Who Do You Think You Are USA
Series 3Fridays at 8.30pm from August 28
Join popular celebrities as they go on a journey to trace their family tree.
Join award-winning actor and political activist Martin Sheen (The West Wing) as he discovers his ancestors shared his deepest passion, leading him from Ireland to Spain.
Marisa Tomei (What Women Want) sets out to investigate the story of her great grandfather Leopoldo Bianchi who, according to her mother, was murdered in the early 1900s. To find out more Marisa heads to Tuscany, where Leopoldo lived.
Other celebrities being profiled this series include Reba McEntire (Buffalo Girls), Helen Hunt (As Good As It Gets), Rita Wilson (It’s Complicated), Edie Falco (The Sopranos) and Rob Lowe (The West Wing).
New Zealand audiences have access to three BBC TV channels: BBC Earth, UKTV and BBC World News.