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The first programme in the new series of Who Do You Think You Are? was shown on BBC1 last night, and it was fascinating.Samantha Womack, the former ‘Eastenders’ actress, discovered some amazing and revealing stories about several of her ancestors – including a very sad story about her g-grandfather.It was also great to see how using old newspaper for family history research can help to shed light on the lives (and characters) of her ancestors.If you missed the…

The new series of Who Do You Think You Are? starts tonight, and we’re really looking forward to it.We’ve seen the trailer for the programme and noticed that old newspapers are being used to find interesting stories about the ancestors of the celebrity guests.The actress, Samantha Womack (nee Janus), is the first person featured in the new series – you can watch a wee snippet of tonight’s programme at the ‘WDYTYA’ website.– BBC1, Wednesday 15 August, 21:00.– www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007t575…