Photo by Evan Agostini\/Getty Images<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\nSir Andrew Lloyd Webber is the composer behind some of the most successful musicals in history, including Cats<\/em>, Phantom of the Opera<\/em> and Jesus Christ Superstar<\/em>. He was made a baron in 1997, but he thought he came from humble origins \u2013 so he\u2019s surprised to discover aristocratic ancestors<\/a> on Who Do You Think You Are?<\/em>, as well as a family with some uncanny parallels.<\/p>\n
Claire Foy<\/h2>\n
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Claire Foy has won acclaim for playing historical figures including Anne Boleyn in Wolf Hall<\/em> and the young Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown<\/em>. On Who Do You Think You Are?<\/em>, she delves into her own family history and discovers one ancestor was a soldier who died in tragic circumstances, while another was caught up in a sensational murder trial.<\/p>\n
Bear Grylls<\/h2>\n $\"""\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>
Photo by Anthony Devlin\/Getty Images<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\nBear Grylls OBE is an adventurer, presenter of Born Survivor<\/em> and Britain\u2019s Chief Scout. On Who Do You Think You Are?<\/em>, he traces the origins of his love of adventure and discovers his grandfather\u2019s involvement in a top-secret mission during the Second World War<\/a>. He also traces his roots to Scotland<\/a> \u2013 and discovers a very famous ancestor.<\/p>\n
Kevin Clifton<\/h2>\n
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Photo by Lia Toby\/Getty Images<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\nStrictly Come Dancing<\/em> professional dancer Kevin Clifton sets out to investigate a rumour that he\u2019s descended from the First Nations people of Canada<\/a>. In Canada, he discovers the poignant tale of an ancestor who was raised in an orphanage, and his family\u2019s involvement in Canada\u2019s fur industry. One theme all his stories have in common is brave women who survived and thrived against the odds.<\/p>\n
Chris and Xand van Tulleken<\/h2>\n
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Chris and Xand van Tulleken are identical twins, medical doctors and science broadcasters. They know they have Dutch ancestry and they\u2019re keen to find out more. They discover one ancestor was a seafaring adventurer, before confronting one of the darkest chapters of Europe\u2019s history.<\/p>\n
Emily Atack<\/h2>\n
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Photo by Gareth Cattermole\/Getty Images<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\nEmily Atack comes from a family of entertainers \u2013 she\u2019s even related to Sir Paul McCartney. On Who Do You Think You Are?<\/em>, she discovers more performer ancestors \u2013 including a connection to Butlin\u2019s holiday camps \u2013 as well as a Welsh footballing connection with Ryan Reynolds. She also visits Yorkshire to find out more about the struggles of her coal miner ancestors<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Dev Griffin<\/h2>\n
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Photo by Lia Toby\/Getty Images<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\nBorn to an Irish mother and a Jamaican father, Heart radio presenter Dev Griffin grew up feeling he didn\u2019t fit in with either community. On his first trip to Ireland, he learns how his ancestors fought for Irish independence<\/a>, before travelling to Jamaica<\/a>, where he meets a newly discovered aunt and discovers surprisingly intimate records of his great grandparents.<\/p>\n
Chris Ramsey<\/h2>\n
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Photo by Patch Dolan\/Comic Relief\/Getty Images<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\nChris Ramsey discovers that his great grandfather fought in one of the most dangerous campaigns of the First World War<\/a> before being taken prisoner<\/a>, while his grandfather faced equally dangerous circumstances serving in the Navy<\/a> in the Second World War. He also traces his lineage back to the 18th century<\/a>, where records show an ancestor gave birth in London\u2019s British Lying-In Hospital<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Lesley Manville<\/h2>\n
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Photo MARTIN BUREAU\/AFP via Getty Images<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\nStar of The Crown<\/em> and Mrs Harris Goes to Paris<\/em> Lesley Manville is keen to uncover the truth about her grandparents, who had children out of wedlock despite the scandal. She uncovers a story of wartime separation, adultery and the inaccessibility of divorce<\/a>. Going further back, she discovers an ancestor who was sentenced to transportation for his role in the 1830 Swing Riots.<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n
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