{"id":13346,"date":"2022-04-05T13:48:32","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T11:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1621159"},"modified":"2022-04-05T14:01:09","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T12:01:09","slug":"shaun-wallace-embarks-on-emotional-dna-journey-with-anne-hegerty","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/shaun-wallace-embarks-on-emotional-dna-journey-with-anne-hegerty\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaun Wallace embarks on emotional DNA Journey with Anne Hegerty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lauren Morris\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 05 April 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Shaun Wallace makes a moving discovery about his family lineage in tonight\u2019s (5th April) episode of <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/documentaries\/dna-journey-2022-release-date\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot;\">DNA Journey<\/a>, with the Chaser heading to Jamaica with Anne Hegerty in an exclusive clip.<\/p>\n<p>The video, which can be shared exclusively by\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot;\">RadioTimes.com<\/a>, sees the two Chase stars travel to Kingston, where they visit the Institute of Jamaica for more information about Wallace\u2019s DNA lineage.<\/p>\n<p>When the institute\u2019s executive director Mr Vivian Crawford gives Wallace a run-down of his genetic heritage, Wallace learns that he is actually 49 per cent Nigerian.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6302941999001\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"\/><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><p>\u201cI\u2019m almost half Nigerian \u2013 that is a really big surprise,\u201d Wallace says. \u201cIt does clarify what I\u2019ve been thinking for years, that my forefathers on the African continent were sold off in their millions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In tonight\u2019s episode, Hegerty and Wallace travel across the UK and Jamaica to learn more about their genealogy, with Wallace uncovering eight generations of ancestors going back to the early 1700s, while Hegerty finds out about her relatives that survived torpedo attacks and escaped sinking ships.<\/p> <p>Speaking to <strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong> in an exclusive interview, Wallace teased his episode of DNA Journey, saying that viewers are going to be \u201camazed\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I can say is that both myself and Anne had a fantastic time bonding together because obviously we\u2019ve done other travel shows together,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd all I can say to the viewers is that they\u2019re going to be amazed especially in relation to my DNA journey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>DNA Journey 2022 airs on Tuesday 5th April at 9pm on ITV and <a href=\"\/\/www.itv.com\/hub\/dna-journey\/2a5252&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">ITV Hub<\/a>. <\/strong><strong>Find something to watch tonight with our\u00a0<span class=\"&quot;s1&quot;\"><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale on Tuesday 15th March \u2013\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/&quot;\" href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong><strong>isten to the\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lauren Morris Published: Tuesday, 05 April 2022 at 12:00 am Shaun Wallace makes a moving discovery about his family lineage in tonight\u2019s (5th April) episode of DNA Journey, with the Chaser heading to Jamaica with Anne Hegerty in an exclusive clip. 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