Who Do You Think You Are? (UK)
(a Guest Stars & Air Dates Guide)Last updated: Wed, 29 Oct 2025 -1:00
Show Details:
Start date: Oct 2004
End date: ___ ____
Status: current show
Network(s): BBC One (UK) / BBC Two (UK)
Run time: 60 min
Episodes: 124+ eps
Genre(s): Miscellaneous
End date: ___ ____
Status: current show
Network(s): BBC One (UK) / BBC Two (UK)
Run time: 60 min
Episodes: 124+ eps
Genre(s): Miscellaneous
Credits:
- David Morrissey, narrator [ 1 ]
- Mark Strong, narrator [ 2-9 ]
- Cherie Lunghi, narrator [ 10-13 ]
- Phil Davis, narrator [ 14- ]
Episode list & details from:
TVmaze •
TV.com
| Episode # | Original Air Date |
Guests | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | |||
| 1. | 1-1 | 12 Oct 04 | Bill Oddie |
| 2. | 1-2 | 19 Oct 04 | Amanda Redman |
| 3. | 1-3 | 26 Oct 04 | Sue Johnston |
| 4. | 1-4 | 02 Nov 04 | Jeremy Clarkson |
| 5. | 1-5 | 09 Nov 04 | Ian Hislop |
| 6. | 1-6 | 16 Nov 04 | Moira Stuart |
| 7. | 1-7 | 23 Nov 04 | David Baddiel |
| 8. | 1-8 | 30 Nov 04 | Lesley Garrett |
| 9. | 1-9 | 07 Dec 04 | Meera Syal |
| 10. | 1-10 | 14 Dec 04 | Vic Reeves |
| Season 2 | |||
| 11. | 2-1 | 11 Jan 06 | Jeremy Paxman |
| 12. | 2-2 | 18 Jan 06 | Sheila Hancock |
| 13. | 2-3 | 25 Jan 06 | Stephen Fry |
| 14. | 2-4 | 01 Feb 06 | Julian Clary |
| 15. | 2-5 | 08 Feb 06 | Jane Horrocks |
| 16. | 2-6 | 15 Feb 06 | Gurinder Chadha |
| Season 3 | |||
| 17. | 3-1 | 06 Sep 06 | Barbara Windsor |
| 18. | 3-2 | 13 Sep 06 | Robert Lindsay |
| 19. | 3-3 | 20 Sep 06 | Colin Jackson |
| 20. | 3-4 | 27 Sep 06 | David Tennant |
| 21. | 3-5 | 04 Oct 06 | David Dickinson |
| 22. | 3-6 | 11 Oct 06 | Nigella Lawson |
| 23. | 3-7 | 18 Oct 06 | Jeremy Irons |
| 24. | 3-8 | 25 Oct 06 | Julia Sawalha |
| Season 4 | |||
| 25. | 4-1 | 06 Sep 07 | Natasha Kaplinsky |
| 26. | 4-2 | 13 Sep 07 | John Hurt |
| 27. | 4-3 | 20 Sep 07 | Griff Rhys Jones |
| 28. | 4-4 | 27 Sep 07 | Carol Vorderman |
| 29. | 4-5 | 04 Oct 07 | Alistair McGowan |
| 30. | 4-6 | 11 Oct 07 | Graham Norton |
| 31. | 4-7 | 18 Oct 07 | Matthew Pinsent |
| Season 5 | |||
| 32. | 5-1 | 14 Aug 08 | Patsy Kensit |
| 33. | 5-2 | 21 Aug 08 | Boris Johnson |
| 34. | 5-3 | 27 Aug 08 | Jerry Springer |
| 35. | 5-4 | 03 Sep 08 | Esther Rantzen |
| 36. | 5-5 | 10 Sep 08 | Ainsley Harriott |
