Who Do You Think You Are?

3 weeks ago | whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com | Rosemary Collins

An incredible set of records of the population of England and Wales at the start of the Second World War is free to search for the next month. Family history website Findmypast has announced it is offering free access to the 1939 Register until 9 May 2025 as part of celebrations of the 80th anniversary of VE Day, or the end of the war in Europe. The 1939 Register was conducted by the British government on 29 September 1939, soon after the start of the war.

1 month ago | whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com | Rosemary Collins

This article contains spoilers for 'Issa Rae's Senegalese Roots' on No Taste Like HomeIn TV programme No Taste Like Home, host Antoni Porowski meets a celebrity guest to trace the recipes in their family history, using food to explain where they come from. In this week’s episode, Antoni and Insecure and Barbie actor Issa Rae head to Senegal. Issa’s father Abdoulaye Diop was born in Senegal in the 1940s, when it was still a French colony.

1 month ago | whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com | Rosemary Collins

23andMe, one of the world’s largest DNA testing companies, announced yesterday that it is filing for bankruptcy. The company said it has initiated voluntary Chapter 11 proceedings in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. If approved by the court, 23andMe will seek to sell all of its assets over a 45-day process. The company said that it would continue to operate its business and there would be no changes to the way it stores customer data.

1 month ago | whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com | Rosemary Collins

Celebrities including BAFTA-winning actor Andrew Garfield and chart-topping pop star Will Young will trace their family history in this year’s series of Who Do You Think You Are? The beloved family history TV programme is due to return to BBC One in spring 2025 and will follow eight celebrities, also including actor and journalist Ross Kemp and comedian Diane Morgan, as they discover their family’s stories around the world and across 800 years of history.

1 month ago | whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com | Rosemary Collins

This article contains spoilers for 'James Marsden's German Dish Up' on No Taste Like HomeOn new TV programme No Taste Like Home, host Antoni Porowski and a celebrity guest trace the origins of the celebrity’s favourite family recipe, and find out more about their family history. In this week’s episode, Antoni and actor James Marsden begin their journey in Austin in Texas, visiting James’ mother Kathleen.