| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (54 min. 46 sec.) ; 329423181 bytes |
| Summary |
In this UK series of Who Do You Think You Are?, nine celebrities trace their family trees to explore the lives of their ancestors and uncover major themes in British social history.Actor Rupert Penry-Jones has made his name playing dashing, quintessentially English heroes. But his family background is very different. His mother, actress Angela Thorne, was born in Karachi, when it was part of British India.Rupert doesn't know much about his Raj relatives, but there is a family story that there is Indian blood in the family. Rupert is keen to find out the truth. He remembers his grandfather on his mothers' side, Bill, who was a doctor in India, and decides to start his search there.Bill was a doctor in the Indian Medical Service and saw action in the Second World War, in the Italian Campaign at Monte Cassino. Rupert is keen to find out more about the Field Ambulance corps that Bill commanded, who were supporting the 8th Indian Division at the battle. He travels to Italy, and is humbled and impressed by his grandfather's unsung heroism. (From the UK) (Documentary Series) PG CC |
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Broadcast 2011-06-26 at 19:30:00 |
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Classification: PG |
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Artists -- Psychology.
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Discovery & exploration.
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Families -- Psychological aspects.
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Genealogy.
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Italy.
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Streaming video
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Penry-Jones, Rupert, contributor
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Scholefield, Kate, director
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Strong, Mark, cast
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