| 37. | 5-6 | 17 Sep 08 | David Suchet |
| 38. | 5-7 | 24 Sep 08 | Jodie Kidd |
| 39. | 5-8 | 01 Oct 08 | Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen |
| Season 6 | |||
| 40. | 6-1 | 02 Feb 09 | Rory Bremner |
| 41. | 6-2 | 09 Feb 09 | Fiona Bruce |
| 42. | 6-3 | 16 Feb 09 | Rick Stein |
| 43. | 6-4 | 23 Feb 09 | Zoƫ Wanamaker |
| 44. | 6-5 | 02 Mar 09 | Kevin Whately |
| 45. | 6-6 | 15 Jul 09 | Davina McCall |
| 46. | 6-7 | 22 Jul 09 | Chris Moyles |
| 47. | 6-8 | 29 Jul 09 | Kate Humble |
| 48. | 6-9 | 05 Aug 09 | David Mitchell |
| 49. | 6-10 | 12 Aug 09 | Kim Cattrall |
| 50. | 6-11 | 19 Aug 09 | Martin Freeman |
| Season 7 | |||
| 51. | 7-1 | 19 Jul 10 | Bruce Forsyth |
| 52. | 7-2 | 26 Jul 10 | Rupert Everett |
| 53. | 7-3 | 02 Aug 10 | Dervla Kirwan |
| 54. | 7-4 | 09 Aug 10 | Monty Don |
| 55. | 7-5 | 16 Aug 10 | Rupert Penry-Jones |
| 56. | 7-6 | 23 Aug 10 | Alexander Armstrong |
| 57. | 7-7 | 30 Aug 10 | Jason Donovan |
| 58. | 7-8 | 06 Sep 10 | Hugh Quarshie |
| 59. | 7-9 | 13 Sep 10 | Alan Cumming |
| Season 8 | |||
| 60. | 8-1 | 10 Aug 11 | June Brown |
| 61. | 8-2 | 17 Aug 11 | JK Rowling |
| 62. | 8-3 | 24 Aug 11 | Sebastian Coe |
| 63. | 8-4 | 31 Aug 11 | Larry Lamb |
| 64. | 8-5 | 07 Sep 11 | Emilia Fox |
| 65. | 8-6 | 14 Sep 11 | Alan Carr |
| 66. | 8-7 | 21 Sep 11 | Robin Gibb |
| 67. | 8-8 | 28 Sep 11 | Richard Madeley |
| 68. | 8-9 | 05 Oct 11 | Len Goodman |
| 69. | 8-10 | 12 Oct 11 | Tracey Emin |
| Season 9 | |||
| 70. | 9-1 | 15 Aug 12 | Samantha Womack |
| 71. | 9-2 | 22 Aug 12 | Gregg Wallace |
| 72. | 9-3 | 28 Aug 12 | Patrick Stewart |
| 73. | 9-4 | 05 Sep 12 | Annie Lennox |
| 74. | 9-5 | 12 Sep 12 | Hugh Dennis |
| 75. | 9-6 | 19 Sep 12 | Alex Kingston |
| 76. | 9-7 | 26 Sep 12 | William Roache |
| 77. | 9-8 | 10 Oct 12 | Celia Imrie |
| 78. | 9-9 | 17 Oct 12 | John Barnes |
| 79. | 9-10 | 06 Dec 12 | John Bishop |
| Season 10 | |||
| 80. | 10-1 | 24 Jul 13 | Una Stubbs |
| 81. | 10-2 | 31 Jul 13 | Nigel Havers |
| 82. | 10-3 | 07 Aug 13 | Minnie Driver |
| 83. | 10-4 | 14 Aug 13 | Lesley Sharp |
| 84. | 10-5 | 21 Aug 13 | Gary Lineker |
| 85. | 10-6 | 28 Aug 13 | Nick Hewer |
| 86. | 10-7 | 04 Sep 13 | Nitin Ganatra |
| 87. | 10-8 | 11 Sep 13 | Sarah Millican |
