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1 online resource (streaming video file) (51 min. 16 sec.) ; 306923097 bytes |
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Who Do You Think You Are? ; Series 6, Episode 6 |
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The celebrated genealogy series Who Do You Think You Are? continues with its sixth Australian season. Andrew Denton, Jacki Weaver, Rebecca Gibney, Lisa McCune, Richard Roxburgh, Amanda Keller, Paul McDermott and Adam Goodes take a journey into their family history in this fascinating chronicle of the social, ethnic and cultural evolution of Australia's national identity. Travelling across the country and around the globe, their personal journeys are revealing, sometimes shocking and always emotional.Australian of the Year and AFL star Adam Goodes was not brought up in Aboriginal culture and has always wanted to connect with his heritage. In the new Australian series of Who Do you Think You Are? Adam is on a quest to learn about his ancestors' culture. He journeys deep into the remote Flinders Ranges and finds evidence of their lives from thousands of years ago. His investigations also uncover a royal bloodline and a 19th century mining magnate in his family tree.Adam Goodes' hunger to uncover his Aboriginal heritage is fuelled by a tragic family event. His mother, Lisa Sansbury was placed in state care as a young child and was never returned to her parents. She grew up with no ties to her Aboriginal ancestry. Adam wants to fill that void and finally find a way of connecting to the traditional culture of his ancestors.Adam's first stop is the South Australian Museum in Adelaide where he and his mum unearth records about the family line of Adam's grandfather, Hurtle Sansbury. The line goes as far back as Adam's four times great-grandparents, a 'Captain Hughes' and an unnamed Aboriginal woman from Moonta in South Australia. As descendants of this full-blooded Aboriginal woman, Adam and Lisa learn they are from the Narungga people of the Yorke Peninsula. (Commissioned by SBS) (Documentary) PG CC **New Episode**Follow the conversation on twitter: #WDYTYA |
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Broadcast 2014-08-12 at 19:30:00 |
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Classification: PG |
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Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs.
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Athletes -- Biography.
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Football players -- Family relationships.
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Genealogy.
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Australia.
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Streaming video
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Pavlou, Kay, director
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Mellick, Richard, cast
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Goodes, Adam, contributor
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