport and the peaks of its Jeppesen Terminal building in the distant background