| 88. | 10-9 | 18 Sep 13 | Marianne Faithfull |
| 89. | 10-10 | 25 Sep 13 | John Simpson |
| Season 11 | |||
| 90. | 11-1 | 07 Aug 14 | Julie Walters |
| 91. | 11-2 | 14 Aug 14 | Brian Blessed |
| 92. | 11-3 | 21 Aug 14 | Tamzin Outhwaite |
| 93. | 11-4 | 28 Aug 14 | Brendan O'Carroll |
| 94. | 11-5 | 04 Sep 14 | Sheridan Smith |
| 95. | 11-6 | 11 Sep 14 | Mary Berry |
| 96. | 11-7 | 18 Sep 14 | Martin Shaw |
| 97. | 11-8 | 25 Sep 14 | Reggie Yates |
| 98. | 11-9 | 02 Oct 14 | Billy Connolly |
| 99. | 11-10 | 09 Oct 14 | Twiggy |
| Season 12 | |||
| 100. | 12-1 | 13 Aug 15 | Paul Hollywood |
| 101. | 12-2 | 20 Aug 15 | Jane Seymour |
| 102. | 12-3 | 27 Aug 15 | Derek Jacobi |
| 103. | 12-4 | 03 Sep 15 | Jerry Hall |
| 104. | 12-5 | 10 Sep 15 | Gareth Malone |
| 105. | 12-6 | 17 Sep 15 | Anne Reid |
| 106. | 12-7 | 24 Sep 15 | Frank Gardner |
| 107. | 12-8 | 01 Oct 15 | Anita Rani |
| 108. | 12-9 | 08 Oct 15 | Mark Gatiss |
| 109. | 12-10 | 22 Oct 15 | Frances de la Tour |
| Season 13 | |||
| 110. | 13-1 | 24 Nov 16 | Danny Dyer |
| 111. | 13-2 | 01 Dec 16 | Amanda Holden |
| 112. | 13-3 | 08 Dec 16 | Liz Bonnin |
| 113. | 13-4 | 15 Dec 16 | Cheryl Tweedy |
| 114. | 13-5 | 22 Dec 16 | Ricky Tomlinson |
| 115. | 13-6 | 25 Jan 17 | Sir Ian McKellen |
| 116. | 13-7 | 01 Feb 17 | Greg Davies |
| 117. | 13-8 | 15 Feb 17 | Warwick Davis |
| 118. | 13-9 | 22 Feb 17 | Sunetra Sarker |
| 119. | 13-10 | 08 Mar 17 | Sophie Raworth |
| Season 14 | |||
| 120. | 14-1 | 06 Jul 17 | Charles Dance |
| 121. | 14-2 | 13 Jul 17 | Craig Revel Horwood |
| 122. | 14-3 | 20 Jul 17 | Clare Balding |
| 123. | 14-4 | 27 Jul 17 | Adil Ray |
| 124. | 14-5 | 03 Aug 17 | Emma Willis |
| 125. | 14-6 | 17 Aug 17 | Lulu |
| 126. | 14-7 | 24 Aug 17 | Fearne Cotton |
| 127. | 14-8 | 31 Aug 17 | Noel Clarke |
| 128. | 14-9 | 07 Sep 17 | Lisa Hammond |
| 129. | 14-10 | 04 Oct 17 | Ruby Wax |
| Season 15 | |||
| 130. | 15-1 | 06 Jun 18 | Michelle Keegan |
| 131. | 15-2 | 09 Jul 18 | Olivia Colman |
| 132. | 15-3 | 16 Jul 18 | Lee Mack |
| 133. | 15-4 | 25 Jul 18 | Boy George |
| 134. | 15-5 | 30 Jul 18 | Shirley Ballas |
| 135. | 15-6 | 06 Aug 18 | Marvin Humes |
| 136. | 15-7 | 13 Aug 18 | Robert Rinder |
| 137. | 15-8 | 20 Aug 18 | Jonnie Peacock |
| Season 16 | |||
