Finding Your Roots on SBS and SBS on Demand S10E1 – Renowned scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. returns for a new season of Finding Your Roots.
Using genealogical detective work and cutting-edge DNA analysis, Gates guides celebrity guests—and three of his loyal viewers—deep into their family trees, revealing surprising stories that transcend borders and illuminating an American root system fortified by its diversity.
Episode One: Born To Sing
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of singers Alanis Morissette and Ciara—using DNA analysis and genealogical detective work to trace lineages that run from shtetls in Eastern Europe to Jazz Age Harlem. Along the way, Alanis and Ciara reimagine their families and meet the people who laid the groundwork for their success—including one ancestor who was at the centre of a song.
Finding Your Roots on SBS and SBS on Demand – Season Premiere / Thursday 30 January at 7.30pm (10 Parts)
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Finding Your Roots on SBS and SBS on Demand S10E1
