Entertainer Rove McManus is in for a ride that will test even his famous appetite for the unexpected. Rove uncovers the truth that his beloved Pop kept to himself about his Second World War experience.
Don Hany journeys to the heart of Europe, to investigate his controversial Hungarian grandfather, caught up in a Cold War flashpoint, and uncovers a labyrinth of secrets and lies that still divide his family.
Adam Hills retraces the desperate journeys undertaken by his migrant ancestors, from Central Europe and Malta. With their families torn apart by war and prejudice, both his Great Grandfathers risked everything for a new life in Australia.
Actor Michael Caton will retrace the lives of his forebears, uncovering a family tragedy and an ancestor's involvement in one of Australia's greatest crime sprees.
On the trail of his ancestors, actor Lex Marinos journeys into Australia's colonial past to investigate an ancestor wrongly accused of a terrible crime.
Actor Susie Porter delves into her grandmother's mental illness, unpicking a thread that reveals mental illness extends further back in her family than she knew.
Actor John Howard follows his Grandfather's trail through the horrors of the Great War, finding a promising military career ruined by a single regrettable act.