| 138. | 16-1 | 22 Jul 19 | Daniel Radcliffe |
| 139. | 16-2 | 29 Jul 19 | Naomie Harris |
| 140. | 16-3 | 05 Aug 19 | Jack and Michael Whitehall |
| 141. | 16-4 | 12 Aug 19 | Kate Winslet |
| 142. | 16-5 | 19 Aug 19 | Katherine Ryan |
| 143. | 16-6 | 28 Aug 19 | Paul Merton |
| 144. | 16-7 | 04 Sep 19 | Sharon Osbourne |
| 145. | 16-8 | 11 Sep 19 | Mark Wright |
| Season 17 | |||
| 146. | 17-1 | 12 Oct 20 | Jodie Whittaker |
| 147. | 17-2 | 19 Oct 20 | David Walliams |
| 148. | 17-3 | 26 Oct 20 | Ruth Jones |
| 149. | 17-4 | 02 Nov 20 | Liz Carr |
| Season 18 | |||
| 150. | 18-1 | 12 Oct 21 | Josh Widdicombe |
| 151. | 18-2 | 19 Oct 21 | Dame Judi Dench |
| 152. | 18-3 | 26 Oct 21 | Alex Scott |
| 153. | 18-4 | 02 Nov 21 | Joe Lycett |
| 154. | 18-5 | 09 Nov 21 | Pixie Lott |
| 155. | 18-6 | 23 Nov 21 | Joe Sugg |
| 156. | 18-7 | 30 Nov 21 | Ed Balls |
| Season 19 | |||
| 157. | 19-1 | 26 May 22 | Sue Perkins |
| 158. | 19-2 | 09 Jun 22 | Richard Osman |
| 159. | 19-3 | 16 Jun 22 | Matt Lucas |
| 160. | 19-4 | 23 Jun 22 | Anna Maxwell Martin |
| 161. | 19-5 | 30 Jun 22 | Ralf Little |
| Season 20 | |||
| 162. | 20-1 | 01 Jun 23 | Andrew Lloyd Webber |
| 163. | 20-2 | 08 Jun 23 | Claire Foy |
| 164. | 20-3 | 15 Jun 23 | Bear Grylls |
| 165. | 20-4 | 22 Jun 23 | Kevin Clifton |
| 166. | 20-5 | 29 Jun 23 | Chris and Xand van Tulleken |
| 167. | 20-6 | 06 Jul 23 | Emily Atack |
| 168. | 20-7 | 13 Jul 23 | Dev Griffin |
| 169. | 20-8 | 20 Jul 23 | Chris Ramsey |
| 170. | 20-9 | 27 Jul 23 | Lesley Manville |
| Season 21 | |||
| 171. | 21-1 | 15 Aug 24 | Vicky McClure |
| 172. | 21-2 | 22 Aug 24 | Paddy McGuinness |
| 173. | 21-3 | 29 Aug 24 | Melanie Chisholm |
| 174. | 21-4 | 05 Sep 24 | Rose Ayling-Ellis |
| 175. | 21-5 | 12 Sep 24 | Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill |
| 176. | 21-6 | 19 Sep 24 | Olly Murs |
| 177. | 21-7 | 26 Sep 24 | Gemma Collins |
| Season 22 | |||
| 178. | 22-1 | 22 Apr 25 | Andrew Garfield |
| 179. | 22-2 | 29 Apr 25 | Mishal Husain |
| 180. | 22-3 | 06 May 25 | Ross Kemp |
| 181. | 22-4 | 12 May 25 | Layton Williams |
| 182. | 22-5 | 20 May 25 | Aisling Bea |
| 183. | 22-6 | 27 May 25 | Fred Sirieix |
| 184. | 22-7 | 03 Jun 25 | Will Young |
| 185. | 22-8 | 10 Jun 25 | Diane Morgan |