Who Do You Think You Are?

`Doctor Who' and `Broadchurch' actor Jodie Whittaker investigates her family history. On her dad's side, she looks into a romantic story she has been told about how her beloved grandmother Greta came to be given the middle name Verdun, also the name of a First World War battle fought shortly before Greta was born. The truth Jodie uncovers about Greta's eldest brother's sacrifice in that war is far more poignant than the family myth.

Category

Biography / Documentary / History / Reality

Original air date

12/10/2020